Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh’s electoral landscape highlights a persistent gender gap, with women active as voters, but their transition to leadership roles remains alarmingly slow, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) had recently highlighted. A dialogue held in Dhaka last month opened with a symbolic performance titled ‘Women to Discover, Develop, and Lead’, jointly presented by UNDP and the Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) to promote women’s voices in the democratic process…
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United Nations, April 1 (IANS) The military escalation in the Middle East, now in its fifth week, may cost economies in the region from 3.7 to 6 per cent of their collective GDP, representing up to $194 billion in losses, according to a new report issued.The total value of the losses may exceed the cumulative regional GDP growth achieved in 2025, said the report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).Coupled with an estimated rise in unemployment of up to 4 percentage points or 3.6…
Seoul, March 12 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is set to depart for the United States on Thursday to promote South Korea’s bid to host a UN hub and meet with senior US officials, possibly including Vice President JD Vance.Kim’s weeklong trip, which will also take him to Geneva, Switzerland, comes as the government is bidding to host the tentatively named “UN AI hub,” an initiative aimed at bringing together UN bodies, and South Korea’s private and public sectors to produce AI-ba…
Kabul, March 10 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned that the restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan are harming country’s progress and deteriorating humanitarian challenges, local media reported on Tuesday. UNAMA Acting Head Georgette Gagnon said the Taliban was giving priority to ideological policies over the welfare of people in Afghanistan. In her remarks at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Gagnon said the Taliban’s ban …
Kabul, Feb 10 (IANS) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stated that the economic conditions of Afghan women remain fragile, with limited access to jobs and income opportunities, deteriorating household vulnerabilities in Afghanistan, local media reported on Tuesday. The report released on Tuesday has revealed that 75 per cent of Afghans face difficulty in meeting daily needs, while 88 per cent of female-headed households do not have access to minimum living requirements, showcas…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Government-led digital platforms supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), including the U-WIN and eVIN, have strengthened India’s immunisation ecosystem, said a report from the UN agency on Wednesday.In its annual report 2025, launched at UN House at the Country Programme Management Board meeting, the UN agency noted that U-WIN helped track immunisation services for 32 million pregnant women and 97 million children. The eVIN, on the other hand, enab…
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate a two-day Global Women’s Summit in Chennai on Tuesday, as the Tamil Nadu government brings together policymakers, international organisations, industry leaders and civil society representatives to deliberate on women’s employment, safety and workplace inclusion.According to an official press release issued by the state government, the summit is being organised under the Tamil Nadu Women Employment and Safety Scheme, implemente…
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) Bangladesh’s political landscape remains predominantly male-dominated, reflecting a patriarchal society that discourages female participation in the political structure of the country, resulting in low representation of women across political parties at all levels, a report said on Tuesday. Writing for leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo, Selim Jahan, former Director of the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), cited m…
Sonipat, Jan 10 (IANS) In a landmark step towards strengthening evidence-based policy-making in Haryana, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini released the state’s first district human development report (HDR) for Sonipat – the Sonipat Human Development Report 2026. Prepared by the Jindal Institute of Haryana Studies (JIHS) at O.P. Jindal Global University, the Report marks a significant milestone in advancing district-level development planning in the state.CM Saini lauded the effort of …