Podcast appearances and mentions of Achim Steiner

For this special episode of our weekly podcast series, we sit down with outgoing UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. He reflects on his two terms, navigating the agency through transitions and current disruptions. Steiner candidly discusses the significant impact of Trump administration program cuts, detailing how they disrupted vital partnerships and supply chains in crisis-hit countries. Hear his take on these impactful cancellations within the larger context of UNDP's work. Steiner also addresses the concerning trend of declining development finance for much of the developing world, despite overall ODA figures. He confronts the growing skepticism around multilateral institutions and the critical need for internal reflection. Looking ahead, Steiner highlights UNDP's adaptation through new partnerships and financing, urging a global shift towards innovative funding solutions, especially for the most vulnerable nations. Tune in for this crucial discussion on the changing face of development.

Achim Steiner ist in der Uno-Hierarchie die Nummer drei, er leitet das Entwicklungsprogramm. Die Uno steht vor einem radikalen Abbau. Entweder baut die Uno ab oder es droht der Kollaps. Von Uno-Reformen ist seit Jahrzehnten die Rede. Doch ein Sparprogramm, wie es nun eine von Generalsekretär António Guterres eingesetzte Arbeitsgruppe vorlegt, gab es noch nie. Allerdings war die Lage für die Vereinten Nationen auch noch nie so ernst. Die USA drohen der Uno mit einem massiven Geldentzug. Wie soll konkret gespart werden? Ausserdem: Die Uno präsentierte am Dienstag eine neue Studie: Fortschritte bei der menschlichen Entwicklung stagnieren. Achim Steiner, Leiter des Uno-Entwicklungsprogramms, ist zu Gast bei David Karasek.

Friedrich Merz soll heute gewählt werden – mit möglicherweise hauchdünner Mehrheit.Die neue Table.Briefings-Kanzler-Korrespondentin Sara Sievert beschreibt Merz' Stimmung als gelöst, aber keineswegs euphorisch.Merz fliegt zuerst nach Paris und Warschau, um das Weimarer Dreieck zu beleben.Der künftige Kanzler hat angekündigt, das Land kraftvoll, planvoll und vertrauenswürdig regieren zu wollen.Wann werden die neuen Ministerinnen und Minister voll einsatzfähig sein?Der Human Development Report der UN zeigt: Lebensqualität nimmt weltweit zu, aber langsamer und ungleicher als je zuvor. Achim Steiner, Leiter des UN-Entwicklungsprogramms (UNDP), sagt im Interview: „Der Fortschritt hat sich so verlangsamt wie noch zu keinem Zeitpunkt in diesen 35 Jahren.“ Besonders betroffen sind Länder mit hoher Verschuldung und schwacher Steuerbasis – für sie brauche es dringend internationale Unterstützung.Table.Briefings - For better informed decisions.Sie entscheiden besser, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Wir verschaffen Ihnen mit jedem Professional Briefing, mit jeder Analyse und mit jedem Hintergrundstück einen Informationsvorsprung, am besten sogar einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Table.Briefings bietet „Deep Journalism“, wir verbinden den Qualitätsanspruch von Leitmedien mit der Tiefenschärfe von Fachinformationen. Professional Briefings kostenlos kennenlernen: table.media/testen Audio-Werbung Table.Today: jan.puhlmann@table.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Im Sudan herrscht wegen des Bürgerkriegs eine humanitäre Katastrophe. Hilfe wird dringend benötigt. Es fehlen indes Mittel, sagt Achim Steiner, der Leiter des UN-Entwicklungsprogramms (UNDP). Stattdessen fließt das Geld in Aufrüstung. Meurer, Friedbert www.deutschlandfunk.de, Interviews

In the time since she became Prime Minister of Barbados in 2018, Mia Mottley has become known as a moral force for action on climate change. The Bridgetown Initiative, which she launched at COP26 in 2021, transformed the conversation around climate finance – pushing rich nations to do more to support developing countries struggling with the impact of climate change. But as the US retreats from climate action, her bold vision faces new challenges. At the Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum in Barbados, she tells Akshat Rathi why she remains optimistic, and she spoke about the role of pragmatism in tackling the climate challenge. Explore further: Past episode with Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program Past episode with Avinash Persaud about the Bridgetown Initiative Past episode about the Royal Shakespeare Company’s play about the 1997 Kyoto Summit Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Siobhan Wagner, Kanika Chawla and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we keep climate action alive in a fracturing world? “Today we live in an age where we actually have the solutions– technologically, economically, financially speaking– but what we are not doing is acting on them,” Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program tells Akshat Rathi. In a conversation recorded at COP29, Steiner talked about how some countries– including Uruguay, India, Kenya, China, and Bhutan– are moving forward with innovative climate solutions even when international financing isn’t readily available. He also called on the developed world to find better ways to fund sustainable development. Explore further: Past episode with climate finance expert Avinash Persaud about getting money to the places that need it Past episode with Achim Steiner about the role of the UN Development Program Past episode with science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson about the role of the United Nations Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Sharon Chen and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza—raising hopes of an end to fifteen months of war. So, if the ceasefire holds, how long will it take to rebuild from the rubble? What would be the priorities? How much will it cost? And who will pay? We will look at all these with different guests, including the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner. Rice is the staple crop for more than half the world's population, but it's vulnerable to drought and flooding, impacting global harvests and prices. It's also a contributor to climate change; it uses more water than other grain crops. So, should we eat less rice? We will be joined throughout the program by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Zyma Islam, senior reporter for The Daily Star, who is in Malaysia, and Walter Todd, president and chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital in South Carolina.

A deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of Israeli hostages. So, if the ceasefire holds, how long will it take to rebuild from the rubble? What would be the priorities? How much will it cost? And who will pay? We will look at all these with different guests, including the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner. Also in the program, you will hear that some US banks have had a good quarter—the earnings of Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citibank, and JP Morgan Chase all came in above expectations, and their shares rose on the news.

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Hurra – sie sind sich einig! Das ist dann aber auch schon das letzte Hurra in dieser Angelegenheit. Bei der weltweiten UN-Umfrage zum Klimawandel zeigten sich 4 von 5 Befragten sehr besorgt und fordern mehr Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz vor allem von ihrer eigenen Regierung. Dieses starke Votum hat selbst die Macher, das UN-Entwicklungsprogramm, die Uni Oxford und GeoPoll überrascht. Und es sind nicht nur ein paar Leutchen, die da befragt wurden, sondern 75.000 Menschen in 77 Staaten. Und was auch ins Auge springt: Besonders deutlich wird die Forderung in ärmeren Ländern, die schon besonders vom Klimawandel bedroht sind: In Äthiopien, Tansania und Benin fordern 97 % mehr politischen Einsatz fürs Klima; in den Sahel-Staaten Niger und Burkina Faso sind es 96 %. Das sind nur Beispiele, Panama musste an seiner Nordküste eine neue Siedlung bauen, denn das Land hat schon mehrere Inseln verloren oder sie drohen bald zu versinken. Die Bewohner ziehen schweren Herzens um. Hier bei uns wird ja auch dem letzten sogenannten Klimaleugner auffallen, dass sich extreme Hitze, Starkregen mit Überschwemmungen und weitere Wetterextreme häufen. Im gesamten Jahresdurchschnitt sind zudem auch die Temperaturen in Deutschland schon um anderthalb Grad gestiegen. Und der Trend hält an, obwohl wir schon Einiges erreichen konnten. Aber zurück zur Umfrage: „Die breite Mehrheit der Menschen sei sich überraschend einig darüber, dass Politik und Wirtschaft schneller handeln müssten“, sagt Achim Steiner, der Chef des UN-Entwicklungsprogramm. Übrigens weltweit mehr Frauen als Männer, auch interessant! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Die Vereinten Nationen stellen die weltweit größte Klima-Umfrage vor: 80 Prozent der Befragten sind über die Folgen der Erderwärmung besorgt. Sie erwarten schnelles Handeln von Politik und Wirtschaft, so Achim Steiner, Chef des Entwicklungsprogramms. Passenheim, Antje www.deutschlandfunk.de, Informationen am Morgen

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Der UN-Entwicklungsbericht zeigt eine starke Auseinanderentwicklung der Länder, sagt Achim Steiner, Leiter des UN-Entwicklungsprogramms. Viele ärmere Länder hätten sich während der Corona-Pandemie hoch verschuldet und dadurch finanzielle Probleme. Heinemann, Christoph www.deutschlandfunk.de, Interviews

