Latest News | UNDP, West Bengal Sign Pact to Advance Sustainable Development

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and West Bengal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaborations on key development priorities.

The partnership will focus on development finance, including climate finance to advance human development, a statement said on Friday.

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It will establish a gender-sensitive monitoring framework for accountability for data-driven policy-making, strengthen health systems through digital solutions and a One Health approach, and support marginalised communities -- especially women -- through climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable livelihoods, it said.

Given West Bengal's vulnerability to extreme and slow-onset of climate events, the collaboration will also develop innovative disaster resilience strategies to enhance preparedness and adaptive capacity, it said.

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The MoU was signed between Prabhat Kumar Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Finance & Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal, and Angela Lusigi, Resident Representative, UNDP, marking a significant milestone in the state's commitment to sustainable and inclusive development, it added.

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