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"We knew that if we continued at this rate, we would not have a forest."

Preserving the livelihoods of those who depend on Kenyan forests.
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Grief in the age of climate crisis

The new decade has dawned with an increasing sense of climate emergency.
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Administrator's corner

UNDP Executive Board

First regular session.
Sustainable Development Goals

Decade of action

UNDP is joining a worldwide push to ensure all nations meet the 17 goals.
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Guardians of the 'Knuckles' range

In central Sri Lanka, the UNESCO World Heritage site is named for its peaks that resemble a clenched fist.
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UNDP at the 10th World Urban Forum

The largest urban conference in Abu Dhabi will look at key challenges for cities.
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Let's make sustainability a fashion statement

Fashion has become more affordable, and we have more of it. But the actual costs are much more devastating than we realize
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We build on our existing assets—worldwide presence, thought leadership, and over 50 years of experience—to help countries and communities respond to a fast-changing development landscape.

Our mission

On the ground in about 170 countries and territories, UNDP works to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress.

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Our impact

31M

people had better access to services to tackle poverty

20M

people gained access to
financial services

256M

tonnes of carbon emissions
cut

(2018 results)

 

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UNDP Around the world

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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan

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Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi

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Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Dem. Republic of) Congo (Republic of) Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Cyprus

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea Djibouti Dominican Republic

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Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia

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Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana

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Haiti Honduras

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India Indonesia Iran Iraq (Republic of)

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Jamaica Jordan

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Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo (as per UNSCR 1244) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan

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Lao PDR Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya

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Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius & Seychelles Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar

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Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia

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Pacific Office Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People

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Rwanda

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Samoa (Multi-country Office) São Tomé and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syria

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Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan

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Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan

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Venezuela Viet Nam

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Yemen

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Zambia Zimbabwe

Regional presence

Africa Arab States Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean

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