UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development ...

Human development is about expanding the richness of human life, rather than simply the richness of the economy in which human beings live. It is an approach that is focused on people and their ...

Kabul, Afghanistan – August 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with funding from the Republic of Korea, has officially launched the Relief, Employment and Vital Infrastructure for ...

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Equator Initiative, proudly announces the ten winners of the Equator Prize 2025 ...

This paper explores the persistent trade and development challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), including high transport costs, limited market access, and economic reliance on a ...

This report highlights growing demand and opportunity to strengthen the focus on SDG 16 within the Voluntary National Review process, not only as an enabler of the 2030 Agenda, but also as a vehicle ...

Conducted by the African Development Bank, the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), and UNDP through its Sahel Resilience Project supported by Sweden, the JALUFRA assessment provides an in-depth ...

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as a viable means of addressing these challenges. Drawing on stakeholder consultations, country case studies and independent research, this study ...

Drought and food insecurity continue to be among the most severe and complex threats to human life worldwide. Between 2020 and 2023, the Horn of Africa experienced their most severe drought in 40 ...

This is a guest blog post authored by Alexander Tsado, Co-founder at Alliance4ai and Ahura AI and Celina Lee, Founder, Zindi How the AI Hub for Sustainable Development can help transform Africa’s AI ...

The escalation of hostilities in September 2024 added another layer of complexity to the already profound economic and financial crisis that Lebanon has been struggling with for the past five years.

One year into the Gaza war, the humanitarian crisis has reached a catastrophic level, with unprecedented casualties, widespread destruction and severe food i ...