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<title>UN Bhutan 2009 Resident Coordinator Annual Report 2009</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/UN-Bhutan-2009-Resident-Coordinator-Annual-Report-2009.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The country’s 10th Five-year Plan (2008-2013) was approved by the Parliament in January 2009. With a total budget outlay of Nu 148.074 billion (equivalent to USD 3.174 billion), the Plan aims to achieve Poverty Reduction, Enhanced Democratic Local Governance and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery. A new feature compared to the 9th Plan is a strategic framework to reduce poverty via vitalizing industry, rural-urban development, infrastructure, investment in human capital and good governance. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 05:18:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>UNDP Bhutan Annual Report 2008-2009</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/UNDP-Bhutan-Annual-Report-2008-2009.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The 2008-2009 biennium has been an important period for Bhutan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Bhutan saw the adoption of the Constitution and the smooth transition to a democratic constitutional monarchy. It signified the start of the implementation of the UN common Country Programme Action Plan (cCPAP ) and the launch of the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2008-2013), which integrated the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with poverty reduction as its overarching goal. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:06:56 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>UN Bhutan 2008 Resident Coordinator Annual Report</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/UN-Bhutan-2008-Resident-Coordinator-Annual-Report.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On behalf of the UN Country Team (UNCT) in Bhutan, I am pleased to share the 2008 Resident Coordinator Annual Report with you. The Report highlights the UN agencies’ activities in support to the national development strategies and priorities as reflected in the Government’s Tenth Five Year Plan document 2008-2013. The Report also documents initiatives and results of the Bhutan UNCT towards ‘delivering as one UN’ through the implementation of  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:26:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Common Country Programme Action Plan</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/ccpap.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Royal Government of Bhutan (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the World Food Programme (WFP) (hereinafter referred to as the “ExCom Agencies”) are in mutual agreement to the content of this document and their responsibilities in the implementation of this Country Programme Action Plan in Bhutan (hereinafter referred to as cCPAP); ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:22:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>UNDP Bhutan Country Programme Document</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/cpd.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The present country programme document is derived from the 2006 common country assessment (CCA) the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and the UNDP Multi-Year Funding Framework (MYFF). It is in keeping with the 10th fiveyear plan now being developed and reflects the development strategy of Bhutan, the major priorities of which are poverty reduction and pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The country programme document was prepared in collaboration with the Government, civil society, United Nations organizations and other development partners. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:09:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Study on Poverty-Sustainable Land Management Linkages in Bhutan</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/Study-on-Poverty-Sustainable-Land-Management-Linkages-in-Bhutan.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Medium Sized Project (MSP) on Building Capacity and Mainstreaming Sustainable Land
Management Project funded by GEF through UNDP has the objective to strengthen institutional and
community capacity for anticipating and managing land degradation in Bhutan while ensuring
broad based political and participatory support for the process. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:52:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Final Report on Sustainable Land Management Review</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/Final-Report-on-Sustainable-Land-Management-Review.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Land degradation is a major environmental and sustainable development issue across many countries around the world. Recognizing it as a global phenomenon and the need for collective international action to address it, the international community adopted the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in June 1994. As of July 2008, 193 countries had become party to this international treaty. Bhutan acceded to it in August 2003. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:42:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/Convention-on-the-Elimination-of-All-Forms-of-Discrimination-against-Women.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Kingdom of Bhutan signed the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on July 17, 1980 and ratified it on August 31, 1981. It presented its combined initial through sixth periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in January 2003. The Committee considered the report at its 30th Session in 2004. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bhutan Living Standards Survey 2007 Report</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/Bhutan-Living-Standards-Survey-2007-Report.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan is pleased to present this report that provides the main result of the Bhutan Living Standard Survey (BLSS) 2007, a nation-wide survey of households. Apart from collecting basic demographic information, the BLss 2007 collected information on consumption expenditure, housing, employment, health status, fertility, education, access to public facilities and services, price of commodities and assets ownership. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:43:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NEX Manual 2005</title>
<link>http://www.undp.org.bt/NEX-Manual-2005.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ National execution is United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP’s) and the Royal Government of Bhutan’s (RGoB’s) existing method of operation of UNDP supported projects. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:24:02 -0500</pubDate>
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