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Listening to the views and needs of poor and marginalized peopleYen 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. My is married and has an 18-month daughter. She only speaks her mother tongue, Mong, and not any Vietnamese. My never went to school and does not know the way to the local healthcare center. She gave birth to her child at home with the help of her husband. Like most of the Mong women she knows, ... |
UNDP opens data on over 6,000 projects in transparency driveNew York, 29 November 2012 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a new online portal allowing open, comprehensive public access to data on UNDP's work in 177 countries and territories, fulfilling a commitment to full transparency by 2013 above and beyond international standards. |
Louise Chamberlain takes up post as UNDP Country Director in Viet NamHa Noi, 15 October 2012 - the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam is pleased to inform you that Ms Louise Chamberlain has assumed the position of UNDP Country Director in Viet Nam. Ms Louise Chamberlain has a wealth of experience of working for UNDP, the World Bank and the private sector. She comes to Viet Nam from Tanzania where she served as UNDP Deputy Country Director since 2008. Prior to that, she held Assistant Resident Representative positions in UNDP Somalia ... |
Global conference on the UN's pilot 'Delivering as One" approach opens in Ha Noi14 June 2010 - An international gathering on UN reform efforts at the country level – the High-Level Tripartite Conference on Delivering as One: Lessons from Country-led Evaluations and Way Forward – is taking place in Ha Noi from 14-16 June. The event brings together over 260 participants from eight countries piloting the ‘Delivering as One’ approach, eight countries having voluntary adopted the Delivering as One approach, seven countries that were invited to exchange experiences, ... |
Helen Clark sworn in as UNDP Administrator27 April 2009 - Helen Clark was officially sworn in by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as UNDP’s new Administrator in the presence of senior members of the Secretary-General’s cabinet on 27 April 2009. With her left hand on the UN Charter, she pledged to follow the ideals of the United Nations as laid out in the Charter. |
Helen Clark Begins First Day as Administrator of UNDP20 April 2009 - Helen Clark began her first day as the new Administrator of UNDP on 20 April 2009. She spent her first week meeting with UNDP senior management, UN officials and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, as well as getting acquainted with staff. |
UNDP economist calls for prompt cancellation of ineffective projects14 April 2008 - Jonathan Pincus, senior country economist of the United Nations Development Programme, yesterday urged the immediate cancellation of ineffective public investment projects in Viet Nam as a measure for harnessing runaway inflation and achieving sustainable growth. |
Growth with Equality9 April 2007 - Viet Nam has seen great progress in economic and social development, but still enormous disparities are emerging. In this phase of Viet Nam’s development – recent accession to WTO, impressive human development progress, ever-increasing GDP and a goal to reach middle income status by 2010 – now is the time to ensure this progress is as inclusive as possible. UN Resident Coordinator, John Hendra discusses the multidimensional nature of inequality and how to tackle these ... |
One-on-One: John Hendra, UN Resident Coordinator for Viet Nam interviewed by Viet Nam Economic Times on inequality, 9 April 2007 - Viet Nam has seen great progress in economic and social development, but still enormous disparities are emerging. In this phase of Viet Nam’s development – recent accession to WTO, impressive human development progress, ever-increasing GDP and a goal to reach middle income status by 2010 – now is the time to ensure this progress is as inclusive as possible. UN Resident Coordinator John Hendra discusses the multidimensional nature of inequality and how to tackle ... |
