UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 18 October 2014]

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UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 18 October 2014]
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17 Oct 2014
Message from UNDP Administrator Helen Clark on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Each year on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we can recommit to that goal, and, in the words of the UN Secretary-General’s message for this day this year, plan for a world where no-one is left behind.

17 Oct 2014
New UNDP report highlights the role that cash transfers can play in preventing HIV
— Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, UNDP has released a new report on cash transfers and HIV prevention.

17 Oct 2014
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Each year on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we can recommit to that goal, and, in the words of the UN Secretary-General’s message for this day this year, plan for a world where no-one is left behind.

15 Oct 2014
German Government, GEF, and UNDP partner to create largest global fund for ICCAs
Germany has donated $16 million for the creation of a global fund for areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities known as ICCAs.

14 Oct 2014
Helen Clark: Speech on “Biodiversity in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Next Steps” at the Side-Event to the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), COP-12
Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
14 Oct 2014

Community Mobilization, Local Investment Needed to Win Fight Against Ebola, says UN
West African countries, supported by a well-coordinated international response, can achieve a breakthrough in the battle against Ebola if every effort is made to treat and contain the disease, involve communities and invest in the local economy, said representatives from the United Nations.

13 Oct 2014
UNDP calls for greater community involvement to combat Ebola in West Africa
Local associations hold the key to beating Ebola in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, said UN development officials as they completed their visit to Freetown.