UNDP United Nations Development Program [to 5 April 2014]
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04 Apr 2014
Mine Action Day 2014 – A Roundup of UNDP’s Demining Efforts
On Mine Action Day on 4 April, the UN will help raise awareness of the devastating toll that explosive remnants of war continue to exact upon communities, sometimes decades after conflicts come to an end.

04 Apr 2014
Building the link to healthcare, Naya Jeevan joins the Business Call to Action
Innovative social enterprise Naya Jeevan has announced it will join the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to ensure that more than 39,000 low-income workers in Pakistan have access to affordable, quality healthcare by 2015.

04 Apr 2014
Women Working for a Mine-free Mozambique

03 Apr 2014
UNDP-OECD report finds strong commitment to improve development cooperation
Efforts to open up an opportunity for developing countries to have a bigger voice in development are starting to make a tangible difference to how development co-operation is carried out, a new UNDP-OECD report finds.

03 Apr 2014
As Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Reach the One Million Mark, UNDP and the UK Department for International Development Boost Cooperation in Support of Host Communities
Today according to UNHCR estimates the number of refugees who have fled Syria and registered in Lebanon has surpassed the milestone of one million, leaving the country to Syria’s west with the highest population of refugees-per-capita worldwide.

02 Apr 2014
“Nashville” star Connie Britton appointed as UNDP’s newest Goodwill Ambassador
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today appointed American actress Connie Britton as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on poverty eradication and women’s empowerment.

01 Apr 2014
Women pivotal to bringing lasting peace to countries in conflict
Women activists from 11 countries across the Arab region convened today to identify means to support women’s participation in peace making and ensure women’s protection from all forms of violence during times of conflict and emergency.

01 Apr 2014
Helen Clark: Lecture at University of Auckland Law School on the Role of the Rule of Law and Access to Justice in Development
Auckland, New Zealand

01 Apr 2014
The world celebrates first ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
The UN General Assembly has declared 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Created at the initiative of the International Olympic Committee and officially announced at the United Nations headquarters last August, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace promotes the role of sport as a tool at the service of society and a universal tool for peace.

31 Mar 2014
UNDP announces strategy to empower youth for a sustainable future
Calling young people “more connected, better informed and with greater creativity than any previous generation”, UNDP Assistant Administrator Sima Bahous today kicked off a three-day event focusing on UNDP’s work on youth and development with the presentation of UNDP’s first youth strategy entitled “Empowered Youth, Sustainable Future”.