#United Nations Development Programme

[themesopelagiczone]

some good news! a project funded by the global environment facility and led by undp jordan is working to protect migratory bird routes along the red sea and rift valley (approximately eastern africa into western asia)! this will help over 1.5 million birds, such as the egyptian vulture and the white stork, migrate safely.

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"@UNEP supports young people worldwide in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and living in harmony with nature.

Explore youth-focused initiatives across regions to shape a greener, more sustainable future." https://www.unep.org/topics/youth-education-and-environment/our-work-regions

[enyementv]

The Planning Minister meets with the Regional Director of the United Nations Development Programme.

Minister Discusses UN Development Program Support for Yemen Algiers, Algeria – During the annual meetings of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Waed Badhib, Yemen’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Dardari, the Regional Director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The two officials explored various aspects of support for Yemen’s development…

[jobsbureauforkenya]

International Communications Internship at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

International Communications Internship at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Trending Job Info Job Identification: 25864 Posting Date: 04/18/2025, 12:38 PM Apply Before: 06/01/2025, 12:38 AM Job Schedule: Full time Locations: Beijing, China Agency: UNDP Grade: IN Vacancy Type: Internship Programme Practice Area: Innovation Contract Duration: 6 months Education & Work Experience:…

[mediapromoter]

Peluncuran Platform “Akal Lokal”, Jelajahi Pengetahuan Lokal

Jakarta, Mediapromoter.id – Platform digital “Akal Lokal” yang berisi konten tradisi asal Indonesia dari berbagai daerah diluncurkan pada Sabtu, 11 Jan. 2025 di Jakarta dengan harapan dapat menjadi sumber informasi baru terpercaya tentang tradisi masyarakat Indonesia. Berangkat dari realita bahwa di era digital ini, pengetahuan lokal sering kali terpinggirkan oleh arus informasi global, platform…

[ifreakingloveroyals]

5 December 2016 | Actress and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh, Actress and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Connie Britton, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Executive Producer, author, and host Padma Lakshmi, and Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme attend the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Inaugural Global Goals Gala: A Night for Change at Phillips in Manhattan in New York City. (c) Cindy Ord/Getty Images for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

[demerarawaves]

Guyana rolls out digital readiness survey to address gaps

Uncovering gaps in Guyana’s digital capacity is the focus of a recently-launched collaborative National Digital Readiness (DRA) Assessment survey aimed at advancing the country’s digital agenda. The desired outcomes of the study are “enhanced transparency, reduced bureaucratic delays, streamlined operations, and improved access to e-government services,” as well as contributing to “current…

[world-store]

Afghanistan: 41 million people in Afghanistan face severe acute food insecurity: World Food Programme

KABUL: The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has issued a warning that Afghanistan is one of the 10 nations where approximately two million people are suffering from severe food insecurity, and emphasises that at least 41 million people in Afghanistan face severe acute food insecurity at an alarming level there, Khaama Press reported.According to a statement released by the group…

[madamepestilence]

Just as a reminder as I've just noticed myself - arab.org has more pages to support on

In case you're unfamiliar with how this site works, it confirms ad revenue via your clicks, which allows them to donate money to various funds

These go to:

Children -> UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)

Fight Poverty -> UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)

Environment -> Greenpeace MENA (Middle East and North Africa)

Palestine -> UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency [for Palestine Refugees in the Near East])

Refugees -> UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

Women -> UN Women

Do more with your daily clicks! You can help each one once per individual (perhaps per IP address?) per day, letting you help out with six things at once?

US-specific advice for helping Palestine below cut.

Side note I'm keeping beneath the cut since it's relevant to US folks only: if you're really determined to help Palestine, vote for Dr. Cornel West, Ph.D. for President of the United States.

He's the most openly vocal about a free Palestine and is the only candidate who has demonstrably shown he is the most committed and prepared to immediately cease US support to Israel.

Joe Biden isn't going to cave if he gets re-elected. We all know that. Voting third party is a lot less risky than you've been taught - the two party system can replace one or both parties with new parties if they lose public favour.

