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Welcome To UNDP Pakistan

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an important partner of the Government of Pakistan for achieving national development goals and international commitments including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UNDP's works with the Government, civil society and development partners in four broad programmatic areas; Poverty Reduction and Gender, Democratic Governance, Environment and Climate Change and Crisis Prevention and Recovery.

 

Latest News

  • December, 15, 2011
  • UNDP launches Rule of Law project for Malakand
  •  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inaugurated the Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand (SRLM) Project here on Thursday. The project is a collaborative initiative of UNDP and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoPK). The SRLM project will also partner with United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) to further strengthen the project implementation with a one UN approach. The inauguration will be followed by a two day workshop on the implementation and operationalization of the project.

  • November, 29, 2011
  • 2011 Human Development Report: Environmental trends threaten global progress for the poor.
  • Development progress in the world's poorest countries could be halted or even reversed by mid-century unless bold steps are taken to slow climate change, prevent further environmental damage, and reduce deep inequalities within and among nations, according to projections in the 2011 Human Development Report: Sustainability and Equity. A Better Future for All, launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) here today.

  • October, 27, 2011
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and UNDP release first-ever Millennium Development Goals Report
  • Peshawar, 27th October, 2011: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the first-ever Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report at the Planning and Development Department in Peshawar today. The Report tracks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s progress against each MDG.

  • October, 12, 2011
  • How can we best end poverty? Join a Twitter chat with UN development chief Helen Clark
  • In a world of 7 billion, it takes all of us to end poverty. But what is the best way to tackle the challenges of poverty worldwide? What action can each of us take? How can we make sure development is sustainable? How can we best prevent a hunger crisis like the current one in the Horn of Africa?

  • October, 06, 2011
  • UNISDR head calls for 'quantum leap' in approach to recurring floods in Pakistan
  • The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General  for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, arrived on a three-day  visit to Pakistan today during which she will meet with  President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the  National Disaster Management Authority, Meteorological Department  officials and aid donors, to discuss future risk reduction measures as the  country tries to cope with floods which have displaced an estimated 5.4  million people.

About Pakistan

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is located the area where South Asia converges with Middle East and Central Asia. The country has a 1,046 kilometre (650 miles) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Iran and Afghanistan in the west, India in the east and China in the northeast.

Pakistan’s people and traditions reflect a mixture of many varied cultural influences. Although the modern Pakistani state was founded in 1947, it is home to one of the earliest known human civilizations, the Indus Valley civilization, dating back at least 5000 years.
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