UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 14 June 2014]
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13 Jun 2014
UNDP changing to become more effective and efficient
UNDP’s core goals are to help countries eradicate poverty, promote inclusive governance and build resilience to crisis, working with partner organisations and governments across the world.
12 Jun 2014
Helen Clark: Statement at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
London, United Kingdom
12 Jun 2014
Guinea-Bissau begins distribution of 1 million anti-malaria bed nets
With support from the Global Fund and UNDP, Government kicks off massive awareness campaign to help communities combat the deadly mosquito-borne disease.
11 Jun 2014
UN and Deutsche Post DHL sign new 3-year agreement for disaster resilience
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the international courier company Deutsche Post DHL, met yesterday at the UNDP headquarters to reaffirm their commitment to their public-private partnership in support of disaster preparedness and response.
10 Jun 2014
Football legend Didier Drogba urges taking action against malaria
Two days ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, football star and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Didier Drogba launches an animated video that tells the story of his early life in a malaria-endemic country and calls attention to a disease that continues to take a child life every minute.
09 Jun 2014
United Nations-led partnership announces Equator Prize winners
Sea-level rise is making life on the Carteret Islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea unmanageable. People can no longer grow food because the ground water has become salty. The islands are literally being submerged. Tulele Peisa – a local council of indigenous chiefs – has responded by organizing the voluntary relocation of its people, the first climate change refugee relocation effort of its kind in the world.
09 Jun 2014
Tunisia launches Truth and Dignity Commission
Tunisian President, Moncef AlMarzouki, President of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), Mustapha Ben Jaafar, and Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, launched today the newly established Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC) of Tunisia.