We have both the people and the ability to unseat the Democratic party and install Socialism, and between Socialism and Republicans, Socialism is going to lock in place immediately and become the dominant political force in America.

Cornel West's Platform

Cornel West's Volunteer Events

Cornel West's Ballot Access Tracker and Ballot Access Plans

Tumblr thread I have of Primary/Caucus polling dates in the US (includes US territories)

Not on your Primary/Caucus ballot? Write-in, "Cornel West," on your ballot, or urge your Caucus representatives to do the same.

In a state where it's difficult for Independent candidates to get ballot access? Dr. Cornel West, Ph.D. thought ahead and has created a new party for those states called the Justice for All Party.

(Addendum: Claudia de la Cruz is not a viable alternative. The Party for Socialism and Liberation has a Conservative 5th Column and has frequent issues with discrimination.)

Free Palestine. Vote for Cornel West.

[reasonsforhope]

"India's efforts and progress in reducing preventable child deaths have been lauded as an "exemplar" by the United Nations, which cited the example of health initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat, and said the country has saved millions of young lives through strategic investments in its health system.

The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation report, released Tuesday, cited the example of five “exemplar countries” in achieving child mortality reduction -- India, Nepal, Senegal, Ghana and Burundi -- highlighting diverse strategies that have accelerated progress in reducing preventable child deaths.

The report said these countries illustrate that with "political will, evidence-based strategies and sustained investments, even resource-constrained settings facing unique challenges can achieve substantial reductions in mortality, bringing the world closer to an end to preventable child deaths".

On India, the report said the country has made gains through health system investment...

The report highlighted that since 2000, India achieved an under-five mortality reduction of 70 per cent and a neonatal mortality reduction of 61 per cent, “driven by overlapping measures to increase health coverage, enhance available interventions and develop health infrastructure and human resources", the report said.

It cited the example of Ayushman Bharat, the world's largest health insurance scheme which provides annual coverage of nearly USD 5,500 per family per year.

It noted that every pregnant woman is entitled to free delivery (including caesarean section), and infant care provides free transport, medications, diagnostics and dietary support in public health institutions.

To ensure comprehensive coverage and equitable access to health services, India has strengthened infrastructure via the establishment of maternity waiting homes, maternal and child health wings, newborn stabilisation units, sick newborn care units, mother care units and a dedicated programme for birth defect screening, the report said...

“This ensures millions of healthy pregnancies and thriving live births each year. India has also prioritised the training and deployment of skilled birth attendants, such as midwives and community health workers, to provide appropriate maternal and child health services,” it said.

The report noted that additionally, data systems and digital surveillance of maternal, newborn and child health indicators are continuously improved to support evidence-based decision-making...

Other Countries that Did Well

The UN agency also said that several low and lower-middle-income countries have surpassed the global decline in under-five mortality since 2000.

Angola, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, India, Morocco, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia have all cut their under-five mortality rate by more than two thirds since 2000.

In 2000, the country with the highest burden of under-five measles mortality was India, with only 56 per cent of infants vaccinated for measles and 189,000 deaths from measles.

By 2023, the infant measles vaccination rate had increased to 93 per cent, and under-five deaths due to the disease decreased by 97 per cent to 5,200 measles-related deaths...

Since 2000, child deaths [globally] have dropped by more than half and stillbirths by over a third, fuelled by sustained investments in child survival worldwide...

"Millions of children are alive today because of the global commitment to proven interventions, such as vaccines, nutrition, and access to safe water and basic sanitation,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said.

-via India Today, March 27, 2025

[cashezsvenningsenrkdjx]

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone

United States said on Monday, Mr. Trump state government has completed its sixty-year of USAID has been set up a six-week cleanup, cut them 83% of the project and said it would put the remaining items handed over to the State Council. Assistance

A few hours later, a federal judge said that the President trump stopped most of the external assistance has gone beyond its rights, and said that the government can't sit on Congress for foreign aid provided by billions of dollars. But the judge aamir · h · Ali trump government officials did not order to recover thousands of copies used the money to the project contract was terminated.

Mr. Trump ordered the dissolution of USAID, subverted for decades—that the United States policy through stable regional and economic, strengthening the alliance and the establishment of goodwill overseas humanitarian and development assistance can promote national security. U. S.

