UNDP  United Nations Development Program [to 25 January 2014]
http://www.us.undp.org/content/undp/en/home.html

22 Jan 2014
UN opens global call for nominations to identify local sustainable development solutions that can change the world
A United Nations-led partnership that “shines a spotlight” on local sustainable development innovations today launched its global call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2014.

21 Jan 2014
Combatting inequality key to combatting poverty, says UN Development Chief
Despite evidence that inequality prevents countries from developing in a wide number of areas, little progress has been made combatting it, said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark today at the London School of Economics where she was giving a lecture at the International Growth Centre.

21 Jan 2014
Helen Clark: The London School of Economics, International Growth Centre Public Lecture “The next global development agenda: From aspiration to delivery”
The London School of Economics, London, UK  [see excerpt in Week in Review above]

20 Jan 2014
Donors pledge US $500 million for the Central African Republic
As the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called on the international community to help prevent the conflict from leaving a legacy of even greater deprivation and poverty in the country.