Act now Save Later! New video on disaster prevention

“Act now, save later”. Through this campaign, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) sheds light the exorbitant cost of recovery assistance following natural disasters, and urges wealthy nations to spend now in order to save later. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the stark [...]

Bringing the Social to Rio+20: New film on Green Economy and Sustainable Development

Brasilia and Geneva, 15 February 2012 – The 20th anniversary of the Rio convention and Agenda 21 will be upon us in a few months. Twenty years ago, a global commitment signaled a fundamental change in development. An honest assessment suggests that while advances have been made and innovations have occurred, we have often failed to [...]

Understanding food security: Video interview presents key issues for South-South dialogue

There are 925 million undernourished people in the world today, which means that one in seven people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life (FAO, 2011). The current famine in East Africa has brought the food security issue back to the core of the international development agenda. Ensuring access [...]

UN Day for South-South Cooperation: Ban urges the North to support those efforts

Seminário Internacional sobre Jornalismo Investigativo – 6min 24seg

A Journey through Social Protection – Trailer (Portuguese)

Photo Expo celebrates UN’s 65th Anniversary

Selim Jahan interview – Director of UNDP Poverty Group

The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth