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• 01 Dec 2009

  Statement by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the occasion of World AIDS Day

  The international community observes World AIDS Day each year on December 1st. On this day we focus this year on the need for effective HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support. Data released by UNAIDS this week in its 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update suggests that new HIV infections around the world have been reduced by seventeen percent since the 2001 signature of the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.

• 25 Nov 2009

  India’s New UN RC/UNDP Presents his Credentials

  New Delhi - The newly appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in India, Mr. Patrice Coeur-Bizot presented his credentials to Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India.

• 25 Nov 2009

  Global Fund Poised to Award its First - ever Major Regional Grant to Help Reduce Impact of HIV and AIDS on Men Who Have Sex with Men

  Lucknow, India - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved in principle a landmark US $47 million grant for a community-strengthening programme aimed at reducing the rapid and alarming spread of HIV and AIDS among men who have sex with men and among transgender people in South Asia.

• 25 Nov 2009

  The Secretary-General Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

  New York - In the ten years since the General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the circle of engagement has widened. More groups and individuals, including men and boys, are getting involved in efforts to prevent and address this heinous violation of women’s human rights. There has also been significant progress at the national level as many countries have adopted laws and comprehensive action plans.

• 12 Nov 2009

  Thousands ‘Volunteering For Our Planet’ - Volunteers Register More than 300,000 Hours of Climate Work

  Bonn, Germany - People around the world are volunteering hundreds of thousands of hours to tackle climate change and send a message to world leaders that everyone is part of the solution.

• 06 Nov 2009

  "Social Entrepreneur of the Year", India Winners Announced

  New Delhi - The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has selected three social enterprises with significant impact in India as winners of the India Social Entrepreneurs

• 14 Oct 2009

  UNDP Administrator Helen Clark with Shashi Tharoor, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, meeting at the UN Headquarter

  New York, 14 October 2009

• 14 Oct 2009

  The Secretary-General Message for International Day for Disaster Reduction

  On International Day for Disaster Reduction, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterates the importance of hospitals and health facilities during disasters, and calls on all governments and decision-makers including town planners to review hospital safety.

• 06 Oct 2009

  Global Human Development Report 2009 - Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development

  New Delhi - According to the 2009 Human Development Report, migration within and across borders brings many benefits to all, yet opportunities are often lost due to barriers and constraints to movement.

• 16 Sep 2009

  UN Takes a Stand on Global Aid, Trade and Debt Commitments, as G20 Prepares to Meet

  New York - Global poverty-fighting commitments are more important than ever in a world facing economic, food and climate crises, says UN in a report on support for the Millennium Development Goals.

• 16 Sep 2009

  The Secretary - General Message on International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

  On International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges governments to seal the deal on an ambitious, comprehensive and equitable new climate agreement.

• 11 Aug 2009

  9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific

  90 percent of men having sex with men in Asia Pacific have no access to HIV prevention and care.

• 07 Jul 2009

  Millennium Development Goals Report 2009

  NEW DELHI - Progress against extreme poverty in Southern Asia --slower than in most other regions of the world between 1999 and 2005 --is in danger of disappearing altogether under pressure of global economic contraction and lost jobs, says UN in its annual on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

• 05 Jul 2009

  The Secretary-General Message on World Environment Day

  The economic and financial turmoil sweeping the globe is a true wake-up call, sounding an alarm about the need to improve upon old patterns of growth and make a transition to a new era of greener, cleaner development.

• 04 Jul 2009

  Greener Habits for up to 24 million Sikhs

  Sikh religious leaders representing thousands of gurdwaras, or temples around India and the world discuss the greening of their houses of worship and schooling, as part of a project launched by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on how to lower carbon footprint and protect the natural environment.

• 02 Jul 2009

  UNDP Calls for a Fundamental Re-balancing of Development Strategies in South Asia

  New Delhi - Cleaner economic development that does not leave out the weaker sections of society is the need of the hour, say experts at a discussion on the impact of the global financial crisis on South Asia, jointly organized by UNDP and the Indian Council for International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

• 02 Jul 2009

  UNDP Welcomes Delhi HC’s Decision to Repeal Section 377

  UNDP welcomes Delhi High Court’s decision to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a provision which criminalized consensual adult, private sex between persons of the same sex.

• 05 Jun 2009

  UN Secretary-General Message on World Environment Day

  The economic and financial turmoil sweeping the globe is a true wake-up call, sounding an alarm about the need to improve upon old patterns of growth and make a transition to a new era of greener, cleaner development.

• 28 Apr 2009

  UN's New Development Chief Aims to Cut Poverty Despite Crises

  New York - The new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Helen Clark vows to sharpen her agency’s focus on cutting poverty despite the multiple crises currently facing the world.

• 31 Mar 2009

  Poor Countries Most Vulnerable During Global Economic Crisis

  New York - The current global economic crisis, which began with the severe strains on the financial and banking system in parts of the developed world, now risks triggering a human development catastrophe in the world’s poorest countries. As the leaders of the richest nations set off to London for the G-20 summit this Thursday, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warns that those most vulnerable to the crisis are living outside the spotlight and their predicament should be addressed at the table.

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