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Urgent International Action Needed on Social Inequality
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 2:59 pm | UNDP
Urgent International Action Needed To Combat Social Inequalities And Environmental Risks, UN Secretary General Tells Global Human Development Forum More >>
Global Human Development Forum Adopts ‘Istanbul Declaration’
Sunday, 25 March 2012, 2:22 pm | UNDP
Delegates to the Global Human Development Forum unanimously adopted an “Istanbul Declaration” calling the world community to take action against social inequities and environmental deterioration at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in ... More >>
Helping Women To Help Themselves
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 1:57 pm | UNDP
8 March 2012 (UNDP) - For the past 25 years, Varanisese Adiwati has travelled to the Rakiraki Town market every Saturday with produce from the family farm to sell at the market to support her family. The 45-year-old mother of eight, who belongs ... More >>
To Cut Poverty in Asia and the Pacific, ‘Energy Plus’ A Must
Friday, 20 January 2012, 2:49 pm | UNDP
To Cut Poverty In Asia And The Pacific, ‘Energy Plus’ Package A Must, Says UN Report More >>
First-Ever State Of The World’s Volunteerism Report Launched
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 10:44 am | UNDP
5 December 2011 (Suva, Fiji) – The contribution and impact of millions of volunteers around the globe has been acknowledged in the first-ever State of the World’s Volunteerism Report launched today on the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteerism. More >>
New Kiribati Parliamentarians Discuss National Policy Issues
Monday, 28 November 2011, 12:56 pm | UNDP
[25 November 2011 – Tarawa, Kiribati] What are the key roles of a Member of Parliament? How can Members use parliamentary process to more effectively discharge their constitutional roles? What are the critical development challenges facing the country and how can ... More >>
UNDP's Helen Clark To Attend Global Landmines Meeting
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:51 am | UNDP
Phnom Penh -- 21 November, 2011 – Helen Clark, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Chair of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) has announced she will attend the upcoming Eleventh Meeting of the States ... More >>
UNDP helps schools for International Day to EradicatePoverty
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:06 pm | UNDP
The 2011 Miss Sugar, Renee Duguivalu partnered with the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Pacific Centre to conduct a schools outreach in the Western Division in the lead up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. More >>
MEHRD and CBSI Prepare for Financial Education in Curriculum
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 1:40 pm | UNDP
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) and the Central Bank of the Solomon Islands (CBSI) are in the midst of exciting work towards determining the best means of introducing financial education within the school curriculum. More >>
Palau takes lead in empowering women
Monday, 26 September 2011, 6:35 pm | UNDP
As the Palau President signed CEDAW in New York this week, Palauan women demonstrated their political skills back home. CEDAW is the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, which was signed by the President of Palau, ... More >>
New cost effective approach for mine clearance
Friday, 23 September 2011, 7:48 pm | UNDP
Cambodia unveils new cost effective approach for mine clearance as it promotes the Anti¬Personnel Mine Ban Convention PHNOM PENH, 23 September 2011 - Eleven Asian countries concluded a two-day regional meeting on Addressing the Human Costs of Anti-Personnel ... More >>
FSM launches first Millennium Development Goals Report
Friday, 23 September 2011, 5:32 pm | UNDP
22 September (Kolonia, Pohnpei) – The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is on track to achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on universal primary education (MDG 2), ensuring environmental sustainability (MDG 7), and strengthened global partnership ... More >>
Vanuatu:Stakeholders meet to discuss first Industrial Policy
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 12:46 pm | UNDP
Senior government trade and commerce officials and private sector stakeholders gathered in Vanuatu today to discuss and finalize the country’s first ever national industrial policy. More >>
International Peace Day to be commemorated across Pacific
Monday, 19 September 2011, 12:27 pm | UNDP
As the world prepares to observe International Peace Day on 21 September, the Strengthening Capacities for Peace and Development (CPAD) project will also commemorate the day through various activities across the Pacific. CPAD is a Pacific Peace Community ... More >>
Pacific: Sub-Regional ‘writeshop’ accelerates HIV Law reform
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 3:39 pm | UNDP
High Level representatives from the Justice, Health and Civil Society Organizations from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu gather in Nadi to share their experience on human rights compliant HIV Policies ... More >>
Pacific youths call to be included in decision-making
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 1:00 pm | UNDP
“Life is full of challenges, but when these challenges affect our rights, when these challenges are too great to overcome on our own, we must call for help…we ask our leaders, our communities to let us work alongside them,” said Merewalesi ... More >>
Crucial equipment for new phase in Bolsa da Mae Programme
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 4:17 pm | UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme transferred crucial pieces of equipment including motorbikes and laptops over to the Ministry of Social Solidarity in support of the Bolsa da Mae Programme at a ceremony in Dili on Monday. More >>
Solomon Islands Climate Change Adaptation Project
Monday, 5 September 2011, 5:24 pm | UNDP
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was briefed on the Pacific’s first Adaptation Fund project during his visit to the Solomon Islands. The UN Secretary General completed his first visit to the Solomon Islands during which held talks with H.E. Mr. Danny ... More >>
Senior Officials to Meet on Women, Peace and Security
Saturday, 3 September 2011, 11:05 am | UNDP
In the Pacific, despite women’s leadership in peace building, organizing dialogue, providing inputs to defence reviews, mediating between conflicting parties, ending violence against women and defending human rights, women’s participation in peacebuilding ... More >>
Tuvalu Launches Second MDG Report
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 3:34 pm | UNDP
Funafuti, Tuvalu - August 24) Tuvalu is on track to achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on universal primary education (MDG 2), reduction in child and maternal mortality (MDGs 4 and 5), and strengthened global partnership for development by ... More >>