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted March 14 at 7:15 a.m. CT: ST. LOUIS (AP) — Massive chunks of hail has pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri and brought traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70. Meteorologists issued thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches Wednesday into Thursday. Alex Sosnowski of AccuWeather said some were calling it “gorilla hail” because of its potential to be so big. Descriptions of hail ranged from the size of golf balls and apples, to softballs and baseballs. There were three unconfirmed reports of tornadoes in Wabaunsee and Shawnee counties. The National Weather Service in Topeka said quarter-size hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph were expected across northern Kansas overnight until 6 a.m. on Thursday. WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell. Lawmakers are concerned the company’s current ownership structure is beholden to the Chinese government and poses a U.S. national security threat. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman accuses Washington of resorting to political tools when U.S. businesses fail to compete. The House bill now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear. TikTok has more than 170 million American users and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd. A TikTok spokesman is criticizing Congress for being too secretive. FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team, by contrast, says the files Trump is charged with possessing are presidential records, not personal ones, and that the statute does not apply to classified and top-secret documents like those kept at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. It's unclear when U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon might rule. ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump. The order leaves intact many other charges in the indictment. The judge wrote that prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed. The six charges in question have to do with soliciting elected officials to violate their oaths of office. One of the counts stems from a phone call Trump made to fellow Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 2, 2021. Trump denies wrongdoing. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. report says many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate. The U.N. Development Program issued the report Wednesday. Agency head Achim Steiner says that after two decades during which rich and poor countries were coming closer in terms of development, they are now drifting apart. The report says the Human Development Index that UNDP has been producing since 1990 is projected to reach record highs in 2023 after steep declines during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. But it says development in half of the world’s poorest countries remains below 2019 pre-pandemic levels. In other headlines: The U.S. has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the Biden-Trump sequel. Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss. Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says. Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores, posts surprise fourth quarter loss. Judge schedules sentencing for movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin. Free agents continue to move freely around the NFL, the Nuggets win a rematch of the NBA Finals, three more teams earn NCAA men's tournament berths, a busy night out west for the NHL and Dylan Cease ceases to be on the White Sox. Also, the Chiefs restructure Patrick Mahomes' contract for salary cap relief and Louisville fires Payne after going 12-52 in two seasons. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.

Le Programme de développement des Nations unies (UNDP) a lancé mardi 16 janvier le fonds Timbuktoo pour soutenir l'innovation en Afrique.  C'est la barre fixée par le programme de l'ONU. Un milliard de dollars investis au cours des dix prochaines années pour construire un réseau d'innovation autour de huit pôles panafricains, parmi lesquels Dakar, Nairobi, ou Lagos. Le constat établi notamment par la directrice Afrique de l'UNDP, l'Éthiopienne Eleni Gabre-Madhin : c'est que les start-ups africaines existent, mais qu'elles n'ont ni le financement nécessaire ni le réseau pour rivaliser au niveau mondial. « J'ai beaucoup travaillé avec de jeunes start-upers. Au début, ils disent toujours : "Je veux traverser l'Afrique. Je vais créer ma boîte et puis je vais conquérir le monde." Mais quand on leur demande comment ils vont s'y prendre, ils n'ont aucune idée. Ils n'ont aucun accès sauf s'ils dépensent beaucoup d'argent pour payer de grandes sociétés d'experts-conseils qui leur disent comment faire tomber ces barrières ; comment obtenir une licence d'exploitation ; comment devenir une start-up panafricaine et même mondiale. »Kigali consacrera 3 millions de dollars à ce nouveau fond et devrait en accueillir le siège. Le Rwanda en pointe sur l'écosystème start-up porté en exemple par Achim Steiner, administrateur de l'UNDP : « Lors de ma visite à Kigali en décembre, j'ai eu l'impression d'avoir un aperçu du futur de l'Afrique. Nous savons tous que l'Afrique abrite des millions d'idées, mais la grande majorité de la population ne vit pas dans des communautés qui attirent des investissements internationaux. Il y a des gens qui, avec un certain degré de possibilités d'éducation, mais aussi un écosystème qui puisse les soutenir, peuvent devenir des révolutionnaires du développement. »Présent à Davos, l'Américano-Zimbabwéen James Mannyka, vice-président de la Recherche et technologie chez Google – partenaire du fond Timbuktoo – croit en l'innovation comme voie vers la résilience. Et le guide à suivre, selon lui, c'est l'Intelligence artificielle : « Je pense que l'IA représente une formidable opportunité pour l'Afrique. Premièrement, pour aider les individus, les gens font des choses extraordinaires à partir de leurs tâches quotidiennes. Ensuite, il y a la possibilité d'alimenter les startups, les entreprises, qu'elles soient grandes ou petites et alimenter la croissance des économies. Il faut que ce soit une innovation menée par l'Afrique. C'est de capitaliser sur le potentiel de l'IA qui va être très important. »Un fond qui cherche à inciter le secteur privé à investir au démarrage des startups. Mobiliser localement alors qu'aujourd'hui 89% des fonds levés par les startups africaines viennent des autres continents. À lire aussiLe Forum de Davos assombri par le chaos du monde

Achim Steiner ist in der UNO-Hierarchie die Nummer 3, er leitet das Entwicklungsprogramm der UNO. Das Schlussdokument der Klimakonferenz sei zwar relativ unverbindlich formuliert, analysiert Achim Steiner. Aber erstmals überhaupt stehe drin, dass eine Abkehr von fossilen Energien notwendig sei. Die Weltklimakonferenz ist zu Ende mit einem Abschlusspapier, welches die Staaten auffordert, sich von den fossilen Brennstoffen abzuwenden. Der Beschluss sei in verschiedener Hinsicht bemerkenswert, sagt Achim Steiner. Im historischen Klimaabkommen von Paris 2015 stand noch kein Wort von fossilen Energieträgern. Zu gross war damals der Widerstand. Nun also sind sich die Staaten einig, dass sie sich wegbewegen müssen von Kohle, Öl und Gas, wenn sie die Klimaziele von Paris noch erreichen möchten. Doch wie verbindlich ist dieser Beschluss wirklich? Achim Steiner war Teilnehmer an der Klimakonferenz in Dubai. Er leitet das Entwicklungsprogramm der UNO.

Achim Steiner ist einer der ranghöchsten deutschen Diplomaten bei den Vereinten Nationen in New York. Der Deutsch-Brasilianer leitet das Entwicklungshilfeprogramm der UN und steht damit auf Platz 3 der Hierarchie. Zuvor war er lange Chef des Umweltprogramms und hat intensiv die weltweite Klimapolitik begleitet. Für ihn ist die weltweite politische Lage so prekär wie nie. Die Vereinten Nationen hätten mit so vielen globalen Krisen zu kämpfen wie noch nie seit ihrer Gründung im Jahr 1945. Und das, obwohl es auch deutliche Fortschritte gäbe: Die weltweite Armut zum Beispiel habe in den letzten Jahren deutlich abgenommen. Weltspiegel-Autor Philipp Abresch hat mit Achim Steiner über die Weltlage und die Situation der UN gesprochen.  

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Press briefing by Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and David Gressly, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, on the FSO Safer tanker. The United Nations has started pumping oil off the decaying vessel FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, Steiner and Gressly informed. Briefing journalists in New York on Tuesday (25 July) via video, Steiner and Gressly marked the milestone but warned it's the beginning of a long process. Steiner said, “Years and months of preparation for the salvage operation of the FSO Safer lay behind us. Many challenges and hurdles. But, as of this morning, we are pleased to report that the pumps are on. The pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and Yemen, the replacement tanker, and the first gallons of oil have been pumped off the SAFER onto Yemen.” The UNDP Chief said the team involved was “very relieved” that “the operation of pumping oil has finally begun.” But, Steiner warned, “This is just another step in this highly complex operation that ultimately will lead to the emptying of the tanks, then the cleaning of the tanks, then the towing away, and the sound and ecologically and socially responsible scrapping of the FSO Safer, and the delivery of a convoy.” Speaking to journalists from a ship supporting the operation, Gressly said, “As you know, there are over a million barrels of oil on board, so this is going to take some time to finish. We will know shortly how much we have moved today. They're taking the sounding readings as we speak to see what quantity was moved. But we do expect that this will take approximately 19 days to move the 1.1 million barrels off of the vessel.” The Resident Coordinator noted that “the broader coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes countless individuals and organizations that provided invaluable expertise and in-kind support.” Gressly added, “It includes environmental groups like Greenpeace and private companies like the Fahem Group that propose the initiative that was the basis for the plan we're implementing today. I think this also shows the breadth of knowledge of the operation of the concern and the threat that this vessel presented.”

Press briefing by Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and David Gressly, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, on the FSO Safer tanker.The United Nations has started pumping oil off the decaying vessel FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, Steiner and Gressly informed.Briefing journalists in New York on Tuesday (25 July) via video, Steiner and Gressly marked the milestone but warned it's the beginning of a long process.Steiner said, “Years and months of preparation for the salvage operation of the FSO Safer lay behind us. Many challenges and hurdles. But, as of this morning, we are pleased to report that the pumps are on. The pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and Yemen, the replacement tanker, and the first gallons of oil have been pumped off the SAFER onto Yemen.”The UNDP Chief said the team involved was “very relieved” that “the operation of pumping oil has finally begun.” But, Steiner warned, “This is just another step in this highly complex operation that ultimately will lead to the emptying of the tanks, then the cleaning of the tanks, then the towing away, and the sound and ecologically and socially responsible scrapping of the FSO Safer, and the delivery of a convoy.”Speaking to journalists from a ship supporting the operation, Gressly said, “As you know, there are over a million barrels of oil on board, so this is going to take some time to finish. We will know shortly how much we have moved today. They're taking the sounding readings as we speak to see what quantity was moved. But we do expect that this will take approximately 19 days to move the 1.1 million barrels off of the vessel.”The Resident Coordinator noted that “the broader coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes countless individuals and organizations that provided invaluable expertise and in-kind support.” Gressly added, “It includes environmental groups like Greenpeace and private companies like the Fahem Group that propose the initiative that was the basis for the plan we're implementing today. I think this also shows the breadth of knowledge of the operation of the concern and the threat that this vessel presented.”

