United Nations Development Programme

Citizens must engage and respond to new global crises

John Cavanagh from the Institute for Policy Studies, USA, explains how civil society has been a vital force in the fight against climate change.

9 June - Climate change and the current global economic crisis bring an unprecedented opportunity to transform global governance, which must start giving priority to human development and citizen engagement.

Australia, UNDP join efforts for stronger aid management in Tuvalu
9 June - The United Nations Development Programme and the Australian Agency for International Development have agreed to jointly fund an aid management and coordination project in Tuvalu.  

New border post key to ending Sierra Leone-Liberia trafficking
8 June - Sierra Leone and Liberia made another break from their charred history of violence and war by establishing a border post at a key crossing for arms trafficking and illegal immigration. 

Helen Clark: Inter-governmental consultations on System-wide Coherence
8 June - United Nations Development Group members have heard the calls of Member States for a more coherent, effective, and efficient UN development system.  Such a system can better support national partners to address the many challenges they face.

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