Who has played a key role in bringing together national actors. of the Office of the Resident Coordinator to launch the Secretariat of this Partnership. The Blue Finance signing of the Blue Agenda Action Alliance on the sidelines of the G Leaders Summit, on November , Caption: The signing of the Blue Agenda Action Alliance…
I believe that although our efforts are still “work in progress” and much remains to be done, Timor Leste is now in a stronger position to overcome its development challenges and rescue the Sustainable Development Goals than I was in the midst of the uncertainty of This progress now needs to be supported with resources…
United Nations activities in Timor-Leste over a -year period and provided a platform to focus attention on jointly addressing key development challenges, aligning priorities and avoiding duplication. Secondly , as a result of this improved coordination, the. Government’s involvement in the joint work of the United Nations has increased, especially through the involvement of the…
UNDP and the expertise of the Resident Coordinator’s Office, have played a key role in providing practical support to the Government in the accession process. With the support of other ASEAN Member States, Timor-Leste can benefit from and contribute to the ASEAN Economic Community, a $ trillion market and million people. Imminent accession to ASEAN…
In parallel with rising prices, hunger and malnutrition are also increasing, especially among young children. Inflation is rising, purchasing power is eroding, growth prospects are diminishing and development has stagnated and, in some cases, is even going backwards. Debt is suffocating many developing economies, and bond yields have been rising since last September, leading to…
Since the Russian Federation’s invasion of began, world attention has been focused on the terrifying levels of death, destruction and suffering that the war has brought. From the outset, the United Nations has been actively involved in providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine, who are paying the highest price, and to host countries,…
She began doing medical checkups on pregnant women in emergency shelters. She also coordinated with a local hospital to arrange free access to ultrasound services. Gender-sensitive interventions, such as those carried out by Restu, are vital to rebuilding sustainably after a disaster, but can be inhibited by unequal gender dynamics within volunteering. For example, men…
Indonesians said they had volunteered their time to an organization in the previous month. In fact, the Indonesian tradition of communityIndonesian midwife Restu Nur Intan Pratiwi, , cares for a survivor at an evacuation center following the eruption. Of Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia, in December Photo: © Courtesy of Restu Nur Intan Prat…
The discussions at the th session of ESCAP will be important in paving the way towards strengthened and improved regional cooperation to advance action on the underlying issues of sustainable development. A post-pandemic recovery must address economic, social and environmental inequalities, including those around the digital and data divide. The Asia-Pacific region will be left…
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). There, leaders from the region will meet, along with stakeholders, to discuss and devise a sustainable recovery program after COVID-, under the theme “A common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.” During my stay in Bangkok, I will meet with lea…
Workshop fostered a strong sense of partnership between the United Nations, the Government of Cape Verde and the coalition of partners who joined. Similarly us on this journey into the future. By integrating this exercise into the Cooperation. Similarly Framework and the National Strategic Planning Process, the Government of Cape Verde demonstrated its. Similarly commitment…
Milestones of the past was the year When ForesightSHIP came to port, participants were encourto put on their manager hats and ask themselves. What are the main challenges we face? What assets do we have. Similarly This part of the journey was Horizon Next, we come to Horizon , in which participants were ourselves: What…
