UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 18 June 2016]
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Jun 17, 2016UN, New York
Magdy Martínez-Solimán: Statement at the Fourth Annual Seminar for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs): NHRI’s Role in Conflict and Fragile Contexts

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Helen Clark: Statement for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Jun 15, 2016

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Millions of Latin American risk sliding back into poverty; new generation of public policies crucial to prevent setbacks: UNDP
Jun 14, 2016
Panama City – The main threat to progress in Latin America and the Caribbean is the relapse of millions of families back into poverty. The economic slowdown is part of the story, but not the only cause of such a setback, says the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report (HDR) for Latin America and the Caribbean, launched with more than 60 congresspersons at the regional parliament (Parlatino). To continue to advance and prevent reversals in the social, economic and environmental fronts, the report highlights key policy recommendations, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In the report titled Multidimensional Progress: Well-being beyond income, UNDP expresses particular concern over the 25 to 30 million people in the region—more than a third of those who left poverty since 2003 — who risk falling back into poverty. Many are youth and women, with precarious employment in the service sector. They are part of a larger group of over 220 million people (38% of the population, or almost two in every five in the region) who are vulnerable: officially they are not poor (living on less than US$4/day) but have been unable to rise to the middle class (living on more than $10/day)…

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UNDP takes part in the European Development Days on Agenda 2030 implementation
Jun 14, 2016
UNDP will participate in the European Development Days, Europe’s leading forum on development and cooperation, which will take place on 15-16 June in Brussels.

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UNDP, partners to chart roadmap for tackling violent extremism in Central Asia
Jun 13, 2016
Combatting the rise of violent extremism in Central Asia and beyond will require long-term measures that include creating life opportunities for young people and a chance to serve and shape the future of their communities, said experts at a conference on the phenomenon that opened here today.

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UNDP Film gives voice to Thirty Million
Jun 13, 2016
A UNDP supported documentary on the threat sea-level rise poses to 30 million Bangladeshis premiered in New York City on Monday.