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| | The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an important partner of the Government of Pakistan for achieving national development goals and international commitments including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UNDP's works with the Government, civil society and development partners in four broad programmatic areas; Poverty Reduction and Gender, Democratic Governance, Energy and Environment and Crisis Prevention and Recovery. |
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Highlights | | UN and partners call for US $ 543 million in humanitarian relief
for Pakistan’s displaced | | [Islamabad, 22 May 2009] Fleeing from intensified insecurity in Pakistan’s northwest provinces, some 1.7 million displaced people have been registered since early May and are now either living in relief camps or with host families. Traumatized by their journey, and leaving with virtually nothing, these vulnerable men, women, and children arein urgent need of food rations, safe water supply, medical assistance and shelter from soaring temperatures.
The United Nations System agencies and humanitarian partners, including Pakistani NGOs, INGOs, and the Federal and Provincial authorities, are working together to ensure we get relief to people as quickly and effectively as possible, and sustain services to them over the coming months.
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1st December, 2008 |
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UNDP and the Government to collaborate on low-cost housing in Sindh
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The United Nations Development Programme signed a cost sharing agreement with the Government of Sindh to the tune of Rs. 173 million (US $ 2.3 million). This support has been committed by the Government of Sindh to construct low cost, energy efficient and earthquake-resistant model houses called ‘Benazir’ in districts of Badin, Thatha and coastal areas of Karachi.
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What UNDP does in Pakistan
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UNDP helps improve the living conditions of the poor and disadvantaged through policy advice and on-the-ground actions. It supports research to formulate pro-poor policies and programmes. UNDP helps the government establish systems to monitor the MDG's that Pakistan has committed to achieve by 2015. The community-based programmes increase livelihood opportunities through the optimum use of natural, physical, financial and human resources. UNDP promotes gender equality by strengthening national partner institutions to support women's advancement and advocates for an enhanced role of women in the political, social and economic arena.
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The link between human development and the quality of governance is at the core of development issues in Pakistan and will be crucial to Pakistan's ability to achieve the MDGs. UNDP helps governance institutions such as the Parliament and the Election Commission of Pakistan become strong and credible to enable them to respond better to the needs of the Pakistani citizens. Public services at local levels are improved by UNDP's efforts to support devolution, police reforms and better community access to quality public services such as health and education.
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UNDP offers policy advice to the Government on environmental issues while engaging civil society and communities to address these issues at the grass roots. Core areas of intervention include natural resources management; urban development, biodiversity and climate change. UNDP has supported the formulation & implementation of the National Environmental Action Plan and environmental mainstreaming in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
|  | | UNDP deals with humanitarian crises and natural disasters. It monitors emergency situations and has undertaken recovery activities in disasters such as droughts, floods and earthquakes. In the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake, UNDP’s programmes with the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority reached out to the 9 affected earthquake-districts. The response was a combination of aid coordination, infrastructure support and training.
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About Pakistan The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is located the area where South Asia converges with Middle East and Central Asia. The country has a 1,046 kilometre (650 miles) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Iran and Afghanistan in the west, India in the east and China in the northeast.
Pakistan’s people and traditions reflect a mixture of many varied cultural influences. Although the modern Pakistani state was founded in 1947, it is home to one of the earliest known human civilizations, the Indus Valley civilization, dating back at least 5000 years.
Pakistan’s economic lifeline and main source of water is the Indus River. Since as far back Indus Valley civilization, the people of this area have settled near the river and used it for agricultural and transportation purposes. The agricultural sector still dominates Pakistan’s economy. The country is one of the world’s largest cotton producers, with cotton being one of its primary export earners. Other significant exports include rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs. |  | |
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