For countries in Asia and the Pacific – home to over 60 percent of the world’s population and some of the most climate-vulnerable communities, facing sea level rise, cyclones, storm surges, flooding, ...

In Al-Qatn District, Hadramaut Governorate, Yemen, Hussein had always been known for his skills in car maintenance. He grew up fixing old cars in his area, learning the trade from a very young age.

UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Regional Director for Arab States, Abdallah Al Dardari, has concluded a three-day mission to Somalia, reaffirming UNDP’s commitment to supporting the country’s ...

In the city of Sulaymaniyah, nestled in the embrace of Iraq’s northeast mountains, the birth of Rajwan Shawana brought both joy and unanticipated challenges to his family. At just nine months old, ...

Imagine this: we live in an age of artificial intelligence, space travel, and self-driving cars. Yet, in the heart of Rwanda, Marie Jose, a single mother of four, walks 10 kilometers each day in ...

Led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and ...

The Mozambique Recovery Facility (MRF) continues to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities through livelihood support and infrastructure rehabilitation. As part of its efforts, MRF has ...

During his recent visit to Geneva, the UNDP Administrator joined OCHA’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Flecher, briefing Member States at a ...

Growing up French-Angolan, Joachim studied finance in France, then later on worked in private banking at E.D. Rothschild in Luxembourg. He then moved into asset management and cryptocurrency in the ...

There is a place in Namibia, where the arid landscape meets the resilience of its people. This is Otjimbingwe - a small settlement nestled in a valley at the convergence of the Swakop River and the ...

Switzerland and the United Kingdom, together with UNDP, are launching a project that will support trust and cooperation in emergency healthcare between the two banks of the Nistru. With a budget of ...

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