UN Development Programme

Ljubljana – Slovenia has placed 22nd among 154 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2021, released as part of the UN Development Programme to measure countries’ performance in higher education, research, development, economy and information and communication technology.

Turkish worldwide famous pop star Sertab Erener called for "urgent action to save people and planet" in a new song released on Nov. 11.

A nationally representative survey on the education and self-realization of the Roma community members from the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 shows that Roma have increased their participation in the education system - as a number of students in both secondary and higher education.

Turkey ranks 64th among 189 countries and territories in the latest Human Development Index (HDI), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report released on Sept. 14.

The Kosovo government and international institutions including the UN, alongside NGOs and civic groups, are holding a series of events to highlight assaults on women as part of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence which runs until December 10.

As Russia and the United States work on formulas as inclusive as possible to find a solution to the Syrian crisis, without letting the Islamist factions take over the entire country, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the European Union on Sept. 28 to do more to confront the migration crisis stemming from the four-year-old Syrian civil war.

Two Bulgarian women - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva, are among the possible nominees for succeeding Ban Ki-moon as the next UN Secretary-General.

This is suggested by a recent article of The New York Times (NYT) entitled "After 70 Years of Men, Some Say It Is 'High Time' a Woman Led the UN".

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Finance has informed local government officials about reforms concerning public finances, public funds planning and introduction of financial management, the ministry said on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic and Director of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Serbia Irena Vojackova Solorano agreed on Monday that the cooperation between the Serbian government and ministry and UNDP needs to intensify.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic appealed on Monday to the countries participating in the upcoming Donor Conference to help Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in the recovery from the recent floods as much as possible.