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• 08 Sep 2011

  The Secretary - General Message on International Literacy Day

  This year’s commemoration of International Literacy Day titled ‘Literacy and Peace’ is a reminder of the reality that critical tasks of preventing violence, calming tensions and ending conflicts demand attention to the fundamental aspect of human dignity.

• 05 Sep 2011

  Zee News Launches My Earth My Duty Campaign - Let’s Plant Hope - Nation’s Largest Climate Change Awareness Drive

  New Delh - UNDP and United Nations Volunteers join a national awareness on climate change campaign “My Earth, My Duty” launched by Zee News.

• 05 Sep 2011

  UNDP and NIAR Sign USD 500,000 Agreement to Strengthen Training of Officials on Climate Change Issues

  New Delhi - The UNDP, NIAR, AusAID partner to support of national efforts to address climate change through strengthening the training of government officials.

• 31 Aug 2011

  Football Superstar Marta Visits Sierra Leone to Promote Women’s Empowerment

  UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, the world’s top female player, Marta Vieira da Silva kicks off a three-day visit to Sierra Leone to highlight the country’s efforts to empower women.

• 23 Aug 2011

  National Responses to Address HIV/AIDS Need to Focus on Comprehensive Social Protection Strategies

  While social protection mechanisms in India have typically focused on people living below the poverty line (BPL), people living with HIV (PLHIV) may require protection irrespective of their BPL status. This was one of the key messages emanating from a day-long panel discussion on HIV Sensitive Social Protection organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in New Delhi today.

• 22 Aug 2011

  Equator Prize Opens Worldwide Call for Sustainable Development Award Nominations

  New York - A UNDP-led partnership that rewards communities around the world for their conservation and development solutions today launched a call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2012, to be submitted online at www.equatorinitiative.org.

• 09 Aug 2011

  Volunteerism: Key To Achieve Millennium Development Goals

  New Delhi - ‘‘The willingness and ability of citizens to give freely their time out of a sense of solidarity will have a major influence on the extent to which the MDGs are attained and sustained’’ noted Ms Alexandra Solovieva, Deputy Country Director (Programme), United Nations Development Programme.

• 09 Aug 2011

  High Commissioner for Human Rights' Statement on International Day of the World's Indigenous People

  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urges governments to respect the human rights of indigenous people whose lands are forcibly taken away in the name of development.

• 09 Aug 2011

  The Secretary - General Message on the International Day Of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

  The world’s indigenous peoples have preserved a vast amount of humanity’s cultural history. Indigenous peoples speak a majority of the world’s languages, and have inherited and passed on a wealth of knowledge, artistic forms and religious and cultural traditions.

• 06 Aug 2011

  Sounds of the Forest Echo in Delhi at Unique Music Festival

  New Delhi - The third Lok Sangeet Sammelan began in New Delhi today with mesmerizing performances by artists from the North-East and a folk group from the Sunderbans.

• 19 Jul 2011

  Melting Himalayan Glaciers Pose Threat to Millions Across Asia

  New Delhi - A new UNDP film examines the shrinking glaciers of the Himalayas and the effects they have on the lives and livelihoods of people in Asia.

• 18 Jul 2011

  The Secretary - General Message On Nelson Mandela International Day

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the "67 Minutes" campaign asking individuals to devote 67 minutes of their time to public service, in honour of Nelson Mandela's 67 years of service to humanity.

• 27 Jun 2011

  Brazilian Football Star Marta Champions Women's Empowerment as 2011 Women's World Cup Kicks Off

  New York - As the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Germany, Brazilian football star and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, Marta Vieira da Silva, says that the strength, industry and wisdom of women remain humanity’s greatest untapped resource.

• 21 Jun 2011

  UNDP Joins the Sustainable Energy for All Campaign

  Vienna, Austria - UNDP has joined other UN agencies and partners in a call to provide every human on earth with access to modern energy services within the next 20 years.

• 17 Jun 2011

  The Secretary-General Message on World Day to Combat Desertification

  The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges governments to bring greater focus on the management, conservation and sustainable development of dry forests, which are considered central to combating desertification.

• 05 Jun 2011

  The Secretary-General Message on World Environment Day

  On the World Environment Day 2011, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges governments across the globe to address the pressures of ecological change, and accelerate progress on the obligations made during the 1992 Earth Summit.

• 05 Jun 2011

  World Environment Day 2011–Forests: Nature at Your Service-Statement of the UNDP Administrator

  On World Environment Day, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark reminds people that biodiversity conservation is fundamental to all aspects of human well-being, and a matter of survival for the world’s poorest.

• 03 Jun 2011

  The MDGs and Business: Potentials of the Private Sector for Achievement of the MDGs-Remarks by Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator

  Tokyo - UNDP Administrator, Helen Clark reiterates the need to forge stronger partnerships, especially with the private sector, to accelerate progress on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

• 03 Jun 2011

  India’s Green Economy for the Future will need to meet the Challenge of Adding 8-10 Million Jobs Each Year

  New Delhi - “India is on the highway to economic growth but a green economy that does not generate 8-10 million green jobs each year is not sustainable,” said Jairam Ramesh, Honourable Minister of Environment and Forests.

• 02 Jun 2011

  UNDP Empowers Low-Income Countries to Find Way Through Climate Finance Maze

  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a guidebook on 'Catalysing Climate Finance', advising decision-makers in developing countries how to tap into growing environmental finance markets.

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