A staggering 455 million of the world’s poor live in countries exposed to violent conflict, hindering and even reversing hard ...

The Soul of Soil project, an initiative aimed at raising awareness about the problem of landmine and unexploded ordnance ...

Today, much of the world continues to recover from the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused extreme poverty to rise in 2020 for the first time in decades.

In an effort to address the critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ...

Children playing outside of a school in Tarim, Hadramout. In 1981, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 21 September as International Day of Peace, underscoring the necessity of ...

As we mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) 2024, UNDP Myanmar reflects on the ongoing need to enhance community resilience and preparedness in the face of increasing ...

From the inauguration of one of the longest murals in North Macedonia, to a discussion in the parliament on youth and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Skopje, alongside two school evacuation drills in ...

Once celebrated for their resilience, olive trees in Egypt now face unexpected challenges due to climate change. Historically a robust and resilient crop, olives are suffering as warmer winters ...

Manila, Philippines, September 2024 –The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), successfully conducted a workshop as part of ...

From September 10-12, 2024, Iraq hosted the Second Arab Forum for Enhancing Transparency and Good Governance in Baghdad. With over 300 participants, speakers, and moderators from more than 29 ...

Participants of the 'Artivism for Peace' Exhibition at the University of Dhaka promote peace and harmony through art, inspiring social change across Bangladesh. Artivism for Peace, an exhibition that ...

At their 28 th Meeting, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol adopted the Kigali Amendment to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are used as refrigerants in many cooling appliances and have a ...