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Liberians went to the polls for the run-off election to determine the next president on 26 December.
A new United Nations initiative, aimed at building the resilience of a million women and youth in the Sahel to climate impacts through smart agriculture, was launched today at the One Planet Summit. The launch coincides with a gathering of world leaders in the French capital to mark the anniversary of the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement.
UNDP launches a new and ambitious blueprint for development in the 21st century.
With 1 million people living with HIV now in treatment, antiretroviral therapy is saving lives and securing futures.
Africa Sustainable Development Report
Joint AfDB-AU-ECA-UNDP baseline report urges sustained commitment to reducing poverty and calls for upgrading the continent’s statistical capabilities to ensure and track future progress.
Journey of young Africans into violent extremism
Deprivation and marginalization, underpinned by weak governance, are primary drivers according to a comprehensive new study by UNDP – the first of its kind.
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1,126 billion
Population
47%
Poverty rate
$1,871
Per capita income
0.4837
Human Dev. Index