UNDP report calls for more attention to Upper Egypt

CAIRO: Upper Egypt needs more attention, more developmental projects and more investments, said the latest United Nations Development Project (UNDP) report on human development covering eight Egyptian governorates. Although the provinces surveyed spanned Egypt as a whole, equally highlighting setbacks and improvements, Upper Egypt was found to be the most lacking.The call for women’s social and political empowerment was a recurrent element throughout the report, which also tackled health,...