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- 2011 and 2012
 
 GEF - SGP Newsletter - Fourth Issue - December 2012


 - 18 December 2012

The View from the Boardroom - CEO Study on Corporate Social Responsibility in Trinidad and Tobago


- 26 June 2012
 

T&T’s security bill highest in region says UNDP study


- 7 June 2012
 

Nation building of Curaçao Means Engaging in a Tripartite Partnership with the General community


- 14 May 2012
 

Agreement with the United Nations Development Program for the development of St. Maarten National Development Plan


- 24 April 2012

Gender and UN MDGs Lecture Series: Thoughts on Gender and Ensuring Environmental Sustainability. 15th February 2012, UN House


- 14 February 2012
 

Human Development Atlas presented at post-Cabinet luncheon)


- 10 February 2012

Under-Secretary General Helen Clark says there is no evidence to suggest the death penalty serves as a deterrent to crime (Newsday)


- 10 February 2012
 

Kamla: UN report as security guide (Trinidad Express)


- 9 February 2012
 

UNDP survey: Little confidence in police, low sense of security in T&T


- 9 February 2012
 

Ms. Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator and Mr. Heraldo Munoz, Deputy Director of RBLAC visit TT Parliament


- 8 February 2012
 

Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 Launched in Port of Spain


- 8 February 2012

UN says Caribbean crime hurting economies (Associated Press)


- 8 February 2012
 

Parliament, UNDP sign agreement in strengthening the legislative functions of Parliament 


- 6 February 2012

Trinidad, UNDP Sign Agreement on National Corporate Responsibility Policy (Caribbean Journal news article)


- 8 February 2012
 

Project on National Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility signed by the Ministry of Trade & Industry and UNDP


- 6 February 2012

Overview of the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago Human Development Atlas 2012


- 3 February 2012
 

Media Advisory: Video on UNDP’s Caribbean Human Development Report 2012


- 31 January 2012
 

Media Advisory: First Caribbean Human Development Report “Human Development and the Shift to Better Citizen Security”


- 30 January 2012
 

New initiative to nurture caring youth - UNDP establishing a national corporate social responsibility programme

- 27 January 2012

Website on the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 now available


- 25 January 2012
 

Launch of Caribbean Human Development Report on Citizen Security 2012 on 8 February 2012 in Trinidad


- 25 January 2012
 

New UNDP Staff Member Isele Robinson-Cooper


- 25 January 2011
 

GEF-SGP helps Communities protect the Speyside Marine Area


- 25 January 2011

Launch of UNDP Small Grants Programme Evaluation Report and DVD 2011


- 21 December 2011

UNV Underlines the Importance of People Power in Gonzales, Belmont


- 8 December 2011
 

Curaçao and UNDP Work Together


- 5 December 2011
 

New project signed between the Government of Curaçao and the UNDP: Capacity Development for Nation Building of Curaçao


- 28 November 2011
 

UNDP Supporting the Government of Curaçao in Designing its First National Development Plan


- 28 November 2011
 

Consultation on Trinidad and Tobago's Status on Sustainable Development in Preparation for Rio +20


- 21 November 2011
 

Anti Corruption Today (ACT) T-Shirt Design Competition


- 21 November 2011
 

GEF-SGP Share and Tell - deadline extended


- 21 November 2011
 

UNV and UNDP Round Table: ’Development of National Legislation on Volunteerism and Civic Engagement’

- 18 November 2011
 

UNFPA celebrates ‘7B Day’ in Trinidad and Tobago


- 9 November 2011
 

Appointment of Ms. Diane Quarless, Director of ECLAC Sub-Regional HQ

- 9 November 2011
 

UNDP Clarification Regarding the Human Development Report 2011


- 9 November 2011
 

Message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to commemorate United Nations Day, 24 October 2011

- 24 October 2011

Call for Roster of vetted experts in Democratic Governance


- 20 October 2011
 

UNV/UNDP/ACCA Breakfast Seminar: “Human Resource Management and Corporate Volunteerism”


- 15 October 2011

Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce meeting on CSR and Government


- 10 October 2011

UNLIREC and Trinidad Tobago join forces to combat illicit firearms trafficking and destroy weapons


- 10 October 2011
 

Secretary General's statement on Nobel Peace Prize Award to Women Leaders


- 7 October 2011
 

Government and UNDP to develop a National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy.

- 5 October 2011
 

Launch of Design Competition for Permanent Memorial to honour victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade


- 30 September 2011
 

TTCIC and CSR Committee Meeting with Ministers and UNDP -
CSR and Government: By Stander, Follower or Leader?



- 29 September 2011
 

ACS Secretary General meets with the Alicia Bárcena


- 22 September 2011

PM Kamla Persad Bissessar at the Women’s Political Participation at the United Nations

- 22 September 2011

PM to address UN today in the plenary of the High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

- 19 September 2011
 

Press Release UNDP Misquoted in Trinidad Sunday Express Newspapers


- 13 September 2011
 

UNV and The Heroes Foundation: Career Day at Work


- 5 September 2011
 

UNDP News Reports on the CHDR Consultations in Suriname


- 5 September 2011

Helen Clark one of world’s most powerful women, says Forbes


- 24 August 2011

Consultation on the Caribbean Human Development Report on Citizen Security held in Tobago


- 5 August 2011
 

Minister of Planning and the Economy Dr Bhoe Tewarie at UNDP's Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP)

- 3 August 2011
 

UNDP Human Development Report offers concrete recommendations on how to address security challenges in the Caribbean

