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Newsrooms in: Español | Français Contact UNDP's NewsroomMedia Inquiries (for journalists) Phone: (212) 906-5382 E-mail: UNDP-newsroom@undp.org Fax: (212) 906-5001 Click here for media contacts Inquiries (general public) Click here for general inquiries For The Record… Official Responses to Inaccurate Media Reports Click here to access this page Crisis Prevention & Recovery18 November 2009 UN, partners launch $13 million appeal for El Salvador flood victims The 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.
13 November 2009 UN in action in El Salvador: recovering from Hurricane Ida The 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. 12 November 2009 UNDP works to rebuild peace, fellowship amongst youth in Sri Lanka A 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. 04 November 2009 UNDP in the occupied Palestinian territory Since 1978, UNDP's Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People has been implementing projects in the occupied Palestinian territory worth over US$600 million. 04 November 2009 UNDP boosts recovery in earthquake-hit Padang UNDP boosted its recovery support in Indonesia this week, bringing in more heavy equipment to remove badly damaged homes, schools, mosques, and by fielding experts to work alongside government to reduce the impact of future earthquakes. Go to Press Release 21 October 2009 UNDP, Norway pledge to reduce armed violence UNDP Administrator Helen Clark met with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to discuss ways in which Norway and UNDP could work together to reduce armed violence, which kills more than 2,000 people every day worldwide, most of whom are civilians. Go to Press Release 12 October 2009 Displaced Georgians rebuilding livelihoods with UNDP assistance In the central region of Shida Kartli, UNDP has worked to rebuild houses, schools and drinking water infrastructure in addition to disbursing micro-loans to help people start farming or launch start-up businesses. 09 October 2009 UNDP responds to the Asia Pacific disasters The Asia Pacific region has been struck by a series of multiple disasters that have killed more than 1,500 people, and affected upwards of 7 million others. UNDP, along with other UN agencies, reacted quickly, immediately deploying crisis management teams to support governments in the aftermath.
05 October 2009 UN's response to help countries battered by disasters across Asia UN Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark said today that in reaction to the widespread disasters that struck Asia and the Pacific last week, the United Nations is responding with rapid support teams in Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Samoa and Tonga to support governments helping millions of people hit by a relentless barrage of tropical storms, earthquakes and tsunamis. Go to Press Release 02 October 2009 UNDP Responds to Disasters in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Several UN agencies and non-governmental organizations are responding to the immediate humanitarian needs in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Meanwhile UNDP is quick starting activities that will assist affected populations to recover in the medium term. 01 October 2009 Statement by UNDP Administrator Helen Clark on Adoption of Res 1888 22 September 2009 UNDP human development initiatives in the Arab World UNDP directed US$579 million in human development aid to the Arab region in 2008, an increase of 21 percent from the year before... 18 September 2009 Providing identification papers in Sri Lanka As part of its Equal Access to Justice Project, UNDP has taken the lead on providing basic legal documentation to internally displaced populations. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 12 Next > |
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