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New UNDP Report: Global development vulnerable to “next generation” inequalities
New York, December 9, 2019 – A new United Nations Development Programme report highlights the expanding nature of global inequality, pointing to a new generation of inequalities which may trigger a…
To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities: 2019 Human Development Report
The 2019 Human Development Report, entitled “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st Century,” says that just as the gap in basic living standards…
Message on International Volunteer Day
Message on International Volunteer Day - 5 December
Prolonged conflict would make Yemen the poorest country in the world, UNDP study says
Brussels, 9 October 2019—Yemen will become the poorest country in the world if its conflict goes on through 2022, a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) projects.
Prolonged conflict would make Yemen the poorest country in the world, UNDP study says
Yemen will become the poorest country in the world if its conflict goes on through 2022, a new report by UNDP projects.
UNDP appoints Michael Haddad as regional goodwill ambassador for climate action
Amman—The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) today announced the appointment of Lebanese endurance athlete Michael Haddad as Goodwill Ambassador to…
UNDP Administrator’s Statement: Mission to Yemen
Four years of violent conflict in Yemen has reversed decades of development progress. Fighting has killed or injured tens of thousands of civilians and displaced well over 3 million people. Eighty per…
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The Secretary-General message for 100-Day countdown to the International Day of Peace 2019
Every year on 21 September, the United Nations calls on all nations and people to put down their weapons and reaffirm their commitment to living in harmony with one another. Today, as we mark the…
Hodeidah: Providing critical vehicles to support demining efforts
Sana’a – Today the United Nations Development Programme provided our national partner, the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC), with 20 Hilux armored vehicles to support their daily demining…
Hodeidah: Thousands take to the streets for Ramadan clean-up campaign
Hodeidah – Communities throughout Hodeidah are participating in a Clean-Up initiative – removing waste from the streets, during the holy month of Ramadan. From 20 May to 20 June 2019, four thousand…