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called on rich countries to speed up debt relief to developing nations ahead of the G20 finance ministers' meeting in India this week. Her call comes as a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that the number of countries that spend more than 20 percent of their revenue on debt repayments is at its highest level in over two decades, reducing their ability to invest in social programmes. In today's show, we speak to the head of the UNDP, Achim Steiner.

In this episode of Planet A Dan Jørgensen talks to Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They discuss the threats climate change poses to global development and the fight against poverty, the urgent need for financial markets to support the green transition and climate adaptation in developing countries, as well as their  expectations for COP28.Steiner brings almost thirty years of experience in sustainable development, climate resilience, and international cooperation to the table. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 2006 to 2016. Steiner has also held positions such as the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi and the Director-General of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.Steiner's expertise lies in understanding the connection between climate and development, and he emphasizes the importance of integrating climate action into development initiatives for sustainable outcomes.

Die Klimakatastrophe in der Sahel-Zone und die Minenfelder in der Ukraine sind seine täglichen Themen. Seit 2017 leitet Achim Steiner das Entwicklungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen. Davor war er als Nachfolger von Klaus Töpfer über zehn Jahre Leiter des UN-Umweltprogramms in Nairobi. Seine Kindheit verbrachte Achim Steiner in Brasilien. Moderation: Stefan Parrisius

Am Mittwoch startete die Konferenz für den Wiederaufbau in der Ukraine. Mitten im Angriffskrieg garantieren die Räumung von Minen, die Unterstützung von Firmen oder die Reparatur der Infrastruktur das Überleben des Landes und der Leute. Achim Steiner leitet das Entwicklungsprogramm der UNO. Vor einem Jahr fand die Konferenz zum Wiederaufbau der Ukraine (Ukraine Recovery Conference) in Lugano statt. Nun findet sie während zwei Tagen ihre Fortsetzung in London. Obwohl Meldungen zum Angriffskrieg und den Gegenoffensiven die Schlagzeilen dominieren, ist der Wiederaufbau des Landes kein Widerspruch dazu, sondern ein wichtiger Teil – gerade für Land und Leute. Achim Steiner, Leiter des Entwicklungsprogramms der UNO, hat die Ukraine bereist, mit Menschen, Firmen und Regierungsvertretern gesprochen. Wie soll also ein Wiederaufbau im Krieg aussehen? Welche Aufgaben übernimmt das UNO-Entwicklungsprogramm? Wo sind internationale Firmen gefragt und wie will die Regierung die Korruption bekämpfen?

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Achim Steiner koordiniert für die UN die Rettungsaktion für den maroden Öltanker FSO Safer, der vor Jemen im Roten Meer liegt. Im Interview mit Bayern 2 beschreibt Steiner die Gefahren: "Dieser Tanker kann jeden Tag auseinanderbrechen oder auch explodieren."

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Opening Session ‘Key Success Factors to Address Global Health Threats' from the 4th WSC. Featuring Niranjan ‘Tex' Kissoon, Tedros Adhanmon Ghebreyesus, Veronika von Messling, Achim Steiner, John Nkengasong, Konrad Reinhart, Anders Levermann, Alan Donnelly, Beate Kampmann, and Ron Daniels as moderator.

Today's guest on Cleaning Up is Damilola Ogunbiyi. Damilola is CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, the UN partner organization dedicated to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Damilola is a returning guest on Cleaning Up after first joining us for Episode 62 in 2021. She's back to tell us how SEforAll is progressing in its mission to bring electricity to the whole world. After talking Michael through a raft of SEforAll's new initiatives – across everything from clean cooking to carbon markets - Damilola ends with a passionate plea to change the conversation around the energy needs of the developing world:“What is happening is you're using a conversation of no fossil / fossil to fund nothing… The crux of it is, if you look at the money that's going in to Africa, 1.5% of all renewable investment? It's absurd, it is embarrassing.”Make sure you like, subscribe, follow and share Cleaning Up. We're growing fast on LinkedIn, and we'd love for you tell your professional network about us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-up-with-michael-liebreich/You can find everything you need to keep up with Cleaning Up here: https://linktr.ee/mlcleaningupRelevant Guest & Topic LinksLearn more about SEforAll's mission: https://www.seforall.org/Find out more about the parameters of SDG7: https://www.seforall.org/sustainable-development-goal-7-sdg7Read and explore last year's Energy Progress Report 2022: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/Damilola first featured on Episode 62 of Cleaning Up in 2021: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep62-damilola-ogunbiyi-energy-the-red-thread-through-the-sdgs/Edited Highlights from Episode 62 are available here: https://www.cleaningup.live/p/ep62-eh/Episode 118 of Cleaning Up featured Achim Steiner, Administrator of of UNDP and Co-chair of UN Energy alongside Damilola: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep118-achim-steiner-sustaining-development/Our episodes featuring Alain Ebobisse, Elizabeth Wathuti and Bill McKibben can all be found in our  Development playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe8ZTD7dMaaDSF7Z5EpAvtWOs8HPUEdC3Guest BioDamilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. Before joining SEforAll, Damilola was the first female Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, where she initiated the Nigerian Electrification Project, a programme that to date has provided energy access to over 5 million people across NigeriaBefore joining the Federal Government of Nigeria, Damilola was the first female General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board. Under her leadership, five independent power projects were completed to deliver over 55 megawatts of power to Lagos State hospitals, schools, and government facilities.  Damilola is a member of the Global Leadership Council of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, an Advisory Board member of the Centre on Global Energy Policy, a member of the Development Advisory Council of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, a member of the Clean Cooking Alliance Advisory Board, a member of the Advisory Board of University of Oxford's Future of Cooling Programme, and Co-Chair of UN–Energy.Damilola holds a bachelor's degree in Project Management with Construction and a Master's degree in Construction Management with Public Private Partnership from the University of Brighton. 

Today on Cleaning Up, Michael's guest is CEO and Founder of Africa GreenCo, Ana Hajduka. Africa GreenCo provide a trading operation and guarantee scheme for power producers in Sub-Saharan Africa to enable and sustain renewable energy investment and development in the region. This episode coincided with International Women's Day, so as well as outlining Africa GreenCo's ambitions to promote renewable energy supply in Africa, Ana ended with some truly fascinating insights into what it takes to be a successful woman in the climate space.Relevant Guest & Topic Links Learn more about Africa GreenCo's mission here: https://africagreenco.com/ Sustainable development in Africa was discussed recently in Cleaning Up Episode 118 with Achim Steiner: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep118-achim-steiner-sustaining-development/ Bridging the energy gap in Africa was one of the topics discussed in Cleaning Up Episode 62 with Damilola Ogunbiyi: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep62-damilola-ogunbiyi-energy-the-red-thread-through-the-sdgs/ Guest Bio Ana is qualified as a lawyer in both England & Wales and the State of New York and is an infrastructure and energy professional. Ana trained with Allen & Overy LLP and went on to work for Fulbright & Jaworski LLP and Trinity International LLP, advising on a diverse range of projects within the energy sector, predominately in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ana was involved in a number of renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa and is an African IPP project finance and PPA risk allocation specialist. In March 2015, Ana was appointed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as the Team Leader responsible for a Project Team in charge of developing international renewable energy PPP standards as part of the Sustainable Energy for All agenda. Ana holds a degree in Law from University College London, studied for an LPC at the University of Oxford and holds an MSc in International History and International Relations from the London School of Economics.

Since the Human Development Index was established in 1990, it has trended gradually upward, as people's health, wealth and opportunities have improved. But in 2019, it went into a decline then made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from the war in Ukraine. The impacts of these events on reversing human progress could be dwarfed by climate change, says Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Programme. However, the solutions to the climate problem also offer the potential to build a more inclusive and fair future that allows humanity to thrive.  Bloomberg Green reporter Akshat Rathi asks Steiner about the opportunities and threats climate change poses to global development, how countries can plan for more climate refugees, and what rising inequality means for a world facing multiple crises. Read Oxfam's report on inequality and climate change, here. Read a transcript of this episode, here. Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to Kira Bindrim, Sommer Saadi and Stacey Wong, as well as Robin Pomeroy at the World Economic Forum for arranging studio space. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Cleaning Up, Michael welcomes Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and co-chair of UN Energy. Michael had questions for Steiner on UNDP's roster of initiatives, balancing climate priorities with development goals, and how to clear a path to financing billions of dollars of clean infrastructure in the midst of a global energy crisis.Like, share and subscribe to Cleaning Up for more essential conversations around the net zero transition. Links and Related Episodes: Learn more about UNDP: https://www.undp.org/energyOver 120 countries are part of UNDP's Climate Promise: https://climatepromise.undp.org/Discover UNDP's Sustainable Finance Hub: https://sdgfinance.undp.org/Many of the episodes mentioned can be found in our ‘United Nations' playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl91lgPsUg&list=PLe8ZTD7dMaaDVAOrAyAwuMKrmq3G9ih75Watch Episode 98 with Bill McKibben: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W9uR6eTe94Watch Episode 59 with Alain Ebobissé: https://www.cleaningup.live/ep-59-alain-ebobisse-meeting-africas-infrastructure-needs/Guest BioAchim Steiner became Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in 2017, and is also the Vice-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group. Steiner has been a global leader on sustainable development, climate resilience and international cooperation for nearly three decades.Prior to joining UNDP, he was Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professorial Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford. He led the United Nations Environment Programme (2006-2016), and was Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi. Steiner previously held positions including Director General of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and Secretary General of the World Commission on Dams.Steiner graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (MA) from Worcester College, Oxford University, and holds an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

"We're in the midst of an energy revolution, we're transitioning to an electricity-based economy," - the UN Development Programme's Administrator, Achim Steiner, discusses how the United Nations is setting out to tackle the multiple challenges facing society today – from  pandemic recovery efforts and bridging the energy access gap, to rebuilding social cohesion and the climate crisis. In discussion with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Steiner reflects on a career in sustainable human development that has taken him to posts from India and Pakistan to Germany,  Zimbabwe and  Vietnam, and looks to ways we can build forward better.

