UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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BULLETIN
September 2008


UNDP Administrator talks about Globalization and Climate Change.
The August 13 International Herald Tribune blog "Managing Globalizaton" ran Administrator Derviş´ answers to readers’ questions about of climate change in economic development and the challenge of coordinating economic policy in the international sphere.


Delivering on the Global Partnership for achieving the Millennium Develop- ment Goals:
In the countdown to 2015, urgent responses are needed to bridge the existing implementation gaps to make good on the promises made to achieve the MDGs.
Full report.

Kemal Derviş, UNDP Administrator on the Congo plane crash.
Sorrow expressed over the deaths
of five UNDP staff members, one UN Volunteer and 11 others who were killed in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
on September 1.

 

"Balancing Priorities and Strengthening National and Local Initiatives" in Southern Sudan, UNDP's Sue Tatten, Rule of Law Head, writes about efforts to develop good governance and rule of law in order to achieve sustainable community development in the war torn country.

iKNOW Politics --- The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics
Learn about a workspace designed to serve the needs of elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics.

UNDP’s Red Ribbon Awards at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City: Community organizations recognized for HIV and AIDS prevention, combating stigma and discrimination, and their commitment to gender and human rights issues.

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