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Helen Clark: Beyond GDP - Measuring the Future We Want

Helen Clark: Yasuni-ITT Side Event with the Government of Ecuador

Going beyond GDP, UNDP proposes human development measure of sustainability

In a high-level forum at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development today UNDP presented the conceptual groundwork for a future “Sustainable Human Development Index,” which would recognize the cost of human development to future generations.

Equator Prize winners honored at Rio+20 for community-led environment and poverty solutions

The Equator Initiative celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Equator Prize with a gala event at the Vivo Rio concert hall, as part of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.

Rio+20
Sustainable Development Summit

The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or “Rio+20” is a forum on how to make sustainable development a reality for seven billion people today, and to define the future we want for nine billion by 2050.

World Business and Development Awards announce winners at Rio+20: Fighting poverty can benefit businesses

Eleven companies received today the 2012 World Business and Development Awards (WBDA) for their efforts to improve living standards in some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities.

Helen Clark: Niger Food Security - Rio+20 Conference Side Event

Climate change is degrading marine habitats and threatening fish supplies worldwide

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a new publication today on the risks from climate change on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs).

Helen Clark: World Business and Development Awards 2012

$1.6 billion needed to help 18.7 million crisis-affected people in Sahel

The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched new and updated humanitarian appeals for the crisis-stricken Sahel region of West Africa.

Message on the UNDP investigation on the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan

In line with UNDP’s zero tolerance for fraud, investigations into various operational aspects of the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) are ongoing.

Helen Clark : Driving inclusive and green growth in agriculture through public-private collaboration platforms

Genocide courts finish work in milestone for Rwanda’s healing

Rwanda formally closed the Gacaca community courts today, after 10 years of prosecution of those accused in the 1994 genocide.

Building tomorrow’s markets: Governments and businesses join UNDP to boost sustainable agriculture

UNDP presented today an initiative to boost sustainable agriculture in developing countries through partnerships between governments, businesses and smallholder farmers to coordinate the production and export of key commodities like coffee, grains and cocoa.

Thailand: Helping build more resilient communities

A new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) documentary released today demonstrates how a unique approach to community security and social cohesion led to more resilient communities in Northern Thailand.

UNDP recognized internationally for its valuable contributions in Knowledge Management

UNDP has received a prestigious Knowledge Management Award 2012 in Vienna, Austria for its “outstanding efforts and achievements to promote the idea of knowledge societies”.

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Marta Vieira da Silva invites people to join the global conversation on Rio+20

World renowned Brazilian soccer player Marta Vieira da Silva and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador launched a video message aiming at inviting people to join the global conversation alongside the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development “Rio+20”.

UN in DPRK calls for US$198 million to respond to key humanitarian priorities

The United Nations (UN) has unveiled its plan to address critical humanitarian needs in 2012 in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).