Ikiwa leo ni tamati ya mkutano wa 15 wa nchi wanachama wa mkataba wa kimataifa kuhusu bayonuai, COP15, huko Montréal, Canada, shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la mpango wa maendeleo duniani, UNDP, limekaribisha makubaliano ya kihistoria yaliyofikiwa katika mkutano huo kuhusu mpango mpya wa kuhifadhi na kulinda asili kwa kutumia Mfumo mpya wa Kimataifa wa Bayonuai, (GBF) ukipatiwa jina Kunming-Montreal.Kupitia taarifa iliyotolewa Jumatatu hii ya leo tarehe 19 Desemba huko mjini Montreal, Canada ulikokuwa unafanyika mkutano huo wa COP 15, Mkuu wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la mpango wa maendeleo duniani, UNDP, Achim Steiner, ameeleza kuwa Makubaliano haya yaliyofikiwa yanamaanisha kuwa watu kote ulimwenguni wanaweza kuwa na matumaini ya maendeleo ya kweli katika kukomesha upotevu wa bayonuai na kulinda na kurejesha ardhi na bahari kwa njia ambayo inalinda sayari dunia na kuheshimu haki za watu wa asili na jumii za wenyeji. Bwana Steiner amedokeza kuwa mambo yaliyoidhinishwa katika Mkutano huo wa 15 wa nchi wanachama wa mkataba wa kimataifa kuhusu bayonuai yanajumuisha shabaha nyingi muhimu ambazo zinasimamia hatua ambazo ni lazima zichukuliwe ili kukomesha upotevu wa bayonuai, jinsi ufadhili kuhusu jambo hili unavyofanywa na jinsi maendeleo yatakavyofuatiliwa na kuripotiwa. “Jumuiya ya kimataifa imekusanyika na kukubaliana kuhusu njia kabambe. Sasa, lazima tuendeleze maono haya.” Amesema Bwana Steiner akiongeza kwamba kwa upande wao kupitia ‘Ahadi ya Mazingira ya UNDP,' pamoja na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la mpango wa Mazingira, UNEP na wadau wengine, wamejitolea kugeuza mwongozo huu kutoka kwenye maneno kuwa ukweli na kwamba wako tayari kuchua hatua kwa vitendo.  Kwa mujibu wa Mkuu huyo wa UNDP, sasa zaidi ya nchi 140 zitaungwa mkono kupitia mkakati wa ‘Ahadi ya Mazingira ya UNDP' katika kuhakikisha bayonuai ya dunia inatunzwa. 

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Polycrisis We are living through a new era of ‘polycrisis' and uncertainty: A climate emergency. The socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The highest levels of conflict since WWII. One hundred million displaced people. A rising cost of living. The war in Ukraine. Despite this uncertainty, the future of people and the planet is not predetermined. The world's population will pass the eight billion mark for the first time in November 2022. It is a moment to reflect on the remarkable development and progress our global community has made – from lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty to expanding access to quality healthcare and education. If we have the power to create a new geological era- the age of humans- then we can harness humanity's immense collective power to slow the climate emergency in its tracks, the defining challenge of our times. Mr. Achim Steiner will explore what CoP27 achieved and critically analyze if it is enough. He will attempt to define what “leave no one behind” means and outline the opportunities and challenges in our complex and ambiguous environment. Finally, he will discuss a framework of potential pathways for a new form of development through decarbonization and review why the United Nations, including UNDP, still must achieve these overarching objectives. Moderator: Leslie Woo, CEO, CivicAction Speaker: Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Program *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

Achim Steiner, der Leiter des Entwicklungsprogramms der Vereinten Nationen, über Klima, Wohlstand, Krieg und was das für die Armut in der Welt bedeutet. Moderation: Jürgen Wiebicke. Von WDR 5.

Liz Truss's resignation means the UK must find its third PM this year. The BBC's Rob Watson brings us up to date with all the reaction, and tells us what the next steps will be in choosing her successor. We also get reaction from UK business, and hear from construction firm The Deeley Group what policies it wants from the new PM. And Cary Leahey, economist at the University of Columbia, tells us how international markets have reacted to Truss's resignation. In Nigeria, inflation has reached 20.7 percent - the highest rate for 17 years. Babajide Ogunsanwo runs a business in the capital Lagos and tells us how people there are coping with higher prices. And it's estimated that a third of the world's population don't have access to the internet. We hear from farmers in Kenya who are using the internet and social media apps to grow their business, and also from the head of the UN's development programme, Achim Steiner, about how it is making digital connectivity a priority. Sam Fenwick is joined throughout the programme from LA by Paddy Hirsch, contributing editor at National Public Radio in the US, and by Rebecca Choong Wilkins in Hong Kong, who is Bloomberg's senior Asia Correspondent.

Liz Truss's resignation means the UK must find its third PM this year. The BBC's Rob Watson brings us up to date with all the reaction, and tells us what the next steps will be in choosing her successor. We also get reaction from UK business, and hear from construction firm The Deeley Group what policies it wants from the new PM. And Cary Leahey, economist at the University of Columbia, tells us how international markets have reacted to Truss's resignation. In Nigeria, inflation has reached 20.7 percent - the highest rate for 17 years. Babajide Ogunsanwo runs a business in the capital Lagos and tells us how people there are coping with higher prices. And it's estimated that a third of the world's population don't have access to the internet. We hear from farmers in Kenya who are using the internet and social media apps to grow their business, and also from the head of the UN's development programme, Achim Steiner, about how it is making digital connectivity a priority.

Leaders gather at the Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss solutions to the world's biggest problems. But how can they keep that sense of optimism once they return from the mountain? On the latest Meet The Leader podcast, CEOs, experts and more attending the May event share practical strategies as well as the roll of joy and understanding risk to ensure progress can move forward. Leaders featured: Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates; Lindiwe Matlali, Founder, Africa Teen Geeks; Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips; Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Kearney; Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programmed; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Kristian Teleki, Director, Friends of Ocean Action; Tolullah Oni, urban epidemiologist.

Leaders gather at the Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss solutions to the world's biggest problems. But how can they keep that sense of optimism once they return from the mountain? On the latest Meet The Leader podcast, CEOs, experts and more attending the May event share practical strategies as well as the roll of joy and understanding risk to ensure progress can move forward.Leaders featured: Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates; Lindiwe Matlali, Founder, Africa Teen Geeks; Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips; Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Kearney; Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programmed; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Kristian Teleki, Director, Friends of Ocean Action; Tolullah Oni, urban epidemiologist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leaders gather at the Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss solutions to the world's biggest problems. But how can they keep that sense of optimism once they return from the mountain? On the latest Meet The Leader podcast, CEOs, experts and more attending the May event share practical strategies as well as the roll of joy and understanding risk to ensure progress can move forward. Leaders featured: Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates; Lindiwe Matlali, Founder, Africa Teen Geeks; Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips; Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Kearney; Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programmed; Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Kristian Teleki, Director, Friends of Ocean Action; Tolullah Oni, urban epidemiologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While tech can tackle a range of problems, from wealth inequality to the Ukraine crisis, tech policy plays an unsung role making both innovation and social progress possible. The United Nations Development Programme Administrator shares how policy can enable change and a new tool that will be launched to the public today at the 2022 Annual Meeting through a partnership with the World Economic Forum's Edison Alliance. He also shares what keeps him up at night -- and the trait all 'credible leadership' depends on.

The 2022 edition of the World Economic Forum is largely focused on Russia's war in Ukraine and its implications for the global economy. As food and fuel prices soar and shortages loom, the head of the UN Development Program, Achim Steiner, tells FRANCE 24's Business Editor Kate Moody that the international community "must do more" to protect the most vulnerable. 

