India’s Rural Employment Guarantee Act

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. Find out more...

The Moroccan Family Code

In 2007, UNDP launched a Joint Programme with UNIFEM and UNICEF to support the Moroccan Ministry of Justice to implement the reformed Moroccan Family Code (Moudawana) which establishes a less discriminatory legal framework governing property rights, inheritance and divorce. Find out more...

Understanding Poverty and Inequality in Namibia

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. Find out more...

Serbia’s Social Innovation Fund

In Serbia’s small towns and villages, elderly people with health problems and low pensions are among the most vulnerable people. UNDP and partners are working with the government of Serbia to improve the social services available to the elderly.Find out more...

From Village to Market: Production Chains in Northern Ecuador

Small farmers 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. Find out more...

Mapping The Global Partnership For Development

This initiative devises and employs a tool to map the ways in which a range of global issues affect poverty in particular countries. The tool is then used to generate policies on global issues that support better lives for poor people. Find out more...

MDG Gap Task Force

A recent report by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force identifies shortcomings on such matters as aid, trade, debt relief, access to new technologies and affordable essential medicines, providing recommendations to all major stakeholders on how to address them. Find out more...

Trade for Human Development in Mongolia

Landlocked countries – those without access to the sea – pay more to trade with other nations. UNDP supports the government of Mongolia to orient trade policies toward poverty reduction and advocate for the needs of landlocked developing countries. Find out more...

Youth Employment in Lesotho

UNDP teamed up with ILO, UNICEF and FAO to help Lesotho promote youth employment. The project’s goal is to give young people the entrepreneurial training, resources and mentoring they need to start business. Find out more...

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) project

UNDP and the World Bank teamed up to help developing countries conduct Poverty and Social Impact Analysis. The analysis has can be used to formulate development strategies and policies or help policy makers be better prepared to deal with the consequences of economic crises. Find out more...