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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 200620 December 2006 Australian aid targets the justice sector in Timor-Leste Demonstrating a continued strong commitment to long-term development needs and improved rule of law in Timor-Leste, the Australian Government has announced an AUD$2.5 million dollar contribution to UNDP. 15 December 2006 Environment reforms must accelerate to reach 2015 poverty goals, says UN Egypt, Peru, Vietnam and Mongolia are among a number of countries taking the lead in putting the environment at the heart of their plans to cut poverty by 2015, according to a new report launched by UNDP in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. Go to Press Release 15 December 2006 Japan supports National Institute for Demining in Angola The Government of Japan and UNDP have signed an agreement for a Japanese contribution of approximately US$4 million to the Government of Angola. 15 December 2006 Targeted efforts needed to ready Bulgaria for EU funds: NHDR 2006 Bulgaria must step up efforts to ready itself for the upsurge in EU development support it will receive when it joins the union next year, or risk squandering the opportunities of accession, warns the new National Human Development Report. 13 December 2006 UN Volunteers and the post-tsunami reconstruction effort “It was the first time for me to hear the name 'Aceh', but the pictures I saw on television were always on my mind. I spent my pocket money to buy some equipment including a huge backpack, a helmet, some medicine and a plane ticket. This was the beginning of my new life as a volunteer.” 12 December 2006 UNDP, European Commission team up for joint electoral assistance train From 27 November to 1 December, almost 60 staff members from UNDP country offices and European Commission (EC) delegations in Africa assembled in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to take part in the first regional joint training in electoral assistance. 12 December 2006 UNDP supports local election in Indonesia Thousands of election workers supported the counting process in the Banda Aceh local elections, transmitting results by SMS directly to a central server. Go to Press Release 08 December 2006 Vietnam to be First Pilot Country for 'One UN' Reform Programme Vietnam has been selected to become the first “pilot” country in the UN’s effort to unify and make more efficient and responsive its work at the national level. Go to Press Release 07 December 2006 UNDP Associate Administrator visits the Russian Federation Ad Melkert, UN Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme visited Moscow on 28-29 November 2006 to see firsthand current UNDP programme activities in the world’s largest country. 06 December 2006 Arab Human Development Report Launch Report cites partial progress toward gender equality, calls for wider and deeper change in Arab world. Go to Press Release 05 December 2006 Forward-looking solutions for Chernobyl-affected communities International efforts aimed at mitigating the consequences of the Chernobyl accident and bringing normalcy and prosperity to the region are in focus of the international exhibition and scientific workshop “Chernobyl: Ecology, the Human Being and Health”. Go to Press Release 04 December 2006 APDIP Releases New Publication on Gender in the Information Society This publication is a collection of 13 papers developed for a pre-World Summit on the Information Society seminar, produced in partnership with UNIFEM and IT for Change. 02 December 2006 President Clinton hails impressive tsunami recovery effort in Thailand Former President Bill Clinton, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, was in Phuket, Thailand, to launch an environmental initiative that will benefit countries throughout the tsunami-affected region. Go to Press Release 01 December 2006 UNV Tsunami Response Indonesia: 700 days on To date more than 100 UNV volunteers have been assigned to a wide number of positions, including emergency aid coordinators, psychologists, education specialists, urban planners, project officers and community development specialists. 30 November 2006 A reward for grassroots activists on World AIDS Day Community groups that are on the front lines of the global AIDS fight are to be honored by the Red Ribbon Award. Go to Press Release Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next > |
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