UN - Today, around the world, over 250 million people are directly affected by desertification. About 1 billion people in over 110 countries are currently at risk of its consequences. Here in Iran, the level of desertification is high. Over 20 per cent of the countrys land is exposed to desertification. Deserts threaten 18 provinces and 97 cities ...

[caption id="attachment_145399" align="alignright" width="154"] Air pollution covering the capital city of Iran, Tehran. Photo Credit: Morteza Nikoubazl[/caption] Waking up to thick, grey smog covering the city and commuting behind facemasks has sadly become a daily routine in Tehran. Eyes sting. They itch. Sometimes even breathing burns your throat....

Tehran, Dec 27, IRNA The United Nations resident coordinator and UNDP representative in Iran Gary Lewis said the international community direly needs Iran in its anti-terrorism campaign. Talking to IRNA, he said Iran is acting as a source of peace and stability in the region. He stressed that the international community needed Iran's assistance ...

[caption id="attachment_137795" align="alignright" width="207"] "By lending its support, Dana Insurance has demonstrated the immense value of Corporate Social Responsibility to the development agend" said Mr. Lewis (Right)[/caption] The partnership between Dana Insurance Company and the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP)is a perfect ...

[caption id="attachment_137770" align="alignright" width="232"] Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Landscapes' goal is ultimately to ensure the protection and sustainability of use and exploitation of all biodiversity in the Central Zagros Region. Photo Credit: Farid Atar[/caption] Dating back 5000 years, oak forests play a vital role ...

[caption id="attachment_124888" align="alignright" width="220"] The Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) is a long standing initiative between Irans Department of Environment, UNDP and a number of committed national and international partners[/caption] It is not too late to save the Asiatic Cheetah, whose only remaining natural habitat ...

[caption id="attachment_59353" align="alignright" width="130"] Iran is the last habitat of the Asiatic Cheetah. It is estimated that approximately 50 Asiatic Cheetahs live in the wild[/caption] UNDP is the UNs global development network. We advocate for change and for connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build ...

[caption id="attachment_121623" align="alignright" width="202"] The theme for this year's international day for disaster reduction focuses on older people and disasters: resilience for life. In this picture an elderly woman who was affected by the 2003 Bam earthquake is depicted. Credit: ASIA News[/caption] Every year on 13th October,International ...

by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General; Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General; Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director; Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator; and Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary of Education International. Message from the Heads of UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF, UNDP and Education International on the occasion of World Teachers Day, 5 October 2014 5 ...

[caption id="attachment_119576" align="alignright" width="195"] Mr. Gholam Mohseni, Global Fund Malaria project focal point in Hormozgan[/caption] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) team in the Islamic Republic of Iran extends deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of Mr. Gholam Mohseni, Global Fund malaria project focal point ...

[caption id="attachment_119566" align="alignright" width="213"] Floods and damage caused by this natural phenomenon have increased due to factors such as increasing population, climate change and economic and residential development. Source: Hamshahri Online[/caption] According to the 2012 report by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction,...

[caption id="attachment_118844" align="alignright" width="172"] Lake Urmia is situated in North West of Iran and it has been shrinking at an alarming rate. Considerable part of it has been lost[/caption] Lake Urmiais one of the largest inland lakes. It is situated in North West of Iran. This vast lake which is a Ramsar Site, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ...

[caption id="attachment_114487" align="alignright" width="280"] National and International entrepreneurship and economic empowerment experts from ASIA-PACIFIC region and the UN country team in Iran to exchange best practices during a women empowerment for inclusive growth and sustainable development workshop[/caption] TheMillennium Development Goalsplace ...

[caption id="attachment_114372" align="alignright" width="209"] To mark the occasion of National Asiatic Cheetah Day the Department of Environment and UNDP jointly organized a ceremony to celebrate outstanding Iranian Game Guards and activists from the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project[/caption] Day and night, our planet and its beautiful ...

Once a public health hazard across the country, malaria is now mainly contained in 3 southeastern provinces of Sistan-Baluchistan, Hormuzgan and Kerman. As a national strategic policy, Iran has planned for, and is on track towards eliminatingfalciparum malariaby 2016 and all cases of malaria by 2025. Between 2000 and 2013, the total number of local ...

Bojnoord, North Khorasan, Jan 6, IRNA Head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office in Iran said that the agreement between Iran and Group 5+1 has changed the international bodies? views on Iran. Dr. Morali, in a news conference at the Foreign Ministry representative office in Bojnoord on Sunday evening, said that after the initial ...

Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA - United Nations Resident Coordinator Gary Lewis said litters spoil the beauty of Iran which is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet. According to a press release by the United Nations Information Center a copy of which was emailed to IRNA, he made the remarks in his message in commemoration of the UN Decade on Biodiversity ...