PRESS RELEASE Asia-Pacific to comprise two-thirds of global middle class by 2030, Report says 2013 Human Development Report says Asian countries at forefront of ‘Rise of the South’ must address ageing, environment, inequality to sustain current progress Mexico City, 14 March 2013— The rapid human development progress of China, Indonesia, Thailand and many other nations of East Asia and the Pacific is helping drive a historic shift in global dynamics, with hundreds of millions of people lifted from poverty and billions more poised to join the South’s fast-growing middle class, according to the 2013 Human Development Report, which is being launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) here today.

New York, 12 March 2013 – The United Nations and partners invite people all over the world to participate in setting the world’s future development agenda by voting in an innovative survey known as MY World, the United Nations global survey for a better world. Presented by the UN and partners this week, MY World provides an extraordinary pathway for citizens to have a say in what development priorities world leaders should include in the next development framework.

Phnom Penh, 7 March 2013 – The Swedish Embassy to Cambodia signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide funding of SEK 7 million to support the multimedia youth project Loy 9. H.E. Anne Höglund, Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia, and Ms. Setsuko Yamazaki, UNDP Cambodia Country Director, inked the grant agreement yesterday. The funds will be used to run the Loy9 campaign completing the just-launched series 2, production work for a third series and undertaking a survey of young Cambodians that will explore their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) around civic engagement, with an emphasis on the media landscape.

PRESS RELEASE Phnom Penh, 5 March 2013 - A new series of popular youth TV show, Loy9, begins 7 March. The show, aimed at people between the ages of 15 and 24, but designed for the whole family to enjoy, returns on MyTV on Thursday at 6.30pm. It will feature more inspirational young people from all over the country who are making a difference in their communities, along with a new presenter, new dramas and a bigger ‘Loy9 Superheroes’ team challenge that runs throughout the series.

            Rio+20 Legacy: World Centre for Sustainable Development launched by Brazil and UNDP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 June 2012—As a major and concrete legacy of the Rio+20 Conference, the Brazilian Government announced the creation of Rio+ Centre, the World Centre for Sustainable Development, at a ceremony this morning attended by Izabella Teixeira, Brazil’s Minister for the Environment and Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator.