Africa: Over Two Billion People Will Vote This Year - LGBTQI+ People Must Not Be Excluded

Strengthening the laws and policies that respect the human rights of all Read more »

Africa: Why Legal Identity Is Crucial to Tackling the Climate Crisis

Digitalization offers a pathway to bridging the global identity gap Read more »

Africa: The Blue Economy - a Historic Opportunity for Sids

A new economic model shares the ocean's many benefits Read more »

Africa: Are We Communicating Climate Change Wrong? Here Are Five Ways to Improve

The way we communicate the issue has a different impact on different audiences Read more »

Africa: Challenges Faced By SIDS Cannot Be Tackled Without Focused Investment in Digital and Innovation

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released a report - Small Island Digital States: How Digital Can Catalyse SIDS Development, highlighting the transformative… Read more »

Africa: Where Is the Money?

Financing the SDGs in Small Island Developing States Read more »

Africa: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Health

Innovations to improve healthcare access and end tuberculosis Read more »

Africa: Crowdfunding for Development

Innovation is part of UNDP's essence and is reflected in our every action. To better ensure the sustainability of our work, increase visibility, and connect with the public, UNDP… Read more »

Africa: Cultivating Resilience - Women's Leadership in Biodiversity Conservation

Aicha would not describe her profession as farming, and yet she is coaxing life out of a barren desert. Read more »

Africa: The Beginning of the End for Plastics Pollution?

This is a monumental year for multilateralism to prevail in the fight against plastic pollution, as the United Nations has committed to deliver a legally binding agreement by the… Read more »

Africa: The Role of the Private Sector in Climate-Resilient Food Systems

Assessing progress towards the Paris Agreement, last year's State of Climate Action report found "global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are failing across the board". Its… Read more »

Africa: Participation of LGBTI+ Persons in Political and Electoral Processes Helps to Build Stronger Democracies

The political representation of LGBTI+ persons in parliaments and their participation during elections is essential to improve human rights and to build stronger democracies,… Read more »

Africa: 165 Million People Fell Into Poverty Since 2020 As Debt Servicing Crowded Out Social Protection, Health and Education Expenditures

UNDP calls for a Debt-Poverty Pause to mitigate poverty until the multilateral system addresses debt restructuring at speed and scale Read more »

Africa: Can Groundwater Act as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Africa's Borderlands?

The Horn of Africa is facing a severe drought following the worst performing rains in 73 years and five successive failed rainy seasons. A sixth rainy season is forecast to also… Read more »

Africa: World Must Step Up to Beat Poverty By 2030

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is only possible with a broad coalition of leaders from government, civil society, multilaterals and the private sector, said Helen… Read more »