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European Union and UNDP boost partnership on disasters preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean
The regional collaboration between the EU and the UNDP has shown positive results in 2020, notably in Ecuador and across the Caribbean, a trend that mirrors a global partnership that has seen the…
In Ecuador, COVID-19 could cause 11 percent dive in GDP this year
Ecuador, the first Latin American country hit by COVID-19, was already struggling as a result of the global oil crisis and could now see GDP plunge 11 percent this year, a new UN assessment has found.
Ecuador receives US$ 18.5 million for having reduced its deforestation
The decision praised Ecuador’s efforts and commitment to implement environmental initiatives and policies for forest conservation and promotion of the sustainable use of biodiversity. The country went…
UNDP and CAF join forces to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls
The two-year programme “Development of State Capacities to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Women and Girls”, will work with the governments of Argentina, Ecuador and Peru to increase their…
UNDP welcomes commitments of a coalition of non-state and state actors to reduce deforestation in Ecuador
The implementation will decrease pressure on the country’s remaining forests and strengthen the sustainable management capacities of smallholder producers.
