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Rebeca Grynspan: Statement at the Global Migration Group Symposium

Grynspan: Book Launch “Catalyzing Climate Finance – A UNDP Guidebook”

Homophobic hate crimes on the rise, UN human rights chief warns

Hate crimes against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people are rising around the world, the UN human rights chief said today, urging governments to do much more to eliminate discrimination and prejudice based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Chhibber: Poorest countries need help to build up their resilience

Last week, in Istanbul, over 40 heads of state from the world’s least developed countries gathered to define a new vision to reverse the profound poverty of the people living in these countries. Of the 48 least developed countries, 14 are in Asia.

Human Development Indicators now on Google's Data Explorer

Vital international development information is now available on Google via its Public Data Explorer - providing access to key data from 21 years worth of research, including the Human Development Index.

Google expands global access to Human Development Indicators

In a move to provide greater global access to key human development indicators for all countries, Google’s innovative Public Data Explorer will now feature the latest Human Development Index (HDI) figures and direct links to the extensive Human Development Report database of international development statistics.

Rebeca Grynspan: Message on the International Day Against Homophobia

UNDP calls for action on indigenous rights

More than 1,500 people from indigenous groups around the world will gather at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples from 16-27 May to discuss economic and social development and political participation of members of their communities who are often excluded from decision-making bodies and processes.

As Haiti swears in President, UN calls for pact to rebuild Haiti

Welcoming Haiti's first ever transfer of power from one democratically elected president to one from the opposition, the UN has urged the country's new leader, his Government and the people to harness the political goodwill to “rebuild together a new Haiti.”

UNDP Chief lauds Kyrgyzstan’s Democratic Transition and MDG Progress

UNDP Chief concluded a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan today which highlighted the country’s recent democratic transition and the progress it has made on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Clark: Launch of the Second MDG Progress Report in the Kyrgyz Republic

Rebeca Grynspan: Remarks at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UN recommits to aid, favourable market access for LDCs

A ten-year international action plan for 48 economically vulnerable nations was announced today by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu of Turkey on the closing day of a UN conference in Istanbul.

Clark appoints Khalid Malik as head of Human Development Report

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark has appointed Khalid Malik of Pakistan as the Director of the Human Development Report Office.

Norwegian Crown Prince continues to speak out for world’s poor

UNDP announced today that Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon is to continue as a Goodwill Ambassador, advocating globally on behalf of poor, marginalized and vulnerable communities around the world.

Grynspan: Leveraging financial resources for the green economy

Tax shake-up could give poor countries head start on anti-poverty track

Reforming how countries manage customs and tax revenues and strengthening anti-corruption and oversight measures could help reduce illicit funds flows, amounting to billions of dollars per year, from least developed countries (LDCs).

UNDP Chief: Poorest countries must have a say in shaping their future

Clark: Illicit finances divert resources away from development

Op-Ed: The renewable future

NAIROBI: Renewable energy triggers sharply polarized views. For some, it is a costly white elephant; for others, it is humanity’s savior, promising to emancipate us (and our environment) from the “folly” of fossil fuels. So a hardheaded, credible, and, above all, impartial analysis, which would provide a much-needed dose of pragmatism and realism to the debate, is long overdue.