Pakistan

Description: Struggling for Justice is an anthology of true stories of girls & women who have been the victims of violence. These stories, on one side, disclose the mala-fide intent of different notorious actors of the society while on the other side tells us about the courage of people who became the saviors of these victims.

Description: A Travelogue of GJP Project provides an account of the expedition which Gender Justice and Protection Project has undertaken to combat different facets of violence against women (VAW) embedded in the society.

Description: This Report is a collaborative effort of the Government of KP and UNDP and is the fist such report for the province. The Report tracks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s progress against each MDG.

Description: This annual report summarizes some of UNDP's main achievements in regards to its work in Crisis Prevention and Recovery worldwide throughout 2010, particularly in the areas of Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Recovery, Conflict Prevention, and Gender Equality. It also provides detailed financial information such as sources of funding and expenditures; and describes our partnerships with key UN and non-UN actors that are crucial to advance our work in such areas.

Description: The study assess the situation of gender considerations in budgetary processes and allocations and expenditures in the sectors that benefit poor in general and women in particularly.

Description: This review is initiated propose amendment to the existing legal frameworks to facilitate and strengthen Musalihat Anjumans for dispensing justice as alternate dispute resolution mechanism.

Description: This report computes the Index of Multidimensional Deprivations (IMD) in provincial, district and tehsil levels in Punjab.

Description: This research document prepared by the National Environment Information Management System (NEIMS) project of UNDP Pakistan details the environment and biodiversity and ecological zones in Pakistan from forests to mountains and the various threatened species of animals and flora and fauna of the country.

Description: The UNDP and the Government of Pakistan through the Ministry of Environment entered in an agreement with a view to improve sustainable utilization and management of natural resources and environment at national and community levels. This document details the project as well as pointing out the aims and deliverables and roles of various stakeholders.

Description: This handbook developed by the UNDP National Environment Information Management System (NEIMS) deals with the state of environment, environment laws, environment data, importance of environment information management and related issues

Description: The Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Report 2010, produced by the Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan analyses the present status and challenges towards achieving the MDGs in Pakistan. It is a comprehensive document which will generate discussions in both public and private sector organization focused on economic and social development.

Description: Not in recorded history has a flood of such magnitude swept through Pakistan. The human toll has been enormous. The great Indus plain, home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, lies in ruins. This natural disaster threatens to test the patience of a struggling population, and add to social tensions, which could spiral if early recovery from this disaster is not given priority.

Description: This report is an output of an early recovery assessment which was carried out throughout the country in August 2010. It gives a detailed over view of the current situation in twenty four flood affected districts of Pakistan and also recommendations are put forth to implement early recovery interventions. The data in the report is collected from respective Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMAs), District Coordination Officers, grass root level NGOs and the flood affectees.

Description: This compilation of photo essays has human stories of communities affected by flood from worst hit districts of Punjab, Pakistan.

Description: In light of the devastation caused by the floods and the ongoing threat to lives and livelihoods, United Nations agencies and the humanitarian community prepared this initial floods emergency response plan seeking $459 million to enable international partners to support the Government of Pakistan in addressing the needs of flood-affected families for the duration of the immediate relief period.

Description: Stories of the needs of refugee affected and hosting communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Description: The booklet is designed for the children between 5 to 10 years of age. The purpose of the booklet is to create awareness regarding measures and actions when Tsunami is expected

Description: Based on information from 12,000 households, elected representatives and government officials from100 union councils and 71 tehsils/towns in 21 districts, the DTCE Social Audit (2009/10) is designed to measure the status of state-citizen relationship.The report presents the findings of the social audit survey capturing the level of engagement of the public with local government, their participation in local development in their communities and their feedback on adequacy and quality of service delivery.

Description: This study is an in-depth examination of the UNDP’s contributions of a related set of programmes towards achieving the outcome “Local authorities and communities in rural and urban areas enabled and involved in planning and management of development activities, including the provision of services.

Description: The report focuses on the critical question of advancing gender equality, as seen through the prism of women’s unequal power, voice, and rights. Despite the region’s many economic gains, the Report chronicles how in many instances women across the region continue to be held back and disadvantaged. Even as many women have benefited from their countries’ improved education, health, and prosperity, they continue to face barriers to the same opportunities available to men.