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Queen of Spain, Antonio Banderas award winner in anti-poverty competition

UNDP Administrator Remarks on Post Disaster Needs Assessment

India: public-private partnership helps women change rules

UNDP project revives rural village courts in Bangladesh

The Government of Bangladesh, with technical assistance from UNDP and financial support from the European Union, has initiated a project that is reviving almost 500 rural village courts, bringing fair, accountable and accessible justice to the local level. Each court is made up of a five-member jury headed by a locally-elected official; the jury members are made up of a mix of local community members and other elected officials. They are empowered to hear both criminal and civil cases calling for damages of up to approximately US$350.

Citizens' voices against poverty will crescendo in noises heard around the world

Achieving MDGs in India

Empowering women through literacy empowers us all

Syria MDG report: the main challenge is environmental degradation

Transforming environmental disaster into development opportunities

Latin America needs serious action to achieve poverty-cutting goals

The world must help Pakistan recover with a new vision, says UNDP

Antonio Banderas joins MDG campaign in Latin America & the Caribbean

Nepal makes strides towards Millennium Development Goals

Nepal has achieved strong progress on several of the eight globally agreed goals related to poverty, education, health and environmental sustainability, according to a report released this week.

Croatia: UNDP promotes ethnic reconciliation

New UN website gives access to real-time financial data

Today, UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan launched the Multi-Donor Trust Fund Office Gateway. For the first time in UN history, UNDP is providing real-time financial transaction data to the public. After being in a beta release for six months, it is now fully operational.

UNDP Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Office GATEWAY Launch

Farewell to Thoraya Obaid

Statement on UNDP Country Programmes and Related Matters

UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery Strategic Review

Celebrities join push for action on the Millennium Development Goals