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UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has signed an agreement with Euronav to secure the purchase of a large vessel as part of a coordinated operation to remove more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast that threatens a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said the replacement vessel is now in drydock in China for modifications and regular maintenance before sailing to the Red Sea to be parked alongside the ...
UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
Source: IANS
10/03/2023 2:52:39 PM
OPPO India signs MoU with Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society to foster innovation and entrepreneurship OPPO India, a leading smartphone brand, has signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society (APIS), the State Nodal Agency for promoting the growth of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, to support deep tech startups in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The MoU was signed by Mr. Tasleem Arif, Vice President, India R&D Head, OPPO India, and Anil Kumar Tentu, Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society at the Global Investors Summit 2023, in the presence of Sri Gudivada Amar...
OPPO India signs MoU with Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society to foster innovation and entrepreneurship
OPPO India signs MoU with Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society to foster innovation and entrepreneurship
Source: PR Agency
7/03/2023 5:48:13 PM
Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP The United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and charities warning that a serious debt crisis is now taking hold in the poorest parts of the world. In a new report, the UNDP estimated that 54 countries, accounting for more than half of the world’s poorest people, now needed immediate debt relief to avoid even more extreme poverty and give them a chance of dealing with climate change. "A serious debt crisis is unfolding acro...
Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP
Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP
Source: Reuters
11/10/2022 4:25:51 PM
Digital United Nations ecosystem for sustainable world in new way The UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0 was launched at day one of the Nature for Life Hub that is a free, open-source platform that enables governments and others to access state-of-the-art maps and data on nature, climate change, and human development in new ways to generate insight for nature and sustainable development. Developed jointly by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and the Secretariat of the UN Biodiversity ...
Digital United Nations ecosystem for sustainable world in new way
Digital United Nations ecosystem for sustainable world in new way
Source: IANS
5/10/2021 2:18:07 PM
APAC countries may witness uneven pace of recovery Countries in the Asia Pacific region may witness an uneven pace of recovery wherein some economies may revive faster than others, according to a report by Asian Development Bank, UNDP and UNESCAP. Noting that the Covid-19 pandemic is an asymmetric shock it said that countries have been affected differently and the result may be greater economic divergence both within and between countries in the region. "Without concerted and collaborative policy actions, there is a real risk of a ...
APAC countries may witness uneven pace of recovery
APAC countries may witness uneven pace of recovery
Source: IANS
26/04/2021 9:17:41 AM
`Conducive policies required for growth of altnernate energy` The Centre needs to provide a conducive policy environment to encourage the private sector's participation in the alternate energy segment to support the sector's growth, said Karanraj Chaudri, Advisor, Social Impact Investments at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for India and South-Asia. "To achieve the government's target of 450 GW of renewable resources and alternative energy by 2030, it must encourage private sector participation by creating a conducive pol...
`Conducive policies required for growth of altnernate energy`
`Conducive policies required for growth of altnernate energy`
Source: IANS
27/01/2021 9:25:57 AM