Events

Launch of the International Centre for Human Development in India

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One Day on Earth (12.12.12)

The videos below, shot on 12.12.12 from different parts of India, as part of the Global One Day on Earth project, highlight the impact of UNDP India’s projects on the lives of the poor and the marginalized. The videos document the countless stories of hope and fear that take place in their lives eac more

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Rebeca Grynspan Meets Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

Rebeca Grynspan, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator met Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India on 13 October 2012 in New Delhi. more

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UNDP - Ministry of Rural Development Sign Letter of Intent on Governance and Livelihood Security for Tribal Development

Rebeca Grynspan, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator is on nine-day mission to India between 10-18 October 2012. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development and Lise Grande, UNDP Resident Representative signed a Letter of Intent today to collaborate on governance and livelih more

One Day on Earth (11.11.11)

‘One Day On Earth’ is a documentary new media project about the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occurs in one 24-hour period on this planet. It offers a glimpse of what we do with partners, and what we witness, every day. Participants, ranging from teenagers with cell phones t more

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Rebeca Grynspan, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator meets with Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Human Resource Development and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology

Rebeca Grynspan, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator was on a nine-day mission to India between 10-18 October 2012. During the meeting, Kapil Sibal requested UNDP to assist in popularizing the concept of human development through the use of information technology especially a more

Launch of the International Centre for Human Development in India

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Rio+20 Legacy: World Centre for Sustainable Development Launched by Brazil and UNDP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil— As a major and concrete legacy of the Rio+20 Conference, the Brazilian Government announced the creation of Rio+ Centre, the World Centre for Sustainable Development, at a ceremony this morning attended by Izabella Teixeira, Brazil’s Minister for the Environment and Helen Cla more

Going Beyond GDP, UNDP Proposes Human Development Measure of Sustainability

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Lecture Series - Capabilities and Human Development: The Critical Role of Social Institutions and Social Competencies

Date: 12 April, 2012 Venue: New Delhi The inaugural UNDP India Lecture Series was delivered by Prof. Frances Stewart, Professor of Development Economics (emeritus), University of Oxford and Director of Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity. In her presentation focused on&n more