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18 November 2009
Helen Clark: Remarks at "Picture This: Caring for the Earth" 18 November 2009
UN, partners launch $13 million appeal for El Salvador flood victimsThe United Nations and its partners launched a Flash Appeal for El Salvador to provide immediate aid for six months to 75,000
victims of Hurricane Ida, covering food, shelter, water and sanitation, education, agriculture and early recovery. 18 November 2009
Kenyans, Moroccan receive top awards for Africa photo contestThe winning photographs of a contest organized by UNDP feature environmentalists planting trees in a water catchment area
in Kenya, Moroccan women turning plastic bags into handbags as part of a fair trade project, and a Kenyan couple planting
a tree on their wedding day.
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18 November 2009
Hunger is the lack of rain
With funds from the UNDP-Spain MDG Achievement Fund, six UN agencies are helping a Mozambican district to adapt to climate
change. |
17 November 2009
Crown Prince Haakon completes Botswana tripUNDP Goodwill Ambassador Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has completed a three-day visit of Botswana where he met with officials,
addressed students on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and visited a biodiversity project. 17 November 2009
UNDP awards Sharapova scholarships in BelarusUNDP marked International Students Day by awarding five-year university scholarships to three students in Belarus. The scholarships
are funded by Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova as part of a wider UNDP effort to help overcome the legacy of the Chernobyl
nuclear accident of 1986.
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17 November 2009
UNDP in Bangladesh
UNDP is supporting the Government of Bangladesh to sustain and build on the achievements of the last decade and to remain
on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). |
16 November 2009
Budget reform and achieving the MDGs in West and Central AfricaUNDP's regional office for West and Central Africa will convene a group of international experts to discuss improved budget
programming to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the sub-region. 13 November 2009
UN in action in El Salvador: recovering from Hurricane IdaThe United Nations has sent a disaster assessment team to El Salvador and released a $50,000 cash grant to help the Central
American country recover from last week’s torrential rainfall. 13 November 2009
Côte d’Ivoire: UN transports voters lists for upcoming pollThe United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) began transporting provisional voters lists to polling stations across
the country in preparation for the upcoming presidential election.
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12 November 2009
Helen Clark: Statement to the WFP Executive Board 12 November 2009
UNDP works to rebuild peace, fellowship amongst youth in Sri LankaA small Tamil community was in the news for a slightly unusual reason: it was hosting Sinhalese school children and teachers
from the Matara district in southern Sri Lanka for a sporting event. 10 November 2009
Addressing Food Security through the Social EconomyUNDP and several United Nations organizations joined more than 200 leaders from 35 countries to explore solutions to the world
food crisis through placing more emphasis on the social economy.
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10 November 2009
UNDP, Spain sign new multi-year strategic partnershipUNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Spain's Secretary of State for International Cooperation signed a multi-year Strategic
Partnership Agreement for close to €400 million.
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