UNDP Around the world

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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan

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Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi

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Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Dem. Republic of) Congo (Republic of) Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Côte d'Ivoire

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea Djibouti Dominican Republic

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Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia

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Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana

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Haiti Honduras

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India Indonesia Iran Iraq (Republic of)

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Jamaica Jordan

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Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo (as per UNSCR 1244) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan

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Lao PDR Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya

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Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius & Seychelles Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar

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Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria

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Pacific Office Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People

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Russian Federation Rwanda

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Samoa (Multi-country Office) Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Syria São Tomé and Principe

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Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan

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Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay Uzbekistan

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Venezuela Viet Nam

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Yemen

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Zambia Zimbabwe

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With a bold new global agenda, we’re closing in on ending poverty – everywhere and permanently – while protecting the planet for everyone.

We’re closing in on ending poverty – while protecting the planet for everyone.

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3 continents, 3 lakes in danger

Visit three lakes under threat from human activity and learn about efforts to save them.

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Renewed hope in Lebanon

The impacts of the Syria crisis are far reaching in neighbouring countries, especially Lebanon.

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Left out of human development

Human Development Report 2016: Poor, marginalized and vulnerable groups are being left furthest behind.

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End gender-based violence
Guardians of the forest
In the western DRC, indigenous women are joining forces to regenerate the forest and protect their livelihoods.

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Guardians of the forest
Treasure or tragedy – our oceans
Expanding marine protected areas is imperative for biodiversity and human well-being.

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Treasure or tragedy – our oceans
Better than gold
Eco-tourism protects biodiversity and creates jobs in Papua New Guinea.

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Better than gold
Clearing the way for aid in Yemen
In the last three months, UNDP has cleared more than 650 truckloads of debris from the streets of Aden.

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Clearing the way for aid in Yemen
Human Development for All
The 2016 HDR shows that in almost every country, several groups face disadvantages that often overlap, increasing vulnerability.

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Human Development for All

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On the ground in about 170 countries and territories, UNDP works to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress.

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million jobs created in 2015, about 42 percent for women

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million new voters registered in 37 countries

1,035

disaster risk reduction plans put in place in 51 countries

 

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Environmental activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner