The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDBG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, to strengthen the collaboration between the two leading development institutions, to support the effective implementation and achievement of the SDGs.
As leaders gather for the World Humanitarian Summit, we have an historic opportunity and renewed momentum to meet these global challenges by fundamentally changing how the world deals with crises.
It’s the little things that run the Earth system for us. Losing highly visible mammals would only mean we are losing an awful lot of the others.
The challenge now is to move from the undoubted success of the Millennium Development Goals to achieve the universal, bolder, and more transformative Sustainable Development Goals.
Countries in the Asia Pacific region and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are joining together this week to try to design, finance, and implement innovative solutions, to faster achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The report, entitled “Shaping the Future: How Changing Demographics Can Power Human Development”, notes that Asia-Pacific countries now have more working-aged people and fewer dependents than at any point in history, providing a springboard for growth. Region-wide, 68 percent of people are of working age and only 32 percent are dependents.
It’s been a year since Nepal was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that wreaked havoc across 31 of its 75 districts. I remember watching the news in stunned silence in the Philippines; terrifying images of people running away and structures collapsing like Lego pieces onto the streets of Kathmandu.
Are you promoting open government initiatives in a country of Asia-Pacific that can help contribute to the achievement of the SDGs? What are the transformative steps you are taking to promote more open and inclusive societies?
This region is home to about 670 million youth. But about 220 million of them -- of which a disproportionately large share are female -- are missing. They are neither studying nor working, and youth unemployment rates are on the rise.
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The Human Rights Mobile Clinic is an innovative programme started by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with support from UNDP, where small teams of rights personnel travel to hard-to-reach areas to monitor and advocate for the upholding of human rights for all.
UNDP Indonesia launched its debut crowdfunding campaign aiming to provide a remote village in Napu a solar powered-water system to harness clean drinking water from deep well.
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Ten years ago, responsive governance like this would have been almost unthinkable in Viet Nam. However, as incomes and aspirations have continued to rise, the relationship between government and their people has been transformed.
The judicial leadership of Nepal has expressed a commitment to continue reforms and promote accountability for safeguarding judicial integrity and achieving justice for all.
Corrupt judicial systems undermine reforms and are a major impediment to ensuring access to justice and human rights for ordinary citizens across the world, says a new report published by the United Nations Development Programme and U4 Anti-corruption Resource Centre on Friday.
This publication highlights the unique contribution of GEF-financed, UNDP-supported projects in six tiger range countries, demonstrating how conservation activities in tiger habitats can accomplish more than the preservation of one iconic wildlife species.
In the aftermath of TC Winston which struck Fiji in February, my mind was prepared for the destruction, having seen the photos. But there is a huge difference between pictures and witnessing first-hand the destruction of a village, following a storm surge.
The Government of India and UNDP have partnered for over five decades in almost all areas of human development, from democratic governance to poverty eradication, to sustainable energy and environmental management.
I have been surprised by the readiness with which many countries have moved forward with the Agenda 2030. In the Asia-Pacific region most governments have started working on the Agenda only three months after the official start date!
The “Small Communities, Big Thoughts” video showcases how UNDP Thailand, partnering with the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority established the Water for People Partnership/ Small Grants Programme to address national water resource conservation problems and promote sustainable development.
On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, UNDP is looking toward the future of people and planet. That future is uncertain. On the one hand, climate change, political turbulence, economic inequality, and other challenges. On the other hand, technological advances, tremendous economic growth, and an unprecedented global consensus about the best way forward.
Working with the government, the UN is already piloting an innovative approach in the Maldives that seeks to make awareness and sensitivity about climate-change issues an integral part of development and planning at the local level, thus bringing about a change in the way communities think and act on climate change. The goal is to integrate climate change and adaptation into government development plans and programs, at all levels including at the grassroots.
Should we wait for years to scrutinize the data before publishing to the public, or shall we cut some corners, use new technology and show estimates for the indicators to the world on a yearly basis, asks Patrick Haverman.
Existing stereotypes in Viet Nam confine women and men to certain roles, positions and careers. According to a UNDP report on women’s leadership in Viet Nam, few women achieve senior government positions. In the civil service, women hold very few senior posts: only nine percent among ministers, eight percent of vice ministers, and seven percent at director-general level.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star joins UNDP to fight poverty and mobilize action around the new Sustainable Development Goals
The Philippines is taking concrete action against climate change through a new program that will ensure climate change issues, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable development are integrated in development plans and programs of the national and local governments.
Shaesta’s resumption of broadcasting on International Women’s Day symbolises how free speech and women’s rights have to be upheld in every part of Afghanistan – even in Kunduz and other conservative areas.
In UNDP’s 50th year, a look at its work with women around the world.
While promoting sustainable production techniques to farmers in Thailand, UNDP's Goodwill Ambassador Joan Roca presents how chefs can make a difference in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
We believe that people are the wealth of nations and Asia-Pacific is home to more than half of all people – more than half of the world’s wealth. To make the most of this potential we need to think in decades, not years, and create policies suited to the demographic makeup of each country.
The report covers results achieved in 36 countries and territories in the Asia and Pacific region. It illustrates UNDP’s support to poverty reduction and conservation of natural resources, strengthening democratic governance, building resilience and responding to crisis. UNDP assisted people in strengthening livelihoods and empowering themselves.
UNDP and UNV are partnering to empower youth to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The project would focus on youth participation in decision making, volunteering and innovation for sustainable development.
This detailed interactive resource shows what UNDP is accomplishing in the Asia and Pacific region.
UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific delivers country and regional programmes in 36 countries through 24 UNDP Country Offices and the Regional Centre to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
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