United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Dhaka TribuneThe Partnerships for the Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) project aims to promote tolerance, inclusivity, and diversity in Bangladeshi communitiesThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka, today signed an agreement to extend the ongoing Partnerships for the Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) project till 2024. After the first phase, the second phase of the project will support research on violence and monitor the digital space to promote tolerance, inclusivity, and diversity in Bangladesh, a UNDP press release said. Sudipto thanked the Norwegian government for its continued support to promote peace and tolerance in Bangladesh. The Partnerships for a Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) project helps improve knowledge and insights into the drivers of conflict, violence, and extremism and build the capacity of relevant stakeholders to analyse the sources and nature of disinformation, exclusion, and intolerance in Bangladesh. It implements an evidence-based, multi-stakeholder engagement and communication strategy to promote tolerance, inclusivity, and diversity in Bangladeshi communities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 07, 2021 16:52 UTC