CAN AFGHANISTAN RISE AGAIN?

UNDP's ABADEI project offered the first major support for basic human needs after 2021 and continues to bring services, jobs and hope to millions

CAN AFGHANISTAN RISE AGAIN?

Read More

GOODBYE, ROCKY ROAD

Read More

A TALE OF TWO WOMEN

Read More

A TALE OF TWO WOMEN

Read More

Latest news

Press Releases
Working together to assist and empower the most vulnerable in Afghanistan: UN agencies live broadcast

UN agencies join forces in a live broadcast from Herat, Afghanistan, providing a direct communication channel between Afghan communities and global donors. This v...

Read more
Stories
From Struggles to Smiles: Empowering Women, Embracing Solidarity

Amidst the shadows of adversity, the women of Jibril, Herat, stand united, weaving threads of resilience and hope. Mahsa's journey from despair to empowerment sho...

Read more
Blog
Can digital transfers get cash to where it’s needed most in Afghanistan?

This blog post delves into the economic crisis in Afghanistan and the pivotal role of cash transfers in alleviating hardships. It details a successful shift from ...

Read more
Press Releases
Digital payments could make aid faster and more effective, especially for women and isolated communities

Restarting Afghanistan’s digital payment system could make aid cheaper, faster, better targeted and more transparent, as well as help reach more women and the mos...

Read more
Press Releases
New Resident Representative for UNDP Afghanistan, Stephen Rodriques, takes up post in Kabul

Stephen Rodriques, a Jamaican national, has taken up the position of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Afghanistan. With pri...

Read more
Publications
AFGHANISTAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2023

Our new report on Afghanistan’s economy demonstrates that without continuity for girls’ education and women’s ability to work, prospects for the country’s recover...

Read more
Press Releases
UNDP warns that restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe in Afghanistan

Despite some improvements in economic indicators in 2022, growth remains below the levels required to break the poverty trap. Decisions restricting women’s educat...

Read more
News
Opening access to international markets for Afghan businesswomen

The exhibition included a selection of carpets, handicrafts, wooden artefacts, and shoe products from women-owned businesses from across Afghanistan. The fair was...

Read more

Publications

AFGHANISTAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2023

Our new report on Afghanistan’s economy demonstrates that without continuity for girls’ education and women’s ability to work, prospects for the country’s recovery will remain grim. The "Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023” details how the country's economic output collapsed by 20.7% in 2021. This unparalleled shock has kept Afghanistan among the poorest countries in the world. Despite tentative signs of recovery, such as a relatively stable exchange rate, an increase in exports, growing demand for labor, and muted inflation, GDP is estimated to have further declined by 3.6% in 2022. Restrictions on women further threaten aid flows and growth and could have disastrous economic consequences.

Read more
HDR Cover

2021/22 Human Development Report

We live in a world of worry: the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and elsewhere, record-breaking temperatures, fires and storms. Each is a troubling manifestation of an emerging, new uncertainty complex (figure 1) that is unsettling lives around the world. It is driven by three novel, interacting layers of uncertainty at a global scale: the destabilized planetary systems of the Anthropocene, the pursuit of sweeping societal transformations to ease planetary pressures and widespread, intensifying polarization.

Read more

UNDP Annual Report 2022

In 2022, UNDP helped to advance that vision with a record delivery of $4.8 billion, achieved amid countervailing challenges around the world. This translated into development results in over 170 countries and improvements to the lives of millions of people.

Read More

Take Action

Procurement
Work with us at UNDP Afghanistan
UNDP Afghanistan Jobs
Career at UNDP Afghanistan
Discover us at Twitter

About Afghanistan

40.8

Total population in millions

41 %

Population aged 0 - 14

35 %

Population aged 10 - 24

57 %

Population aged 15 - 64

0.511

HD Index

169

HDI rank