In Afghanistan, Mullahs use Islam to help women

The Government of Afghanistan is tapping mullahs and religious elders to make people aware of the rights women are entitled to in accordance with Islamic laws through a programme supported by UNDP.

Nationwide programme guarantees employment for rural Indians

As part of her five day official visit to India, Helen Clark, traveled to Bhilwara where she visited the Mahatma Ghandi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme.

• Video: Miss Clark visits India

In Turkey, women's empowerment is in fashion

UNDP and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) are supporting hundreds of women to become fashion entrepreneurs, forming and owning their own cooperative.

Women struggle for rights as Haiti recovers

The devastating January 12th earthquake hit hard at the Haitian women's movement, taking the lives of a number of leading activists.

• Haiti in crisis

Solomon Islands: Public hearings fuel hopes for reconciliation
9 March - Nine victims from the tensions in the Solomon Islands testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission during the first day of public hearings. Mr. Knut Ostby, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, hailed the testimony as "the triumph of the human spirit over adversity."

New report: Asia-Pacific has one of the world's worst gender gaps
8 March - The United Nations Development Programme released the new 2010 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report to analyse what holds women back, and how policies and attitudes can be changed to foster a climb toward gender equality. "Empowering women is vital for achieving development goals overall," said UNDP Administrator Helen Clark in presenting the report.

Burundi: supporting the electoral process
4 March - After more than a decade of warfare, Burundi has entrusted the Independent National Electoral Commission with the delicate task of organizing the country’s second peacetime general.

UNDP around the world

Sierra Leone

Forum condemns violence against young girls

Timor-Leste

Beyond Copenhagen: Advancing climate change

Rwanda

Building a bridge to better governance

Mali

In the north-east, successful mine clearing efforts