UNDP Administrator Dervis to visit sites related to general election
Saturday, 15 March 2008
UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis arrives in the city today (Saturday) on a three-day trip to meet high officials and visit sites related to general election, and development in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
His trip here is the second stop in a three-country Asia tour that started in Thailand and will also take him to India.
During his stay in Bangladesh, Dervis will have talk with President Prof. Iajuddin Ahmed. He will also meet Chief Election Commissioner Dr A T M Shamsul Huda and other key government officials.
Dervis' tour includes a field visit to communities affected by cyclone Sidr where rehabilitation efforts are underway. He will see ongoing voter registration, and visit an urban poverty reduction initiative.
Together with eight other development partners, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helped pool $50 million for the voter-registration scheme.
In addition to his position as UNDP Administrator, Dervis is also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of the heads of all UN funds, programmes and departments working on development issues.
UNDP Bangladesh, one of the largest country offices of the global development network, has been here since 1973. Drawing upon its global network, UNDP helps the people and the Bangladesh government to develop their capacity to meet development challenges through initiatives that link advocacy, policy advice, and projects.
His trip here is the second stop in a three-country Asia tour that started in Thailand and will also take him to India.
During his stay in Bangladesh, Dervis will have talk with President Prof. Iajuddin Ahmed. He will also meet Chief Election Commissioner Dr A T M Shamsul Huda and other key government officials.
Dervis' tour includes a field visit to communities affected by cyclone Sidr where rehabilitation efforts are underway. He will see ongoing voter registration, and visit an urban poverty reduction initiative.
Together with eight other development partners, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helped pool $50 million for the voter-registration scheme.
In addition to his position as UNDP Administrator, Dervis is also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of the heads of all UN funds, programmes and departments working on development issues.
UNDP Bangladesh, one of the largest country offices of the global development network, has been here since 1973. Drawing upon its global network, UNDP helps the people and the Bangladesh government to develop their capacity to meet development challenges through initiatives that link advocacy, policy advice, and projects.