For the record

"For the record" provides official responses relating to media coverage on the work of UNDP. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Communications at +1-212-906-5382.

UNDP's relation with the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Response to media coverage on UNDP’s relation with the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. UNDP takes its responsibility towards our donors and the beneficiaries very seriously. As per the policy our rules set by UNDP Executive Board, our internal audit reports are shared up more

Correction by the Associated Press of an article on UNDP and Global Fund

BC-EU-AIDS Fund-Corruption, CORRECTIVE Eds: Editors who used BC-EU-AIDS Fund-Corruption, sent Jan. 23 and datelined Geneva, are asked to use the following story:    GENEVA (AP) - In a Jan. 23 story about corruption among recipients of grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tube more

Response to media coverage of UNDP-GEF projects

Response to media coverage on the recent evaluation of “UNDP Contribution to the Environmental Management for Poverty Reduction: The Poverty Environment Nexus.” (27 January 2011)Background:UNDP strongly believes in the relationship between poverty reduction and sound environmental mana more

A response to the Heritage Foundation

The Real UN Development System:A Response to the Heritage FoundationThe United Nations needs all the constructive criticism it can get.  As the Washington representative of the UN Development Programme, I can attest that those who work for UN agencies are more focused than anyone else on identifying more

UNDP Response to Fox News Report on DPRK

As “Response to Fox News journalist George Russell following his repeated mischaracterization of UNDP’s operation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”Dear George,As Ronald Reagan once said: “here you again.” Every time you mention UNDP or the United Natio more

UNDP Responds To Afghan Report

The recent article posted on ProPublica fails to capture the scope and depth of the UN Development Programme’s assistance to the Afghan people during this electoral process.UNDP, and the international community, has made a conscious decision to work through Afghans and Afghan institutions, inc more

UNDP clarifies its relationship with Segolene Royal

UNDP, through its office in Geneva, has indeed been in discussions with Ms. Ségolène Royal, as the President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes, within the context of cooperation between regional and local communities in the developed countries and those in the developing world, in particul more

Erroneous press reports regarding UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Zidane

Recent erroneous press reports claimed that retired French football player, Zinedine Zidane will be traveling to Gaza on behalf of UNICEF. The United Nations Development Programme would like to make it clear that Mr. Zidane will not be travelling to Gaza as a UN Goodwill Ambassador, and would also m more

Briefing by UNDP Director of Communications

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Director of Communications for UNDP Good afternoon.I think a number of you may have seen the article which appeared today in a newspaper here in the States regarding a report from the USAID – the U.S. Agency for International Development, from their inspector ge more