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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded on November 27 in Turkmenistan’s capital, with more than 50 countries endorsing the 'Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations,' with a view to supporting cleaner, greener transportation – from local transit systems to worldwide multimodal networks, the UN News Centre reports. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Nazarbayev University in Astana on November 21 hosted a round-table meeting which explored the theme “Policy and Research for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kazakhstan”. The meeting was part of a series of other events that raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), enabling countries to tailor the Goals to their needs. The meeting was organized by Nazarbayev University, United Nations Development Programme, National Analytical Centre and Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Committee on ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation will hold its first session from 5 to 7 October in Bangkok, we are publishing the following OP-ED on closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific, written by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UN ESCAP, in the lead up to the event: Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Turkmen State Committee for Nature Protection and Land Management promote sustainable urban development in Turkmenistan. The topic is important as the country is actively developing its urban infrastructure, which is one of the sustainable development goals. In Turkmenistan, the number of urban population exceeded rural in 2014, and this trend is accelerating, Mark Chao, UNDP International Expert on Energy, Environment and Climate Change, said in an interview with UNDP Turkmenistan. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Governments of Tajikistan and Japan on September 7 signed a new, four year project that is expected to benefit people in Tajikistan and Afghanistan (Badakhshan, Takhar and Kunduz Provinces) through strengthening the two countries’ disaster risk reduction and response capacities and the promotion of cross-border cooperation with Afghanistan to improve disaster response in line with the call under the latest “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue, UNDP Tajikistan reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, the United Nations Development Programme, the Government of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency on 19 August launched a pilot project of Kazakhstan’s ODA aimed at expanding economic independence and rights of Afghan women and entitled “Promoting Kazakhstan’s ODA Cooperation with Afghanistan”. The project will mark Kazakhstan’s first international cooperation for Afghanistan in the framework of national system of Official Development Assistance (ODA), while it helps Kazakhstan to strengthen its ability to administer its future ODA. The project is financed by the Government of Japan through the UNDP-Japan Partnership Fund, UNDP Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
