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 UNDP Regional Director for Europe and the CIS has visited Belarus
18 May 2013:
Cihan Sultanoglu, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC), has visited Belarus during May 15-17. On the first day of the visit Ms. Sultanoglu accompanied by Vladimir Tsalko, Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, visited the project areas of UNDP-GEF joint project “Biodiversity” in the Valožin district. More... |
27 years after the Chernobyl disaster
26 April 2013:
STATEMENT BY THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY–GENERAL
27 YEARS AFTER THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER
As we today mark 27 years after the Chernobyl disaster, we honour the emergency workers who risked their lives responding to the accident, the more than 330,000 people uprooted from their homes and the millions of people living in contaminated areas who have long been traumatized by lingering fears about their health and livelihoods. The countless women, men and children affected by radioactive contamination must never be forgotten. More... |
UNDP Administrator: Message on World AIDS Day
30 November 2012:
This World AIDS Day, we have so many reasons to take heart:
At the end of 2011, at least eight million people were receiving life-saving treatment, new HIV infections rates had dropped sharply in many countries, and 81 countries had increased domestic spending for AIDS by more than fifty per cent over the preceding five years. The global AIDS response has propelled a broader mobilization on global health generally, including an expanded multi-sectoral response to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and depression. With access to antiretroviral treatment, most people living with HIV can remain healthy and productive, with a near normal life expectancy – and with a far smaller toll on already overstretched health systems. More... |
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