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Joint statement of United Nations entities on the right to healthy environment Photo by UNEP / 08 Mar 2021 Human Rights Council, 46 Thank you, Madam President. UNEP welcomes the opportunity to deliver this joint statement on behalf of 15 UN entities. See below the list of entities.    The right to a healthy environment is recognized by over 150 UN member states, but it has not been formally recognized at the global level thereby delaying achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, exacerbating inequalities, and creating protection gaps, especially for environmental human rights defen...

OFID helps strengthen food security in Burundi with US$20 million loan VIENNA, 5th March, 2021 (WAM) -- The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a US$20 million public sector loan agreement with Burundi to co-finance a project that will improve food security, expand access to marketplaces and social services, and strengthen the resilience of agricultural production systems. More than 700,000 people in the central plateau region are expected to benefit. Burundi is ranked 185th out of 189 countries on the 2020 United Nations Development Programme’s human development index...

Home / General / Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Climate Change and Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with UNDP’s support Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Climate Change and Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with UNDP’s support Islamabad, March 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Government of Pakistan and Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission Pakistan (SUPARCO) with support from UNDP, in Islamabad today. Mr. Jo...

‘South-South Matchmaker, 2019-2020 Best Practices’ launched 484 South Matchmaker, 2019-2020 Best Practices” was launched to promote the best practices in the South and encourage innovating and adopting innovative solutions for a better world. The South-South Network for Public Service Innovation Secretariat, a2i, the United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh, and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation, jointly launched the platform at a virtual programme on Wednesday, said a press release here today. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen joined the event as the chief g...

All categories, save for the Forest Micro Movie, have been further divided into two sub-categories, comprising of long form entries, with a runtime above 17 minutes, and the short form entries, with a runtime between 5 - 17 minutes. Micro movies comprise entries with a runtime of up to 5 minutes. Winner and finalist films will be shown at events across the world to raise awareness of the importance of conserving forests and forest wildlife, and to shed further light on what can be learned from the extensive knowledge and experiences of forest and forest-adjacent inhabitants when it comes to ...