Across Kyrgyzstan, lack of access to clean drinking water presents a serious health problem in hundreds of villages.

Water scarcity affects more than 40 percent of people around the world, an alarming figure that is projected to increase with the rise of global temperatures as a result of climate change. Although 2.1 billion people have gained access to improved water sanitation since 1990, dwindling supplies of safe drinking water is a major problem impacting every continent.

From Albania to Tajikistan, celebrate creativity, entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment at the workplace.

On International Women’s Day, UNDP launches campaign to combat gender stereotypes in the workplace

In Armenia, more women are getting involved in politics, especially at the local level.

Since 2012, over 4700 military in the Western Balkans have received trainings to advance gender equality in the military. Now, they are training military from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our latest study shows that gender is strictly related to firearms as men own over 95 per cent of firearms in the South East Europe region.

In Montenegro, where existing social services are still lacking, the vulnerable ones continue to face numerous barriers to social inclusion. UNDP is making social services tailored to the needs of the most vulnerable, more accessible, and available in all municipalities.

Despite 80% visual impairment, Kate can see white objects in the dark. That gave her a brilliant business idea & UNDP in the fYR Macedonia helped her to make it come true.

The Government of Albania, in partnership with UNDP, has made rapid progress in criminalizing violence against women, expanding a multi-disciplinary response approach in several municipalities across the country, strengthening law enforcement and establishing shelter services.

  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...

Meet Sipan, an ordinary person living a less than ordinary life. Visually impaired since the age of 4, Sipan is now a disability rights activist, fighting for his community’s rights.

Through a participatory approach, UNDP helped developed and secure the Karaburun-Sazan Marine Protected Area, the first of it's kind in Albania. What once was an isolated, unreached spot, has now turned into an attractive place, especially for foreign and local tourists.

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.