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Latest Press Releases
Political Commitment Essential to Tackling Corruption
July 2010
[Apia, 22 July 2010] At the close of the four-day Pacific Regional Meeting on the Ratification and Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), in Apia, delegates expressed their eagerness to report back to their governments on how acceding to UNCAC can support their national efforts at combating corruption. “We want our members of Parliament to be mad...
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Pacific is the First Region to Embrace State of the Art Anti-Corruption Technology
July 2010
[Apia, 21 July 2010] “UNCAC provides a clear legal framework for countries on what should be done in terms of criminalization of corruption and law enforcement, and also on prevention measures such as strengthening codes of conducts for the civil service.” Those were the sentiments of Mr. Russel Nari, Director General of the Vanuatu Ministry of Justice, on the Day 3 of t...
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Anti-Corruption Efforts Can Ensure Scarce Resources Are Not Lost to Development
July 2010
[Apia, 22 July 2010] “The chapter on Asset Recovery in the United Nations Convention against Corruption is the most innovative chapter of the whole treaty. It recognises that it is not only important to prosecute corrupt officials who have stolen public money, it is also crucial to make sure that that money is actually returned to the State.” These were the comments made by U...
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July 2010
[Apia, 22 July 2010] At the close of the four-day Pacific Regional Meeting on the Ratification and Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), in Apia, delegates expressed their eagerness to report back to their governments on how acceding to UNCAC can support their national efforts at combating corruption. “We want our members of Parliament to be mad...
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Pacific is the First Region to Embrace State of the Art Anti-Corruption Technology
July 2010
[Apia, 21 July 2010] “UNCAC provides a clear legal framework for countries on what should be done in terms of criminalization of corruption and law enforcement, and also on prevention measures such as strengthening codes of conducts for the civil service.” Those were the sentiments of Mr. Russel Nari, Director General of the Vanuatu Ministry of Justice, on the Day 3 of t...
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Anti-Corruption Efforts Can Ensure Scarce Resources Are Not Lost to Development
July 2010
[Apia, 22 July 2010] “The chapter on Asset Recovery in the United Nations Convention against Corruption is the most innovative chapter of the whole treaty. It recognises that it is not only important to prosecute corrupt officials who have stolen public money, it is also crucial to make sure that that money is actually returned to the State.” These were the comments made by U...
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Latest Presentations
Sub Regional MDG-Based Workshop for North Pacific Countries
June 2007
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High Level Regional Consultation on HIV and the Law, Human Rights and Ethics
April 2007
A three day High Level Consultation on HIV and the Law, Ethics and Human Rights held in Auckland, New Zealand from April 11 – 13 brought together Attorney Generals, Ministers of Justice, Health Ministers, Parliamentarians and senior government officials from 15 Pacific Island countries. The consultation, organized by the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Pacific Centre, Pac...
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Presentations on MDG-based planning and the Development of a Pro-poor Policy and Budgeting Framework
October 2006
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June 2007
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High Level Regional Consultation on HIV and the Law, Human Rights and Ethics
April 2007
A three day High Level Consultation on HIV and the Law, Ethics and Human Rights held in Auckland, New Zealand from April 11 – 13 brought together Attorney Generals, Ministers of Justice, Health Ministers, Parliamentarians and senior government officials from 15 Pacific Island countries. The consultation, organized by the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Pacific Centre, Pac...
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Presentations on MDG-based planning and the Development of a Pro-poor Policy and Budgeting Framework
October 2006
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Latest Speeches
Strengthening Capacities for Peace and Development in the Pacific
May 2010
Speech by Garry Wiseman, Manager, UNDP Pacific Centre at opening of the Strengthening Capacities for Peace and Development in the Pacific Workshop in Nadi, Fiji 3-11th May. Peace peacebuilders, from governments, civil society, regional organizations and the UN Colleagues, Ladies and Gentleman I am pleased to welcome you here today and to make a few remarks which I hope will help set the ...
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Moving the Development Agenda Forward in Today's World
February 2010
Speech by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme at the Lowy Institute for International Policy’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Friday 12 February, 2010, Sydney, Australia Thank you for inviting me to address you this afternoon as part of the Distinguished Speaker series. Although it is not quite yet seven years old, I know that the Lowy Institute for ...
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Media and CSO Dialogue: Communicating a Culture of Peace
September 2009
Speech by Garry Wiseman, Manager Pacific Centre on September 21, International Day of Peace Introduction On behalf of the UNDP Pacific Centre I am pleased to be here with you on this Monday morning to celebrate International Day of Peace. I would like to thank Sharon Bhagwan Rolls for inviting me and recognize that we are not only celebrating the day of peace but for us in the UN we actua...
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May 2010
Speech by Garry Wiseman, Manager, UNDP Pacific Centre at opening of the Strengthening Capacities for Peace and Development in the Pacific Workshop in Nadi, Fiji 3-11th May. Peace peacebuilders, from governments, civil society, regional organizations and the UN Colleagues, Ladies and Gentleman I am pleased to welcome you here today and to make a few remarks which I hope will help set the ...
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Moving the Development Agenda Forward in Today's World
February 2010
Speech by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme at the Lowy Institute for International Policy’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Friday 12 February, 2010, Sydney, Australia Thank you for inviting me to address you this afternoon as part of the Distinguished Speaker series. Although it is not quite yet seven years old, I know that the Lowy Institute for ...
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Media and CSO Dialogue: Communicating a Culture of Peace
September 2009
Speech by Garry Wiseman, Manager Pacific Centre on September 21, International Day of Peace Introduction On behalf of the UNDP Pacific Centre I am pleased to be here with you on this Monday morning to celebrate International Day of Peace. I would like to thank Sharon Bhagwan Rolls for inviting me and recognize that we are not only celebrating the day of peace but for us in the UN we actua...
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