The Soul of Soil project, an initiative aimed at raising awareness about the problem of landmine and unexploded ordnance ...

A staggering 455 million of the world’s poor live in countries exposed to violent conflict, hindering and even reversing hard ...

Today, much of the world continues to recover from the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused extreme poverty to rise in 2020 for the first time in decades.

In an effort to address the critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is pleased to participate in the Ukraine Mine Action Conference (UMAC 2024), co-hosted by Switzerland and Ukraine on October 17–18, 2024, in Lausanne, ...

The theme for this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed on 13 October every year, is “Empowering ...

With violent conflict now impacting the world at the highest levels since World War II, the theme of this year’s GPW is as urgent as ever: what is peace? This special session of Geneva Peace Week will ...

In Yemen, the conflict, pandemic, and natural disasters have added layers of vulnerability for women and girls and exacerbated existing gender inequalities specially among disabled, displaced, and ...

Sparking an Energy Revolution in Zimbabwe's Rural Communities, One Village at a Time ...

Since their inception in 2015, UNDP's Istanbul Development Dialogues (IDD) have grown into a premier global development forum, building on Istanbul’s geopolitical position and active role in global ...

Explore the inspiring journeys of young leaders who are driving change across the globe, each one championing a unique cause for a better future.