Tackling extremist narratives should ensure local voices are captured in developing counter messages.
After years of conflict, a tenuous peacekeeping period and then the onset of the Ebola crisis, Liberia is ready to head into a new direction.
UNDP's Chief noted progress in the preparations for the election, the expressed commitment to hold credible and peaceful election and the ongoing reforms to attract investors and spur on economic recovery.
Over 450 business leaders and government delegates commit to take concrete action at #Biz4Gender Forum in Santiago, Chile
Breaking down silos between humanitarian and development actors to address recurrent crises
UNDP launches a new and ambitious blueprint for development in the 21st century.
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UNDP and Yahoo! JAPAN inaugurate an anti-poaching patrol camp in Etosha, the country’s flagship national park.
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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