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Rugen is a long, lanky cat, so when he squishes himself up into a little ball, he looks quite funny.
The Basra Compact, a flagship partnership to revive the economy in southern Iraq
Basra, 05 May 2015 – The authorities of Basra and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today signed a flagship agreement, the Basra Compact, aiming at strengthening participatory and accountable governance and reviving the economic activity in the southern governorate, which is not just oil-rich but needs to invest in its human capacity and private sector development. Protecting the cultural and ecological heritage of the Mesopotamian Marshlands is also a priority.
Despite being the richest governorate and hosting the main port in Iraq, Umm Qasr—the only shipping hub in the country—Basra is one of the most affected by poverty and chronic unemployment with 16.1% of the population living below the poverty line of US$ 2.5 per day and facing staggering challenges in terms of access to services.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Basra authorities outlines future cooperation in the areas of decentralization, financial management and budget execution, environment protection, private sector development including micro, small and medium enterprises, and supporting the governorate’s 5-year strategic planning.
“Working with local partners is a fundamental element of national ownership,” the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and UNDP Resident Representative, Lise Grande, said. “This translates into UNDP’s support for the local network of the Global Compact promoting responsible business practices in the areas of gender, human rights, labour standards, environment, service delivery and anti-corruption,” she explained.
UNDP has nearly 40 years of experience in Iraq leading the UN’s development work, providing knowledge and practical expertise. In its long-term engagement with the government and the people of Iraq, UNDP focuses on inclusive participation, accountability, access to justice, women’s empowerment, security sector reform, decentralization and private sector development. In particular, UNDP supports the government’s 4-year development plans (2014-2017).
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010
10th Anniversary Gala Dinner (24 June 2010), Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York
Photo: UN Global Compact/Michael Dames
A heavy soil compactor is used to densify the final lift of fill on the building pad. With an operating weight of 78,000 lbs, this compactor can achieve higher densities than any other machine.
The two guys with the white pick-up truck were moving about and hammering some sort of probe into the clay; presumably to see how well it had been compacted.
Filling in Nine Acre Quarry, near Leighton Buzzard with overburden from the adjacent Mundays Hill Quarry. Pictures taken on 10th September 2019
They will perch just about anywhere and I caught this Brown Pelican on an old stump sticking out of the water on Armand Bayou near Bay Area Park. At rest but still keeping a wary eye out ol' canoe boy to make sure he doesn't get too close.
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Or intentional camera movement with a compact camera!
The camera club at work has set the challenge of Drag Blurs and Radial Zooms, and while the latter needs a CSC or SLR with zoom lens, the thought was that those with compact cameras could achieve the former, so I set out to prove it!
Appareil compact numérique de 18.1 Mégapixels fabriqué en Indonésie. Viseur sur écran de 7.5 cm ( 3 in) au dos, objectif Nikkor 22 X optical zoom ED VR 4,5/45,5 mm - 6,3/99 mm (équivalent 25 - 550 mm en 24x36). Carte SD HC class 10. Batterie Li-ion EN-EL12 de 3.7 v et 1050 mAh. Flash éjectable sur le capot avec modes, retardateur de 2 et 10 s, GPS, Wi/Fi. Sensibilité de 25 à 1600 iso. Video.