UN flights banned as Somalia, Somaliland battle for control of airspace
The breakaway region of Somaliland has banned all UN flights from its airports following a spat with the Mogadishu-based federal government of Somalia. The self-declared republic located in north-western Somalia is protesting...Read more...
Congo-Brazzaville: Call for Oil Revenues to Improve Living Standards
IRIN]Brazzaville -Congo, which is heavily dependent on revenue from the oil industry, has been declared as "conforming to" a global standard that aims to ensure transparency of payments for natural resources; NGOs hope the...Read more...
Arif Naqvi receives 2013 Oslo Business for Peace Award
KARACHI: Arif Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive of The Abraaj Group, has received the 2013 Oslo Business for Peace Award at a ceremony in the Oslo City Hall, Norway. Mr Naqvi is the first Pakistani national and the first...Read more...
Somalia: Somalia Human Development Report 2012 : Empowering Youth for Peace and Development
Source: UN Development Programme Country: Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia 15 May 2013 - 'Whenever we think about development we should think about empowering the youth,' the Deputy Minister for Finance and Planning Abukar Sheikh...Read more...
Guest post: Bangladesh shows it’s time to revamp World Bank’s Doing Business Index
By Ajay Chhibber, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations More than 1,000 people have died so far in the tragic collapse of the Bangladesh textile factory, making it the second most deadly industrial accident in...Read more...
OAS co-organises seminar on access to information for Central America and Dominican Republic
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- The Organization of American States (OAS) is co-organising on Wednesday and Thursday, together with other international organizations, the regional seminar "Access to Public Information and...Read more...
A country can have economic development without growth says PM
Bridgetown. A country can have economic development without growth, this is the view of Prime Minister Freundel Stuart . Speaking at the launch of the 2013 United Nations... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...Read more...
Energy Commission launches national refrigerator rebate scheme
Accra, May 15, GNA - A total of 2,100 old refrigerators have been exchanged for new ones under the Governments pilot Refrigerator Rebate and Exchange Scheme. The scheme was launched in September last year in Accra and Tema to...Read more...
International donors pledge $4.19B for Mali recovery plan (Video)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced after a conference in Brussels on Wednesday the pledge by various members of the international community of €3.25 billion in aid, or approximately $4.19 billion, to help...Read more...
Electoral code comes into force in Turkmenistan
A new electoral code which is being published in the local press has come into force in Turkmenistan. The government report mentioned earlier that the new document has been developed in accordance with international norms and...Read more...
Japanese observers hail Election Commission of Pakistan for holding free, fair polls
Islamabad Expressing concern over death of innocent people during election process in Pakistan, Japanese Election Observer Mission has commended the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding relatively free and fair...Read more...
Guest post: Bangladesh exposes flaws in World Bank’s Doing Business Index
By Ajay Chhibber, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations More than 1,000 people have died so far in the tragic collapse of the Bangladesh textile factory, making it the second most deadly industrial accident in...Read more...
[Reportage] The Tumen River Development Project
By Kwon Eun-jung staff reporter in Hunchun, China “The ground is still frozen here. It doesn’t feel like spring,” said Heo Man-cheol, CEO of the Stena Daea Line, a joint venture by Sweden’s premier ..Read more...
UN development programme completes its activities in Lithuania
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Lithuania yesterday convened its final conference which focused on partnerships in three important sectors: social integration of vulnerable groups, Corporate Social Responsibility...Read more...
UNDP wraps up partnership with Lithuania - The Baltic Times
VILNIUS - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Lithuania on May 14 convened its final conference, which focused on partnerships in three important sectors: social integration of vulnera...Read more...
Events highlight development progress and challenges in Afghanistan
A discussion on “Building on Progress in Afghanistan: 2014 and Beyond” was held in Washington today at an event organized in partnership between the Center for Strategic and International Studies... Read more »Read more...
Government To Pass A Law For Private Persons To Prosecute Corruption Suspects
Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has revealed that the Government is set to enact a law that will allow private persons to prosecute corruption suspects and receive a portion of the money recovered from them.Read more...
Call for oil revenues to improve living standards in Congo
SHARE Photo: Huyangshu/Shutterstock Oil accounts for 80 to 90 percent of Congo’s exports and budget revenues BRAZZAVILLE, 15 May 2013 (IRIN) – Congo, which is heavily dependent on revenue from the oil industry, has been...Read more...
NCCE Exposes Councilors to LG Act, Human Rights
Daily Observer]Newly elected councilors drawn from the Banjul City Council (BCC) and the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) on Monday began a two-day capacity building seminar on the 2002 Local Government Act and human rights, at...Read more...
United Nations Foundation Welcomes Sustainable Energy Network of Ghana
The United Nations Foundation today welcomed the launch of the Sustainable Energy Network Ghana (SENG). As a country affiliate of the Energy Access Practitioner Network, the Sustainable Energy Network Ghana will be part of a...Read more...
LMI Pursues Local Vendor-Enabling Concept in Haiti
LMI is exploring new ways to engage local vendors in developing nations and in late April sent a team to Haiti to get an on-the-ground perspective on how such an initiative could be positioned to succeed.Read more...
eGA participates in WSIS 2013 in Geneva
Bahrain: eGovernment Authority (eGA) Chief Executive Officer Mr. Mohammad Ali Al Qaed confirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the support and guidance of its government leadership, is striving to be a regional and global...Read more...
Indigenous Nicaraguans Fight To The Death For Their Last Forest
By José Adán Silva Mayangna indigenous communities in northern Nicaragua are caught up in a life-and-death battle to defend their ancestral territory in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve from the destruction wrought by invading...Read more...
Pacific Solution Exchange Event Promotes Technology Uses
14 May 2013 – Suva, Fiji] More than 40 development experts from across the Pacific today met to discuss existing and potential ways to incorporate Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), such as social media and mobile...Read more...
Centre to develop composite development index of states
The writer has posted comments on this article MUMBAI: The Centre on Wednesday announced the setting up of an expert committee under the chairmanship of chief economic advisor Raghuram Rajan to draw up a composite development...Read more...
Nigeria: FG Seeks Mandatory Eia On Development Projects
This Day]The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia, has urged all Federal and State Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ensure that Environmental impact Assessment (EIA) is mandatorily included in the...Read more...
“Creating business opportunities for Africa’s poor key to advancing development”
Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to translate into sustainable development, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released...Read more...
Security and political instability behind disruption of development in Iraq
5-13-13 ikhnews.com / Baghdad (newsletter). The Director of the Office of the United Nations Development Programme Iraq Peter Batchelor, the lack of security and political stability behind the country’s development stalled....Read more...
Speech at launch of the Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance...
Speaker: Ms. Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2012 Event: Launch of the Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) 2012 Venue:...Read more...
UNDP starts development projects at Bai region
Baidoa (Sh.M.Network) the interim administration of Bai region has confirmed that the United Nations development programme have started development projects at the south central Somalia region. Governor of Bai region Abdi Adan...Read more...
