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• Achim Steiner takes office as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Jun 19, 2017

  The UN Development Programme today welcomed Achim Steiner as he begins a four-year term as Administrator of the Organization. Mr. Steiner’s appointment as the new head of the UN’s lead development agency was confirmed by the UN General Assembly in April this year, following his nomination by Secretary-General António Guterres.

• A Revised Law Sparks New Hope for Restoring Paraguay’s Biodiversity Jun 12, 2017

  The legal changes are expected to help reduce pressure on the country’s last remaining native forests and to significantly boost the Nation’s long-term goal of reforesting 450,000 hectares of land, an area about half the size of Puerto Rico.

• Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Surinam and Jamaica awarded UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal Jun 5, 2017

  The Gender Equality Seal recognizes the progress and successes of Country Offices in strengthening links between gender equality inside the office and development results.

• Tegegnework Gettu: Statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia May 17, 2017
• Impact Hub and UNDP launch the 2017 edition of Accelerate2030 May 3, 2017

  Ventures will join a week-long bootcamp in Geneva and participate in UNDP Social Good Summit in Geneva in October 2017, where they will pitch their solutions for the SDGs and connect with corporates, international organizations, entrepreneurs and impact investors.

• Tribute to Helen Clark – leaves UNDP after eight years as Administrator Apr 19, 2017

  The following is a statement on behalf of President of the UNDP Executive Board, Ambassador Ib Petersen, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN, on the departure of Helen Clark as Administrator of UNDP.

• UNDP Executive Board welcomes appointment of Achim Steiner as new Administrator Apr 19, 2017

  The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today welcomed the appointment of Achim Steiner as the Organization’s new Administrator.

• Secretary-General nominates Achim Steiner of Germany as Administrator of United Nations Development Programme Apr 18, 2017

  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), wrote to the President of the General Assembly requesting the General Assembly to confirm Achim Steiner of Germany as the new Administrator of UNDP for a term of four years.

• The Banco do Brasil Foundation of Social Technology Award is released in Brasília Apr 17, 2017

  Held every two years, the award is considered one of the main events of the third sector in Brazil. This year the competition is co-sponsored by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Brazil and the support of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

• Social and economic costs of Zika can reach up to US$ 18 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean Apr 6, 2017

  The socio-economic cost of the recent spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the Caribbean will total an estimated US$7-18 billion between 2015 and 2017, according to an impact assessment launched today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).