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HIV/AIDS: Key interventions and progress so far
5 months ago

HIV/AIDS: Key interventions and progress so far

The Hindu  

From July 22 to July 26, Munich plays host to AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, also accessible virtually to participants across the globe. A recent report revealed that between the 1970s and 1990s, more than 30,000 people were infected with HIV, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B after receiving contaminated blood and blood products imported from the U.S. — …

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India among top countries with high income, wealth inequality: UNDP report
1 year, 1 month ago

India among top countries with high income, wealth inequality: UNDP report

Live Mint  

India has emerged among top countries with high income and wealth inequality but the share of the population living in multidimensional poverty fell from 25 to 15 per cent between 2015-16 and 2019-21, the UNDP said in a new report. Despite these successes, poverty remains persistently concentrated in states that are home to 45 per cent of the country's population …

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Over half of Sri Lanka’s population ‘multidimensionally vulnerable’: UNDP study
1 year, 3 months ago

Over half of Sri Lanka’s population ‘multidimensionally vulnerable’: UNDP study

The Hindu  

The crushing economic crisis in Sri Lanka last year has left more than half of the island’s population “multidimensionally vulnerable”, according to a national citizens’ survey led by the United Nations Development Programme. GROUND ZERO | In Sri Lanka, a long and rocky road to economic recovery The findings of UNDP’s study, carried out in partnership with the ‘Citra Social …

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What does UNDP’s ‘Gender Social Norms Index’ report mean for Inda?
1 year, 6 months ago

What does UNDP’s ‘Gender Social Norms Index’ report mean for Inda?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 19, 2023 18:51 IST - 4 MINS READ The 2023 Gender Social Norms Index report, released by the United Nations Development Programme on June 12, highlights that nine out of ten men and women worldwide hold biases against women. The Great Indian bias According to the latest UNDP report, over 99.22 per cent of people in India …

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Welfare measures shielded people from inflation impact: Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 5 months ago

Welfare measures shielded people from inflation impact: Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

The welfare measures announced by the Central government—food security measures and cash transfers—have been effective in shielding the vulnerable sections of the society from the inflation impact, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday citing a United Nations Development Programme report on inflation-led poverty. The report named India, the US, France, Japan and China among the countries that had low …

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Afghanistan teeters on brink of universal poverty; 97% population could be affected by mid-2022: UN
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan teeters on brink of universal poverty; 97% population could be affected by mid-2022: UN

Firstpost  

Foreign reserves now cover just one week of imports, which the country is heavily reliant on for oil, food and machinery United Nations: Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of “universal poverty” that could become a reality in the middle of next year unless urgent efforts are made to bolster local communities and their economies, the United Nations development agency …

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Afghanistan on the brink of universal poverty: UN
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan on the brink of universal poverty: UN

Al Jazeera  

The UNDP says prolonged drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and political upheaval could cause Afghanistan’s poverty rate to soar to 97 percent by mid-2022. About 97 percent of Afghanistan’s population may sink below the poverty line unless the country’s political and economic crises are addressed, the United Nations has warned. In a report released on Thursday, the United Nations Development Programme …

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Getting SDGs back on track: A conversation with UNDP’s Steiner
3 years, 6 months ago

Getting SDGs back on track: A conversation with UNDP’s Steiner

Al Jazeera  

When the world embarked on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals back in 2015, there was an air of optimism as nations committed to hitting 169 targets by 2030. Warning that the world faces a development emergency, he says the Achilles heel of the global economic recovery is the growing number of countries facing vaccine disparity and debt distress. He …

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