UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 12 September 2015]
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540,000 Malawians to be provided with safe, clean water by 2018
Sep 11, 2015
Basic Water Needs, a Dutch manufacturer and marketer of household water treatment and safe storage products, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA), a global initiative supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other international organizations that encourages companies to fight poverty through innovative business models. As part of its commitment, Basic Water Needs plans to distribute its low-cost Tulip Table Top water filters to more than 540,000 Malawians by 2018, making safe and clean drinking water more available, easily accessible, and affordable.
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Rwanda launches the National Risk Atlas, first-ever comprehensive risk profile developed in Africa
Sep 10, 2015
The Government of Rwanda today launched its first National Risk Atlas, the first-ever comprehensive risk profile developed in Africa. In collaboration with UNDP, the World Bank and the European Union, the National Risk Atlas was developed through a comprehensive risk assessment to provide to the Government of Rwanda guidance in national planning and policy-making on disaster risk reduction.
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Faiths launch far-reaching action plans to help the world’s poorest people
Sep 9, 2015
Faith leaders have pledged far reaching practical action over the next 10 years to help the world’s poorest people at a meeting with senior UN officials in Bristol, UK, to discuss the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sweden continues commitment to support UNDP by pledging $58.6m for 2015
Sep 3, 2015
The Swedish Government announced its continued commitment to the United Nations Development Programme by making a 2015 core contribution of $58.6m, or 495m Swedish Kroner, to help UNDP support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and fulfill its coordination role for the UN system.