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LIUPCP introduces hotline services for whistleblowing

Posted on June 18, 2019

Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) of Local Government Division (LGD) has set up a hotline services (also known as call centre services) to capture any potential allegation takes place in the operations of the project. The hotline number is 16256. A group of dedicated executives/call recipients are in place (9:00 am – […]


Orientation for LGI Key staff, Federation & Cluster Leaders on SIF Infrastructure Implementation

Posted on June 17, 2019

Chandpur, June 17 (2019): Chandpur Paurashava Mayor Nasir Uddin Ahamed has requested all the community development committee (CDC) leaders to maintain quality of the infrastructural development works taking place in his municipality. The Mayor was addressing an orientation programme organised by Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) of the Local Government Division (LGD) […]


Chandpur Mayor Distributes Business Grants

Posted on April 23, 2019

Chandpur, April 23 (2019): Mayor of Chandpur Pourashava Md Nasir Uddin Ahmed has distributed business grants among 143 beneficiaries in Chandpur. So far, a total of 264 business grants have been distributed among the beneficiaries. These grants were offered under the Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) of the United Nations Development Programme […]


Navigating the complexities of social impact bonds for the SDGs

Posted on April 09, 2019

The potential of social impact bonds (SIBs) to contribute to an estimated US$2.5 – 3 trillion in annual investment for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has attracted increased attention over recent years. A social impact bond is a contract with the public sector in which a commitment is made to pay for social services […]


Reflecting on 10 years of the International Aid Transparency Initiative

Posted on April 08, 2019

Over he past decade, UNDP has been a global leader in aid transparency. As a founding member of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), we have been at the heart of a global transparency movement, working to make information on development and humanitarian resources open and accessible to all development partners. As the coordinator of […]


What Works for the Urban Poor?

Posted on April 08, 2019

The UPPR Experience in Bangladesh The Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction (UPPR), one of the largest urban development programmes in the world, helped nearly three million people improve their livelihoods and living conditions in just 7 years between 008  2015 in cities and towns of Bangladesh. This article highlights best practices of UPPR and explores […]