Filed under: Gender equality Governance Health HIV Human rights Social inclusion
Today, on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I would like to introduce you to Kirill Sabir, head of the FtM Phoenix Group and supporter and former board member of the Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (Follow them on Twitter: @ECOM_MSM) I had the privilege to talk to Kirill, an activist and advocate for… Read more »
Filed under: Central Asia Development Gender equality Human rights Poverty Social inclusion
Since I started working with UNDP, I keep hearing about the importance of gender equality and empowering women. I also keep hearing, reading and seeing positive changes and progress when it comes to women in the world. However, across the globe, women still bear the brunt of weak education, unemployment, poverty and famine – not… Read more »
Filed under: Development Social inclusion
This month I’ve been spending a lot of time with young people in Chashka, a small rural municipality with some 7,600 citizens, 23 percent of whom are from ages 15 to 29. I was going there almost every day, with municipal officials, all eager to do something to improve the lives of the citizens in… Read more »
Filed under: Governance Human rights Poverty Social inclusion
The official unemployment rate in Albania is around 13 percent, while youth unemployment is twice as high (INSTAT). Because of this high rate and the fact that the existing Millennium Development Goals are not particularly focused on youth employment, Albania made sure to include this issue in the current discussions on the post-2015 development agenda…. Read more »
Filed under: Central Asia Climate change Disaster response Environment Health Poverty
Many of us realize the interconnectedness of the environment with the economy and the overall well being of communities. But how do environmental disasters affect the most vulnerable groups? For people living near the disappearing Aral Sea, where the environmental crisis has led to the devastation of major sectors of the local economy, women are… Read more »
Filed under: Central Asia Development Development 2.0 Poverty Social inclusion
Employment is a hot topic in discussions related to the post-2015 development agenda. Taking into account that employment-friendly policies have a lasting impact and can make a difference, the United Nations launched series of e-discussions about growth and employment. The global discussions involving the experiences of various countries will be shared with global leaders as they… Read more »
Filed under: Anticorruption Poverty Social inclusion
Kosovo human development report 2012: private sector and employment According to the 2012 Kosovo Human Development Report on the private sector and employment: Only one in ten Kosovans are employed One in ten women of working age are employed, and Only three in ten young job-seekers find jobs. While such stark statistics already paint a… Read more »
Filed under: Development Social inclusion
Albania is a country with a young population – the average age is 31 years old. So the public policy discussion on youth employment has increasingly captured the spotlight during the past few years – especially in view of the global economic crisis. This makes for fertile ground for Albania’s “Future We Want” consultations that… Read more »
Filed under: Development Social inclusion
This post was originally published on the UN in Albania’s Facebook page Today, the United Nations in Albania started the first round of consultations throughout the country to seek citizen’s views on the kind of future they want for themselves, their children, their communities, and their country. The first consultation took place in Librazhd in… Read more »
Filed under: Migration and remittances
Albert Soer Last week I was in Albania working with the local UNDP office on migration issues. It’s a very topical subject in a country where (See: Connecting with emigrants, OECD): Roughly one third of the population lives abroad Some 10 to 15 percent on the national income comes from remittances It’s leading regional polls… Read more »
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