The Latest Breaking News from United Nations Development Programme

Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings

Finance ministers and central bankers will meet in Bangkok to discuss challenges affecting the global economy this week. The key concerns include the economic fallout from the US-Iran war and rising inflation. Policymakers face difficult choices regarding spending and support for vulnerable populations amid growing financial pressures. Investment in artificial…

The Economic Times · Oct 12

Indonesia looks to mosque loudspeakers to double as earthquake warning systems

A five-year trial is assessing whether the loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can help to warn hard-to-reach territories

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

De Croo: Defence and aid spending are 'two sides of the same coin'

Exclusive: United Nations Development Programme administrator and former Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the European Union's long-term budget should balance defence and aid funding as they are both crucial for European security.

Euronews · Jul 3

Failing states make Africa terrorism epicenter, UN says

The inability of states to provide basic services and security and create jobs across much of Africa, ranging from the Sahel zone in the west to Somalia in the east and Mozambique in the south has made the continent the global epicenter of extremist violence, the United Nations Development Programme…

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Civic study can help make solid citizens

In 2004, the United Nations declared that Civic Education For All was a resolution for the new millennium and a mandate for the United Nations Development Programme. The initiative was focused on nurturing respect for all, building a sense of belonging in humanity and helping learners become responsible and active…

Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022

World Population Day: Theme, History, Significance and Interesting Facts

Every year on July 11, World Population Day is commemorated to increase public awareness of concerns related to population growth. It is observed that the United Nations Development Programme created World Population Day in 1989, when there were 5 billion people on the planet. Its purpose, which has been to…

The Times of India · Jul 11, 2022

Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices, UN says

The United Nations Development Programme warns the cost of living impact ‘almost without precedent in a generation’

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

‘Irresponsible’ to cut back aid now: Q&A with UNDP’s Steiner

UNDP’s Steiner says nations should stick to development goals and invest in struggling countries, renewable energy.

Al Jazeera · Jul 1, 2022

Schemes for Indian labour class must go beyond freebies, statistical reach

Scope and scale of existing labour schemes are still limited in penetrating intersectional layers of society

The Hindu · May 3, 2022

Trust 'key' to quest for better world

At this pivotal moment for people and planet, the world has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance an inclusive socio-economic recovery from Covid-19 that drives down poverty and inequalities; advances the protection of our natural world; and boosts decisive climate action. Yet the foundations that all these ambitions are built on…

Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2022