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2011 Human Development Report launched
The 2011 Human Development Report (HDR) shows Jamaica with an improved position at 79 out of 187 countries and territories. The Report which has as its theme Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All was launched in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 2. Read More
Caribbean Human Development Report on Citizen Security
UNDP is sponsoring the preparation of the first Caribbean Human Development Report on Citizen Security for the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean Countries.
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Twenty Eight Small Island Developing States announce new actions that reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty
The Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in Small Island Developing States Conference concluded on May 8, 2012 with the adoption of the "Barbados Declaration" calling for universal access to modern and affordable renewable energy services, while protecting environment, ending poverty and creating new opportunities for economic growth.
Small Island States Take Steps to Become Energy Independent and End Poverty
High-level forum in Barbados to chart a new ‘Sustainable Energy for All' roadmap ahead of Rio+20 Conference : The Government of Barbados, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States will host from 7 to 9 May 2012 the High-Level Conference of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in SIDS and the Rio+20 Informal Ministerial Meeting.
“ONE DAY ON EARTH” motion picture screened in Jamaica!
‘One Day on Earth’, a 104-minute documentary film produced by the One Day on Earth Project from footage captured during the 24-hour period of October 10, 2010, was shown in over 170 countries worldwide on Earth Day, Sunday April 22nd, in collaboration with over 80 UNDP Country Offices. In Jamaica, UNDP facilitated screenings of the One Day on Earth movie to over 300 persons on two different dates.
“Breaking the Silence”: Empowering youth awareness on sexual violence and sexual offences legislation in Jamaica
A total of one hundred and twenty-three (123) adults and youths are to benefit from a youth forum that provides an opportunity for engagement and open dialogue on sexual violence and sexual offences legislation in Jamaica.
Cassava River wins Climate Change Community Poster Competition
Two students from the Cassava River Primary and Infant School, located in Glengoffe, St. Catherine Parish received the 1st and 2nd place prizes in a poster competition organized to promote climate change. The initiative, sponsored by a community-based project, was entitled "Adapting to Climate Change: We're Ready. Are You?"
Global Forum in Istanbul to focus on action agenda for UN “Rio + 20” Sustainable Development summit
Three months before world leaders gather in Brazil for the "Rio + 20" U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, UNDP's first "Global Human Development Forum" will provide a unique and timely opportunity for a fresh, candid examination of the critical social, economic and environmental challenges now facing the world community.
UN System in Jamaica celebrating the International Women's Day: ‘Empower rural women - End Hunger and Poverty’
Kingston - Statement by United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica on the occasion of the International Women's day; 08 March 2012: The United Nations system in Jamaica joins the rest of the world in proud celebration of International Women's Day 2012. In many counties around the world this day is now a national holiday. It also reminds us that while progress has been achieved in women's struggle for equality, peace and development and celebration of women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities more need to be done.
UNDP supports Jamaica in facing the Climate Change challenge: Post Durban Press and Stakeholder Debriefing
February 16, 2012 marked a milestone in the Climate Change battle: The 7th anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol. In Jamaica the day was marked by a Post Durban Press and Stakeholder Debriefing event, the sixth in a series of Roundtable Dialogue Sessions on Climate Change supported by UNDP.
Migration and Development: Final National Event to celebrate the achievements of the Jamaican projects
Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 launched
The Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 Human Development and the Shift to Better Citizen Security was launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, on 8 February 2012. The report says that with the exception of Barbados and Suriname, homicide rates including gang-related killings have increased substantially in the last 12 years across the Caribbean, while they have been falling or stabilizing in other parts of the world.
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