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Fijian communities continue on strong after floods
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 12:34 pm | UNDP
Flood affected families in Nadi who benefitted from Fiji’s first cash-for-work project to recover from the devastating effects of the twin floods of early 2012, had a first-hand chance to share their stories with Nicholas Rosellini, the UNDP ... More >>
India & Pacific: Sustainability of Disaster Response Systems
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 3:51 pm | UNDP
Community members and practitioners are concerned that disaster response systems as well as disaster risk reduction initiatives are not being sustained. The knowledge-sharing forum Pacific Solution Exchange (PSE) is making this its number one discussion across ... More >>
Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report
Monday, 18 February 2013, 11:34 am | UNDP
The 2013 Human Development Report – "The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World" – will be launched on 14 March in Mexico City by President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark. More >>
Balancing Act between Trade Agreements and Health Needed
Monday, 11 February 2013, 6:52 pm | UNDP
[Nadi – February 11] The Pacific should take the best of what trade and trade agreements have to offer and ensure that they do not add to the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis in the region, Pacific Islands’ country delegates heard ... More >>
Tuvalu Eyes Trade to Promote Development
Monday, 4 February 2013, 12:38 pm | UNDP
[Funafuti – 30 Jan, 2013] Tuvalu is looking to trade to achieve some of its key development objectives, including alleviating poverty. The Tuvalu Government is seeking to achieve this through the Trade Capacity Building and Institution Strengthening ... More >>
OEK and UNDP conduct Awareness & Development Issues Seminar
Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:13 pm | UNDP
OEK and UNDP conduct Awareness and Development Issues Seminar with 9th OEK Members and National Partners January, 2013 (Koror, Palau) – The 8th Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted ... More >>
North-East Asian youth adopt powerful post-2015 vision
Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 4:46 pm | UNDP
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 9 January 2013 – Job opportunities, rising inequalities, the environment, gender equality and peace and security in North-East Asia are key priorities the region’s youth want to see addressed in the world’s future development ... More >>
Pacific Countries Mark 2012 Anti-Corruption Day
Saturday, 8 December 2012, 4:37 pm | UNDP
Press Releases Pacific Island Countries Hold a Range of Activities to Mark 2012 Anti-Corruption Day PRESS RELEASES: 08 December 2012 [Suva, Fiji - 08 December] Pacific Island Countries have joined others around the globe in holding activities to mark Anti-Corruption ... More >>
Collaboration crucial for the achievement of the MDGs
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:29 am | UNDP
With only 3 years to go before the 2015 deadline when countries worldwide aimed to have achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), participants attending the Tonga MDG-Media Training Workshop were reminded that if Tonga was to achieve the ... More >>
Collaboration crucial for the achievement of the MDGs
Friday, 23 November 2012, 9:09 am | UNDP
23 November 2012 (Nuku’alofa, Tonga) - With only 3 years to go before the 2015 deadline when countries worldwide aimed to have achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), participants attending the Tonga MDG-Media Training Workshop were reminded ... More >>
Nauru launches first MDGs Report
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 4:12 pm | UNDP
30 October 2012 (Nauru) – For one of the world’s smallest countries, beset by many challenges, Nauru has been congratulated for releasing its first Nauru Progress Report 1990-2011. The report documents the progress made towards achieving the Millennium ... More >>
Rising Urban Poverty & Inequality Hindering Climate Response
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 12:47 pm | UNDP
PRESS RELEASE Rising Urban Poverty and Inequality Hindering Asian Cities Ability to Tackle Climate Change 29 October 2012, Bangkok -- Asia’s cities are central to the world’s battle against climate change. With the dual challenges of supporting ... More >>
Countries Map Plan To Accelerate The MDGs
Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:50 am | UNDP
Countries Map Plan To Accelerate The MDGs 26 October 2012 (Suva, Fiji) – As the three-day Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Acceleration Framework Pacific Methodological Workshop came to an end yesterday, participants were reminded there is much more ... More >>
Off-Track MDGs High On The Agenda
Friday, 26 October 2012, 3:54 pm | UNDP
Off-Track MDGs High On The Agenda 22 October, 2012 (Suva, Fiji) Representatives from government and civil society from Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu as well as development partners will meet in Fiji this week to identify priority interventions for the off-track ... More >>
UNDP report looks at links between sex work, HIV and the law
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 5:14 pm | UNDP
Nearly all countries of Asia and the Pacific criminalize some aspects of sex work. Criminalization increases vulnerability to HIV by fuelling stigma and discrimination, limits access to sexual health services and condoms. Removing legal penalties for ... More >>
Pacific Risk Resilience Programme launched
Friday, 12 October 2012, 4:21 pm | UNDP
12 October, 2012 (Suva, Fiji) – To systematically address the central challenge of ensuring that Pacific communities benefit from the myriad of activities around disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, a new regional programme ... More >>
Asian women peace activists honored for work in conflict
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 5:18 pm | UNDP
Women peace activists from six conflict-affected countries in Asia received top honors today in a ceremony presided by President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines, with a message of support from Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee of Liberia. More >>
UNDP Offers Six-Point Plan To Fast-Track Women In Politics I
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 2:26 pm | UNDP
UNDP Offers Six-Point Plan To Fast-Track Women In Politics In Asia- Pacific 20 September, Bangkok -- It will take 50 years for gender balance to be achieved in Asia-Pacific national legislatures if the increase in women’s participation in parliaments remains ... More >>
Cash for Work Programme Benefits Flood Affected Victims
Friday, 14 September 2012, 3:22 pm | UNDP
JOINT PRESS RELEASE MINISTRY OF PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND THE UNITED NATIONS Cash for Work Programme Benefits Flood Affected Victims More >>
Global Commission on HIV and the Law Report Rights
Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 10:53 am | UNDP
Independent high-level commission finds that an epidemic of bad laws and human rights abuses is stifling the global AIDS response More >>
