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UNDP salutes Nobel Laureates

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today paid tribute to the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.

Helping Africa's poor to manage risks key to region’s progress, says new report

African countries should enhance the strength and resilience of their poor populations through targeted social safeguards, according to “Assessing Progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”, a region-specific report released today.

UNDP Administrator concludes visit to Nigeria, says country’s success is Africa’s success

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark has ended her official visit to Nigeria – with a call at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the National Assembly and a tour of projects in the megacity of Lagos.

Rebeca Grynspan: Remarks at the launch of the 2011 report on assessing progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals

Successful Nigeria elections boost democratic process

Nigeria’s general elections held from April and May of this year were widely hailed as credible, free and fair by international observers and citizen groups. Over 38 million voters cast their ballots in what many called the most successful election in decades.

Nigeria: UN work continues after bombing, says UNDP chief

UNDP Chief Helen Clark met with UN staff and toured the damaged UN headquarters in Abuja yesterday on the first day of her three day official visit to Nigeria.

Angelina Jolie appeals to governments to step up life-saving efforts in the Horn of Africa

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged the international community to scale up its efforts to deal with the crisis in the Horn of Africa, saying the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees depended on it.

Poverty caused in part by discrimination, exclusion, lack of accountability and abuse of power, UNDP director tells the Social Forum of the Human Rights Council

Cécile Molinier, Director of the Geneva Office of the United Nations Development Programme, addressed the Social Forum of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday, telling delegates and participants that discrimination, exclusion, lack of accountability and abuse of power are widely recognized as structural causes of poverty. 

A Conversation with UNDP-Papua New Guinea Senior Gender Advisor

Siemens and UNDP launch joint anti-corruption efforts for Arab region

Siemens and UNDP have teamed up to promote integrity and openness and support watchdog activities throughout the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

Universal access to clean energy vital for reducing poverty, UN official stress

It is vital for countries in Asia and the Pacific to have national policies that will ensure universal access to clean and efficient energy services to advance poverty reduction and improve health and well-being, United Nations officials told a meeting in Bangkok.

UNDP welcomes Global Fund reforms

UNDP welcomes today’s adoption by the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, & Malaria of recommendations by an independent panel for scaled-up oversight and management of grants, one-tenth of which are handled by UNDP.

"Positive momentum" for Haiti’s post-earthquake rebuild

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Heraldo Muñoz concluded his visit to Haiti today commending the country’s post-earthquake rebuilding efforts and noting its future challenges and opportunities.

Rebeca Grynspan: Gender equality in Asia: Challenges and opportunities for urban women

UN pays tribute to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai

The United Nations today paid tribute to Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and one of Africa’s foremost environmental campaigners, who died on Sunday.

Hamburg to host 2011 Match Against Poverty in support of Horn of Africa famine relief

Football stars Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane announced today that the ninth annual Match Against Poverty will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 13 December 2011, with most of the proceeds going towards addressing the ongoing food crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Together we must act to help millions suffering in the Horn of Africa now

Leaders from more than 60 countries came together today at a United Nations mini-Summit chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, to raise awareness of the scale and urgency of the humanitarian situation.

Fragile economic and development outlook

Creating policy space to reinvigorate the faltering global economic recovery

Zambians praised for peaceful elections

The UN Development Programme managed nearly US$23 million in pooled donor funds to support the Electoral Commission's work in Zambia, including conducting voter education, training journalists on ethical reporting for elections, training police in electoral monitoring and promoting inter-party dialogue.