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30 December 2010 Water project making life easier for Ekipe villagers Many local communities in Vanuatu use fresh water as their water source, but rising sea levels had increased the salinity of fresh water in Ekipe, causing many health problems especially among women and children. 29 December 2010 Justice for all in Georgia Kakha Kisishvili had spent a year in police detention after being charged with theft. Thanks to Georgia's new Legal Aid Service, Kakha was able to retain a public lawyer who cleared him of all the charges. 28 December 2010 Côte d'Ivoire: UN envoy meets West African Leaders A large crowd today attacked a three-vehicle convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d’Ivoire in the commercial capital of Abidjan, slashing one soldier with a machete and setting one of the vehicles on fire. 23 December 2010 UN delivers ballots for historic Southern Sudan referendum Today at the Juba airport, the UN delivered ballots for more than 4 million voters to the Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau. The ballots will be used on 9 January 2011, in which Southern citizens will choose whether to remain united with the North or to secede and form their own independent country. Go to Press Release 22 December 2010 Aceh post-tsunami rebuilding impressive, but poverty blights landscape The people of Indonesia’s province of Aceh have achieved remarkable progress in rebuilding their communities following the devastating impact of the 2004 tsunami, but similar advances in cutting poverty and inequality remain elusive, according to a new report. Go to Press Release 22 December 2010 Women, peace and security in Africa Eleven African governments have pledged to ensure an effective regional mechanism to address sexual violence against women and children in a recent, UNDP-sponsored workshop. 21 December 2010 Ghana peace architecture to get boost from lawmakers Lawmakers in Ghana are this month due to consider backing an independent peace-building body that has helped to solve disputes between some of the country’s many distinct ethnic and tribal groups and that could be replicated in other countries. 21 December 2010 UN agency boosts response readiness for Côte d'Ivoire refugees The United Nations refugee agency said today it is boosting its contingency plans for Côte d'Ivoire in light of the tense political standoff that has already resulted in more than 6,000 people fleeing the country into two neighbouring West African States. 20 December 2010 In Syria, UNDP helps to launch “interactive schools” UNDP has partnered with a multinational energy company and the government to introduce “interactive” schools, bringing closer students, parents and teachers through information and communications technology. 16 December 2010 Russia's fragile far-east gets eco-boost from small grants to communit Aimed at cutting unprecedented levels of poaching that threaten the unique and fragile habitat of Russia’s far-east Kamchatka peninsula, communities of mostly women and indigenous people are using funds from a global environment initiative to set up long-term conservation projects. 15 December 2010 Weaving a better future in Cambodia With her feet working the wooden pedals of a loom and her hands dicing the reel back and forth, Chor Vichara is learning to weave a better future at the Women Development Centre in the Kampong Speu province. 15 December 2010 Ethiopia: Small Loan Project “Lights Up” A Town A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project providing start-up costs for community-level income creation in Ethiopia has helped up to 5,000 people, mostly from poor and vulnerable groups, to gain new skills and find work during the last year. 15 December 2010 Representatives of youth employment programme meet in Dakar Representatives of UNDP’s Regional programme for Social Cohesion and Youth Employment convened in Dakar, Senegal earlier this month. 14 December 2010 Arab countries can achieve MDGs by 2015 The Arab region has achieved progress in many Millennium Development Goals, including significant strides in health and education, says a recently launched UN report. 14 December 2010 33,000 football fans turn out in support of Haiti and Pakistan Football fans filled the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, to watch top players reach a 2-2 draw in the eighth Match Against Poverty. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 117 Next > |
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