Tag: UNDP
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Covid-19, Russia-Ukriane war, push global development back to 2016 level – UN report
The Covid pandemic, compounded by the Russia-Ukraine war and other crises, have reversed progress of the Sustainable Development Goals and pushed global development back to its 2016 level, according to UN Development Program report. The lastest Human Development Index (HDI) report, “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”, launched today by…
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Boko Haram: UNDP releases $30m to Nigeria
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), has released 30 million U.S. dollars to Nigeria from the regional stabilisation facility for the humanitarian crisis in the North East. UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria, Mr Mohamed Yahya disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the first inaugural meeting convened by UNDP on the way forward in actualising the…
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UNDP Launches Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched the Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad, an ambitious multi-million dollar fund to scale up the range of stabilization intervention in areas of Lake Chad Basin. The four Lake Chad Basin countries have warmly welcomed this joint initiative, as part of their own ongoing efforts to secure…
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7.7 million people need urgent assistance in northeast Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) says the humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria has spread across the Lake Chad region and remains severe with 7.7 million people in urgent need of assistance. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the UN made this known on Thursday while revealing UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock will travel together…
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Delta Economic Team facilitates signing of MoU for 15 projects – Commissioner
Dr Kingsley Emu, Delta Commissioner for Economic Planning, has said that the state’s economic management team facilitated the signing of the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for 15 projects. Emu said this at the annual ministerial news briefing organised by the state Ministry of Information on Thursday in Asaba. Emu said that the MoUs were signed…
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US Ambassador to Nigeria meets in closed door with Borno Governor
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington today met in closed door with Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima. The State government made this known in a statement and said the meeting was “towards a better Borno”. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over a completely rebuilt Borno community earlier…