Flaws in India's tsunami warning system

UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS

The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

People's participation

CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response

Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3 

City with a new concept

Half-hearted democracy

UNDP's Human Development Report 2002 offers a link between politics and development

Uncertain times: What UN human development report warns us about

Uncertainty threatens lives of people and future of the planet in unpredictable ways

3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park

Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season

News Snippets

UNDP administrator pushes for forest protection for sustainable development at Davos

‘Commodity production without deforestation a win-win situation’

Ebola-hit countries to get additional US $5 billion for speedy recovery

Amount pledged at two-day global Ebola meet in New York

Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report

3 million children below five died in 2010 alone

UNDP-UNEP initiative help African countries move towards green economy

Governments focus on public resource allocation for pro-poor sustainability

Twenty-six countries commit US $560 million for UN development work

India pledges $9.28 million

Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN

Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report

New UN report gives recommendations to improve human development in Asia-Pacific

Proposes green growth approach, among others

Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?

Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing countries

Poverty high in Ghana, but so is school enrollment

Households claim improvement in living conditions over last 10 years

Legal framework can strengthen HIV response: UNDP administrator

Discriminatory policies hamper access to HIV services

Direct cash transfers reduce risk of exposure to HIV, says UNDP report

Cash payments help tackle poverty and improve access to education and healthcare

Nearly half of Liberia’s workforce not working since start of Ebola: World Bank

Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka

Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015

Jairam Ramesh proposes making rural job scheme less labour-intensive

Revised MGNREGS guidelines to be finalised end of this week