1. What dows UNDP do?
1) what is the UN?
The United Nations (UN) an international treaty that spells out the rights and duties of member states. is a unique international organization of 192 sovereign states established in 1945. Its goal is to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, and to promote social progress, a better living standard and hum
What is hunger?
3 Types of Poverty
Extreme poverty
Less than 2,100 calories a day, Number 1 risk to health
Median of the poverty
Income of 1-2 U.S. dollars per person per day
Relative poverty
Household refers to income levels lower than the average
Situation in Kenya
Experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent years.
Up to 3.5 million people are affected
What cause poverty?
Late 1997 after the financial crisis due to interlayer polarization in the labor market share decline, the difficult living and low incomes continue to increase.
since 2007 the global financial crisis, rising unemployment, income polarization, deterioration of family income, inflation, Household debt and interest burden due to increased sales of credit by various factors,
Corruption is an important negative factor in economic development in many states. Corruption centers on the government as the central actor in economic development, especially in its international aspects. Through foreign policy, the government mediates the national economy’s relationship to the world economy.
Corruption is by no means limited to the global South. Bur for several reasons, c
1. Policies and reforms -Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
- Economic development-focused policies
- Putting old politics behind
Special tax incentives for foreign investments in the SEZs
Greater independence on international trade activities
Products are primarily export-oriented
Attracting and utilizing foreign capital