#Baghlan rebuilds after #AfghanistanFloods . UNDP Afghanistan UN Afghanistan supporting temp shelters, community kitchens, basic supplies for income+ immediate needs. Int'l support urgently needed Raffaella Iodice Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan Asian Development Bank Republic of Korea Mission to the UN🇰🇷🇺🇳 Norway MFA KfW Development Bank Sweden in Afghanistan Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

#Interview : Assistant Secretary-General Wignaraja also traveled to the Khumbu region in Solukhumbu to inspect glacial lakes at high risk of outburst, including Imja Lake, where the UNDP, together with the Government of Nepal and Global Environment Facility has worked to mitigate…

Aggressive #ClimateChange causing brutally devastating flash floods in #Afghanistan . More lives, livelihoods, livestock destroyed. Investments in climate-ready infrastructure needed. UNDP Afghanistan & partners to support communities in #Baglan recover from loss of homes, income, farms.

🔴Breaking: Flash floods ravage #Afghanistan , killing more than 300 people in Baghlan and destroying more than 1000 houses.

This has been one of many floods over the last few weeks, due to unusually heavy rainfall. WFP is now distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors.

Happy #EuropeDay ! 🎉 Here's to 20 years of fruitful partnerships! 🤝✨ #EU #UNDP
@undpeu
EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺
🇪🇺EU at UN-NY
EUinAfghanistan Raffaella Iodice Stephen 'Ngenzi' Rodriques

During UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Regional meeting hosted in #Kathmandu #Nepal ,
the ASG & Director UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja met with the Rt H'ble PM ☭ Comrade Prachanda & exchanged on @UNDP & #Nepal collaboration since 1963 on #HumanDevelopment
#Climate , #Youth #Livelihoods #Mountains #Tourism

Watch United Nations Assistant Secretary-General & Regional Director for United NationsDPAsiapac, @KanniWignaraja in conversation with Nasim Zehra and 24 News HD. Reflecting on human development in Pakistan through governance and economic recovery, digital transformation, women's economic empowerment,…

Maleeha Lodhi reviews #UNDPinPakistan ’s latest #NHDR “Doing Digital for Development' in Arab News Pakistan highlighting the report’s key finding of a strong correlation between districts' higher levels of digital adoption & better human development outcomes. 🔗bit.ly/3xXQuav

Hovering over glaciers at #Imja lake #Nepal
Where UNDP in Nepal Nepal Flood Alert! नेपाल बाढी सूचना!
Nepali Army carried out
Lake lowering at 5000+m
With ASG Kanni Wignaraja
Amrit Rai
#Everest #Glaciers
#GLOF
Global Environment Facility (GEF)

UN ASG Kanni Wignaraja visited Imja Lake, one of the high-risk lakes for #GLOF , & observed how UN Development+🇳🇵Govt, with support from Global Environment Facility (GEF), constructed a channel to lower the lake by 3.4 m, reducing the risk of an outburst, subsequently saving lives in the downstream communities.

'Everyone in Pakistan has the right to quality healthcare,' said the United Nations's Assistant Secretary-General & United NationsDP's Regional Director for United NationsDPasiapac, @KanniWignaraja, during her visit to the Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) center at the Civil Hospital, Karachi. These centers provide…

4 out of every 10 people worldwide live in countries where governments spend more on debt interest payments than on education or health.

Money is flowing in the wrong direction — from the countries who need it to the countries who don’t.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

@KanniWignaraja, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General & United NationsDP Regional Director for United NationsDPAsiaPacific, & @SamuelRizk, Resident Representative, UNDP 🇵🇰 met with the Honourable Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb at @FinanceGovPK for an exchange on the regional & national…

During a field visit to Urak & Hanna Tehsils in #Quetta , our United Nations Assistant Secretary-General & United NationsDP Regional Director United NationsDPasiapac, @KanniWignaraja, emphasizes the critical importance of resilient recovery in flood-affected areas.

With support from KfW Development Bank, #UNDPinPakistan …

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah met with UNDP Assistant Secretary General Ms Kanni Wignaraja Kanni Wignaraja at CM House to discuss Flood Recovery program and UNDP portfolio.

Delegates from UNDP Pakistan Kanni Wignaraja met with Chief Minister's Office Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti to discuss ongoing and future development projects in Balochistan. Addressing challenges like environmental changes and floods, the Chief Minister stressed the importance of working…

Oxygen is vital for procedures like surgery and #COVID19 treatment. In partnership with Government of Pakistan and The Global Fund, #UNDPinPakistan is installing 36 oxygen plants at public hospitals to enhance access to health services and better prepare for future #pandemics . Today,…

With only 17% literacy among rural women, Balochistan has some of the lowest female literacy rates in Pakistan. #UNDPinPakistan is supporting Govt. of Balochistan to rehabilitate 43 schools in 4 districts, benefiting 8,000 students (mostly girls) with improved education facilities.…

In her mission to Pakistan, United Nations Assistant Secretary General & United NationsDPasiapac Regional Director @KanniWignaraja and #UNDPinPakistan Resident Representative @SamuelRizk met with Commandant of the Police Training College Quetta, Deputy Inspector General Ashfaq Alam Khan and visited…

In a meeting with Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General & United NationsDP Regional Director for United NationsDPasiapac, @KanniWignaraja appreciated the longstanding cooperation between Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan and #UNDPinPakistan , reaffirming UNDP's commitment…