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Remarks by the UNDP Resident Representative Mr. Patrice Coeur-Bizot at the media launch of “Low Carbon Campaign for XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi”

New Delhi, 29 July 2010: UNDP is happy to partner with the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee to promote awareness related to low carbon practices using this biggest sporting event ever in India - the XIX Commonwealth Games - as a medium.

Mixed Picture on Human Development: West Bengal Releases Three District Human Development Reports

Kolkata, 12 July 2010: An in-depth study of three districts in the Indian state of West Bengal reveals that where you live can determine your well-being as there are wide variations in human development between districts and also between rural and urban populations.

2010 World Business and Development Awards Nomination Period Extended

London/New York/Paris 29 June 2010—The application deadline for nominations for the 2010 World Business and Development Awards has been extended until 11:59 pm GMT on 15 July 2010. 

Launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law: “Addressing punitive laws and human rights violations blocking effective AIDS responses”

Geneva, 24 June 2010 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the support of the UNAIDS Secretariat, launched the Global Commission on HIV and the Law today. The Commission’s aim is to increase understanding of the impact of the legal environment on national HIV responses. Its aim is to focus on how laws and law enforcement can support, rather than block, effective HIV responses.

Tackling Energy Poverty can Accelerate MDGs, Says UNDP

New York, 22 June 2010 — As world leaders prepare to meet at the United Nations in September to find ways to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has published, today, a report that shines light on the MDG-boosting potential of the energy sector.

UNDP Puts Forward Eight-Point Action Agenda to Reduce Poverty and Achieve Sustainable Development

New York, 17 June 2010—The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched, today, an extensive assessment of what must be done to advance sustainable development and reduce global poverty.  The report, titled What Will It Take To Achieve The Millennium Development Goals? An International Assessment, identifies a concrete action agenda to inform the outcome of the World leaders’ MDG Summit in New York, this September.

The Secretary General Message on the World Day to Combat Desertification

17 June 2010 - More than one billion poor and vulnerable people living in the world’s drylands, where efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals face particular challenges and thus have lagged behind.

Drogba and Zidane launch “There are no spectators, we are all Players” TV Spot

New York/Cape Town, South Africa, 14 June 2010 — To kick-off the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassadors, Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane, launched an anti-poverty TV spot appealing for the world to live up to the challenge and join the team that will beat poverty.

Women Weavers of Assam Walk Out of Vulnerability with Former Supermodel

New Delhi, 08 June 2010 - Internationally renowned fashion designer and former supermodel Bibi Russell has joined hands with the ethnic Bodo women of the northeastern Indian state of Assam in creating a new line of lifestyle products that will blend traditional Bodo culture and high fashion.

The Secretary-General Message On World Oceans Day

8 June 2010 - Oceans play a key role in our daily lives.  They are integral to sustainable development and an important frontier for research.  As scientists explore the oceans at greater depths than ever before, they continue to discover new forms of marine life.  This research has great potential to advance human well-being.

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