On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, UNDP is looking toward the future of people and planet. That future is uncertain. On the one hand, climate change, political turbulence, economic inequality, and other challenges. On the other hand, technological advances, tremendous economic growth, and an unprecedented global consensus about the best way forward.
New Regional Human Development Report offers innovative policies for maximizing the potential of population change
The 2016 Hainan Bird-loving Week, themed Protecting Birds according to the law, building a beautiful China, was kicked off at Yingcai Primary School in Haikou City, Hainan Province on March 25. The Hainan Project co-hosted the event along with the Hainan Forestry Department, and Haikou Country People’s government with the goal to increase public awareness on wildlife protection. The Hainan project is part of the greater United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)- Global Environment Facility (GEF) Wetland Protected Area System Strengthening for Biodiversity Conservation programme.
A discussion of next steps after the 2015 Report on the Sustainable Development of Chinese Enterprises Overseas at OECD, Paris
Beijing – 4th March - The UN System in China welcomed the entering into force of the Family Violence Law on March 1, marking a significant step in preventing and protecting victims of family violence in the country.
On 2 March 2016, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Asia-Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) launched the Chinese version of the “Blueprint for the Provision of Comprehensive Care for Trans People and Trans Communities in Asia and the Pacific”, also known as the “Trans Health Blueprint”.
To commemorate UNDP's 50th anniversary, we're digging into our archives to document the transformational change we've been proud to support globally.
Rebalancing Global Economic Governance: Opportunities for China and the G20 Beyond 2015, a major report which recommends that the Group of Twenty (G20) use the opportunity of the Chinese Presidency this year to work together to deliver a development-focused agenda
By Patrick Haverman - I recently attended the World Government Summit in Dubai, a conference to discuss the future of governance and how governments can shape the future of the planet, including how governments can optimize to serve their citizens better.
UNDP promotes sustainable human development to help build resilient nations and to empower people to build better lives. As the UN's development network, UNDP draws on world-wide experience to assist China both in developing solutions to its own ongoing development challenges, and in its South-South cooperation and engagement in global development.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty targets that the world committed to achieving by 2015. Enormous progress has been made on the MDGs, showing the value of a unifying agenda underpinned by goals and targets. Despite this success, the indignity of poverty has not been ended for all.
The SDGs will now finish the job of the MDGs, and ensure that no one is left behind.
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched its Asia-Pacific Regional Report ‘Achieving Development Results in Asia and the Pacific’, highlighting a string of successful programmes implemented in 2013 and 2014. The report covers results achieved in 36 countries and territories in the Asia and Pacific region. It illustrates UNDP’s support to poverty reduction and conservation of natural resources, strengthening democratic governance, building resilience and responding to crisis.
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