July 01

Background Work For Human Development Report 2009

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Each year before the annual Human Development Report (HDR) is published by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) a topical background research is done for the upcoming HDR and a number of research papers are issued. The theme of the 2009 HDR is human mobility, the research papers published so far can be downloaded. The list of events, consultations, seminars and network discussions related to the 2009 HDR theme can also be consulted. UN Pulse: Permanent Link: Background work for Human Development Report 2009
May 28

Third African Ministerial Conference On The Environment (Amcen)

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The United Nations Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi (UNEP) is hosting The Third African Ministerial Conference on the Environmen (AMCEN). This is a forum where African ministers of the environment discuss mainly matters of relevance to the environment of the continent. The three day event concludes on 27 May 2009. UN Pulse permalink
April 29

UNDP Regional Offices , With Links To Documents And Reports

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Regional UNDP Offices assist countries in their regions in finding their own solutions to global and national development challenges by providing capacity development and policy support. A number of documents, reports and news are available through the websites of UNDP Offices around the world.

Highlights of recent reports:
   Russia on the path to equal opportunities - educational and employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Russia through the prism of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
   Policy recommendations on economic and institutional reforms 2009 - Ukraine, hard hit by the economic slowdown, needs to enact major reforms to avoid further economic deterioration.
   People-centred analysis: regional development, local governance and the quality of life - examines regional disparities regarding social exclusion and quality of life throughout the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

 

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November 03

Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: Enabling Local Ingenuity. UNDP

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UN Development Programme (UNDP) issued a new report Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: Enabling Local Ingenuity. According to the report:

Sustainable post-conflict economic recovery requires an environment that assures citizen security, supports inclusive development, provides an adequate infrastructure, protects property and investment from predation, ensures predictable and fair taxes and incentives, and reduces the costs of doing business.


Press-release; Download the report from UNDP website.

 

UN Pulse:  Permanent Link: Post-Conflict Economic Recovery - UNDP report

October 13

World Resources 2008

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New report World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience - Growing the Wealth of the Poor (download the report) produced jointly by WRI, UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank has been released. The report states "that properly designed enterprises can create economic,social, and environmental resilience that cushion the impacts of climate change, and help provide needed social stability. Increased resilience must be part of the response to the risks of climate change. The efforts that foster resilience chart the first steps on the path out of poverty."
UN Pulse Permanent Link: World Resources 2008
August 07

UNDP Role In Environment And Energy

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The Executive summary of the evaluation of the role and contribution of UNDP in the environment and energy has been issued in advance of the forthcoming session of the Executive Board of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) (DP/2008/46). The report argues that environment and energy are central to the core UNDP mission of poverty reduction, and makes recommendations about how to improve the UNDP programming.

UN Pulse: Permanent Link: UNDP role in environment and energy
July 23

Fourth Tokyo International Conference On African Development (TICAD IV)

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The outcome documents of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) have been transmitted (A/62/859). TICAD is a policy forum for African development which Japan initiated in 1993 with other co-organizers including the United Nations, UNDP, and the World Bank.

UN Pulse: Permanent Link: TICAD IV

June 26

Capacity Development – Empowering People And Institutions. UNDP Annual Report 2008

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UNDP annual report 2008http://www.undp.org/publications/annualreport2008/downloads.shtml
June 24

Corruption And The Poor

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Corruption and the poor

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new Asia Pacific Human Development Report on corruption, entitled Tackling Corruption, Transforming Lives (full text, pdf, 895 KB). The report argues that low-level, pervasive corruption is a major burden on the region's poor and highlights ways in which communities fight the problem.

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January 17

UNDP Accountability System

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A new report introduces the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) accountability system (DP/2008/16) for consideration of the Executive Board at its session at the end of the month. The report includes a draft accountability framework and an enhanced oversight policy. UN Pulse
Permanent Link: UNDP accountability system