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• Invitation to the Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Territorial Economic Development Apr 2, 2015

  On May 18-19, 2015, the City of Quito in Ecuador will host the Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Territorial Economic Development. The event is open to all development actors who wish to share their experiences and participate in the discussion about Local Economic Development as a tool for addressing Post-2015 Development Agenda challenges at the local level.

• Regional cooperation key to security in South East Europe Mar 27, 2015

  Regional cooperation on combating the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons is the way forward, UNDP and EU officials agreed during a roundtable in Brussels, convened by UNDP's SEESAC initiative.

• IDPs from eastern Ukraine found a new home in Kharkiv region Mar 25, 2015

  The renovation of the shelters is part of a joint EU-UNDP project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” that works with local authorities. The project also supports social care centres for the most vulnerable.

• Development partners renew funding for Guinea-Bissau Mar 25, 2015

  International development partners pledged today over € 1 billion to support Guinea-Bissau’s social and economic development. The funding will support the Government’s Development Strategy Plan, Terra Ranka (meaning a fresh start), which aims to ensure long-term sustainable development, consolidate peace and stability, and increase economic growth.

• UNDP announces ‘5-10-50’ – new global programme in support of disaster resilience Mar 17, 2015

  The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has announced work a new 10-year global programme in support of country efforts to reduce the risk of disasters.

• Ebola: West African Countries and Partners Outline Roadmap for Recovery Mar 3, 2015

  As the international community works to get to zero Ebola cases in West Africa, the international community must work with Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to address the underlying causes of the crisis said the UN’s development chief today at the Ebola Conference hosted by the European Union in Brussels.

• UN and EU meet to take stock of the Ebola situation and identify ways forward Mar 3, 2015

  Today’s high-level meeting on the current state of the Ebola outbreak takes place at a welcome moment given the challenges still faced by the response.

• Moldova: EU expands support for the energy efficiency and renewables sector Mar 3, 2015

  80 modern biomass heating plants coupled with 21 solar collectors installed in schools, kindergartens, and community centres; 300 biomass-fired boilers provided at subsidised prices to households and microenterprises; seven public-private partnerships set to supply bioenergy” – these are just some of the expected results of the new phase of the EU-funded Energy and Biomass Project in Moldova.

• Football legends Ronaldo, Zidane to play AS St-Etienne All Stars for Ebola recovery Feb 19, 2015

  Football legends and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane will team up with other football greats for a match against an All-Star team to help boost Ebola recovery efforts at the 12th Match against Poverty.

• UNDP Innovation Summit: Updating Development in Asia-Pacific Oct 30, 2014

  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) kicked off today a two-day interactive conference on innovative thinking