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Continuing vital health services in Guinea-Bissau during COVID-19
As lockdowns, curfews and transport disruptions prevent many from getting healthcare, communities are stepping into the breach.
COVID-19 ravages an already desperate Yemen
Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. COVID-19 is ready to deliver a knock-out punch.
Meaningful work for those on the margins of poverty
A programme in Nepal helps struggling informal workers.
The communities who protect the world's rarest buffalo
Indigenous people in the Philippines fight to save the critically endangered tamaraw.
Beating COVID-19 with solidarity
“We don’t wear masks not because we don’t want to, but because we cannot afford to buy them.”
Virtual Equator Prize Ceremony announced
This year’s Equator Prize Award Ceremony – themed “Nature for Life” – will honour ten outstanding Indigenous and local groups from across the world. Each winner showcases innovative, nature-based…
"It's my bank for my children's future."
Restoring small farms and forests in Samoa.
The Páramo is water, and water is life
In the Andean mountains, a distinctive high altitude ecosystem is an essential source of water for the people of several nations.
"Even if I'm far away, I can make my message heard."
Radio broadcasts reach Peru's indigenous people in their own languages.
UNDP powers health clinics in Chad
Solar panels enable better care and healthier communities.