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Now, wars have shown up more dangerous ethnic cleavages, and that the 1914 Lugard mis-joinder of nations may be a life-long albatross.

Vaccine nationalism’ has been one of the worst forms of self preservation approach to development by the Western countries

India celebrated 75th Independence Day on 15 August 2021, but the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav or India@75 campaign launched earlier this year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to continue till August 15, 2023. While...

Help the entrepreneur July 13, 2021 Pakistan’s asset – its youth bulge – can translate into economic gains through development of skills and an environment consistent with the requirements of a modern economy. The UNDP’s National Human Development Report (NHDR) 2020, highlights that currently Pakistan’s 27 million youth are looking for gainful employment with a possible option of getting groomed as entrepreneurs of tomorrow. The cohort of the unemployed youth is predominantly women ...

Climate change and us July 12, 2021 “There is no going back - no matter what we do now, its too late to avoid climate change and the poorest, the most vulnerable, those with the least security, are now certain to suffer.” These are the words of the worlds’ most renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough who was speaking at the UN earlier this year. There is a consensus now in the world that the threat of climate change is real. It is also very clear that the hardest hit places are (and ...

Mantra of inclusive development July 7, 2021 A country’s budget, in addition to estimating annual revenues and expenses, provides an opportunity to uplift the well-being of the people through fiscal management. On June 11, the current government announced its fourth budget with a total outlay of Rs8.487 trillion and gross revenue receipts (tax and non-tax) of Rs7.909 trillion. The budget is presumed to be growth-oriented, with additional claims of ‘bottom-up’ approaches to poverty reduc...

Latin America In a Trap Latin America In a Trap 26 de junio de 2021, 0:10 Por Cira Rodríguez César Havana, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Latin America is trapped in a vicious circle exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which generates unequal progress, low economic growth, a huge gap between extreme wealth and poverty and huge vulnerability. The 2021 Regional Human Development Report, released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), highlights that the region is in a trap that does not al...

THE STANDARD ENVIRONMENT Walid Badawi, UNDP Resident Representative. We mark World Environment Day under extremely difficult circumstances. The globe is reeling from the impacts of COVID-19, arguably one of the worst ever global pandemics, as well as the devastating impacts of climate change that continues to push the world as we know it to that dreaded point of no-return. Even as we applaud the efforts by various stakeholders to respond to these twin challenges of our generation, we note that ...

A takeaway from the pandemic is that India needs to revisit and refurbish its health infrastructure in the rural areas

Op-ed by Akiko Fujii, Resident Representative, UNDP Maldives