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.

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.

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.

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.