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Welcome to UNDP Bangladesh
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to assist people build a better life. Working in 166 countries, UNDP is working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.
UNDP embarked on its journey in Bangladesh in 1973. Since its inception, UNDP and its partners accomplished key results in the areas of governance, poverty reduction, environment, energy and climate change, disaster management, and achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UNDP is engaged with various governmental agencies and partners to thrive towards economic and social development in Bangladesh.
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 2 Feb 2010
Inflation emerges as crucial challenge, CPD warns at a UNDP Policy Dialogue
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 Inflation could emerge as the most crucial challenge for Bangladesh in maintaining macroeconomic stability in 2010, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at a UNDP Policy Dialogue held Tuesday, 2 February.
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8 Jan 2010
UNDP Supports the National Cold Wave Response
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UNDP Resident Representative, Ms. Renata Lok Dessallien, together with the Honourable Minister, Food and Disaster Management, Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, jointly distributed blankets to vulnerable cold wave affected families in Dhaka, reaffirming UNDP’s commitment to complement the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh in reducing the sufferings of the vulnerable communities affected by natural disasters.
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6 Jan 2010
Prime Minister Opens District Portals
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 06 inaugurated the Web Portal facilitating people for getting necessary information on socio-economic development, history and culture of each district of the country.
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10 Dec 2009
Bangladesh takes Global Lead to Deal with Disaster Risk Reduction
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Bangladesh has secured itself as a global leader in dealing with disasters and climate change through the extension of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) for another five years.
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24 Nov 2009
Report on HIV vulnerabilities faced by women migrants from Bangladesh launched
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UNDP Country Director, Mr. Stefan Priesner, together with the Honourable Minister for Labour, Employment, Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Engr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, jointly launched a UNDP-supported report on ‘HIV vulnerabilities faced by women migrants: from Bangladesh to the Arab States’.
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01 Feb 2010
UPPRP distributes blankets among destitute in Dinajpur
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As an immediate response to the growing emergency due to cold wave, the Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction (UPPR) Programme recently has distributed 16,482 blankets
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01 Feb 2010
MDG localization in Pirojpur district
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As part of MDG Localisation, workshops on discussion and finalization of MDG Upazila Action Plans were held in seven Upazilas of Pirojpur district between 24 Jan and 01 Feb. Led by the Upazila Parishad Chairperson and Upazila Nirbahi Officer, each workshop was organized by the respective Upazila Parishad.
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01 Feb 2010
LCG Urban sector meets, discusses reform process, potential input to upcoming BDF |
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The Local Consultative Group (LCG) on the Urban Sector met Monday, 1 February, to discuss the LCG reform process and potential inputs to the upcoming Bangladesh Development Forum; reform of the group’s TOR; steps to progress the Sylhet Conversation on urban poverty; and the upcoming World Urban Forum.
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31 Jan 2010
A pioneering approach to monitoring early recovery interventions |
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UNDP in partnership with the Save the Children (Aus) has engaged 30 adolescent girls, who are also Aila victims, as participant/social monitors. All these girls come from the hardest hit unions of Shyamnagar Upazila in Satkhira district.
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29 Jan 2010
UNDP officials visits REOPA-CST projects in Feni
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Mr. S.K. Murthy, Deputy Country Director (Operations) and Ms. Majeda Haq, Program Analyst of Local Poverty Reduction Cluster, visited REOPA-CST projects in Feni on 28-29 January.
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28 Jan, 2010
Workshop on script development for digital contents held
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A workshop on Script Development for Digital Contents for the primary education teachers’ training was held on 24-28 January at Proshika HRDC, Koitta, Manikganj. The workshop, jointly organized by the Directorate of Primary Education, UNDP-supported Access to Information (A2I) and UNICEF, was inaugurated by the Mr. Mohammed Al Hassan, Education Director, UNICEF, as chief guest.
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