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The value of cooperation in a fractured world: Today's crises are development emergencies

We are witnessing an ongoing collision of crises for which traditional response and recovery are not enough. Our future is at stake, as wars, epidemics, the climate emergency and economic upheaval leave almost no country untouched. As the world faces daunting development finance prospects, multilateralism and development cooperation have never been more important. Investing in development through our multilateral system is our best hope for preventing similar crises in the future and emerging quicker and stronger when they happen.

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Handover of equipment and minivans in Tajikistan

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In Tajikistan, civil registration services get closer to people

Information and communication equipment and four minivans were handed over to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan as a part of an initiative to ...

The European Union and UNDP to renew partnership on Insider Mediation for conflict prevention and peacebuilding

UNDP and the European Union have renewed their partnership on insider mediation for conflict prevention and peacebuilding through a three-year project aimed to su...

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UNDP launches recovery activities in earthquake-hit Southeast Türkiye

A longer-term needs assessment being led by the Government with support from UNDP, the World Bank and the European Union (EU) already counts the damages at over U...

HM Queen Mathilde of Belgium with local residents of the Khulna region in Bangladesh

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UN Secretary General’s SDG Advocate, Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians concludes her visit to Bangladesh

HM Queen Mathilde of Belgium concluded her three-day visit to Bangladesh, highlighting attention to the importance of building resilient communities and leaving n...

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EU and UNDP support Afghan citizens in Uzbekistan with professional education

A newly established EU Knowledge Centre was opened in Uzbekistan to support Afghan students.

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UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in some 170 countries and territories, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges as they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

Located in the heart of Europe, the UNDP Office in Brussels supports and promotes the partnership with the European Union, one of our major partners in nearly 140 countries worldwide in areas such as crisis and fragility, governance, and climate.

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Debunking disinformation

The iVerify platform is a joint initiative from the European Commission and UNDP. It is in this context of the partnership and strong commitment of both organizat...

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Championing an inclusive cleaning business

UNDP and EU support a social enterprise in Belarus to boost women's employment and improve care services for people with disabilities.

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One step at a time

Fallujah’s prosthetic centre in Iraq, newly rehabilitated with support from Governments of Belgium and Denmark, helps people with disabilities walk again.