Pro-poor trade reforms combined with resources under the Aid for Trade initiative can help developing countries to use trade in favour of human development. With the support of donors and partners, UNDP works with countries at the national and regional levels to improve their ability to produce, compete and trade with each other and beyond.
Jamaica spends most of its government revenues on the repayment of debt and its interest, with little left over to spend on poverty reduction and infrastructure. A recent Jamaica Debt Exchange programme lightened its debt servicing burden by restructuring Jamaica’s domestic debt.
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) studies help developing countries analyse the impact of the economic crisis and come up with policies to better deal with consequences of the crisis on poor and vulnerable people.
A pioneering piece of legislation that recognises work as a fundamental right and guarantees 100 days of employment a year to people in rural areas is emerging as a ray of hope for India’s poor, who have been left even more vulnerable by the aftershocks of the global economic crisis.
As a middle-income country with very unequal income distribution, Namibia is a place of poverty amid plenty. Although statistics about poverty and inequality are collected, they are rarely analyzed to understand how poverty and inequality are related to each other and how to bridge the gap between rich and poor.
Small farms in the northern regions in Equador value the ability to market their produce. Production systems that UNDP and partners helped build in the region enabled them to raise their incomes. These systems are also environmentally sustainable and fair to all.
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