Demographic change in Asia and the Pacific is happening at a rate the world has never seen. An explosion in the working age population and a fall in birth rates that took a century in Europe are happening here in just 30 years.
The UNDP Asia Pacific Bureau today announced a Twitter contest that awards the winners with an internship opportunity. This work experience is professional and academic in nature, offering insight into the substance and daily operations of the United Nations Development Programme world.
“We are really happy and also lucky to have learnt so much through this competition in terms of technique, business development, knowledge and so much more. We already have a plan for the product and intend to launch it in [the app] store by next January”.
UNDP’s current projects in Viet Nam stem directly from the organization’s comparative advantages as a global network and the lead coordinating agency of the United Nations system. With a worldwide policy network, UNDP helps Viet Nam gain access to state-of-the-art thinking about development challenges as well as to lessons learned in societies around the globe and varied opportunities for public and private support.
This manual aims to increase women’s representation in all levels of elections, thus realizing the target of a minimum 35 percent. It provides potential candidates with practical advice on everything from public speaking, preparing an action plan to engaging with media. The manual also includes a summary of the political system in Viet Nam, the candidate nomination process and the role of different agencies in the candidate selection and election process.
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