The results captured in the pages that follow are illustrations of what was possible in 2023 with your support and deliberate strategic investments in key initiatives. 

Through our Digital Strategy, we supported the advancements in digital public infrastructure as a centrepiece of poverty eradication efforts. Through our Climate Promise and current global climate assistance portfolio, we helped to usher climate financing into the heart of national development strategies, while supporting over 140 countries to access $2.3 billion in green grants. Through our Sustainable Finance Hub, we leveraged almost $15 billion in additional investment in the SDGs from thematic bond issuances. 

Achim Steiner, Administrator - United Nations Development Programme