YANGON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Sweden has supported the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)'s work in Myanmar with 30 million Swedish krona, official media reported Sunday.
The Swedish aid will help Myanmar's development in areas including democratic governance, local development and environmental sustainability.
The newly-announced aid follows an initial contribution of 30 million Swedish krona in 2014.
With the initial tranche of funding from Sweden, UNDP has helped improve local governance in Myanmar with a particular focus on strengthening women's participation, the report quoted UNDP Country Director Toily Kurbanov as saying.
"Our partnership with Sweden has enabled UNDP to strengthen democratic institutions such as the parliament and support the justice actors to better engage with the people," he added.