- 2 August 2011
 

Draft Declaration of Intent Signed between Sint Maarten and UNDP


- 7 July 2011
 

Follow-up of the International Year of Sanitation 2008


- 22 June 2011
 

Good governance - a regional perspective


- 19 June 2011
 

UNDP Country Programme Document Supports T&T Government


- 21 June 2011

UNDP Meets with the Media to discuss the Caribbean Human Development Report on Citizen Security

- 20 June 2011
 

UN report: TT has second highest crime rate in region
(Trinidad Newsday)


- 18 June 2011
 

Social Investment Fair funded by UNDP SGP and implemented by St. George East Branch Association of Village and Community Councils


- 18 June 2011
 

Invitation for UNDP Associate Experts in Poverty Reduction and Human Security

- 10 June 2011
 

UNDP Participates in Land Management Workshop


- 27 May 2011
 

Helen Clark makes Opening Remarks at the Democracy and Gender Equality Roundtable

- 5 May 2011

GEF-SGP Project Launch: UNATT Introduces Alternative Energy in Schools

- 2 May 2011

Prime Minister meets with UNDP Associate Administrator in Brazil


- 1 May 2011
 

Human Development Report on Citizen Security expected 3rd Quarter 2011

- 21 April 2011

UNDP Deputy Regional Director concludes Caribbean consultation on HIV and the Law

- 15 April 2011

ACCA - UNV Pilot Launch


- 6 April 2011

Prime Minister of T&T meets with UNDP Administrator


- 6 April 2011

Prime Minister of T&T to hold discussions with UNDP Administrator at OAS meet

- 2 April 2011

Centenary of the International Women's Day - 9 March 2011

First MDG Report handed to Prime Minister of Sint Maarten


- 9 February 2011

Launch of the UNDP Publication - Latin America and the Caribbean - A Biodiversity Superpower

- 19 January 2011
 

Launch of Publication - Developing a Business Culture of Caring - 26 January 2011

New UNDP Staff - 21 January 2011

Collaboration begins on next generation of programs to fight crime in the Region - 3 December 2010

 

2010

 

UNDP launches Caribbean Human Development Report - 2 December 2010

UNDP pilot project to identify flood risks, mitigating measures - 26 October 2010

UNDP SGP supports Stakeholders Forum on Child Care Solutions - 16 September 2010

The Association of Female Executives of Trinidad and Tobago (AFETT) held a stakeholders forum to discuss Child Care Solutions for Trinidad and Tobago on 01 Wednesday September 2010.  This initiative which is being funded by the UNDP Small Grants Programme seeks to craft solutions to challenges experienced by working parents in sourcing adequate child care while they are at work...

 UNDP Regional Initiative on Citizen Security - 06 September 2010

As a result of an alarming picture of criminality in the Caribbean, regional offices of UNDP in collaboration with other UN agencies, will lead preparation of a Caribbean Human Development Report which will analyse how insecurity and violence have negative impacts on human development. ...  

Launch of T&T Today web site with useful national statistics - 18 June 2010

T & T Today is an online publication of useful statistical information about the social and economic environment in Trinidad and Tobago ...

UNDP Deputy Resident Representative brings remarks of the UN Secretary General in Green Leaf Awards on World Environment Day - 17 June 2010

Millennium Development Goals workshops a success - 17 June 2010

St. Maarten, poised to become a country within the Dutch Kingdom, has an opportunity to be "more ambitious" with attaining the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Resident Representative for the Netherlands Antilles, Surname, and Trinidad and Tobago Edo Stork told The Daily Herald in an interview -  16 June 2010

UN Volunteers making a positive difference in Trinidad and Tobago - 4 June 2010

UNDP and Global Environment Facility-Small Grants Programme present at Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago - 4 June 2010

UNDP Resident Representative in the Netherlands Antilles to highlight the MDGs - 2 June 2010

2nd board meeting Caribbean UNDP Human Development Report on Citizen Security for the Caribbean - 2 June 2010

My Island - My Community: Increasing Awareness and Changing Attitudes and Behaviours on Climate Change and Environment in Tobago - 31 May 2010

Do you know that the UNDP partnered with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in the establishment of the Environmental Management Authority - 31 May 2010

New project signed between Ministry of National Security and UNDP - 21 May 2010

UNDP Presentation on UN Global Compact at TIC 2010 - 20 May 2010

Hon. Minister for Planning and the Environment and UNDP Resident Representative sign new project for the Capacity Building and Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management in Trinidad and Tobago - 14 May 2010

Hon. Minister for Planning and the Environment and UNDP Resident Representative sign new project for the development of a National CSR Policy - 14 May 2010

UNDP Resident Representative remarks at launch of the DVD “Trinidad and Tobago’s Efforts to Reduce the Use of Ozone Depleting Substances”  -  4 May 2010

Pride in Pawi : Preserving a National treasure in Trinidad and Tobago - 4 May 2010

UNDP Resident Representative remarks at opening ceremony of UNDP regional stakeholder consultation on biodiversity  -  26 April 2010

 

UNDP Deputy Resident Representative key note speaker at Atlantic LNG CEO's Sustainability Award - 18 April 2010

UNDP Deputy Resident Representative remarks on opening ceremony of the GEF-IWCAN training workshop - 18 April 2010

The UN Global Compact and its Local Network - 12 March 2010

UNDP Representative visits the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles 8 March 2010

Earthquake in Haiti :  MINUSTAH fact sheet 13 January 2010

 

2009

 
UNDP Regional Director at the 5th Summit of the Americas

- 20 April 2009
 

 

 

2007

 
Prime Minister meets with UNDP Regional Director and UNDP Resident Representative

- 12 December 2007