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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 >>
Kiribati Women Show Their Skills in Parliament
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 5:34 pm | UNDP
The Maneaba ni Maungatabu (Parliament) was a scene of intense debate and dialogue today as thirty Kiribati women – thirteen women from Tarawa and seventeen women from the outer islands – came together on the last day of the first ever Mock Parliament ... More >>
Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management Meeting
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 12:36 pm | UNDP
A Caribbean delegation is attending the Pacific Platform meeting this week in Auckland, to exchange experiences and best practices with colleagues from across the Pacific region. The similar geography, climate trends and limited size of populations of ... More >>
Keeping the Peace in Timor-Leste
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 4:14 pm | UNDP
Long running violence in a district just outside Timor-Leste’s capital ended last week with a dance, a prayer, a speech, and the sacrifice of a goat and a pig. For years, rival youth groups in two communities in the hilly sub-district of Metinaro, ... More >>
Electoral Violence in Asia:UNDP paper on electoral reforms
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 3:09 pm | UNDP
No country in Asia is immune to electoral violence, according to a new study by the United Nations Development Programme. While the nature and design of political systems are important in understanding electoral violence, all electoral systems are open ... More >>
Orientation Seminar for the FSM Congress
Friday, 6 May 2011, 10:01 am | UNDP
PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 4, 2011 – The Office of the Speaker, in collaboration with the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), today launched a two-day FSM Congress Orientation Seminar for the elected members of the Seventeenth Congress of the Federated ... More >>
Pacific Agriculture Experts and Weather Specialists to Meet
Friday, 29 April 2011, 6:33 pm | UNDP
Pacific Agriculture Experts and Weather Specialists to Meet on Climate Change Impact on Food Production More >>
UNDP and USP Partnership to Enhance Sustainable Development
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 10:07 am | UNDP
[Suva, March 9] The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday launched a long term partnership to strengthen sustainable development in the Pacific. The partnership focuses on four key pillars: ... More >>
UNDP-USP Panel Discussion: Promoting Women
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 10:01 am | UNDP
[Suva, March 9] Temporary special measures or affirmative action policies like quotas should be considered to get more women into Pacific parliaments. A panel discussion last night concluded that while Pacific countries should still implement long-term ... More >>
Majuro: Endorsement of an Outcomes Statement
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:23 pm | UNDP
[Majuro- 17 February] Today in Majuro, at the conclusion of a national workshop on the UN Convention against Corruption, Members of the Marshall Islands Nitijela (National Parliament) endorsed an Outcomes Statement which called for commencement ... More >>
Marshall Islands: Nitijela Fights Corruption
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 1:09 pm | UNDP
“As a member of the international community, it is important that Marshall Islands joins the global fight against corruption. Our Nitijela must endorse the ratification the UN Convention against Corruption for the benefit of our children, our communities ... More >>
UNDP helps boost rural justice in Bangladesh
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:56 pm | UNDP
Dhaka – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been supporting the justice system in rural Bangladesh by training local public officials and community members on criminal and civil proceedings – as well as alternative dispute resolution ... More >>
The Arab Human Development Report: Worth a Second Read
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:50 pm | UNDP
The Arab Human Development Report is an independent report sponsored by UNDP and authored by leading scholars, policymakers and opinion leaders in the Arab countries. UNDP is working closely with stakeholders in the Arab countries to address many of ... More >>
Outreach to the Public: The Key to Parliamentarians' Success
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:49 am | UNDP
[Nuku’alofa - February 4] “In every general election in Solomon Islands almost fifty percent of Members of Parliament lose their seats. Many of them, Cabinet Ministers in particular, were doing good work in the capital city, but they spent less time ... More >>
Tongan Parliamentarians to Undergo Induction Training
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 10:00 am | UNDP
What does the new constitutional system in Tonga mean for parliamentary governance? How can a member of parliament effectively perform his or her role as a law-maker and a representative of the country? How can the Parliament promote transparent and ... More >>
Tongan Parliamentarians Urged to Work Together
Monday, 31 January 2011, 2:47 pm | UNDP
Tongan parliamentarians today embarked on a week long journey to deepen their technical knowledge of the workings of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, including their role as law-makers and representatives of the people. More >>
