Minister Väyrynen meets UNDP Administrator

Press release 75/2008
5 March, 2008

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen will meet with United Nations Development Programme Administrator Kemal Dervis in Helsinki on Thursday, 6 March.

Their discussions will focus on the UN reforms and international climate policy. The Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change which took place in Bali in December 2007 decided to open negotiations on an international convention which will apply to the climate regime after 2012.

The UNDP is the United Nations’ global development cooperation organisation. It strives to promote democratic government and to strengthen developing countries’ capacity to respond to global challenges. The UNDP coordinates the United Nations’ efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals and promotes effective use of development aid at country level. The organisation also plays an important role in crisis prevention and reconstruction.

Further information: Päivi Nevala, Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, tel. +358 9 1605 6171; Tarja Reponen, Director, Unit for Economic and Social Development, tel. +358 9 1605 6320