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CENTRAL ASIA: UN calls for special envoy to the region
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BISHKEK, 8 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - In a new report published this week, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for the creation of the post of Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Central Asia in an effort to boost regional cooperation and reduce poverty in the region.Full report
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CENTRAL ASIA: Asian Development Bank to boost regional cooperation
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ANKARA, 25 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday it has allocated US $952 million to supporting regional cooperation in Central Asia over the next three years. The Manila-based ADB said the package was part of an updated strategy for its Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) programme. Full report
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TAJIKISTAN: Exhibition highlights UN’s work
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DUSHANBE, 24 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - A photo exhibition highlighting United Nations activities in Tajikistan is under way in the capital, Dushanbe, as the world organisation marked its 60th anniversary on Monday.Full report
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PAKISTAN: Water shortage demands urgent attention
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ISLAMABAD, 7 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Despite a normal wet season over the summer months, Pakistan faces a possible 17 percent water shortage during the upcoming cropping season from October to March next year, the country’s leading water regulatory authority has announced.Full report
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PAKISTAN: Lack of status contributing to poverty in northern areas
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ISLAMABAD, 9 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - Pakistan's leading independent rights body expressed grave concern this week over the poor humanitarian situation across remote parts of northern Pakistan. Full report
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IRAN: UNDP to tackle depletion of land and water resources
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TEHRAN, 29 Jul 2005 (IRIN) - The Iranian government has recently signed a project with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help it tackle the depletion of land and water resources by adopting community-based methods.Full report
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AFGHANISTAN: Interview with rural development minister
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KABUL, 4 Jul 2005 (IRIN) - Most of rural Afghanistan continues to suffer from food insecurity and a lack of government input. In an exclusive interview with IRIN, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, said that despite billions of dollars worth of reconstruction over three years, rural areas continue to face huge challenges.Full report
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TAJIKISTAN: Poverty reduction initiative announced
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DUSHANBE, 26 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - A new initiative to reduce poverty in Tajikistan was announced on Sunday by President Emomali Rakhmonov, the day one day before National Reconciliation and Consent Day, a public holiday marking the end of the civil war that ravaged the former Soviet republic between 1992 and 1997. Full report
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UZBEKISTAN: Locust invasion causes havoc in the south
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KASHKADARYA, 23 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Locusts are causing havoc in the southern Uzbek province of Kashkadarya, where farmers and local authorities they have been unsuccessfully fighting the harmful insects since April, while they have destroying large swathes of cotton and grain crops.Full report
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PAKISTAN: Landslide risk high in northern areas
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ISLAMABAD, 3 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Pakistan's northern parts are under high risk of landsliding and flash floods as the temperature would rise in the coming days of June. The areas have received 30 percent to 40 percent above normal winter rains and snowfall earlier this year, according to meteorologists. Full report
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