09.27.06
UN looks forward to Seychelles’s 1st HDI in Africa rise even higher
On the Human Development Index (HDI), Seychelles is the 1st country in Africa.
Claudio Caldarone, who is Seychelles’ new United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative for Seychelles and Mauritius, has recently expressed his pleasure to see Seychelles progressing even further.
Mr. Caldarone replaces Aase Smedler, who was the UN representative in Seychelles from August 2004 to August 2006.
Last week Caldarone told that he had discussed past, ongoing and future cooperation between Seychelles and the UN with the President and the Vice-President. He also said that the UNDP and the UN systems have strengthened their support to Seychelles. Many essential aspects of cooperation have already been indicated – environment conservation through the Global Environment Facility is among them. Just some of the areas of UN-Seychelles collaboration during his 3-4-year term will be capacity building and addressing climate change.
Caldarone suggested that Seychelles’ current position, which is the 51st among 176 nations, can not only be maintained, but also improved.