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Egypt’s Human Development Index rose to 0.754 in 2023, reflecting steady progress, with improvements in education, health, and gender equality, says UNDP report.
The UN estimates that rebuilding Gaza and the occupied West Bank will require more than $53 billion over the next ten years, including $20 billion over the coming three years alone.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said that if the war in Gaza continues for a second month the poverty rate in Palestine will soar by 34 percent, thrusting nearly half a million additional people into poverty.
The Egyptian Red Crescent delivered 27 tons of medical aid to Sudan in collaboration with the UNDP, and through funding provided by the European Union.
Khalida Bouzar, assistant secretary-general and director of the UN Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States said the UNDP is keen to provide all forms of support to Egypt in implementing the National Strategy for Climate Change during the coming period.
The statement added that the initiative was implemented in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Madbouli's remarks came during his meeting with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner on the fringe of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) hosted by Tunis on August 27-28.
The United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] Resident Representative for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten Randi Davis said that she was “thrilled to learn that Maya Morsy will join the CEDAW committee.”
Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Alessandro Fracassetti congratulated Egypt, Thursday on releasing the national strategy for climate change.
Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad held a meeting via-videoconferencing with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme Wednesday.
Upper Egypt’s governorate of Qena witnessed a conference Wednesday to launch a $3 million-worth program aiming to empower girls socially and economically.
Talks also tackled improvement of the exchange of expertise and knowledge between Egypt and African countries.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi was handed the report, titled "Development: A Right for All, Egypt’s Pathways and Prospects."
UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt Elena Panova announced the UN support for Egypt, saying “We stand ready to partner with the Government of Egypt on the implementation of the Strategy.”
Khalida Bouzar, director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States, discussed with President of the Egyptian National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsy Egypt’s steps to enshrine women as indispensable partners.
Egypt participated in the United Nation’s Act Now Campaign, promoting individual climate-change actions. What did Egypt Promote?
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Enani convened on Thursday with Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Egypt Elena Panova, who recently assumed office.
Joining the program is achieved by winning a competition dubbed the Open Innovation Challenge for Persons with Disabilities.
Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat chaired the Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID) Board of Directors meeting on April 19, to evaluate the progress of the program and establish a way forward for the project’s Phase III - 2022-2026.
As part of this broader scope of work, UNDP and the Egyptian private equity Catalyst Private Equity (CPE) will put in practice an impact measurement towards the SDGs of private sector enterprises and private investments.