While tech can tackle a range of problems, from wealth inequality to the Ukraine crisis, tech policy plays an unsung role making both innovation and social progress possible. The United Nations Development Programme Administrator shares how policy can enable change and a new tool that will be launched to the public today at the 2022 Annual Meeting through a partnership with the World Economic Forum's Edison Alliance. He also shares what keeps him up at night -- and the trait all 'credible leadership' depends on. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While tech can tackle a range of problems, from wealth inequality to the Ukraine crisis, tech policy plays an unsung role making both innovation and social progress possible. The United Nations Development Programme Administrator shares how policy can enable change and a new tool that will be launched to the public today at the 2022 Annual Meeting through a partnership with the World Economic Forum's Edison Alliance. He also shares what keeps him up at night -- and the trait all 'credible leadership' depends on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an historical turning point - how can leaders make a difference? Ahead of the World Economic Forum 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos - the first in-person meeting of its kind in two years - leaders discuss the current storm of challenges facing the globe and this pivotal moment to make change happen. Features: David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group; Leif Johansson, AstraZeneca; Achim Steiner, UNDP.

It's an historical turning point - how can leaders make a difference? Ahead of the World Economic Forum 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos - the first in-person meeting of its kind in two years - leaders discuss the current storm of challenges facing the globe and this pivotal moment to make change happen. Features: David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group; Leif Johansson, AstraZeneca; Achim Steiner, UNDP. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's an historical turning point - how can leaders make a difference? Ahead of the World Economic Forum 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos - the first in-person meeting of its kind in two years - leaders discuss the current storm of challenges facing the globe and this pivotal moment to make change happen. Features: David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group; Leif Johansson, AstraZeneca; Achim Steiner, UNDP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Durch den Krieg in der Ukraine und der damit unterbrochenen Lieferketten sei die Lebensmittelsicherheit über Nacht zu einem globalen Problem geworden, sagte der Leiter des Entwicklungsprogramms der Vereinten Nationen, Achim Steiner, im Dlf. Vor allem in Entwicklungsländern könne dies schnell zu politischen Verwerfungen führen.Achim Steiner im Gespräch mit Sandra SchulzDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Jaridani Aprili 11, 2022 na Leah Mushi Kwanza ni Habari kwa ufupi- Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la mpango wa maendeleo duniani, UNDP limetangaza programu ya kusaidia mahitaji ya mamilioni ya watu nchini Ukraine katika kipindi cha miaka miwili ijayo.  "Vita vya Ukraine vinaendelea kusababisha mateso makubwa ya binadamu na makadirio ya awali yanaonesha kwamba karibu miongo miwili ya maendeleo ya kijamii na kiuchumi yanaweza kupotea kama vita vitaendelea huku watu 9 kati ya 10 wakiwa katika hatari ya kutumbukia katika umaskini," kwa mujibu wa Achim Steiner, mkuu wa UNDP.  == Wakati teknolojia ya Habari na mawasiliano, ICT ikiongezeka nazo taka za vifaa vya kielektoniki zinaongezeka.  Taarifa zinasema kwama kuna tani milioni 53.6 za taka za kielektoniki zilizozalishwa mwaka 2019 na idadi hii inaongezeka.  Kwa mujibu wa wataalam taka ya kielektroniki kwa mwaka itafikia tani 74.7 ifikapo mwaka 2030. Kukabiliana na changamoto hii kutahitaji juhudi za pamoja na zilizoratibiwa kutoka kwa mashirika yote na watu binafsi katika mnyororo wa thamani wa kielektroniki. Watengenezaji watahitaji kubuni mbinu mpya, na kuwajibika kwa mzunguko mzima wa maisha wa bidhaa.  ICT inasema mataifa ya Afrika yanaonyesha njia ya kukabiliana na taka za kielektroniki. Kulingana na ripoti inayofuatilia taka za kielektoniki duniani mwaka 2020, nchi 13 barani Afrika zilikuwa na sera ya kukabiliana na taka za kieletroniki, sheria au udhibiti uliowekwa. Juhudi zao zinaweza kuwa funzo kwa mataifa mengine duniani kote yanayotaka kuboresha mifumo yao ya usimamizi wa taka za kielektroniki kwa  1. Kufafanua kwa uwazi wahusika wa mnyororo wa thamani  2 Kuhakikisha ufadhili endelevu  3. Kushirikiana na sekta binafsi  4. Kutekeleza mfumo    ================================= Na Barakoa, glovu, vifaa vya kinga ya kibinafsi na shindano, vitu hivi vimeenea kila mahali wakati wa janga la COVID-19 kwa ajili ya matumizi kama kinga dhidi ya virusi yenyewe, lakini pia kama taka za matibabu, zikielemea madampo ya Afrika ambayo tayari yamejaa.  Kwa mujibu wa Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la afya, WHO kabla ya kuanza kwa janga hili, Afrika ilizalisha takriban tani 282,000 za taka za matibabu kila mwaka, kulingana na ripoti ya 2021 ya usimamizi wa taka iliyochapishwa na jarida la Sage. Sasa, nchi nyingi zinaripoti ongezeko la taka za matibabu hadi mara tano zaidi.  Ili kukabiliana na ongezeko hilo, WHO inazisaidia nchi za Kiafrika kubuni itifaki za udhibiti mahsusi wa taka na unaoendana na hatua zilizopo. Udhibiti huo ni pamoja na kuanzisha mbinu salama za utupaji taka ambazo zinawezekana, kwa kuzingatia uchumi na ambazo ni endelevu.  "WHO inashiriki katika juhudi za sekta mbalimbali kuleta mabadiliko katika mifumo ya udhibiti wa taka barani Afrika," anasema Claude Mangobo, Afisa wa Kiufundi wa maswala ya Chanjo na Mnyororo wa Ugavi wa Chanjo, katika ofisi ya Kanda ya Afrika ya WHO . Ameongeza kwamba, "ni mchakato muhimu ambao tumejitolea kwa ajili ya afya ya bara la Afrika na watu wake."  Huku kukiwa na zaidi ya chanjo milioni 435 za COVID-19 ambazo zimeshatolewa na kusambazwa  barani Afrika hadi sasa, ukiwa ni utolewaji mkubwa zaidi wa chanjo yoyote katika historia ya bara hilo hta hivyo kuna hitaji la muhimu na la dharura la utupaji bora wa taka za matibabu .  Katika mada kwa kina tunaangazia hatua ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo kujiunga na mmungano wa jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki. Mashinani ni utoro shuleni, kulikoni?

Eine Geberkonferenz der Vereinten Nationen will Geld für Hilfsmaßnahmen in Afghanistan einwerben. Der Leiter des Entwicklungsprogramms der Vereinten Nationen, Achim Steiner, sagte im Dlf, das Land befinde sich in einem volkswirtschaftlichen Freifall. Man müsse in einer solchen Situation den Menschen zur Seite stehen, damit sie ihren eigenen Lebensunterhalt zumindest in der Grundversorgung verdienen könnten. 95 Prozent der Menschen könnten schon bis Ende des Jahres unter der Armutsgrenze leben. Barenberg, Jasperwww.deutschlandfunk.de, InterviewDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Eine Geberkonferenz der Vereinten Nationen will Geld für Hilfsmaßnahmen in Afghanistan einwerben. Der Leiter des Entwicklungsprogramms der Vereinten Nationen, Achim Steiner, sagte im Dlf, das Land befinde sich in einem volkswirtschaftlichen Freifall. Man müsse in einer solchen Situation den Menschen zur Seite stehen, damit sie ihren eigenen Lebensunterhalt zumindest in der Grundversorgung verdienen könnten. 95 Prozent der Menschen könnten schon bis Ende des Jahres unter der Armutsgrenze leben. Barenberg, Jasperwww.deutschlandfunk.de, InterviewDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Können die nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele der Vereinten Nationen aufrecht erhalten werden angesichts globaler Rückschläge wie der Corona-Pandemie und des Kriegs in der Ukraine? Achim Steiner, Leiter der Entwicklungsagentur der Vereinten Nationen, sagt im MultiPod "Die Agenda2030 ist weiterhin die einzige gemeinsame internationale Handlungsgrundlage".

"We're in the midst of an energy revolution, we're transitioning to an electricity-based economy," - the UN Development Programme's Administrator, Achim Steiner, discusses how the United Nations is setting out to tackle the multiple challenges facing society today – from  pandemic recovery efforts and bridging the energy access gap, to rebuilding social cohesion and the climate crisis. In discussion with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Steiner reflects on a career in sustainable human development that has taken him to posts from India and Pakistan to Germany,  Zimbabwe and  Vietnam, and looks to ways we can build forward better.

