UNDP Resident Representative a.i., Ms. Anne Marie Sloth Carlsen visited one of UNDP project sites in Golestan province on 2-3 May.
Annually, since 2014, Japan has been providing a grant of US$ 1 million to UNDP supporting their efforts to contribute to the restoration of Lake Urmia.
The Government of Japan has generously contributed another US$ 1 million to UNDP Iran.
The project main target is to phase-down and ultimately phase-out the use in Iran of HCFCs to comply with the Montreal Protocol’s controlling targets through a harmonized national strategy.
The goal of the project is to enhance the sustainability of Iran’s wetland protected areas and conserve its globally significant biodiversity
Iran was the 54th country that joined the GEF and it has recently finished the GEF5 funding phase and is starting GEF6.
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2016 Human Development Report
In past decades, there has been significant gains in human development levels in almost every country; but millions of people have not benefited from this progress. Who has been left behind and why? The Human Development Report 2016 ’Human Development for Everyone’ looks into these two questions. It identifies recognizes that in every society certain groups are far more likely to suffer disadvantages than others and identifies deep-rooted, and often unmeasured, barriers to development.
Together for Health: The Islamic Republic of Iran with the Global Fund and UNDP
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UNDP is committed to ending poverty once and for all. UNDP was founded in 1965 and its Headquarters is located in New York. UNDP has had a representative office in Iran since 1966 and has – during all this time – worked closely with its major development partners – the Government, local councils, civil society, academic institutions, and the private sector – to promote sustainable human development in the country.
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About Iran
80 Million
Population
85%
Adult Literacy Rate
0.774
Human Dev. Index (2015)
$16,395
GNI Per Capita