UNICEFAround 3 in 4 youth lack skills needed for employment, new report says Ahead of World Youth Skills Day, UNICEF and the Education Commission call for urgent investment to address the global learning and skills crisis NEW YORK, (VOM) – Nearly three quarters of young people aged 15 to 24 in 92 countries with available...
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UNITED NATIONSSECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE THE SECRETARY-GENERALMESSAGE ON WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY Today, we highlight the importance of transforming youth skills for the future of work.Young people are disproportionately impacted by interlinked global crises, from climate change to conflicts to persistent poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these fragilities. In 2020 alone, youth employment fell by 39...
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and UNDP organize a policy seminar on Pakistan’s Debt Management Portfolio Islamabad, (VOM) — Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Affairs Division (EAD), and UNDP Pakistan hosted a policy seminar, on the “Global Economic Situation and Effective Debt Management Strategies”. The seminar facilitated expert discussion and policy recommendations for Pakistan to effectively...
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UNITED NATIONSSECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGETHE SECRETARY-GENERALMESSAGE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE DAY 2022 GENEVA (VOM) : There is no higher calling than serving others.Each year on United Nations Public Service Day, we honour those women and men around the world who proudly dedicate their ideas, innovations and energies to serving their communities and humankind.As this year’s theme reminds us,...
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UNDP Pakistan appoints Fawad Khan as its National Goodwill Ambassador Islamabad (VOM) —UNDP Pakistan has appointed acclaimed actor Mr. Fawad Khan as its National Goodwill Ambassador. UNDP’s Goodwill Ambassadors are inspirational individuals who serve as spokespersons to uphold the United Nations Charter and the Sustainable Development Goals.The launching ceremony took place, where UNDP Pakistan’s Resident...
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UNDP delegate on ensuring political participation of Pakistani Women. Islamabad (VOM) : Ms. Nilofar Bakhtiar, Chairperson NCSW, holds a meeting with UNDP delegate on ensuring political participation of Pakistani Women. The meeting was attended by United Nations (UN) Electoral Needs Assessment Mission (NAM), and primarily focused on bringing Election Commission of Pakistan and...
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UNDP and NCSW conduct the last of the regional consultations on Gender and Climate Change in Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad, (VOM) —Given recurrent natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones, Pakistan has been ranked as one of the top ten countries most affected by climate change in the past 20 years. From 2000 to 2019, Pakistan...
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UNDP Pakistan launches documentary “Pakistan: Places, Faces, Voices” ahead of International Mother Language Day Islamabad, (VOM) —UNDP Pakistan launched its documentary titled “Pakistan: Places, Faces, Voices” ahead of International Mother Language Day today. The launch and screening took place at the Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival, organised by Indus Cultural Forum and Pakistan Academy of...
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6 in 7 people worldwide plagued by feelings of insecurity, reports UNDP New York (VOM) : Global development progress does not automatically lead to a greater sense of security, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on human security released. New data and analysis in the report, New Threats to Human Security...
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UNDP Pakistan and NCSW host consultations in Sindh to discuss climate change impacts on women Karachi, (VOM)—Although the worsening climate crisis threatens and affects all humanity, climate change impacts are not gender or wealth neutral but have deeper sociological repercussions too. Given existing gender inequalities resulting from gender discrimination, women remain the worst affected...