Friday, May 18, 2012
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has offered to provide 144
million U.S. dollars' aid to Myanmar to implement a three-year project
starting 2013, official media reported Friday.
Source: Xinhua
Other
projects cover environmental conservation, upgrading legislative and
executive skill and opening of UNDP branch office in Myanmar, said the
New Light of Myanmar.
The
offer was proposed by visiting UNDP Assistant Secretary- General and
Director of Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific Ajay Chhibber at a
meeting with Myanmar Vice President Dr. Sai Mauk Kham in Nay Pyi Taw
Thursday.
In
another meeting between Speaker of the Parliament and House of
Nationalities U Khin Aung Myint and Chhibber, the pair discussed
implementation of practical development cooperation programs with the
parliament, UNDP's increased assistance for speeding up Myanmar
development in light of easing of international sanctions, parliamentary
assistance, promotion of competency of parliament members (MPs), more
measures for environmental conservation regarding Myanmar's climate
change, promotion of living standard of the citizens, measures for
systematically shaping economy and economic plans and provision of
technical aid.
Moreover,
Sai also met with visiting Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon and Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Dr.
Nafis Sadik in the new capital Thursday, focusing on more international
aid for Myanmar's health sector and promotion of knowledge dissemination
work, mutual exchange of HIV/ AIDS information nd data, provision of
technological expertise and necessary amendment to laws related to
health sector.
Ban visited Myanmar near the end of April for the third occasion in light of Myanmar's political and economic changes.
During the visit,
the UN also agreed with Myanmar to provide the latter technical
assistance and help mobilize financial support for the country's 2014
population census, the first since 1983.Source: Xinhua
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