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Achim Steiner is UNDP Administrator. He has served across the United Nations system. He was the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi and between 2006-2016 he led the United Nations Environment Programme, where he prioritized investments in clean technologies and renewable energy. Achim has also held other notable positions including Director General of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and Secretary General of the World Commission on Dams.Achim Steiner- TED Talk : Humanity's planet-shaping powers -- and what they mean for the futureFuture of Development public conversation between Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, and Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator.  UNDP Future Of Development - YouTubeClimate Promise | United Nations Development Programme (undp.org)UNDP Development Futures Series | United Nations Development ProgrammeHuman Development Reports (undp.org)Hello Future | UNDPTwitter: @AchimSteiner @UNDP Host:Professor Dan Banik, University of Oslo, Twitter: @danbanik  @GlobalDevPodhttps://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/ 

Asian Insider Ep 79: Drive carbon emissions down, says UNDP chief during COP26 2nd week 17:57 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who is now at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow till Nov 12. They discuss the following points: Small islands and small island states facing a climate injustice issue: Failure to deliver climate promises? (3:00) Why they do not qualify for international development finance and have suffered from slow climate financing (4:25) On potential economic disruption, competition for resources, the next generation feeling disengagement (5:40) Steiner's view on the role and future of teenage Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg, and why more 'Gretas' in various continents will start emerging (9:30) We are not a laboratory: There are more lower cost alternatives existing now to tackle climate crisis instead of relying on so-called "breakthrough" carbon capture and geoengineering (11:32) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis Edited by: Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Asian Insider videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asian Insider Ep 79: Drive carbon emissions down, says UNDP chief during COP26 2nd week 17:57 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who is now at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow till Nov 12. They discuss the following points: Small islands and small island states facing a climate injustice issue: Failure to deliver climate promises? (3:00) Why they do not qualify for international development finance and have suffered from slow climate financing (4:25) On potential economic disruption, competition for resources, the next generation feeling disengagement (5:40) Steiner's view on the role and future of teenage Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg, and why more 'Gretas' in various continents will start emerging (9:30) We are not a laboratory: There are more lower cost alternatives existing now to tackle climate crisis instead of relying on so-called "breakthrough" carbon capture and geoengineering (11:32) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis Edited by: Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Asian Insider videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asian Insider Ep 79: Drive carbon emissions down, says UNDP chief during COP26 2nd week 17:57 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who is now at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow till Nov 12. They discuss the following points: Small islands and small island states facing a climate injustice issue: Failure to deliver climate promises? (3:00) Why they do not qualify for international development finance and have suffered from slow climate financing (4:25) On potential economic disruption, competition for resources, the next generation feeling disengagement (5:40) Steiner's view on the role and future of teenage Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg, and why more 'Gretas' in various continents will start emerging (9:30) We are not a laboratory: There are more lower cost alternatives existing now to tackle climate crisis instead of relying on so-called "breakthrough" carbon capture and geoengineering (11:32) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis Edited by: Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Asian Insider videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The moment has come: The Super Bowl of climate change, the Olympics of decarbonization, the Met Gala of nonbinding emission-reduction promises There are great expectations by governments, businesses, and civil society for the Glasgow Climate Conference, or COP 26, as it's known in the jargon. US Secretary of State John Kerry has labelled it “the last best hope for the world”, words echoed by UK COP President Designate, Alok Sharma. Similar hyperbole is peppered liberally throughout the global media. There are good reasons to demand much of COP 26. Time is literally running out to avoid overshooting a temperature rise of 1.5˚C, the stronger of the two temperature targets enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Although the main aim of the Paris Agreement is to level out at “well below” 2 ˚C, a 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) established that the risks from climate change would be substantially reduced at the lower level. Even if they won't say it in public, most serious climate-watchers privately admit that 1.5˚C is a lost cause without fantastical levels of carbon drawdown from the atmosphere using unproven technologies. But if 1.5˚C is to be kept “in reach”, – as Alok Sharma and the environmental community want, and the most climate vulnerable states need – then the emission cuts needed to achieve it must be declared in 2021, at COP 26. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. And recently released a clutch of reports to coincide with Cop 26 And to talk about these Michael Avery is joined by an environmentalist who currently serves as the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and chairman of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Achim Steiner.

Covid-19 has knocked the United Nations off schedule — it's now running behind on meeting some Sustainable Development Goals and vaccination targets. As the head of the United Nations Development Program, Achim Steiner is on the front lines to catch up to those targets. He tells POLITICO's Ryan Heath about why, even as countries are falling short of their COVAX and climate commitments, the United Nations is still the world's best — and possibly only — bet to fight global problems. Achim Steiner is the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program.  Ryan Heath is the host of the "Global Insider" podcast and authors the newsletter.  Olivia Reingold produces “Global Insider.”  Irene Noguchi edits “Global Insider” and is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground, rather than sending money government-to-government, with Afghanistan now controlled by the Taliban.UNDP chief Achim Steiner says they are not only witnessing a nation and a country in the midst of political turmoil but also witnessing an economic implosion.

The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground, rather than sending money government-to-government, with Afghanistan now controlled by the Taliban.UNDP chief Achim Steiner says they are not only witnessing a nation and a country in the midst of political turmoil but also witnessing an economic implosion.

The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via the UN to specific programmes on the ground, rather than sending money government-to-government, with Afghanistan now controlled by the Taliban.UNDP chief Achim Steiner says they are not only witnessing a nation and a country in the midst of political turmoil but also witnessing an economic implosion.

In Afghanistan droht die Wirtschaft zu kollabieren. Mit unabsehbaren Folgen, sagt der Chef des UN-Entwicklungsprogramms, Achim Steiner, im «Tagesgespräch». Die Uno lanciert deswegen ein Hilfsprogramm namens ABADEI. Die Uno schlägt Alarm wegen der Wirtschaftslage. Schon vor dem Abzug der USA lebten 97% der Bevölkerung in Armut. Jetzt haben viele keine Arbeit mehr und kein Einkommen, mehr noch: viele wissen nicht, ob sie in ein paar Tagen überhaupt noch zu Essen haben. Das Uno-Entwicklungsprogramm startet darum ein Hilfsprogramm, um die grösste Not der Bevölkerung zu lindern. Das Programm namens ABADEI heisst «Hoffnung», beziehungsweise «Glaube ans Überleben» auf Paschtunisch und Urdu. Es soll der Bevölkerung zu Gute kommen, direkt in Haushalte fliessen, Junge und Behinderte unterstützen oder auch Mikrounternehmen, die oft von Frauen betrieben werden. Achim Steiner ist Chef des Uno-Entwicklungsprogramms und muss die westlichen Geberländer davon überzeigen, dass sie Geld spenden. Deutschland hat bereits eine Zusage gemacht. Wie überzeugt UNDP-Chef Steiner andere Staatschefs und Präsidentinnen? Wie soll die Hilfe zur Bevölkerung kommen, ohne in dubiose Kanäle zu gelangen? Und bieten die herrschenden Taliban Hand, wenn die UNDP auch die Arbeit von Frauen finanziert?

Unter dem Namen «Cum-Ex» sind sie bekannt geworden: die komplizierten Steuertricks, mit denen Staaten weltweit um Milliarden an Steuereinnahmen gebracht worden sind. Der deutsche Bundesgerichtshof hat diese Praktiken inzwischen als illegal eingestuft. Trotzdem geht der Steuerbetrug weiter. Weitere Themen: - Weltweiter Synodalprozess der römisch-katholischen Kirche - Die Folgen der Lieferketten-Engpässe - Wo steht Tunesien heute, nach dem arabischen Frühling? - Bidens Probleme mit der Einwanderungspolitik - Bankomatensprengungen nehmen zu - Achim Steiner und die dringende Hilfe für Afghanistans Bevölkerung

Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Badr Jafar, Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy discuss the future of development and development financing, including the role of technology, and how philanthropy's ability to connect with innovation can help re-think development pathways. Also available on YouTube. Follow the link below:https://youtu.be/agmfDNLYHuU

Die Vereinten Nationen rufen auf zur Großen Transformation: “Wir befinden uns in einer Zeit radikaler Unsicherheit - und brauchen einen Paradigmenwechsel”, sagt Achim Steiner, #3 bei den VN und Leiter der größten Organisation, dem Entwicklungsprogramm. Mit 17.000 Mitarbeitern und einem Jahres-Budget von 5 Milliarden Dollar ist er zuständig für die Umsetzung der Nachhaltigkeitsziele und damit für die Abschaffung der weltweiten Armut. “Wir müssen den wirtschaftlichen Kompass komplett neu ausrichten, die Dominanz des Bruttosozialprodukts überwinden.” Achim Steiner spricht über die angebrochene Epoche des Anthropozäns, in der schon heute der Mensch über die Natur herrscht. Wie eine Abkehr vom Wirtschaftswachstum den Krieg gegen die Natur beenden kann, ob der globale “Schulden-Tsunami" einen Schuldenschnitt zur Folge hat, weshalb durch Covid-19 Hunderte Millionen Menschen neu in die Armut abgerutscht sind und es unverantwortlich ist, dass 10 reiche Länder 87 Prozent des weltweiten Impfstoffes haben. Wir brauchen, so Steiner, "gerade jetzt einen starken Multilateralismus und einen neuen Gesellschaftsvertrag, der festlegt, wie wir in Zukunft miteinander umgehen wollen." Es wird nur im Einklang mit der Natur gehen.

