Ignacio Artaza

Resident Representative, UNDP Pakistan

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Empowering our youth

Investing in young people can be the nation’s most strategic investment. If provided with necessary opportunities such as quality education, gainful employment, meaningful engageme...

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Inside Pakistan’s digital inno...

The COVID-19 pandemic has overturned our lives, what we thought we knew and could expect. It continues ravaging economies, overburdening healthcare systems, and widening the chasm ...

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More connectivity

Improving physical access and communication between different parts of the world has gained importance as the cornerstone of global and regional integration and economic growth in ...

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Social cohesion and community ...

The Covid-19 outbreak has posed significant challenges for Pakistan, exacerbating the dynamics of exclusion amongst the country’s marginalised segments. Groups faced by grim socio-...

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Utilizing the untapped potenti...
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Why Pakistan's youth must be p...
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The domino effect of inequalit...
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Peace & development

UNDP’S latest quarterly research publication Development Advocate Pakistan underscores that “peace is a key component for achieving sustainable development. A peaceful society prov...

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Pakistan’s rich and poor live ...

The United Nations’ Global Human Development Report (HDR) on Inequality, launched yesterday, reinforces the fact that inequalities in human development have huge repercussions for ...

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Pakistan’s best national inves...

In his inaugural address to the nation on 19th August 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan laid down his vision and priority areas for putting the country on a path of progress. Chief a...

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Urbanisation in Pakistan

Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanisation in South Asia. According to the 2017 Population Census, 36.4% of the population lives in urban areas. The UN Population Division estim...

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Balochistan example

“AS has been pointed out, Balochistan is the largest province in terms of size and smallest in terms of population. These features offer both challenges and opportunities for devel...

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