Open/close Search 1.5 The biggest small number READ MORE EVENTS "Don't choose extinction" A message to humanity from Frankie the Dinosaur DISCOVER NEWS Recovery in Yemen possible despite fast-deteriorating situation UNDP report projects Yemen can eradicate extreme poverty within a generation - if war stops now. DISCOVER MORE BLOG Creating a nature-positive future Investing in effective protected and conserved areas is essential to protect nature and combat climate change. DISCOVER FEATURE Multidimensional poverty and COVID-19 Understanding the different facets of poverty will help us build forward better, with equity. DISCOVER MORE PUBLICATION UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025 Focused on the future of development, UNDP’s bold Strategic Plan is a framework to help countries get back on track to achieve the SDGs. DISCOVER MORE UNDP RESPONSE COVID-19 pandemic An integrated global response is an investment in our future. DISCOVER MORE Our Mission UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress. Our Expertise People We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment. READ MORE Planet We are determined to protect the planet from degradation, through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations. READ MORE Prosperity We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature. READ MORE Peace We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development. READ MORE Partnership We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people. READ MORE BLOGS Coming together, miles apart The changing nature of communities is at the frontier of development – a set of complex social, economic, environmental and cultural systems that evolve unevenl... DISCOVER MORE BLOGS COP26 has recognized we can’t solve the climate crisis without nature By the end of the first week of COP26, it was clear that nature is no longer consigned to the fringes as a ‘separate’ issue. DISCOVER MORE BLOGS Planting the seeds of peace, breaking cycles of crisis UNDP Resident Representatives from Iraq, Myanmar and Nigeria share perspectives on how the humanitarian-peace-development nexus offers fertile grounds for seeds o... DISCOVER MORE BLOGS Understanding the world through data Decision-makers require reliable data to make risk-informed choices. With this goal in mind, UNDP started building a simple information repository to support an i... DISCOVER MORE BLOGS Progressive Platforms: Backing Small Island Developing States and least developed countries to meet the climate challenge While climate change is a truly global problem, it remains a poignant injustice that those countries which have contributed the least to the crisis, are the most ... DISCOVER MORE BLOGS Building integrity into voluntary carbon markets Carbon markets can support climate change mitigation by creating an economic incentive for reducing emissions from the forest sector. However, carbon markets face... DISCOVER MORE PRESS RELEASES UNDP and Mobile Film Festival screen top 50 one-minute films at COP26 DISCOVER MORE BLOGS Fossil fuel subsidies reform could limit climate change while tackling global inequalities. Here's how. The world is spending billions of dollars on fossil fuels subsidies while hundreds of millions of people live in poverty. Priorities must shift if we want humanit... DISCOVER MORE United Nations Development Programme SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER WHO WE ARE About Us Leadership Executive Board Our Partners Funding Transparency And Accountability WHAT WE DO Sustainable Development Goals Human Development Report Development Challenges And Solutions Strategic Initiatives Our Expertise OUR IMPACT News Centre Results Publications Blogs Stories Photo Library GET INVOLVED Careers Procurement UNDP Shop UNDP Giving Contact Us LANGUAGE English Español Français SEARCH Locations Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin YouTube © 2021 United Nations Development Programme