UNDP’s role, through the project ZIM-ECO, is to provide technical assistance and capacity building support to ZEC in the areas identified above, based on UNDP’s extensive experience and comparative advantage across the world, to promote a transparent and inclusive electoral process in line with the national electoral legal framework and the country’s international electoral commitments.Read more

Voter card distribution in Mali began officially on 20 June 2018. This large-scale logistical operation covers the country’s 10 regions, the Bamako district and Mali’s diplomatic and consular missions. The goal is to reach the 8,462,000 voters who are to participate in the 29 July presidential election.Read more

Natural resources can support growth in the manufacturing sector if backed by deliberate interventions. Read more

Young people aged 10-24 make up over 30 percent of the population in SADC countries and are among the most affected by HIV, yet continue to have unequal and inadequate access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care. Reforms that address legal and policy barriers to sexual and reproductive health access are key to achieving health equityRead more

The initiative is funded by UNDP’s new “Country Investment Facility” which provides the organizations’ s country offices with the opportunity to promote innovation and the sustainable use of technology to expand the capabilities of people and communities.Read more

UNDP Tokyo launches Afri-Converse, a dialogue series on African development as TICAD nears its 25th anniversary and prepares its 7th global conference in 2019. Read more

For a human rights-based approach to fighting HIV Read more