Islamabad, (TW) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) flagship Flood Recovery Programme (FRP), in partnership with German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank, conducted two training workshops in Quetta and Karachi to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacities of more than 100 government officers, 30%of which werewomen involved in post-disaster recovery...
UNICEF calls for urgent investment in climate-resilient schools and services for children in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 11 September 2024 (TW) : Children are bearing the brunt of extreme weather in Sindh with 230,000 students affected by school closures due to devastating monsoon floods that have swept through the southern part of the country. Over 1,300 schools...
Collaboration to ensure justice as an integral part of the child rights agenda in the country Islamabad, (TW) — The Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on accelerating justice within the child rights agenda in Pakistan. The MoU, signed by Hayat Ali...
Reduced productivity, premature deaths and healthcare costs from poor air costing Pakistan 6.5 % of its GDP Islamabad,September 7, 2024 (TW) __ Vehicular growth has happened at the cost of the human economy in Pakistan. Air pollution cuts short average life by 5 years in most polluted areas of Pakistan. Blind growth strategies, lack of...
Evidence-Based policymaking is crucial for developing, advocating and influencing policies that promote decent work. Islamabad, Pakistan (TW) – In an era where policymaking is increasingly influenced by ideologies, opinions, and political agendas, the ability to distinguish evidence from anecdote has never been more crucial. The International Labour Organization (ILO) recognizes the challenges policymakers face in a landscape...
Secretary Agriculture Inaugurates the Eddy Covariance Flux Tower in Multan to Enhance Climate-Resilient Agriculture. Multan, Pakistan, 31st August 2024 (TW) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and co-financing from the Governments of Punjab and Sindh, has inaugurated an Eddy Covariance Flux Tower at...
Islamabad, (TW) — Supported by the Government of Japan and in partnership with the Economic Affairs Division and PDMAs in Sindh and Balochistan, UNDP has jointly conducted a closing ceremony to commemorate the successful completion of USD 3.7 Million project ‘Strengthening Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness in Coastal Areas of Pakistan’ in Islamabad today. The project has concluded,...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __ Participants at a national education workshop called upon education actors in Pakistan to work together to scale-up Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) to provide education for disadvantaged, over-age, out-of-school children and youth, who missed out on or had their education interrupted. Jointly organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Japan International Cooperation...
KARACHI (TW) – A key Legal Workshop focused on enhancing interagency collaboration for maritime law enforcement has commenced in Karachi. Organized under the project ‘Improved National Response against Drugs and Contraband Trafficking in the Maritime Domain (Phase II),’ funded by the U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Pakistan, the workshop supports...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a Dissemination Workshop on the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Policy and Water Bill for Balochistan in Quetta on Tuesday. The event brought together approximately 80 participants, including representatives from the Balochistan government’s irrigation, agriculture, forestry, and livestock departments, media professionals, and...
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