Other Press Releases

UNDP calls for a fundamental re-balancing of development strategies in South Asia

2 July 2009: The UNDP and the Indian Council for International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organized a panel discussion on the impact of the global financial crisis on South Asia.

UNDP welcomes Delhi HC’s decision to repeal Section 377

2 July 2009: Head of the UNDP’s HIV division in New York sees the landmark judgment as a step towards improving human rights in India and hopes other countries will follow suit.

UN Secretary-General -- Message on World Environment Day

5 June 2009: The economic and financial turmoil sweeping the globe is a true wake-up call, sounding an alarm about the need to improve upon old patterns of growth and make a transition to a new era of greener, cleaner development.

UN’s new development chief aims to cut poverty despite crises

New York, 28 April 2009: The new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) vowed today to sharpen her agency’s focus on cutting poverty despite the multiple crises currently facing the world...

Poor countries most vulnerable during global economic crisis

UNDP calls on G-20 Leaders to curb a full-fledged human development crisis
New York, 31 March 2009: The current global economic crisis, which began with the severe strains on the financial and banking system in parts of the developed world, now risks triggering a human development catastrophe in the world’s poorest countries.

On 8 March, International Women’s Day, United Nations Calls for Increased Action to End Violence Against Women

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, which is observed annually on 8 March, is “Women and Men United to End Violence Against Women and Girls.” The theme ties in with the Secretary-General’s wider campaign “UNiTE to End Violence Against Women,” which he launched in 2008, to run through 2015, the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Local communities lead the way at AIDS 2008

Red Ribbon Awards honour innovation, courage and impact of local organizations

New Delhi/Mexico City, 8 August, 2008:  Recognizing the critical role that local organizations play in the response to HIV, five community organizations from India, Ghana, Iran, Malawi and Mexico were presented with Red Ribbon Awards at the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) last night.

Microinsurance Can Build Security for the Poor in India

New Delhi,  6 June 2007 : Microinsurance offers an innovative new way to combat poverty by helping the rural poor systematically manage financial risks to their livelihoods and lives. Microinsurance represents an untapped market of nearly US$2 billion in India alone, according to a new study released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 

UNDP Award for Chhattisgarh Jan Rapat

New Delhi, 30 April 2007: Jan Rapat, the State Human Development Report of Chhattisgarh has been given one of the five 2007 Human Development Awards.

Bold Agenda for Trade on Human Terms in Asia-Pacific

New UNDP Report Shows That Asia’s Embrace of Free Trade Is Not Creating Enough Jobs for Region’s Poor