First Results of the Information Strategy on HIV/AIDS Outlined at the Presentation of Its Manual 04 April 2012 | UNDP
The Manual on Information Strategy on HIV/AIDS in Belarus was presented today in the UN/UNDP Office. The publication summarizes the key concepts and messages of the Information Strategy Programme Document and is intended to support outreach work for the prevention of HIV infection.
Increasing capacity of the MDR-TB treatment in Belarus 02 April 2012
From 2 to 6 April 2012 a mission to Belarus organized by WHO/Europe will provide technical assistance in increasing the capacity of TB specialists in Belarus to treat MDR–TB. GLC expert Gunta Dravniece (KNCV, Netherlands) will visit TB facilities in Brest and Gomel region and will meet National TB program management.
Speech by Mr. Antonius Broek, UNDP Resident Representative, dedicated to the World Tuberculosis Day 21 March 2012 | UNDP
Dear Representative of the Ministry of Health, Dear Head of the National TB Institute, Dear General Secretary of the Red Cross, WHO representative, UN colleagues, Dear friends of the media, It has been 130 years since the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus, has been discovered. Since then through joint efforts the world community has reached tremendous progress in TB treatment and care. Currently we are on track to reverse the spread of this airborne killer. Deaths from TB continue to decline. These gains owe much to the many health-care providers governmental and non-governmental and all those who help to treat and cure people.
Ecological labels as one of the ways to protect the environment 20 March 2012 | UNDP
A roundtable “Ecological labeling in Belarus and in foreign countries” was organized on 20 March in Minsk by the European Union/UN Development Programme’s project “Support to the development of a comprehensive framework for international environmental cooperation in the Republic of Belarus”. The national implementing agency of the project is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. One of the focuses of the joint project is a review of the most successful practices of using ecological labels in the European Union and subsequent elaboration of the required regulatory framework in Belarus.
Joint Message by the UN Secretary-General and the UNESCO Director-General for the 2012 Observance 02 May 2012
Freedom of expression is one of our most precious rights. It underpins every other freedom and provides a foundation for human dignity. Free, pluralistic and independent media is essential for its exercise. This is the message of World Press Freedom Day. Media freedom entails the freedom to hold opinions and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, as stated in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This freedom is essential for healthy and vibrant societies.
ITU seeks next generation of social entrepreneurs 01 May 2012
Geneva, 1 May 2012 – ITU has launched the second edition of its Young Innovators Competition, giving young, talented social entrepreneurs the opportunity to attend its key global networking and knowledge sharing event, ITU Telecom World 2012, and the chance to win funding, mentorship and ongoing support.
New restrictions on NGOs are undermining human rights: Pillay 26 April 2012
GENEVA (25 April 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed deep concern about current or recent moves in a number of countries to curtail the freedom of non–governmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society actors to operate independently and effectively.
International Day for Mine Awareness 03 April 2012
United Nations mine action programmes make an invaluable contribution to post-conflict recovery, humanitarian relief efforts, peace operations and development initiatives. They prevent landmines and other explosive ordnance from causing further indiscriminate harm long after conflicts have ended, and help to transform danger zones into productive land. Mine action sets communities on course toward lasting stability.
