United Nations Development Programme in
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan’s first-ever Environmental Short Film Contest
5 June 2016, Kabul – Today is World Environment Day and here in Afghanistan we celebrated with the country’s first-ever Environmental Short Film Contest. Organized by UNDP in partnership with Saba TV and the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), the contest aimed to raise awareness and encourage action to tackle environmental challenges facing Afghanistan
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Thank, you EU! Power for Panjshir
Panjshir, 19 April 2015 — Before 2015, Pyawasht village in Panjshir had no electricity. Doctors stumbled over mountain roads to reach their patients, kids couldn’t study after sundown, and women gave birth in the dark.
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Fastest Population Shift In History Means Make Or Break For Asia-Pacific
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.
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UNDP to Launch Report on People-Centered Development in Asia-Pacific
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.
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Once Were Hunters – Now Conservationists
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.
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24 feb
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Choices! All of UNDP Afghanistan in 2 minutes (VIDEO)
Photobook
Development Sustained by Nature
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.
About Us
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.
