The 2025 Annual Report presents the work and results of UNDP's Regional Programme for Europe and Central Asia, covering 19 countries and territories. This report marks the final year of the 2022–2025 programme cycle, reflecting on results achieved, lessons learned and the foundations laid for the next phase of regional cooperation. It also looks ahead to the new RBEC Regional Programme Document for 2026–2029, approved by the UNDP Executive Board in August 2025 alongside UNDP's new Strategic Plan 2026–2029. Together, these documents set the direction for UNDP's work in the region, with stronger emphasis on partnerships, practical results and alignment with UN system reforms under UN80 and the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Regional Programme operated throughout the cycle within a complex and evolving geopolitical, economic and environmental landscape. Structured around three mutually reinforcing priority areas—accelerating structural transformation, ensuring no one is left behind and building resilience to systemic uncertainty and risk—the programme mobilized US$129.2 million in total resources over the 2022–2025 cycle, delivering $85.5 million through the Istanbul Regional Hub and $44.5 million through UNDP Country Offices under regional initiatives. In 2025 alone, $20.2 million was delivered across the region. The Istanbul Regional Hub, part of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and Central Asia, leads the implementation of the Regional Programme through a combination of policy advisory services, regional projects and initiatives and high-level convenings with global reach.

The programme draws support from a broad and growing coalition of donors and partners, including the Government of the Republic of Türkiye, the European Union, the Slovak Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Poland, the US Department of State, the Russian Federation, the Government of Japan, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Adaptation Fund, and International Financial Institutions such as the Islamic Development Bank, alongside private sector partners including Samsung and Koç Holding.