The UN and UNDP in Brussels

Joint Statement by EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

On 8 May 2012, UNDP Administrator Helen Clarke met with EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs to review the UNDP-EU Strategic Partnership and to look at the way forward. In a joint statement after the meeting, they reaffirmed their wish to develop the EU-UNDP cooperation in areas of common interest, and to continue working together towards the objective of establishing solid foundations for peace, development and recovery from the economic crisis and to promote the Millennium Development Goals and sustainable development. Click here to read the full statement.
 

Helen Clark’s remarks at the High Level Session on the Future of Development Cooperation during the Belgian Development Days

On 8/05/2012, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark participated in a high level session on “the future of development cooperation: from aid to coherence?” at the Belgian Development Days. Click here to read an extract of her speech.

Kapuscinski lecture in Helsinki with Helen Clark & Tarja Halonen on Rio+20

Helsinki, Finland – 7 May, 2012 – Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator and Tarja Halonen, former Finnish President will deliver a lecture "Resetting the global development agenda at the Rio+20 summit", hosted by the University of Helsinki and Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The lecture can be followed via web stream . Read more

The Millenium Film Festival

 The Millenium International Documentary Film Festival takes place in Brussels from 17 April until 5 May. This year’s edition focused on youth and the global challenges they face. In addition to more than 50 film screenings, conferences and discussions were organised to debate the future of the Millennium Development Goals after 2015. Read

The Guiana Shield Facility – a key success story on sustainable development

 For more than two decades now the Guiana Shield Facility, managed by the UNDP and with funding by the European Commission has strengthened the sustainable development of the Guiana Shield eco-region extending from Colombia in the west to the Brazilian state of Amapá in the east, covering more than 2.5 million ha. Read

Effective Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict recovery

Brussels 1 February 2012: The European Commission, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and UNDP have launched a multi-country initiative to enhance women’s participation in peace-building and post-conflict planning and economic recovery.Click here to read more.

Brussels-launch of Human Development Report 2011 – Sustainability and Equity for All

The Human Development Report 2011 – Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All was officially presented in Brussels on the 10 November 2011 by Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, UN Under Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP, followed by a Round Table discussion. Click here to read more.

AGORA, the Portal for Parliamentary Development presents new features

A number of new features will boost the interconnectivity of the AGORA portal, improving its function as a knowledge hub for the strengthening of parliaments and democracies. The new tools include Atlas - a detailed parliamentary mapping tool - an interactive multimedia field, gathering a wide range of videos by parliamentarians, and a new expert roster. Read.

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Iraqi Parliamentary Staff visit Brussels to Exchange Experiences with the European Parliament. Read.

NEW publication available!
Summary Report - Workshop on ‘Elections, Violence and Conflict Prevention’.

The workshop held by the EC-UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance focused on the links between elections and violence, the forms and impact of violence throughout the electoral cycle, and preventive measures that can be taken. It was an important event and a unique occasion to exchange opinions and experiences on the important issue of elections and conflict prevention. To read more and access the report, please click here.

EU and UNDP reinforce cooperation on Peacebuilding and Mediation

The European Commission and the UNDP have signed an agreement to cooperate on a new project aimed at developing national capacities for conflict prevention and conflict resolution in a series of pilot countries. Read

The documentary “Green” awarded with UNDP’s award for best development message

The third edition of the “Millenium International Documentary Film Festival (MFF)”, which closed on Tuesday 14 June, was a roaring success. During the 6-day event hundreds of people crowded the Vendôme, Civa and Flagey cinemas to see more than 50 inspiring MDGs-related documentary films and to meet dozens of film makers from all around the world sharing their different views and cultures. Through fascinating stories the Millennium Film Festival tackled in a compelling way very up-to-date issues like development, globalizations, MDGs and poverty reduction as well as environment and gender equality. Read