[ap-intact] INFO: In new development report, UN spotlights ‘string of successes’ in Asia-Pacific region

In its Asia-Pacific Regional Report Achieving Development Results in Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) spotlighted its string of successes in 36 countries and territories in the Asia and Pacific region in the areas of poverty reduction, conservation of natural resources, democratic governance, and crisis resilience. “The report documents the achievements of UNDP’s $2 billion delivery in the region during the past two years [2013-2014], focusing on key priority areas: innovative solutions to persistent development challenges and scaling up those solutions for greater impact,” UNDP Administrator’s Helen Clark said.

Read the story in the UN News Centre. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=49908

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