Take a trip around the region and see what we've been working on to reduce poverty and inequalities and improve health and security.

Achieving inclusive and quality education for all reaffirms the belief that education is one of the most powerful and proven vehicles for sustainable development. In addition to safe, healthy and primary school for children, the goal also aims to provide equal access to affordable vocational training, to eliminate gender and wealth disparities, and achieve universal access to a quality higher education.

A community's crowdfunding campaign brings improvements to the local school, decreasing the drop out rate from 50% to 0.

United Nations agencies and NGO partners today appealed for US$4.63 billion in new funding to continue vital work in addressing the growing needs of refugees from Syria and communities hosting them in neighbouring countries. The vast majority of Syrian refugees fall below the poverty line and struggle to afford essentials such as food, rent and health care.

The European Commission (EC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched an initiative to increase disaster preparedness in cities across seven countries and territories in the Western Balkans. UNDP, with EU funds, restored 4,640 homes, 133 public buildings, 145 communal infrastructure sites and revived local agriculture and economies.

Reforming how the public sector works can be very challenging. But Kolba's work in Armenia is starting to pay off.

A report recently issued by The Institute for Economics and Peace found that the world spent nearly $14 trillion on war in 2015 alone. That's 100 times greater than the resources set aside for the official development assistance that finances international development cooperation.

In rural areas of the country, many women are still deprived of the opportunity to actively participate in social and economic life, especially because of early marriage. But through Women Resource Centers, they are learning new skills and opening businesses.

Early every morning in a southern town of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 15 people on social welfare arrive at the soup kitchen that has been established in a local kindergarten to pick up prepared meals, including warm pies and traditional stews. On Fridays they receive packages to help them get through the weekend. The beauty of the program is that it tackles two of the country’s biggest development challenges at the same time.

The ENPARD programme is designed to support the agricultural institutions, encourage the development of farmers’ associations, and improve access to more affordable food in the European Neighborhood countries.

  Acclaimed Turkish actors Mert Fırat and Melisa Sözen are starring in a new UNDP advocacy video that takes on domestic violence in Turkey and the region with a powerful message: “Violence has no excuse”. The campaign is part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s efforts to combat violence...

Evgeny and Ilona thought they would only have a few years together, but Evgeny, who has HIV, has fought for their good life.

As new data sources are sprouting everywhere, a group of enthusiasts from UNDP in Eastern Europe and the Arab States regions embarked twenty months ago on a big data for development exploration journey with support from the Government of Denmark.

Access to justice in Tajikistan is difficult, especially for poor people and people in rural areas. Tajikistan has few lawyers, and the court system is overburdened and slow. Legal Aid Centers bring access to citizens.