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The government of Bangladesh and UN agencies have jointly initiated the National Resilience Program (NRP) to sustain the resilience of human and economic development in Bangladesh through inclusive and gender-responsive disaster management and disaster risk-informed development....

31 October is “World Cities Day”—a global call to promote sustainable urban development by partnering to take on the challenges and opportunities that urbanization presents. Today, at least one in four people in Bangladesh live in...

Population of Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas has risen to more than 1.5 million people due to the Rohingya influx. The highly dense population generates 10,000 tons of waste per month and immediate steps should...

Bangladesh Government’s Economic Relations Division (ERD) is taking initiative to publish National Human Development Report (NHDR). In 1992 for the first time NHDR was published by the Government of Bangladesh, later it was not continued. Dr....

Over 1,76,000 mangroves seedlings of 10 diversified species have been planted and raised over the last year in 10 different forest ranges in a bid to increase natural protection of coastal residents in Bangladesh. The ‘Integrating...

UNDP has been supporting the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance to prepare the climate budget report to show the Bangladesh Government’s resource commitment to address the adverse effects of climate change. Finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul...

Saying a world free from discrimination was possible, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Achim Steiner urged nations to work together to ensure equal rights for people with disabilities. “A world free from...

The group named TETRA’ For their innovative solution to solve safe water problems in coastal areas won the first ever Safe Water Challenge 2018, organized jointly by UNDP Bangladesh and Pureit of Unilever on 22 May...

The Government of Bangladesh, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched a joint study entitled, “Impact Assessment of the Rohingya Influx in Cox’s Bazar and Banderban Districts” on...

In the wake of Rohingya influx and its consequences on the physical environment and ecosystem of Ukhia and Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar District, the final Stakeholder Consultation on Environment Impact of Rohingya Influx, jointly organized by...