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Is this the
new normal?

Rising temperatures fuel more violent storms.
It's just one of many reasons we need bold action on climate change.

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Event

Building a more climate-resilient Caribbean Community

CARICOM-UN pledging conference to support countries affected by hurricanes
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Our changing climate

The impact of climate change around the world, in 20 striking images
Blog

From relief to recovery

Building back better after a hurricane... and before the next
Event

UNDP at COP23

Supporting countries to achieve ambitious climate goals
UN partners

Embracing uncertainty

Planning for resilience in a world of increasing climate change-induced volatility
Photo story

Chorus for climate action

Pathway to Paris concert lights up Carnegie Hall
News

Gender Day at COP23

Statement from UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner on the central role of women in climate action
UN Partners

Connecting Business

EU supports UN-led initiative to help private sector address crises, complex emergencies
Photo story

Muqadasa's story

With paint and perseverance, a young woman fights for peace and women’s rights in Afghanistan

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Our mission

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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Our impact

2M

jobs created over the past three years in 98 countries

75M

new voters registered in 41 countries

1,239

disaster risk reduction plans put in place in more than 50 countries

 

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UNDP is committed to ending poverty once and for all. That’s why we work to get to the root causes of poverty and create lasting change. The good news is we have a plan. But we need your help to get the job done.

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When we began our work five decades ago, one in three people worldwide lived in poverty. Now? Just one in eight. Let’s finish the job.

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It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.Wangari Maathai
Environmental activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
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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 Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus

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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) São Tomé and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Syria

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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

Regional presence

Africa Arab States Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean

Representation offices

Denmark European Union Finland Geneva Norway Sweden Tokyo Washington D.C.

Global policy centres

Istanbul Nairobi Oslo Rio de Janeiro Seoul Singapore