By Marijke Wijnroks, Jonathan Klein* Over the past 15 years, the world has come together to respond to a health crisis of historic magnitude by fighting the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and... read more →
By Seth Berkley* If you’re going to try to make the world a better place, it’s important to think big and aim high. Combating climate change, protecting the world’s fish stocks... read more →
By Megan Wilson-Jones* In 2015, world leaders pledged to end malnutrition by 2030. But with 155 million children under age 5 still suffering from stunted growth, this goal will not... read more →
By Bharati Sadasivam, Regional Gender Adviser, UNDP in Europe and Central Asia Over the next few months, the 12,000 employees based at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California will complete their move... read more →
After refining its own methodology to leverage behavior change for conservation, Rare is launching a new initiative to help other organizations do the same. The international conservation organization — which works with... read more →
By Christin Roby* Eliminating hunger in Africa by 2030 will prove impossible without substantial reforms, according to a recent report. Progress will be largely driven by collaboration across sectors and strong... read more →
A number of “disillusioned and disappointed” foreign terrorist fighters left Syria and returned to their countries of origin when they found these groups hardly make good on their promises, except... read more →
By Olaf Juergensen, Development and Mine Action Specialist, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Today, more than 65 countries are reported as being affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war. According... read more →
By Magdy Martínez-Solimán, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and Oscar Fernández-Taranco, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support More than 1.4 billion people, including half of... read more →
By Eunice Kamwendo, Strategic Advisor, UNDP Africa As countries implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they face competing demands. There is the desire to embrace the entire framework as a whole... read more →