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PEACE ON THE PEAKS

Protect Wildlife and Livelihoods in Bhutan’s Highlands

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Peace on the peaks

A crowdfunding campaign to help Bhutan’s highland communities live in harmony with wildlife

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Peace on the peaks

Help 149 Bhutanese highland families protect their livelihoods by purchasing portable corral iron mesh to safeguard yaks from wildlife attacks. Each contribution saves baby yaks, prevents retaliatory wildlife killings, preserves biodiversity, and sustains Bhutan's nomadic traditions.

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Witnessing a sea of change in Phangyul

Mafalda Duarte, who visited Phangyul in Wangdue Phodrang district on Tuesday, December 3rd, witnessed first-hand the impact of an irrigation scheme installed by the government in partnership with the Green Climate Fund and UNDP, which ended the community’s decades-long water scarcity.

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Innovative financing solutions to advance biodiversity conservation

Representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Department of Tourism, Department of Forests and Park Services, and the National Biodiversity Centre were introduced to innovative financing tools and strategies to advance sustainable biodiversity conservation.

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Bhutan's new Justice Sector Strategic Plan to enhance inclusivity, effectiveness and accessibility

Building on the successes of the first strategic plan, the Justice Sector Strategic Plan II outlines a vision for a forward-looking justice sector that serves as an enduring symbol of fairness, accessibility, inclusivity and transparency for generations to come

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Social and cultural norms remain a key barrier to enhancing women’s leadership in the public sector, finds a review by NCWC

The review, supported by UNDP and UNDESA, assessed measures to promote women’s leadership in public administration, including legal and policy frameworks, Human Resource policy and practices and monitoring and accountability frameworks, both at the national and local level.

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Building resilience of Bhutan’s highland communities and landscapes

UNDP, GEF-Small Grants Programme and Satoyama Initiative announce a grant support of USD 250,000 in support of sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation for Bhutan’s highland communities.

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Gangtey’s new potato trade facilitation center to transform potato trading

The center, a first of its kind, will offer online auction services and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for washing, drying, grading, sorting, and packaging potatoes.

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UNDP Accelerator Labs hold global innovation fest in Thimphu to codify experimentation that advances sustainable development

At this global event in Bhutan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Labs Network will present experimentation as a key to research and development to advance sustainable development

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18 more startups empowered through Springboard Plus Programme

The programme has reached 70 startups over three cohorts. Of the 50 startups from the first and second cohorts, 90 percent have scaled up and each has created five job opportunities.

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What we do

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality and climate change. In Bhutan, UNDP has been working with the Royal Government and its people since 1973 to scale up development results through innovation, digitalization, development financing, partnerships, cutting-edge global knowledge, and technical expertise.

Gangtey’s new potato trade facilitation center to transform potato trading

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The center, a first of its kind in the country, will offer online auction services. This means farmers from Gangtey and Phobjikha, major producers of the crop in Bhutan, no longer have to take potatoes to the border towns for sale. They can now trade from Gangtey. The center is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for washing, drying, grading, sorting and packaging potatoes, which will help the potatoes meet export standards, cut down post-harvest losses, increase trade and improve prices.

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Letter from Thimphu

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From Bhutan, the land of the thunder dragon, UNDP Resident Representative Mohammad Younus shares an inspiring story of how UNDP worked with the government to end decades-long struggle of two remote communities gripped by water scarcity, reviving large swathes of land left fallow, restoring lost livelihoods and touching the lives of many vulnerable farming populations.

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Harvesting rice for the first time

The communities of Manigang and Kashichelko will harvest rice for the first time with the help of the irrigation scheme.

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HRH Sonam Dechan Wangchuck recognises UNDP

Her Royal Highness Sonam Dechan Wangchuck honored UNDP with a Certificate of Recognition for our significant contributions towards the establishment of the Bar Council of Bhutan, and commitment to promoting the rule of law and enhancing access to justice.

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Bhutan 's Bar Council focuses on enhancing access to justice at its first annual general meeting

The conference brings together some 50 private lawyers for dialogue and collaboration aimed at collectively enhancing access to justice for all, particularly the vulnerable populations, including vulnerable women and persons with disabilities.

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Securing the stripes

Bhutan to host "Sustainable Financing for Tiger Landscapes Conference" together with the Tiger Conservation Coalition, of which UNDP is one of the 10 member organizations.

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Bhutan Launch of HDR 2024

UNDP launches the global Human Development Report 2023/2024, titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world" at the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB).

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Leveraging remittances to boost Bhutan's economy

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In 2020 alone, as per the Royal Monetary Authority, Bhutan received Nu. 8.3 billion in remittances equivalent to $111.2 million, amounting to 39.2% of total ODA in the same year, higher than FDI inflow of $5.7 million and surpassing tourism earnings of $88.7 million in 2019, highlighting its significance as a valuable source of foreign exchange and income.

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Our Impact

2816

Hectares

of agriculture land brought under sustainable land management practices, benefitting 100,000+ farmers.

93

Percent

of eligible population vaccinated against COVID-19 with Bhutan Vaccine System supported by UNDP helping ensure smooth and efficient roll out of vaccines.

127072

Farmers

are equipped with climate-resilient farming skills, techniques and infrastructure to tackle poverty.

10

Irrigation

schemes with climate-resilient features built to irrigate 2000 acres of agricultural land, benefiting almost thousands of farmers across 10 districts.

162500

Hectares

of forest brought under sustainable forest management practices.

20

Percent

of pregnant women in rural Bhutan have access to quality prenatal care.

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