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• The Prime Minister of Bhutan launches nature-based products Apr 5, 2018

  The Honourable Prime Minister, Lyonchen Dasho Tshering Tobgay launched nine nature-based products today at the Taj Tashi, Thimphu. The products were anti-wrinkle cream, massage balm, liniment, massage oil, perfume, soaps, and hand sanitizer to support sustainable rural livelihoods.

• Statement by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner on International Human Rights Day (10 December 2017) Dec 11, 2017

  Human beings are born free and equal, both in rights and in dignity. This is the fundamental principle enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This ideal is as relevant and as pressing today as it was almost seventy years ago, when nations emerged from the shadow of the Second World War and together vowed to protect the rights, and dignity, of all people.

• New Issue Brief calls for greater inaclusion and access to information for people with print disabilities in Asia-Pacific Dec 3, 2017

  New Issue Brief calls for greater inaclusion and access to information for people with print disabilities in Asia-Pacific

• Administrator’s Statement on World AIDS Day Nov 30, 2017
• Startup Weekend Thimphu on Ecotourism Nov 17, 2017

  Startup Weekend Thimphu on Ecotourism from 24th November to 26th November 2017 at Namgay Heritage Hotel, Thimphu Bhutan

• Bhutan launches Vulnerability Baseline Assessment Report Oct 31, 2017

  Bhutan launches Vulnerability Baseline Assessment Report

• Access to water paramount to eradicating poverty in Bhutan Oct 17, 2017

  On October 17th, 1987, the world witnessed an unprecedented show of solidarity. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Paris to advocate for the voices of the people living in poverty to be heard. Today’s celebration of the International Day to Eradicate Poverty (IDEP) is one manifestation of their success.

• A municipal review of HIV and rights programmes and services for men who have sex with men and transgender people in Thimphu Oct 8, 2017

  This Thimphu city review of HIV and rights-based programmes for men who have sex with men and transgender people was undertaken in a partnership between the Government of Bhutan and the United Nations Development Programme. It was conducted in 2014-2015 as part of the broader UNDP-led initiative that examined HIV and rights programmes and services for men who have sex with men and transgender people in seven South Asian cities. The review aims to inform and strengthen Thimphu’s municipal HIV and rights responses for these vulnerable key populations. As people move between rural and urban settings in Bhutan there is a need to understand their current state of health and vulnerabilities in order to cater to their basic rights and provide services that meet their needs. Government and community leaders were crucial to the review process as they provided valuable inputs that informed the recommendations. The need for increased information and research is imperative given the growing urbanization in Bhutan

• Find Adaptive Solutions to New Problems Jan 13, 2017
• UNDP-GEF helping restore landslide-prone Rinchending through the NAPA II Project Jan 13, 2017