Despite progress in reducing both the number of undernourished persons and the prevalence of undernourishment in recent decades, people living in rural areas have been left behind, with many continuing to face grinding poverty and hunger. In particular, smallholder farmers in remote and mountainous areas, drought and desertification- affected regions and small island developing states encounter constant challenges for growing crops, putting them at risk of poverty and hunger. The socio-…
Strengthening capacity of National Tax Administrations And Ministries of Finance in developing countries to protect and broaden their tax base for financing of sustainable development
Recipients: Tanzania, Angola, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Paraguay
Partners: ECLAC
Status: Closed
Strengthening capacity of developing countries to achieve sustainable agriculture through the transfer of Juncao Technology and analysing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned for alleviating poverty, and promoting productive employment
Recipients: Madagascar, Tanzania, Central African Republic, China, Lao PDR, Papua New Guinea
Partners: National Engineering Research Center of Juncao Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU)
Donors: China
Status: Active
Developing institutional capacities for digital data management and cooperation to advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals
Data and related issues and developments in the public sector have become increasingly important in terms of government analysis and operations, academic research, and real-world applicability and acceptance. Data are now integral to every sector and function of government—as essential as physical assets and human resources. Much of the operational activity in government is now data-driven, and many Governments would find it difficult, if not impossible, to function effectively without data…
Recipients: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Namibia, Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa
Partners: UN ECA, UNCTAD, UN RCO, ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, UNITAR.
Donors: China
Status: Active