For todays show we have Achim Steiner with his speech about "Humanity's Planet Shaping Power" Thank you for listening, continue to subscribe to my channel Motiv8tion Station for more episode daily Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast , Google Podcast and all of your other favorite podcast hosting platform. Video Link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1psZMMmn2BThALRa3NPJxA/featured   #motivation #motiv8tion #motiv8tionstation #Finance #Selfhelp  #Success #Routine #Goals

Gezegensel baskı ve şoklar ile sosyal dengesizlikler birbirini nasıl pekiştiriyor? Doğaya yönelik baskının sonuçları toplumsal cinsiyet düzeyinde incelendiğinde ortaya nasıl bir tablo çıkıyor? TÜİK, Türkiye'nin Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Göstergeleri'ne dair verilerini açıkladı. 131 Göstergede Türkiye'nin On Yıllık Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Performansı'nı özetleyen yazımıza göz atın İstanbul İnovasyon Günleri 22 Şubat’ta Achim Steiner ve Fatma Şahin’in de katıldığı Avrupa ve Orta Asya Bölgesel Diyaloğu ile başladı. 8 hafta boyunca 30'dan fazla etkinliğe ev sahipliği yapacak olan İstanbul İnovasyon Günleri 20 Nisan’a kadar devam edecek. 2021-2022 Bölgesel Mülteci ve Dayanıklılık Planı Türkiye Ülke Bölümü tanıtımı 19 Şubat'ta yapıldı. UNDP Avrupa ve Orta Asya Ofisi, bilim ve teknolojide toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini desteklemek amacıyla "STEM4ALL" platformunu kurdu.

As our planet faces unprecedented environmental crises, it's becoming clear that piecemeal solutions can't fix the problem. We hear about transformational change, and how we might get there. UNDP chief Achim Steiner speaks to whether it's possible to decouple progress from environmental damage, and we look at "degrowth" as an alternative. Plus, the trees of Philadelphia.

Humanity now has incredible power to shape nature and the Earth: the power to destroy and the power to repair, says sustainability champion and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. In this action-oriented talk, Steiner shows how this power is putting our own survival at risk -- and takes us on a global tour of individuals and societies that are choosing to write a new, sustainable and equitable chapter for people and the planet.

Humanity now has incredible power to shape nature and the Earth: the power to destroy and the power to repair, says sustainability champion and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. In this action-oriented talk, Steiner shows how this power is putting our own survival at risk -- and takes us on a global tour of individuals and societies that are choosing to write a new, sustainable and equitable chapter for people and the planet.

Humanity now has incredible power to shape nature and the Earth: the power to destroy and the power to repair, says sustainability champion and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. In this action-oriented talk, Steiner shows how this power is putting our own survival at risk -- and takes us on a global tour of individuals and societies that are choosing to write a new, sustainable and equitable chapter for people and the planet.

Global poverty levels are rising for the first time in 20 years as a result of COVID-19.  Over 4 billion people around the world still do not have access to social protections such as basic healthcare. As the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary, what role has it played in helping poorer countries cope with the pandemic and what should be the key take-aways when all this has passed. On this week's episode of the Heat Podcast, we spoke with Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program, about the key challenges facing the world today, from COVID-19 to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.

Mwanamuziki Yemi Alade, raia wa Nigeria ambaye hivi karibuni ametangazwa kuwa Balozi mwema wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la mpango wa maendeleo UNDP amesema malengo ya UNDP yanaendana na malengo yake kwa hivyo atajitolea kwa uwezo wake wote.  Assumpta Massoi na maelezo zaidi.

As the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner has a relentless collaborative spirit. The conversation covers the relationship between the environment and economic development as big news comes this week from China.  --- Our special musical guest this week is She Drew The Gun: Website | Twitter | Youtube | Instagram --- Keep up with Christiana here: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook --- Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn --- Join @GlobalOptimism on social media! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn --- Dont forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

  Achim Steiner, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), joins Ronan and JR for an in-depth conversation about development economics, the meaning of true global sustainability, and how IEX got involved in a task force on digital financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Digital finance is transformational, and promises huge benefits to the world’s most vulnerable citizens, says Achim Steiner, who heads up the UN Development Programme, UNDP. Mr. Steiner spoke to Conor Lennon from UN News ahead of the launch of a new report from a special UN task force, which spells out how digital finance can empower citizens.

Digital finance is transformational, and promises huge benefits to the world’s most vulnerable citizens, says Achim Steiner, who heads up the UN Development Programme, UNDP. Mr. Steiner spoke to Conor Lennon from UN News ahead of the launch of a new report from a special UN task force, which spells out how digital finance can empower citizens.

How should governments respond to the pandemic? The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc both to health systems and economies. Above all it has served to expose inequalities both within nations and between them. Hardest hit are countries in the developing world, where government finances do not permit the level of support to citizens or the private sector that has been provided by richer governments. Ian Goldin, professor of globalisation and development at Oxford University, sees the crisis as marking a turning point in relations between the state and the private sector. Even so, he asks whether governments are doing enough to address the economic impact of the pandemic and the resulting inequalities. He hears powerful testimony from his guests who include the economist Joseph Stiglitz, novelist and activist Arundhati Roy, Achim Steiner, the head of the United Nations Development Programme, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the chair of GAVI, the vaccine alliance. Producer: Tim Mansel

Developing countries need strong alliances between the public and private sectors to rebuild after COVID-19, says Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). From building virus tracking systems to supporting clean energy projects and expanding health care, hear how the UNDP is creating partnerships between states and the financial, communications, technology and insurance sectors to rebuild stronger, greener economies post-pandemic. (This virtual conversation, hosted by political commentator Sally Kohn and TED global curator Bruno Giussani, was recorded June 8, 2020.)

Developing countries need strong alliances between the public and private sectors to rebuild after COVID-19, says Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). From building virus tracking systems to supporting clean energy projects and expanding health care, hear how the UNDP is creating partnerships between states and the financial, communications, technology and insurance sectors to rebuild stronger, greener economies post-pandemic. (This virtual conversation, hosted by political commentator Sally Kohn and TED global curator Bruno Giussani, was recorded June 8, 2020.)

Developing countries need strong alliances between the public and private sectors to rebuild after COVID-19, says Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). From building virus tracking systems to supporting clean energy projects and expanding health care, hear how the UNDP is creating partnerships between states and the financial, communications, technology and insurance sectors to rebuild stronger, greener economies post-pandemic. (This virtual conversation, hosted by political commentator Sally Kohn and TED global curator Bruno Giussani, was recorded June 8, 2020.)

The world's poorest countries may not be able to respond to the pandemic with financial rescue packages, healthcare and other support - leading to warnings of dire economic fallout, infection rates and even mass starvation. So what can be done? And how can we be sure that we are doing the right thing?   Ben Chu (The Independent) and Lizzy Burden (The Telegraph) speak to Esther Duflo (Nobel Prize, 2019) and Achim Steiner (United Nations Development Programme).   Music by Slenderbeats

Der Chef des UNO-Entwicklungsprogramms UNDP, Achim Steiner, hat Vorwürfe zurückgewiesen, einzelne Regierungen bestimmten den Kurs der UN-Organisationen. Was in den letzten Wochen an politischem Einfluss wie ein Schatten an die Wand gemalt wurde, solle man nicht überbewerten, sagte er im Dlf. Achim Steiner im Gespräch mit Jule Reimer www.deutschlandfunk.de, Interview der Woche Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Der Chef des UNO-Entwicklungsprogramms UNDP, Achim Steiner, hat Vorwürfe zurückgewiesen, einzelne Regierungen bestimmten den Kurs der UN-Organisationen. Was in den letzten Wochen an politischem Einfluss wie ein Schatten an die Wand gemalt wurde, solle man nicht überbewerten, sagte er im Dlf. Achim Steiner im Gespräch mit Jule Reimer www.deutschlandfunk.de, Interview der Woche Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

On episode 3 of POLITICO's Davos Confidential podcast series, our Editor-in-Chief Stephen Brown breaks down Donald Trump's address on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum, and Florian Eder and Rym Momtaz discuss Trump's meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. POLITICO's Ryan Heath caught up with Ilham Kadri, the CEO of Solvay, a leading Belgian chemical company, about her company's new purpose. We also checked in with Achim Steiner, the head of the United Nations Development Programme. And we discuss quantum computing and its impact on our future with Arvind Krishna, senior vice president of cloud and cognitive software at IBM.

This episode outlines some ways that parliaments can help propel the much-needed positive transformation of societies to accelerate the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UNDP, delivers a key-note address that showcases the critical importance of implementing the SDGs to obtain a better world and the unique position of parliamentarians to “localize” the 2030 Agenda and translate the global goals into nationally relevant commitments.This address was recorded at the 16th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly, Accelerating Progress on Agenda 2030: Good Practices for Parliamentary Action, taking place in Asuncion, Paraguay from October 30th to November 1st, 2019. 

The 2019 Human Development Report (HDR) – entitled Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st Century - was launched on Monday, in Bogota, Colombia.  This year’s report shows that a new generation of severe inequalities in human development is emerging, even as the gap is narrowing, on many of the unresolved inequalities of the 20th century.  Achim Steiner, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, talks about the Human Development Report’s main messages to the world.  

“We are living in a political moment in which nationalism, protectionism, and withdrawal have become a great temptation,” says the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner. On DW Interview, he praised Germany’s role in the refugee crisis.

United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Achim Steiner joined ODI in conversation on UN reform, sustaining peace and how to deliver more effective and integrated support to realise the 2030 Agenda.

Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Program (UNDP), talks about how preventing violent extremism can help us reach the goal to end poverty.

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Opening Session from the 1st World Sepsis Congress - Sepsis - A Global Health Threat. Featuring Helge Braun, Marie-Paule Kieny, Achim Steiner, Joe Kiani, Halima Kabara, Konrad Reinhart, Tex Kissoon as chair, Simon Finfer with opening remarks, and Marvin Zick as your host.

This is Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. To push for the nation's economic transition and industrial upgrading, Chinese leaders have pledged greater commitment to the research and application of science and technology. In a show of unprecedented importance, both President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang addressed an event combining three top-level science conferences attended by 4,000 scientists and science officials. Xi said the central government's commitment is aimed at making China a leading power in science and technology by the middle of the century, or around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Xi stressed the role of science and technology as bedrock that "the country relies on for its power; enterprises rely on for victories; and people rely on for a better life." The president said that "Great scientific and technological capacity is a must for China to be strong and for people's lives to improve". He is calling for new ideas, designs and strategies in science and technology. Premier Li told the event that China's overall research and development input will keep rising to account for 2.5 percent of its GDP by 2020, from the current 2.1 percent. The conference is calling for more policy reforms to provide incentives for the talent needed in research and innovation. This is Special English. A UN report has lauded Beijing's efforts to battle air pollution but said it needs to do more to meet particulate matter standards. Published by the UN Environment Program, the report is entitled "A Review of Air Pollution Control in Beijing: 1998-2013". In the past 15 years, the number of registered vehicles increased by 300 percent in Beijing and energy consumption rose by 77 percent. The UN Environment Program executive director Achim Steiner remarked in the foreword to the report. He says concentrations of key pollutants decreased remarkably, and Beijing improved air quality even as it maintained fast paced growth. Steiner says Beijing's experience in controlling air pollution against a backdrop of rapid expansion is a story that should be shared with other emerging economies and burgeoning cities. An environment expert from Tsinghua University says the report recognized Beijing's continual efforts to improve air quality; and Beijing's solution was a combination of energy structure optimization, coal-fired emission control and enhanced air quality monitoring. The report also offered some suggestions, including improving city planning and optimizing the layout of city functions. You are listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Australian experts say Australia will have a very meaningful role to play in the healthcare sector in China. HSBC Australia head of commercial banking James Hogan has said there were three key markets Australian businesses were set to benefit from in China, namely food, energy and healthcare. The research at HSBC found that 70 percent of Chinese mainland citizens say that health is their number one biggest concern. Hogan said China's demand for healthcare will certainly increase rapidly over the coming year, as healthcare reform becomes a priority for the Chinese government. He said there were opportunities across the healthcare space in China awaiting Australian investment. Macquarie University health economy center director Dr. Henry Cutler believes any investment within China would have to be long term. Cutler says that obviously, developing relationships with those in China to make sure that services delivered are culturally appropriate is important. He added that dumping in a model from Australia would not work. HSBC noted the recent China-Australia Free Trade Agreement provides Australian medical services and healthcare providers with favorable access to expand into or do business with China. This is Special English. Sixty-six kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs have been added to the European Pharmacopoeia, an authoritative reference work for quality control of medication. Professor Dr. Gerhard Franz is Chairman of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Working Party of the European Pharmacopoeia. He says the event means there are clear quality standards for Chinese herbs exported to Europe, which help the drugs gain wider acceptance in foreign markets. Franz made the remarks at an international conference on the future of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The conference, entitled TCM's future, was held in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The professor said the herbs have undergone strict examination and discussion, and been approved by all 37 signatory countries. The listed Chinese herbs, including ginseng, account for almost a third of all herbs in the pharmacopoeia. The professor said their goal is to include at least 300 commonly used Chinese herbs. Exports of traditional Chinese drugs have been impeded by misuse and substitutions for similar plants, as well as contamination by heavy metals and microbial insecticides. An official from Zhejiang's health and family planning commission said that due to lack of quality standards, China's traditional medicine industry lags far behind its counterparts in Japan and South Korea in foreign markets. He added that modern technology and concepts must be applied in developing Traditional Chinese Medicine. You are listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A farmer in central China's Henan Province is seeking 2 million yuan, roughly 300,000 U.S. dollars, in compensation after he was wrongly diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. Fifty-three-year-old Yang Shou-fa was diagnosed with HIV and AIDS during a provincial-wide check in 2004, during which more than 280,000 people were tested. It was not until 2012 that he found out that the result was false. The local disease control center still has samples from 2004, and a retest of Yang's sample came up positive, again. The center says the test equipment did not fail, so someone must have mixed up Yang's blood with an HIV patient. Yang had taken HIV medication from his diagnosis until 2012. He had to attend annual health checks, which only tested the amount of CD4+T cells in his blood. In people with HIV, this is the strongest indicator of HIV progression and the most important indicator of how the immune system is working. Yang's CD4+T cell count was higher than other AIDS patients, but concerns were never raised, as no one doubted the diagnosis. Before Yang was incorrectly diagnosed in 2004, his health had been failing. He had donated blood once and then suffered from repeated fever. When he was told he had AIDS, he was convinced. The local health department is considering compensation for him. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. Chinese playwright, author and translator Yang Jiang has died at the age of 105. Born in Beijing, Yang studied in Soochow University and then Tsinghua University in the 1930s. She was married to Qian Zhongshu, a household name in China. Qian is best known for his sarcastic novel "Fortress Besieged" that depicted the lives of Chinese intellectuals in the 1930s. He died in 1997. After studying in Britain and France together with Qian, Yang returned and became a foreign language professor at Tsinghua University. She was a literature researcher with Peking University in the 1950s. Fluent in English, French and Spanish, her translations of such classics as Don Quixote and French picaresque novel Gil Blas remain the definitive versions for Chinese readers. Yang also penned numerous plays, novels and essays and is known for her plain but resonant style. Her most popular works include "We Three", a 2003 essay collection recalling her husband and daughter, who died of cancer. The book became an instant hit both in China and overseas. In 2001, Yang and her husband donated all their royalties to Tsinghua University and established a scholarship that has benefited more than 1,000 students. This is Special English. Researchers have confirmed that snow leopards live in areas south and north of Qinghai Lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province. The animals' presence had been rumored but was never proved, as experts have tried to understand the distribution range and habitat selection patterns of the rare big cat. The new finding was released by the Wildlife Conservation Society of China, which did not reveal specific locations, in a bid to protect the snow leopards. It referred to the two locations only as areas A and B. The Wildlife Conservation Society of China says researchers spotted snow leopards in Area A and found evidence of them, which were hours-old footprints, in Area B. Previously, there were reports from herdsmen and other witnesses, but they were unconfirmed. There were no scientific reports supporting the claims. The new findings will offer basic information for people studying snow leopards and attempting to protect them. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has placed the snow leopard on its Red List of Threatened Species as globally endangered. The Wildlife Conservation Society says that so far, China still has the largest population of the animal, known as the "ghost of the mountains". You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plan to recruit more than 11,000 teachers from around the country to ease its teacher shortage. The teachers will be recruited for primary and middle schools, high schools, kindergartens and special education schools this year. Of those, 60 percent will work in four prefectures in the southern part of Xinjiang, where a dearth of bilingual teachers poses a challenge for education. The recruits in these areas should be able to speak mandarin and a language of the local minorities. Xinjiang has hired more than 72,000 teachers in the past five years, with around 62,000 of them bilingual. This is Special English. Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has passed a law to protect its ancient villages. The law came into effect on June 1. It stipulates principles on ancient village protection and restoration, funds, responsibilities and building a long-term protection mechanism. It also demands a "supervisor mechanism" and encourages volunteer groups to help with protection efforts. Lhasa has around 1,000 villages, which feature unique landscapes and traditions. As the local economy speeds up, many ancient villages have yet to be restored, and the law was enacted to address the issue. The local government says the law will enhance protection efforts for precious cultural resources in Lhasa. This is Special English. （全文见周日微信。）

In this month’s programme, we imagine a hotter world through the eyes of scientists and policymakers. We kick off our podcast with ‘super beans’: 30 new varieties that can thrive in weather extremes. The beans were developed by scientists at CGIAR, a global research partnership for food security, to protect the ‘meat of the poor’ from being wiped out in a warmed world. We then visit Oxford University in the United Kingdom where we hear from climate scientists running a global climate model on tens of thousands of volunteers’ home computers. With this experiment, they are investigating how global warming is increasing the likelihood and intensity of extreme weather events. Amid uncertainties about what tomorrow’s hotter world will look like, one thing scientists are sure of is that sea levels will rise, threatening the world’s coastal populations. We learn how researchers are now including coastal managers in the picture and how they try to provide them with new tools to prepare for the “most unlikely but potentially catastrophic events.” Finally, we talk with Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, about the challenges ahead for international climate finance and who will pay the bill for the climate impacts affecting the developing world. http://www.scidev.net/global/food-security/multimedia/monthly-podcast-super-beans-climate-models.html

Guest : Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme September 12 2010 This Sunday’s episode of Think Globally Radio features an in-depth and enlightening interview with Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, who was recently in Stockholm to receive an award from the … more >>