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Celebrate International Day for Biodiversity Day today

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:47:00 GMT

Ha Noi, 22 May 2013 - The theme for this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity is “Water and Biodiversity”. Water underpins the health of our ecosystem, and therefore biodiversity. ...

Survey gives citizens unique opportunity to voice their concerns with governance and public administration

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:58:00 GMT

- fifty percent more people say bribes are required to get a job, access health care and secure land use rights

- eight out of ten citizens at the local level are ...

New project to enhance exchange of legislative information among agencies of the National Assembly of Viet Nam

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:04:00 GMT
Ha Noi, 7 May 2013 - The Institute for Legislative Studies under the National Assembly Standing Committee (ILS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced a three-year ...

Project launched to enhance Budget Oversight of Viet Nam’s Elected Bodies

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:58:00 GMT
Ha Noi, 15 April 2013 - The Committee for Financial- Budgetary Affairs of the National Assembly (CFBA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (UNDP) have announced a three-year ...

UN calls for accelerated action with 1,000 days to go on Millennium Development Goals

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:00:00 GMT
04 April 2013, New York — To inspire further action, the United Nations and its partners around the world are marking 1,000 days to the end of 2015 – the target date for achieving the ...

Citizens express their hopes for the future at high-level workshop on Viet Nam’s development priorities

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:55:00 GMT
Ha Noi, 20 March 2013 – The findings from UN-supported consultations with Vietnamese citizens on the future they want were presented today at a high-level workshop, co-chaired by the ...

The UN engages citizens around the world to take part in shaping the future global development agenda

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:01:00 GMT
New York, 12 March 2013 —The United Nations and partners invite people all over the world to participate in setting the world’s future development agenda by voting in an innovative survey ...

International Women's Day Statement by UNDP Administrator, Helen Clark

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:18:00 GMT
New York, 8 March 2013 - On this International Women’s Day, we imagine a world free of violence against women and girls, a world in which women and girls do not fear being attacked in ...

Policy forum focuses on land management in ethnic minority areas

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:37:00 GMT
Ha Noi 25 January 2013 - Less access to fertile land for cultivation is one of the main reasons for persistent poverty among ethnic minority households. This issue, as well as how to ...

Listening to the views and needs of poor and marginalized people

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT
Yen Bai province, December 2012 – Sung Thi My is 18 years old. She lives in the mountainous village of Dau Cau, which is located in the district of Tram Tau in northern Yen Bai province. ...