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    United Nations Development Programme's Regional Centre offers support to Country Offices to strengthen their capacity in project management, and to endorse the creation of strategic alliances and distribution of knowledge in high-priority areas of Latin America and the Caribbean.


    The Centre is integrated with a growing team of professionals and experts working in initiatives that promotes human development in focus areas such as Democratic Governance, Energy and Environment, Crisis Prevention and Recovery,  HIV/AIDS, Capacity Development, and Poverty Reduction and MDG. Additionally, the Knowledge Management team in the Regional Centre Office in Bogota and the Regional Centre Office in Port of Spain are also consolidated to fortify the capacity of governments and communities, to promote the sustainable development, and to support the completion of the Millennium Development Goals.

     

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UNDP seeks to galvanize support for the MDGs

26/01/2010 

 

The UN Millennium Campaign and UNDP launched on the occasion of the Seventh Match Against Poverty, held on Monday January 25 in Lisbon, a new animated video to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which a decade ago world leaders pledged to achieve by 2015.

 

This video is intended to raise awareness and galvanize support from governments to the MDGs fight against poverty, hunger, and gender inequality, and to promote access to healthcare, education, sanitation and potable water. The message is simple: "The MDGs can be achieved. No excuses: End Poverty Now. "
 
Message from UNDP Administrator Helen Clark on her recent visit to Haiti

26/01/2010

 

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Pablo Ruiz, speaks about the relief effort and security situation in Haiti

26/01/2010 

 

Pablo Ruiz, UNDP Regional Centre CPR Practice Leader, speaks to World Focus about the relief effort, security situation and short-term job creation in Haiti.  
 
Academics and civil society meet to prepare for world leaders’ summit on ending poverty

25/01/2010 

 

NEW YORK — In preparation for the High Level Event to review progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to be hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon this September, academics, civil society organisations and UN officials met in New York  on Monday, January 25 to develop an action agenda to contribute substantially to the Review process, and the final internationally-agreed outcome.

 
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Virtual Forum
 

Discussion on Local Governance and Decentralization in the region

Virtual forum organized by the Democratic Governance Practice from the Regional Centre in collaboration with the Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA). Registered users sign in here.

 

  • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
  • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
  • Goal 5: Improve maternal health
  • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
  • Millennium Development Goals
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