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Vanuatu hosts first National Youth Parliament
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 5:16 pm | UNDP
Fifty-two youth representing Vanuatu’s six provinces are in Port Vila this week participating in the country’s first ever National Youth Parliament which is generating a lot of interest among the youth groups, many of whom for the first time will enter ... More >>
UNDP Announces New Regional Director For Asia-Pacific
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 4:54 pm | UNDP
New York, 2 September, 2013 - Mr. Haoliang Xu assumes his role as the new Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today. More >>
Tuvalu Signs Agreement For Climate Change Project
Monday, 2 September 2013, 4:55 pm | UNDP
30 August 2013 (Suva, Fiji) – The Government of Tuvalu and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has today signed an agreement to continue to partner on climate change adaptation work in Tuvalu. This marks the commencement of the second climate ... More >>
Tuvalu Signs Agreement For Climate Change Project
Monday, 2 September 2013, 4:49 pm | UNDP
30 August 2013 (Suva, Fiji) – The Government of Tuvalu and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has today signed an agreement to continue to partner on climate change adaptation work in Tuvalu. This marks the commencement of the second climate ... More >>
Small Island States Look to 2014 Conference
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 4:00 pm | UNDP
Bridgetown, Barbados, 26 August— Practical actions that advance the economic, social, and environmental well-being will be at the heart of discussions among government and civil society representatives from island states in Barbados from 28-30 August ... More >>
How Can We Deepen Women’s Access to Financial Services
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 6:11 pm | UNDP
Representatives from Bank of PNG, government ministries, financial service providers, the civil society, stakeholders from commodity-based groups and donors together identify action-items to be presented at the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion and ... More >>
Central Bank Insurance Supervisors Draw-up Action Plans
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 5:14 pm | UNDP
Insurance supervisors from five pacific island countries and Timor Leste drafted action plans for their respective jurisdiction and identified the key challenges, gaps, and technical assistance requirements across a wide range of topics including ... More >>
UN Gears Up to Fight Corruption in the Pacific
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:33 pm | UNDP
The impact of corruption and the challenge of fighting corruption are well known to citizens and observers of the Pacific. In recognizing the importance of fighting corruption, the United Nations has commenced a 4 year USD4.3 million Pacific Regional ... More >>
UNDP Committed to Enhancing Livelihoods Recovery
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 2:57 pm | UNDP
UNDP Committed to Enhancing Livelihoods Recovery Through Food Security In the Aftermath of Natural Disasters More >>
Journalists: Increase Reporting On Housing Issues
Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:52 pm | UNDP
[Lami, Fiji – June 17] Media stories on urbanization and housing in the Pacific are not always given the prominence they deserve, yet the role of the media in giving a voice to the people living on the margins of society is crucial in shaping public ... More >>
First Swahili Edition of Human Development Report In Kenya
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 2:30 pm | UNDP
Kilifi, Kenya, 12 June 2013 - A Swahili summary edition of the 2013 Human Development Report was launched here today by the United Nation Development Programme, marking the first time that UNDP’s flagship report has been available in the most widely ... More >>
Securing a Safer Pacific
Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 5:32 pm | UNDP
More than thirty officials of Forum and United Nations Member Countries and representatives of civil society attended the ‘Security Sector Governance in the Pacific’ meeting that was convened jointly by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the United ... More >>
‘My World’ Survey – First Results - Half a Million Citizens
Friday, 17 May 2013, 10:29 am | UNDP
‘My World’ Survey – First Results - Half a Million Citizens Tell the United Nations Their Priorities More >>
Pacific Solution Exchange Event Promotes Technology Uses
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 11:14 am | UNDP
[14 May 2013 – Suva, Fiji] More than 40 development experts from across the Pacific today met to discuss existing and potential ways to incorporate Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), such as social media and mobile phone technology, into climate ... More >>
Australia and UNDP Committed Democratic Governance in Tonga
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:43 am | UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has today signed an agreement with the Government of Tonga to support governance and promote democracy in Tonga. More >>
Project Helps Solomon Islanders Improve Food Security
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 12:56 pm | UNDP
Communities which traditionally depended on yams and taro for a staple diet have admitted switching to sweet potatoes and cassava as their farms can no longer grow the former crops. More >>
Helen Clark on Reappointment as UNDP Administrator
Saturday, 13 April 2013, 2:38 pm | UNDP
It has been an honor and a privilege for me to serve as UNDP Administrator for the past four years. I thank the Member States of the United Nations General Assembly and the Secretary-General for their confidence in me to lead the organization for ... More >>
Singer is new UNDP national Goodwill Ambassador for Lao PDR
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 3:27 pm | UNDP
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Ms. Alexandra Bounxouei as its first National Goodwill Ambassador for Lao PDR. The announcement was made yesterday at a press conference held in the UN House. More >>
Calls for accelerated action on Millennium Development Goals
Friday, 5 April 2013, 12:02 pm | UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners in the Pacific are today observing the milestone of 1,000 days to the end of 2015 – the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More >>
Pacific: Social Benefits from Extractive Industry Revenues
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 12:43 pm | UNDP
Pacific Island ministers and development professionals have called for bold and strong measures to ensure that the extractive industries sector in the region reaps sustainable development results. More >>
