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Once thriving with beautiful sarus cranes, Viet Nam’s Tram Chim Park is now the focus of a bold wetland restoration effort led by local communities.

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PARTNERS AT CORE

Core is a general fund – it's flexible, unlike money labeled for specific projects. UNDP's core resources have had a profound impact on development across Asia and the Pacific, and the world. Here are some of the stories funded by core resources:

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Sixty years of UNDP exercising core for human development

UNDP marks its 60th anniversary, the occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on its genesis and the founding mandate to advance and accompany developing country progress - not sector by sector, but to reduce human poverty and deprivation and advance the human development condition for all.

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Shaken and Strained

The long road to recovery will require a concerted effort to rebuild infrastructure, restore livelihoods, and address the many existing needs of the vulnerable.

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Transforming Visions into Ventures for the Future of Entrepreneurship

Youth Co:Lab has provided ongoing support for 28,000 young social entrepreneurs through training, mentorship, and opportunities for global exposure.

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Supporting Safe Deliveries in Remote Villages of Afghanistan

UNDP and UNFPA collaborated to install solar power systems in 60 Family Health Houses (FHHs) across Afghanistan.

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What we do

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific delivers country and regional programmes in 36 countries through 25 UNDP Country Offices and the Bangkok Regional Hub to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Funding Change from the Ground Up

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Five Ways Countries in the Pacific are Adopting Renewable Energy Practices

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Responding to tectonic shifts in Myanmar

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Transforming Visions into Ventures for the Future of Entrepreneurship

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Myanmar Earthquake 2025

On March 28, a powerful earthquake rocked the Sagaing Fault, shaking the already precarious foundations of the Sagaing and Mandalay regions in Myanmar.

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