Posted on January 5th, 2021
Prime Minister’s Media Unit
UNDP
Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Mr. Robert Juhkam officially handed over
the Global Human Development Report (HDR 2020) to Prime Minister Mahinda
Rajapaksa today at his residence in Wijerama.
The
Human Development Report (HDR), is the annual flagship report published by the
Human Development Report Office of the UNDP that evaluates and measures human
progress. This year’s 30
th publication, emphasises on the
relationship between people and nature, focusing on the impact that human
activity has on the earth and stresses on the importance of improving people’s
lives while working towards an inclusive and sustainable future for all.
Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 11:48 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 14, Colombo: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday instructed the Urban Development Authority to immediately commence the construction of 7500 houses for the people living in low-income settlements and middle class. The Prime Minister gave this instruction at a discussion held at Temple Trees today with the officials of the Urban Development Authority regarding its projects.
Accordingly, the Urban Development Authority has agreed to commence the relevant housing project before the end of this month.
Of the 7,500 new homes, 4,000 will be built to resettle people living in low-income settlements, and the remaining 3,000 will be reserved for the middle class.
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