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 →
If the world is to eradicate poverty, address climate change and build peaceful, inclusive societies for all by 2030, greater efforts are needed to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development... read more →
Globally, nearly 13 million infants – almost one in ten – did not receive any vaccinations last year, putting them at serious risk of potentially fatal diseases, the United Nations... read more →
Civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record high levels amid a worsening toll of suicide attacks, the United Nations mission in... read more →
Noting projections of low prices for food commodities over the next decade on the back of abundant stocks of cereal and other staples, the United Nations and the Organization for... read more →
Since the 1960s, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s urban population has tripled and life expectancies have risen. This, however, has increased people’s exposure to tobacco, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity... read more →
By James Vener, Climate Change Mitigation Economist, UNDP When governments do not properly consider the link between policymaking and how the policy would be practically implemented on the ground,... read more →
By Matthew French, Programme Specialist, UNDP Iraq The fall of Mosul to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2014 and the group’s quick advance across nearly... read more →
By Mayra Buvinic The terminology describing economic programs for women has changed—actions to “empower women economically” have replaced efforts to “increase women’s economic participation and income.” This shift in... read more →
By Haoliang Xu, Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP We live in a dynamic world, where great progress has been made. Yet the gulf between rich and... read more →