United Nations Development Programme

BELGRADE - In 2015, Serbia made progress in human development and the standard of living, ranking 66th out of 188 countries and territories, shows the UNDP's Human Development Report 2016.

Turkey has scored 71 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2016, according to the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) latest Human Development Report. 

The report said that Turkey's HDI value rose one place compared to 2015, putting it 71st with a score of 0.767, up from the previous year's score of 0.761.

'Reflections on Progress: Essays on the Global Political Economy' by Kemal Derviş (Brookings Institution Press, 208 pages, $21) 

BELGRADE - An Inter-Parliamentary Union roundtable in Geneva has commended Serbia for building mechanisms enabling free access to information, as well as for progress made in strengthening parliamentary capacities.

BELGRADE - There are over 20 UN agencies operating in Serbia, cooperating with almost all ministries and supporting the government in further development and on the path of European integration, but also on meeting the UN global standards, says the head of UNDP Office in Serbia, Irena Vojackova Sollorano.

BELGRADE - Cooperation with the UN and its specialized agencies and bodies has been of great significance for furthering the reform process, which is especially important for Serbia's progress towards EU membership, noted Minister of Defense Zoran Djordjevic at a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Serbia Irena Vojackova Sollorano.

A contract for conservation works at the Archangelos Michael Church in the Geçitkale village of Famagusta in Turkish Cyprus has been signed. 

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the world body, has predicted in its latest ‘Asia-Pacific Human Development Report’ that India may see severe shortage of jobs in the next 35 years. In the report, the UNDP said that developing countries, like India, should concentrate on specific industries, such as manufacturing, in

Harvard University International Politics Professor Dani Rodrik will deliver a speech on Friday at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis) on “Structural Reforms: Lessons from other lands.”

In 1989, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an organization seemingly devoted to British English, declared July 11 World Population Day, a day to focus on population issues. They usually choose a different leitmotif each year.