Africa: Ukraine War Drives Global Cost-of-Living Crisis - UN

71 million people in the developing world have fallen into poverty in just three months as a direct consequence of global food and energy price surges. The impact on poverty rates… Read more »

Rwanda: Maxwell Gomera's Speech at the Launch of Smart White Cane

Life is on hold for Rebecca Sumaya. Everyday tasks, such as walking by herself are daunting. But even with a walking cane, she finds getting around difficult, frequently stumbling… Read more »

Rwanda: Smart White Cane Launched to Support the Visually Impaired

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB) and Beno Holdings today launched a Smart White Cane (SWC) which is expected to transform the lives… Read more »

Africa: UNDP and Heart 17 Launch Platform to Unite Youth, Artists and Business to Drive Action On Sustainable Development

A new global initiative called HEART 17, launched today in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to bring together young people and the creative and… Read more »

Africa: UNDP and GISD Alliance Launch 'SDG Investor Platform' to Unlock Trillions On SDG-Aligned Investment Globally

The Platform enables investors to leverage on the-ground data and insights from UNDP's country offices Read more »

Africa: Nine Projects Combating Marine Pollution Selected As UNDP Ocean Innovators

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced the nine winners of the 2020 Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC). OIC is a unique mechanism launched by UNDP, with… Read more »

Africa: UNDP Calls for Temporary Basic Income to Help World's Poorest Women Cope With Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic

A temporary basic income (TBI) given specifically to hundreds of millions of women in the world's developing countries could prevent rising poverty and widening gender inequalities… Read more »

Africa: Broken Societies Put People and Planet On Collision Course, Says UNDP

An experimental global index offers a new measurement of human progress that illustrates the challenge of tackling poverty and inequality while easing planetary pressure Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Could Push the Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty to Over 1 Billion By 2030, Says UNDP Study

Focused SDG investments over the next decade could prevent the rise of extreme poverty and even exceed the development trajectory the world was on before the pandemic Read more »

Africa: Migrants Essential to Recovery of Global Development Post Covid-19

Global human mobility has halted with the overall impact of COVID-19, hitting people on the move hard. As borders re-open slowly, a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) report… Read more »

Africa: 2020 Equator Prize Winners Show Nature-Based Solutions Ahead of UN Biodiversity Summit

The 11th Equator Prize Award Ceremony honoured 10 Indigenous and local communities from across the world in a virtual gala event, delivering a powerful message of local leadership… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Private Sector Global Facility Announced At SDG Business Forum

UNDP, UN Global Compact and ICC join forces with DHL, Microsoft and PwC to help communities recover better from the pandemic Read more »

Africa: Afro-Pop Star Yemi Alade to Promote Women's Empowerment and a Green Covid-19 Recovery As New Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP

Having risen to the top of a male-dominated industry, Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade was today appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 - PWC Partners With UN Development Programme On Private Sector Strategies for Pandemic Recovery

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and firms from global professional services network PwC will join forces on private sector and finance strategies to help with the… Read more »

Africa: New Partnership With GCF to Support 3.7m Sudanese With Water and Food Security

The Green Climate Fund has approved US$25.6 million in new funding for an innovative climate resilience project in Sudan, designed to promote agriculture, health, and food and… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 - Cities in the Frontline of Response and Recovery: Calls for Adequate Investments At Local Level

COVID-19 shutdown measures have had economic impacts far beyond city boundaries as urban economies account for 80 per cent of global GDP. The response should tackle the… 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 »