The Human Development Index, calculated this year for 189 countries, ranks countries according to their progress in key dimensions of human development – health, education and income.
1.3 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty, meaning they are not just poor in terms of income, they are also lacking in health, education, and living standards. And they risk falling behind further when faced with conflict, sickness, unemployment, or natural disaster.
“Creating a disaster resilient infrastructure which includes disaster ready airports is crucial in order to save lives and reduce economic loss”
“Our clients across the board request us to identify opportunities to invest for financial return while making a positive environmental or social impact.”
20 developing country entrepreneurs will pitch products and services in sectors such as access to health and education, financial inclusion, food production, climate change, and agritech.
Moderated by WTO Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff, the panel examined the link between peace and trade, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that conflict-affected states face in developing their capacities to trade.
The Social Good Summit Geneva
The SGSGeneva promotes a stronger engagement of the private sector to achieve the SDGs, advocates for increasing the mobilization of private capital for development and creates the conditions for effective partnerships around the SDGs between developing countries entrepreneurs, impact investors, large companies, international organizations and governments.
Forests, Climate & Sustainable Development
The UNDP REDD+ unit supports countries with the design and implementation of national policies and measures to reduce deforestation and manage forests sustainably, hence contributing to the mitigation of climate change and advancing sustainable development.
Global Cluster for Early Recovery
During and immediately after a crisis, urgent action is required to save lives. Early Recovery (ER) is an approach that addresses recovery needs that arise during the humanitarian phase of an emergency; using humanitarian mechanisms that align with development principles.
The Global Cluster for Early Recovery (GCER), leads global and interagency efforts to establish and maintain standards and policy, build response capacity and provide operational support.
What we do
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in some 170 countries and territories, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges as they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
Based in the middle of Europe, the UNDP Office in Geneva contributes to UNDP’s mission through serving as the UNDP Platform for Geneva and the Geneva-based organizations and as the primary point of contact with the governments of France and Switzerland.
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About UNDP in Geneva
170
Countries and territories where we work
15+
Multi-stakeholder partnerships managed by the UNDP Geneva Office
2 million people
Received antiretroviral treatment in 22 countries thanks to the UNDP-Global Fund Partnership
US$104 million
Received from the Government of Switzerland in 2016 for core contributions to UNDP and earmarked projects
