Robert D Watkins

Building a disaster-resilient, prosperous Bangladesh

Today Bangladesh stands at a vital crossroads in its development path. Having averaged a 6 percent economic growth in the past decade, the country attained lower-middle income country status in 2015 and achieved five out of eight Millennium Development Goals by the same year.

7y ago

The rights of indigenous people and sustainable development

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to be observed on August 9 every year.

8y ago
February 26, 2017
February 26, 2017

Building a disaster-resilient, prosperous Bangladesh

Today Bangladesh stands at a vital crossroads in its development path. Having averaged a 6 percent economic growth in the past decade, the country attained lower-middle income country status in 2015 and achieved five out of eight Millennium Development Goals by the same year.

August 9, 2016
August 9, 2016

The rights of indigenous people and sustainable development

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to be observed on August 9 every year.