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Drogba and Zidane launch “There are no spectators, we are all Players” TV Spot

New York/Cape Town, South Africa, 14 June 2010—To kick-off the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassadors, Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane, launched an anti-poverty TV spot appealing for the world to live up to the challenge and join the team that will beat poverty

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UNDP and NDMA collaborate on district disaster management plans

11-June 2008, Lahore: A four-day orientation workshop was organized in Lahore on 08 – 11 June 2010 by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under One UN Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Joint Programme Component.

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UNDP launches “We Can End Poverty” photo contest

Johannesburg, 14 May 2010— The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Olympus Corporation and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, launched the second annual Picture This photo contest today in Johannesburg, South Africa. The contest, titled Picture This: We Can End Poverty, seeks to show the inspirational work that is being done in many countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals agreed on by world leaders to halve extreme poverty by 2015.

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UNDP Regional Director reiterates his commitment to help Pakistan face the ongoing humanitarian and development challenges

Islamabad 12 May, 2009: Mr. Ajay Chhibber, UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Assistant Administrator, and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific left today on May 12th 2010 after completing a four-day visit. He was here to discuss key humanitarian and development challenges faced by Pakistan and UN and UNDP’s response to them. While in Pakistan, Mr. Chhibber met with the Mr. Farooq H Naik, Chairman Senate, Dr. Hafeez Sheikh, Finance Advisor, Mr. Hameedullah Jan Afridi, Minster of Environment, Dr. Farzana Raja, Director, Benazir Income Support Programme, Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the PM on Social Sector and other senior government officials, international donors and civil society representatives. He was accompanied by Mr. Fikret Akcura, Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative and Mr. Toshihiro Tanaka, Country Director UNDP.

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Labour Standing Committe Asssured workers & Employers Representative of Their all out support

Islamabad, the 2nd April, 2010. Strengthening Democracy through Parliamentary Development (SDPD)-UNDP in collaboration with the Solidarity Center, organized a Policy Dialogue on “Recognition of the Role & Responsibilities of Labor Standing Committees in Formulation of Labor Laws and Policies in Pakistan” in the Parliament Lodges, Islamabad.

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