UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 18 July 2015]
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter.html

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Selected Press Releases
Helen Clark: Statement on the outcome of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development
Jul 16, 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Toward landmark elections in Haiti: International partners reaffirm strong commitment
Jul 16, 2015
Starting 9 August, almost six million Haitians will choose 1,280 local administrations, 140 municipal administrations and 139 Parliamentarians in an electoral process with several rounds that could last until the end of the year.

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New UNDP reports put spotlight on development finance needs and challenges for Small Island Developing States
Jul 15, 2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) share a number of common challenges—from exposure to natural hazards and economic shocks, to slow economic growth, limited capacities to raise domestic resources and high debt—and urgently need increases in all forms of financing if they are to meet the post 2015 development goals, according to two new UN Development Programme (UNDP) reports launched today, during the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.

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Powered by environmental finance, Africa’s largest gene bank helps to bolster biodiversity, food security
Jul 15, 2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – On the occasion of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark and the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Chief Executive Officer Naoko Ishii visited today Africa’s largest gene bank, an initiative that links scientists with small-scale farmers to collectively revive and conserve traditional, indigenous seeds in the face of drought, climate change, and progressive erosion of traditional agricultural varieties that will prove vital for the future of food security in Africa.

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Helen Clark: Speech at High-Level Event on “Building a New Vision to Address Long-term and Recurrent Humanitarian Crisis”
Jul 14, 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia