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World
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Region
3/5/2023 9:50:41 AM
A top UN official has warned that "urgent" measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at risk of default.
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Business
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Economy
12/29/2022 12:45:38 PM
Africa needs over $100 billion every year through 2030 to make progress in climate change mitigation and adaptation, Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Analysis and Research at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Africa Raymond Gilpin told Ahram Online.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/15/2022 11:24:55 PM
The four-pillar Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace initiative was launched at the COP27 this week in a bid to create synergies between climate change and peace-building.
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Business
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Energy
11/13/2022 11:16:05 PM
Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a number of local and international partners to promote the use of small solar energy plants at archaeological sites and museums.
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Egypt
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Defence
10/13/2022 7:02:49 PM
The Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) hosted a three-day training course to educate Arab peacekeepers on gender-responsive peace operations.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
9/27/2022 8:14:00 PM
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Union, the Embassy of Denmark, the Embassy of Switzerland, and the African Climate Foundation (ACF) have signed a $6.2 million agreement on a project to support Egypt’s presidency of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), a statement by the UN said on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/6/2022 9:44:04 PM
Momentum is building ahead of the UN COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/5/2022 10:49:36 PM
Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s foreign minister and president designate of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), discussed preparations for the conference as well as cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP’s Regional Bureau for the Arab States Khalida Bouzar.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/24/2022 3:11:36 PM
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Savola Foods company in order to advance Egypt’s Vision 2030 and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the areas of climate change adaptation and food security.
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Egypt
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Health
8/10/2022 12:15:29 PM
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will provide Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population with a grant worth $11.2 million to support patients suffering from HIV and tuberculosis as well as to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
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World
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International
7/7/2022 12:33:23 PM
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report Thursday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
6/10/2022 6:58:00 PM
In his first interview since taking office, UNDP Resident Representative in Egypt Alessandro Fracassetti explains to Al-Ahram Weekly the organisation’s efforts to support Egypt in its development projects, including on adapting to climate change and improving environmental protection.
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Business
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Economy
5/25/2022 3:42:35 PM
From soaring debt to the Ukraine war's impact on food and energy prices, the world is facing "multiple crises", the head of the United Nations Development Programme told AFP.
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World
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Region
5/18/2022 9:01:09 PM
A new 10 million US dollars grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Beirut port explosions on the neighboring population and support Beirut's reconstruction, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.
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World
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Region
3/27/2022 6:00:17 PM
War-torn Yemen faces an "extremely troubling outlook" after a serious escalation between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, the head of the United Nations Development Programme warned on Sunday.
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Business
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Economy
12/23/2021 5:03:09 PM
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat met on Thursday with Alessandro Fracassetti, resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to chart the new roadmap for the Strategic Partnership Framework 2023-2027 and assess the results of the 2018-2022 Partnership Framework.
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World
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International
11/25/2021 12:23:05 PM
The international Red Cross said Thursday that Swiss diplomat and international worker Mirjana Spoljaric Egger would be its next president, and the first woman to lead the organisation.
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Business
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Economy
11/10/2021 12:04:37 PM
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Alessandro Fracassetti as the new resident representative of the programme in Egypt, the UNDP announced on Tuesday.
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Opinion
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9/23/2021 9:28:00 AM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/22/2021 1:11:00 PM
This year’s Egypt Human Development Report points out areas where work is needed, while recognising efforts made towards meeting commitments in the 2014 constitution and the UN SDGs
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