UNDP

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  • UNDP welcomes new contribution from Japan to strengthen wetland management, climate resilience in Iran 2024-12-01 13:00

    UNDP welcomes contribution from Japan to strengthen wetland management, climate resilience in Iran

    TEHRAN – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Islamic Republic of Iran has received a generous contribution of JPY 690,000,000 from the Government of Japan to enhance wetland management and strengthen climate resilience in Lake Urmia, Shadegan, Parishan, and Anzali wetlands.

  • UNDP provides Iran with autoclaves for medical waste management 2024-07-09 16:06

    UNDP provides Iran with autoclaves for medical waste management

    TEHRAN - In a significant move to strengthen Iran’s national healthcare waste management capabilities, the United Nations Development Programme has installed seven autoclaves in five provinces to safely manage the medical waste in the country.

  • UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women 2024-03-27 14:16

    UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women

    TEHRAN - Over the years, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, in collaboration with both national and international partners, has taken significant steps in empowering women economically through various initiatives.

  • Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards, finds UNDP 2024-03-15 11:31

    Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP

    NEW YORK - Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale.

  • UNDP urges swift action to advance Asia-Pacific's human development 2023-11-07 15:52

    UNDP urges swift action to advance Asia-Pacific's human development

    The Asia-Pacific region is lurching towards an era of unmet aspirations, worsening inequalities, and a steady erosion of democratic spaces. Rising global tensions, new technologies, and existential threats linked to climate change threaten to disrupt improvements in well-being the region has seen in past decades, says a new report from the United Nations Development Programme.

  • ‘Hamoun wetland revival will proceed even without UNDP co-op’ 2023-11-01 15:50

    ‘Hamoun wetland revival will proceed even without UNDP co-op’

    TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Ali Salajeqeh, has said the restoration of Hamoun International Wetland will go on even without the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) cooperation.

  • A Journey of renewed hope 2023-10-14 16:06

    By Claudio Providas, UNDP Iran Resident Representative

    A journey of renewed hope

    As the time draws near for me to bid farewell to Iran after a remarkable four-and-a-half-year journey, I find myself reflecting on the myriad of experiences, opportunities, and challenges that have shaped my life in this beautiful country.

  • UNDP-Japan project saves 27% of water for irrigation 2023-07-02 15:36

    UNDP-Japan project saves 27% of water for irrigation

    TEHRAN - Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP), a joint initiative between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Japan, has so far led to 27 percent water saving for irrigation in the country.

  • UNDP director wraps up four-day visit to Iran 2023-06-30 15:08

    UNDP director wraps up four-day visit to Iran

    TEHRAN – Ms. Kanni Wignaraja, the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) visited Iran on June 17-20.

  • UNDP director releases rehabilitated bird 2023-06-21 16:00

    UNDP director releases rehabilitated bird

    Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, releases a rehabilitated bird during a visit to Salehieh wetland, northcentral Alborz province, on June 20.

  • UNDP supports Iran’s plan to deal with SDSs 2023-06-20 15:38

    UNDP supports Iran’s plan to deal with SDSs

    TEHRAN - Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, has said the United Nations supports Iran’s plan to deal with sand and dust storms.

  • UNDP takes major step to prevent catastrophic oil spill in Red Sea  2023-04-24 16:27

    UNDP takes major step to prevent catastrophic oil spill in Red Sea 

    TEHRAN – In the latest critical step towards preventing a massive oil spill off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, the global leading maritime services company Boskalis’s support vessel Ndeavor will sail en route to the Red Sea in the coming hours. 

  • UNDP continues supporting women with disabilities in Iran 2023-03-11 17:14

    UNDP continues supporting women with disabilities in Iran

    TEHRAN - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its projects across the country continues to work with national and international partners to address the socio-economic needs of vulnerable groups, especially women with disabilities.

  • دریاچه ارومیه 2022-07-20 17:15

    Some $10m allocated to Lake Urmia revival plan

    TEHRAN – A budget of 3 trillion rials (about $10 million) has been allocated to accelerate the progress of the Lake Urmia restoration program.

  • agriculture 2021-12-14 15:20

    Iran to expand agricultural co-op with intl. organizations

    TEHRAN – Director-general of the Iranian Agricultural Ministry's International Affairs Office has said the ministry is going to expand cooperation with specialized international organizations through United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).