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18 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. 18 November 2009 Kenyans, Moroccan receive top awards for Africa photo contest The 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. Go to Press Release
17 November 2009 Crown Prince Haakon completes Botswana trip UNDP 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 Belarus UNDP 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. Go to Press Release
16 November 2009 Budget reform and achieving the MDGs in West and Central Africa UNDP'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 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. 13 November 2009 Côte d’Ivoire: UN transports voters lists for upcoming poll The 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. Go to Press Release 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 Helen Clark: Effective alliances between state and market are required UNDP Administrator Helen Clark called for a more effective alliance between the State and the market during a lecture delivered at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. Go to Press Release 04 November 2009 Solar panels at UNDP's Bratislava Regional Centre The solar station is one of the first UN buildings to install solar panels on its roof. 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 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 45 Next > |
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