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• 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

• Conclusive Regional Dialogue on HIV, Rights and Universal Access in Eastern Europe Oct 30, 2014

  UNDP is hosting a regional dialogue on HIV, rights and universal access in Eastern Europe in Tbilisi, Georgia. The dialogue brought together more than 70 distinguished members of civil society, government and international organizations that work in the field of HIV from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.

• New UNDP report highlights the role that cash transfers can play in preventing HIV Oct 17, 2014

  -- Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, UNDP has released a new report on cash transfers and HIV prevention.

• UNDP and EBRD Join Forces to Drive Growth and Development Oct 13, 2014

  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to drive and sustain growth and development in countries in Central and Eastern European, Central Asia, Mongolia, and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean.

• UNDP calls for greater community involvement to combat Ebola in West Africa Oct 13, 2014

  Local associations hold the key to beating Ebola in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, said UN development officials as they completed their visit to Freetown.

• UNDP global leader in transparency Oct 8, 2014

  The 2014 Aid Transparency Index recognized UNDP for its “commendable performance” in publishing information beyond international standards this year, placing it first overall out of 68 major agencies evaluated worldwide.

• Urgent action needed on Ebola to prevent reversal of years of development gains Sep 25, 2014

  Massive assistance for affected countries is needed to prevent Ebola from shutting down economies and reversing years of development efforts, said Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, at a high-level event at the United Nations on the deadly disease.

• Governments, Business, Civil Society and Indigenous Leaders Pledge to End Loss of Forests Sep 25, 2014

  An innovative public-private partnership of multinationals, governments, civil society and indigenous peoples today pledged to cut the loss of forests in half by 2020 and end it a decade later in 2030 – a move that will eliminate the emission of between 4.5 and 8.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year.