The Peace and Development Foundation (PDF) is the official partner in Hong Kong of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in China. In cooperation with the UNDP, the PDF is mandated to engage in advocacy and awareness raising; leadership training and capacity building; and fundraising for the UNDP for projects addressing the issues of Human Development and Poverty Alleviation; and Climate Change and Environmental Conservation in Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta, and Mainland China.
The UNDP is the United Nations’ global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It is on the ground in 166 countries, working on solutions to global and national development challenges.
The official partnership between the PDF and the UNDP is part of UNDP in China’s efforts to strengthen the role of the private sector and the business community in addressing China’s remaining development challenges, and to mobilize all sectors of society to achieve the Xiao Kang vision and the Millennium Development Goals pledged by the world’s governments to be achieved by 2015. In its initial years, the PDF focused on fundraising activities, and capacity building of Hong Kong youth. Over time, the PDF has expanded its activities in these areas to include wider sectors of society, as well as engaging in advocacy and awareness raising relating to the United Nations' work in China and the Millennium Development Goals. UNDP projects supported by the PDF in the past include:
The focus of the PDF’s work in 2010 is “Human Development in the Context of Climate Change”. The PDF will be supporting the projects of the UNDP that focuses on this issue. The PDF will also be focusing on this issue in its awareness raising and capacity building activities in 2010.
In 2009, the PDF appointed the former Olympic and World Champion Table Tennis player, Dr. Deng Yaping, as the PDF Special Representative. As Special Representative, Dr. Deng's focus is on outreach and awareness raising on sustainable development and youth education in China and Hong Kong in accordance with the objectives and priorities of the UNDP in China.
The PDF was established in 2005 as a non-profit organisation, and is registered as charity under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance of Hong Kong. The PDF is committed to accountability, transparency and good corporate governance, and therefore strives to keep donors informed about how donations are used at all stages of its spending. The PDF is supervised by a Board of Directors who are volunteers and do not receive financial or material benefits as a result of their membership of the Board. The current members of the Board are:
- Mr. Charles BROWN (Co-Chairman & Founding Member)
- Mr. Daniel FUNG (Co-Chairman & Founding Member)
- Ms. Kathy CHIU (Chairperson Emeritus & Founding Member)
- Mr. Oscar CHOW (Board Member)
- Dr. Roy CHUNG (Board Member)
- Ms. Pansy HO (Board Member)
- Mrs. Betty DA SILVA (Board Member)
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