In a few weeks after trump release command his appointment and a person transition team training and continuing education programmes) and Scripps through compulsory leave and dismissals horse way to make USAID staff worldwide, leaving stopped overnight payments, USAID and terminates thousands of copies of assistance and development contracts.

Is responsible for the epidemic control, famine prevention, employment and democracy training contractors and staff stopped work, etc. Aid organizations and other USAID partners fired tens of thousands of United States and foreign staff. This close led to USAID many staff, contractors and their families still overseas, many of them are waiting for replacement wages and return to travel.

[yourdailyqueer]

Nayyab Ali

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: N/A

Ethnicity: Pakistani

Occupation: Activist, researcher, teacher, politician

Note: Became one of the first, amongst thirteen transgender candidates, to run for election in the 2018 Pakistan election. First Pakistani to receive the GALA award. First Transgender Woman to be elected as co-chairperson of EVAW/G Alliance. In 2020, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan declared Ali as a Gender Equality Advocate in Pakistan.

[aidenlydia]

Please donate to UNRWA!!

“In the days following the ICJ's decision, the US, Canada, UK, and at least 7 other countries have cut over $662 million in annual funding to UNRWA. The cuts to UNRWA's funding, which constitute the overwhelming majority of its current budget, are an impending catastrophe for more than 6 million Palestinians residing in 60 refugee camps in Occupied Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.

UNRWA, or the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, was created in 1949 as a response to the 'Nakba' or catastrophe of 1948, to provide relief and support human development for Palestinian refugees exiled in 1948 and later years, along with their descendants.

The decision to defund UNRWA a day after the ICJ's decision to grant the majority of provisional measures requested by South Africa is not coincidental. Imperialist powers are seeking to offset the international developments around the ICJ ruling, and prevent aid from entering Palestine.”

- Palestinian Youth Movement

Want to do more for Palestine? Here are other resources and funds:

e-sims | pious projects - feminine hygiene kits | palestine children relief fund | world food programme | bds boycott list | insta accounts to follow | other resources

[solarpunkbusiness]

Leading Belize’s renewable energy movement within indigenous communities are three Maya women who are bringing solar power to their villages, transforming lives and fostering sustainable change.

Since 2016, Florentina Choco, along with sisters Miriam and Cristina Choc from the Toledo District, have been bringing solar power to remote, off-grid areas. Through the Small Grants Programme (SGP), managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), they underwent six months of solar energy training at Barefoot College International in India.

Cristina added that during installations, they teach local women how to install and maintain solar systems. “We train them… how to take care of their system,” she said.

As they gained experience, the women realised their skills were underutilised in their own villages. They are currently working in six villages, including Yalbac in the Cayo District.

[jobsbureauforkenya]

Communications Internship (Roster, Nationals Only) at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Communications Internship (Roster, Nationals Only) at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Job Info Job Identification: 25950 Posting Date: 05/08/2025, 08:45 AM Apply Before: 05/21/2025, 09:59 PM Job Schedule: Full time Locations: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Agency: UNDP Grade: IN Vacancy Type: Internship Programme Practice Area: Effectiveness Bureau: Regional Bureau for Europe and the…

[antisextrade]

Human Rights or Hidden Agendas: Exposing Well-Known NGOs and Prostitution Legalization - Donor Beware

Many of us might regularly or occasionally donate money to NGOs, and you are probably aware that there are many NGOs that support pimps and sex buyers rather than people in prostitution, advocating for the legalization of prostitution.

However, some might not be aware that very famous NGOs like Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Open Society Foundations (OSF), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), and even the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific), as well as some UN bodies and agencies like the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), International Labour Organization (ILO), and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) are among them.

This makes the pro-prostitution movement feel justified in claiming theirs is a ‘human rights’ approach to prostitution. For those who wish to genuinely support individuals in prostitution and porn, it's advisable to reconsider donating to these organizations. Instead, direct your support to NGOs that take a firm stance against prostitution and pornography.

Here is a compelling (but shortened) paragraph delving into NGOs advocating for the legalization of prostitution and the origins of this movement as discussed in Julie Bindel's book, 'The Pimping of Prostitution':

'On 8 March 2015, the journalist and eminent anti-trafficking activist Ruchira Gupta was on her way to the Apollo Theatre in New York, to give the keynote address as the Woman of Distinction Awardee at the non-governmental organisation Commission on Status of Women (CSW). Gupta was traveling with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women.

[...]

Women and government representatives from all over the world attend this event, and Gupta was thrilled to have been given this award because it was an acknowledgement from her peer group of the work she had been doing to end sex-trafficking.

Just before arriving at the Apollo, Gupta received an email from a committee member of the New York CSW telling her not to mention the word ‘prostitution’ in her speech. ‘I was aghast since my entire work was with prostituted women and my award was for that work’, Gupta said at the time.

Gupta emailed the committee member and asked how she could give a speech in which she did not represent the views of the members of her organisation? ‘[The woman who emailed me] replied that she had been asked by the Chief of Civil Society at UN Women to stop me from speaking about prostitution’, says Gupta. ‘This was bizarre. Why should an NGO body try to censor me and stop me from speaking about a subject for which they had given me an award?’

The reason soon became apparent to Gupta. The NGO had received money from an organisation that supports and profits from the sex trade. The Chief of Civil Society at UN Women had been circulating a letter, via her official UN Women email address, to all NGOs asking for prostitution to be legalised as ‘sex-work’, and pimping and brothel-keeping to be legalised as ‘employers’ of poor women.

Gupta recalls:

‘I went ahead and gave the speech I had prepared about how prostitution was an outcome of inequality and not a choice ’, says Gupta. ‘I said that the punishment of pimps, Johns and brothel-keepers was what prostituted women and their daughters in India desperately wanted. All they had was the law to protect them. [...] I pleaded for UN Women to punish those who buy and sell her and to invest in reducing her vulnerabilities. I reminded them the UN Declaration of Human Rights stood for protection of the weak and not the powerful.

At the end of her speech, Gupta received a rousing reception from the delegates, comprising feminist NGOs from every corner of the globe. But not everyone was happy with her. ‘Unfortunately, I saw the Chief of Civil Society whisper and walk away with the head of UN Women before I spoke’, says Gupta.'

Perhaps, it is not surprising that those NGOs, prioritizing money over human rights, now strongly advocate for complete decriminalization. This inclination may be influenced by the fact that organizations like UNAIDS and the WHO have their headquarters in Geneva, where a fully legalized prostitution system is in place. During her research on Switzerland's legalized prostitution system, Julie Bindel learned from a woman working in a Geneva-based human rights organization that her colleagues are active users of prostitution:

Friday night is known as ‘ho’ night. The men in my team literally brag about going to prostitutes. One of the roles in the team is to raise awareness about trafficking and irregular migration, but these guys go out and abuse them without any thought.

Engaging in sex buying while formulating policies on prostitution constitutes a clear conflict of interest. My understanding is that the purchase of sex by UN staff is already prohibited according to the UN Staff Regulations and Rules, as clarified in the Secretary-General's bulletin ST/SGB/2003/13.

Exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex, including sexual favours or other forms of humiliating, degrading or exploitative behaviour, is prohibited.

However, it seems that the these rules and regulations are not enforced, especially within certain UN bodies and subsidiaries located in Geneva, leading to a tendency for biased policy decisions. Naturally, individuals who purchase sex would favor an approach that legitimizes prostitution, as opposed to the Nordic Model, which criminalizes both sex buying and all forms of pimping.

By the way most of the major funding organizations supporting women's organizations, such as the Open Society Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mama Cash, and various UN bodies, have been influenced by lobbyists from the sex industry. As a result, these funding bodies typically do not allocate funds to organizations operating in this field unless they endorse complete decriminalization. Consequently, women's organizations not in favor of full decriminalization often face a lack of financial support, especially those in the global South who may lack resources for a website, making them relatively unknown on the international stage. These organizations heavily rely on donations from private citizens. So before you donate to an NGO, check where they stand on prostitution and porn.