MoU signing netween GNHC and UNCDF

The UNCDF signed a MOU with the Royal Government of Bhutan to support the UN Capital Development Fund global LoCAL programme in Bhutan. Bhutan is the first pilot country for UNCDF under the global programme (2011-2014).

LoCAL is the UN Capital Development Fund’s facility for investment in local level climate resilience. The facility channels local adaptation finance to local governments who are at the frontline of dealing with the effects of climate change and enables them to invest it in building local resilience. (more…)

The United Nations has adopted Bhutan’s proposal to include happiness as the Ninth Millennium Development Goal (MDG).

The proposal was adopted unanimously by the 193 member countries at the UN headquarters in New York yesterday.
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The Local Development Division made presentation on the Annual Grants System to the newly elected Gups who are here in the capital for a three day orientation programme. The presentation on the Annual Grant System included details on the use and operations of the formula based Annual Grant. The presentation also emphasized the need to implement plans and programmes within the approved annual capital grants (budget).
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Thimphu: “Today is one of the happiest days of my life,” the Health Minister said after the National Health Policy (NHP) was launched yesterday. Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa also mentioned that it is one of the major achievements after the new government was formed and “the least he could do for improving the health system.”

“But this does not mean that there were no policies at all,” he said, adding that several technical policies like the national breast feeding, blood, and essential drug policy, a consolidated and comprehensive document addressing all the determents like health service, human resource, health information and technologies of health was missing. The NHP will guide all technical health strategy, policies and plans, Lyonpo added. Asked if it will help curb corruption, the Minister said “definitely.” “There will now be increased transparency and accountability, which was not there before.” (more…)

12 July, 2011 – Internal migration and urbanisation could pose problems for Bhutan in the near future according to UN acting representative, Dr Gepke Hingst.

She was speaking at a function yesterday in Thimphu to observe world population day. Bhutan is currently drafting a national population policy to address issues and concerns associated with a doubling of its population by 2030.
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