The region has witnessed historical moments and praised the strength, unity and resilience of its countries. From peace processes to disaster recovery and much more, UNDP has delivered support to millions of people and contributed in making significant progress towards sustainable development.

Three months after the disaster, people in the most affected areas still need immediate help to meet their basic needs.

Let us make 2017 a year in which we all – citizens, governments, leaders – strive to overcome our differences.

The S3award 2016 has been an opportunity for all country offices to give greater visibility to their work in SSC and expand the possibilities of establishing new regional and interregional exchanges.

The awardees are the teams behind the National Human Development Reports from Chile (2012), Montenegro (2013), Sri Lanka (2014) and Uganda (2015).

Poor people who have been hit by an earthquake live on the edge, where one thing or another can lead them to either give up or to survive.

Champions from across the world travelling to China to meet UNDP’s first Animal Ambassadors: Two adorable panda cubs called Qiqi and Diandian.

More than 230 representatives of governments, companies, trade unions and research organizations from 34 countries gathered to discuss gender equality in the workplace.

Women earn, on average, 24 percent less than men. In S&P; 500 companies, women hold only 4.6 percent of CEO positions and take under 20 percent of board seats.

The 40-minute film follows the Director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) Mariela Castro Espín, as she champions for the rights of Cuba’s LGBT community.

The hurricane destroyed the main source of income of many other communities: 90 percent of all banana trees were uprooted or flooded.