In addition to saving lives, the response to the flooding in Peru must seek to promote the active participation of people affected by the disaster.

Mr Steiner’s nomination for UNDP Administrator was forwarded by Secretary-General António Guterres to the General Assembly, which today confirmed him as the Administrator of UNDP for a term of four years.

A ridge to reef strategy and strategic financing is necessary to ameliorate anthropogenic threats emanating from the ridges and their impacts on the fragile reef ecosystems.

Small producers boost their livelihoods one year after the earthquake in Ecuador

Held every two years, the award is considered one of the main events of the third sector in Brazil.

With UNDP support, 2,600 families have resumed agricultural production in rural areas of Manabí and Esmeraldas, generating average increases of 50 percent in sales

The epidemic will have a long-term impact, disproportionately affecting the poorest and most vulnerable communities, and could contribute to widening inequalities in the region.

Beyond economic costs, the Zika virus has the potential to widen gender and health inequities.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) deeply regrets the loss of life, sympathizes with the affected families and the Colombian people, and reiterates its commitment to support the government in its efforts to respond to urgent needs and in the process of recovery of Mocoa.

A quarter-century of impressive human development gains in Latin America and the Caribbean masks slow and uneven progress for certain disadvantaged groups.

Cuba is a small island developing state (SIDS) and the protection of its coastal and marine ecosystems is a strategic issue,