Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:38 Mizzima News
(Mizzima) – An urban research and development institute has been opened jointly by the Burmese government and the United Nations, in a sign of greater U.N. involvement in Burma’s rapidly changing government.
Burmese Minister of Construction Khin Maung Myint, and U.N. officials opened the Urban Research and Development Institute (URDI), established with UN-HABITAT support, which will undertake research conduct training programmes on urban planning and management that will include fostering urban-rural interaction.
In his opening remarks, Khin Maung Myint, expressed his hope that the newly opened URDI will assist the government’s endeavors of building a new, modern and developed nation.
UN-HABITAT Myanmar plans to undertake projects in 2012 involved in urban poverty reduction, urban planning and development, urban-rural linkages, research, training and capacity building, land governance, local governance and leadership training and capacity development.
Burmese Minister of Construction Khin Maung Myint, and U.N. officials opened the Urban Research and Development Institute (URDI), established with UN-HABITAT support, which will undertake research conduct training programmes on urban planning and management that will include fostering urban-rural interaction.
In his opening remarks, Khin Maung Myint, expressed his hope that the newly opened URDI will assist the government’s endeavors of building a new, modern and developed nation.
UN-HABITAT Myanmar plans to undertake projects in 2012 involved in urban poverty reduction, urban planning and development, urban-rural linkages, research, training and capacity building, land governance, local governance and leadership training and capacity development.
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