[RED DEMOCRATICA] UNDP's Clark: Tech is reshaping how development happens

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's Pillay: Human rights progress must continue Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 28, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UNDP's Clark: Tech is reshaping how development happens Technology is "central in getting broad engagement in development and in driving development itself," including the recent crowdsourcing for the post-2015 development goals, says Helen Clark of the United Nations Development Programme. The Guardian (London)/Media Network blog (6/28) Share:        Above the Fold UN's Pillay: Human rights progress must continue Polio could return to Ukraine, WHO official warns UN's Figueres wants more action on climate change Conflict in the DR Congo has no end in sight UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: #MDGs are the most successful anti-poverty push in history. 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