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After Two Years of War, Shrinking Funds Mean Aid Money Needs To Go Further In Sudan

Two years into the war, Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 25 million people struggling to get enough to eat and over 12 million displaced.

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Accelerating Economic Recovery Is Critical To Reversing Syria’s Decline and Restoring Stability

Fourteen years of conflict in Syria have undone nearly four decades of economic, social, and human capital progress, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) preliminary socio-economic impact assessment.

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Paving the way for more inclusive future for women in the Arab Region

Gender inequality remains one of the most pressing development challenge in the Arab region and a significant barrier to achieving and 2030 agenda.

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Football uniting libya's young spirit

Dribbling a football with only your feet mirrors the challenges of life—requiring focus, strategy, and resilience.

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UNDP and UICCA join hands to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to advance progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation to promote sustainable development

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Future Skills Academy: an incubator of hope and enabler of Arab citizens' potential

For thousands of years, the Arab region has been a beacon of knowledge and the cradle of global human civilization. Successive civilizations on this land laid the foundations of engineering, medicine, and astronomy.

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Statement by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner on the ceasefire in Gaza

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) welcomes the beginning of the ceasefire in Gaza as an important step toward ending the tragic cycle of violence and alleviating the humanitarian crisis.

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Syria Socio Economic Assessment

As the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assesses the impact of almost 14 years of conflict in Syria, it is important to note that the collapse of the previous regime at the end of 2024 may have opened a window of opportunity, placing Syria at the threshold of a new era.

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Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine October 2024

One year into the Gaza war, the humanitarian crisis has reached a catastrophic level, with unprecedented casualties, widespread destruction and severe food insecurity.

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UNDP/PAPP's emergency response to solid waste management

This assessment indicates that the solid waste management system in Gaza has collapsed.

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Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine

In November 2023, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) jointly released a brief, utilizing various analytical tools such as satellite damage assessments and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models based on a 2018 Palestinian social accounting matrix.

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Expected socioeconomic impacts of the Gaza war on neighbouring countries in the Arab region

The war in Gaza has entered its third month. After a short humanitarian pause between 24 November and 1 December 2023, military operations have resumed with significant intensity.

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Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine

The war in Gaza continues unabated well past its first month, leaving behind massive losses of life and infrastructure damage and forcing displacements of unprecedented scale.

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