An intergovernmental corporate governance structure that oversees the work of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund and the UN Office of Project Services opened its Annual Session in Geneva today.

The UN says action will be needed to protect vulnerable communities and their development achievements from the potential long-term effects of Ebola in West Africa.

The audit of nearly 23,000 ballot boxes from the recent, 14 June, run-off election for the Afghan Presidency continues apace. It is being conducted at the Independent Election Commission (IEC) compound in Kabul.

Issuing a comprehensive joint programme, the United Nations system in Liberia today said up to USD 33 million were needed to support Liberia’s national response to the Ebola disease.

Years of population growth, ineffective sewage systems, and encroaching salt water have made groundwater unsafe to use in the Maldives.

UNDP is helping people displaced by the conflict to learn about their rights, and how to avoid intimidation and sexual and gender-based violence.

A 4-year project aims to increase the resilience of local farming and fishing communities to climate-related shocks.

Finding dependable, clean water has always been a challenge for the people of Haiti. But in recent years, climate change has begun to exacerbate the problem.

Samoa, like many developing small island countries, is heavily dependent on fossil fuel for power generation. Almost 70% of its energy comes from petroleum products.

As the two-day Social Good Summit came to a close, UNDP’s global network of country offices held an unprecedented number of meetups around the world.