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02 September 2009
UNDP, UNFPA, Germany promote sexual and reproductive health

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark spoke out forcefully today on sexual and reproductive heath and development at a forum in Berlin co-hosted by the UN Population Fund and the German government.

02 September 2009
Raising animals to reduce poverty and hunger in Ecuador

Guinea pigs are a centuries-old delicacy for the peoples of the Andes – and for more than 100 families in Ecuador, they are a source of income and nutrition, thanks to a project supported by UNDP.

02 September 2009
Clark: NGO Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development

 

01 September 2009
Gender, climate change linked together in Danish torch ceremony

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark made a commitment to focus on gender and climate change as she received a MDG3 Torch from Danish Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Toernaes.

31 August 2009
Moldovan migrants look for new opportunities due to global crisis

Viaraka Tsaralunga and her sons, like many Moldovans working abroad, have had to quickly find new options at a time of diminishing opportunities due to the global economic crisis.


31 August 2009
Economic crisis hits hard for Kyrgyzstan migrants

Aida Elbeidyeva is one of many from Kyrgyzstan working abroad and sending money home. But Elbeidyeva, like many migrants, has seen her income drop as the global economic slowdown has setback both families and broader social progress.


31 August 2009
Niger: UNDP boosts livelihoods for women and girls

About 1,200 conflict-affected women and girls in northern Niger are benefiting from an economic recovery assistance programme that will also promote cooperation among previously conflicting communities.  
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30 August 2009
Ajay Chhibber: Rising Tides Threaten Pacific Islands

This op-ed by Ajay Chhibber, UNDP's Regional Bureau for Asia & the Pacific Director, was published in The Bangkok Post.

30 August 2009
UNDP Administrator begins trip to European capitals

Helen Clark's trip began in The Hague where she met with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Minister for Development Bert Koenders, and members of the Dutch Parliament.

30 August 2009
Remarks by Helen Clark at The Hague

 

29 August 2009
Kazakhstan still recovering 60 years after Soviet bombing

On this day 60 years ago, the first Soviet nuclear bomb was tested at the Semipalatinsk Test Site. UNDP, together with UNICEF, UNV and UNFPA with the financial support from the Japanese Government, is helping respond to lingering challenges.
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26 August 2009
Tanzania launches forest initiative to address climate change

Tanzania has embarked on a $4.2 million initiative to fight climate change by focusing on sustainable forest management.  

24 August 2009
UNDP, UK support poverty reduction in Bangladesh

The programme is steering funds and opportunities toward initiatives such as pre-primary education, apprenticeships and job-training.

19 August 2009
Advocating for workers on Sri Lanka's tea plantations

UNDP has supported the government on a legislative plan that focuses on a range of human development issues targeting the country's most vulnerable, including those in the plantation estate sector.

17 August 2009
UNDP launches a new Web site for climate community

The new site is a knowledge database for information on key climate change issues, and was created to assist governments and other policy makers as they navigate the complicated world of addressing climate change. www.undpcc.org
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