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<title>MDG 1: achievements and scaling up strategies</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:37:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Augmenting Gross National Happiness in a remote Bhutan community: Community-based micro-hydro for livelihoods enhancement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Augmenting Gross National Happiness in a remote Bhutan community: Community-based micro-hydro for livelihoods enhancement is one of 17 case studies which, together with a report titled ‘Towards an ‘Energy Plus’ approach for the poor: A review of good practices and lessons learned from Asia and the Pacific’ and an Action Agenda Note, comprise a review of good practices and lessons learned in energy service delivery to the poor. Commissioned and facilitated by the United Nations Development Programme Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (UNDP APRC), this case study identifies key characteristics that have helped poor households and communities gain access to  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:45:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>International Day for Eradication of Poverty 2011.pdf</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every year on October 17th the International Day for Eradication of Poverty is commemorated all over the world. The observance of the day can be traced back to 17th October 1987. On that day, more than one hundred thousand people gathered in Paris, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:02:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bhutan’s Human Development Report 2011</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bhutan’s Human Development Report 2011 “Sustaining Progress: Rising to the Climate Challenge” explores the linkages between climate change and human development in Bhutan. In Bhutan, conservation of the environment and protection of tradition and culture are integral for enhancing the collective happiness of the Bhutanese people, and economic development only serves as a means of achieving ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:05:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Who is benefiting from trade liberalization in Bhutan?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trade policies tend to have strong redistributive impacts, which favour some groups or individuals, while penalizing others. The aim of this report is to determine who would benefit from further trade liberalization or facilitation in Bhutan and, in particular, to analyse whether there is a ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:32:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Civil Society Organization Best Practices and Lessons Learned</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The concept of human security has emerged in today’s world based on growing recognition that threats related to the security of both countries and people are increasingly becoming more complex and inter-related than ever before. As such, addressing human security requires a comprehensive approach that builds upon new opportunities and expanded partnerships to reduce threats in an integrated manner while at the same time considering the well-being, livelihood and dignity of all individuals. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:14:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>RC Annual Report 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In 2010, Bhutan engaged itself in preparatory activities for the first ever local government elections after adoption of parliamentary democracy in 2008. These preparations included capacity building for the Electoral Commission, technical readiness and the conduct of a Functional Literacy and Possession of Adequate Skills Test for all potential contestants. Owing to delays in reaching agreement on the categorization of district towns, the local government elections will start only in early 2011.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:33:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>UNDP in Action 2009/2010: Delivering on Commitments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ UNDP in Action 2009/2010: Delivering on Commitments showcases results. All of UNDP’s policy advice, technical and financial support and advocacy toward strengthening human development are aimed at one end result: real improvements in people’s lives. In 2009, in many of the countries where it operates, UNDP continued to experience a high demand for development support in areas covering: poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); democratic governance; crisis prevention and recovery; and environment and sustainable development.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:21:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Best Practices for the Project for Enhancing Rural Income and Livelihoods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This documentation of “Best Practices for the Project for Enhancing Rural Income and Livelihoods through Sustainable Agricultural Development and Micro-enterprise in Bhutan” was funded by Poverty Thematic Trust Fund, United Nations Development Program. The Project, jointly funded by Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) and Poverty Thematic Trust Fund (PTTF) with US$ 267,550, has made a great progess in one year. It is hitting the bull’s eye in poverty alleviation through improving the living conditions by renovating existing houses or constructing new houses and by building income generating assets in Lamtang in Goshing Geog in Zhemgang Dzongkhag and Pam-Chaibi in Gongdu Geog in Mongar Dzongkhag. 

The primary reason for the success and sustainability of the Project is its integrated approach to uplift the socio-economic standard of the poverty villages. The approach consists of improving physical living conditions, building assets for income generation through improved agricultural production and supplementing nutritional intake of the target communities. 

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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:09:38 -0500</pubDate>
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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 16:18:44 -0400</pubDate>
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