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The report, entitled “Shaping the Future: How Changing Demographics Can Power Human Development”, notes that Asia-Pacific countries now have more working-aged people and fewer dependents than at any point in history, providing a springboard for growth. Region-wide, 68 percent of people are of working age and only 32 percent are dependents.
14 April 2016 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today that it will launch its new human development report “Shaping the Future: How Changing Demographics Can Power Human Development,” on April 26 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
17 March 2016, Kabul – Daud killed his first ibex when he was only 12 years old. His father would wake him up in the middle of the night to go hunting, and they’d set out together in the dark, Daud so afraid that his hands would shake. Later on, he’d learn to kill with calm efficiency.
UNDP is working in Afghanistan’s first national park to protect the environment and provide sustainable jobs. See what we are doing, meet some of the locals, and check out the animals and scenery in this photobook.
UNDP is the Development Programme of the United
UNDP has been working in Afghanistan continuously since 1966 in close partnership with government, civil society and other national and international partners.