UNDP - Luxembourg partnership

As one of UNDP’s top 20 core donors, Luxembourg plays a vital role in enabling UNDP to reach the people furthest behind and make faster progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.

UNDP’s partnership with Luxembourg delivers lasting results where they are needed most. By supporting countries on their development pathways, including Least Developed Countries, we tackle complex challenges from crisis to climate change and inequality, building a more peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable future.

• In Ukraine, Luxembourg contributed EUR 10 million in 2024 to the Mine Action Project, a three-year, multi-donor initiative aimed at strengthening humanitarian demining and mine risk education, which is critical for protecting civilians and first responders from landmines and explosive ordnance. In 2025, the activities focus on supplying specialized equipment to local mine action operators, scaling up non-technical surveys to accelerate the safe release of land for productive use, and supporting the development and rollout of a comprehensive National Mine Action Strategy.

• In Kosovo*, Luxembourg aid supports The Creative Industries, aimed at strengthening the creative economy through strategic policy work, institutional collaboration, and data-driven planning. A Creative Economy Strategy has been developed, alongside key research on economic impact, skills gaps, and data needs. In 2025, the project focuses on MSMEs’ access to finance, hands-on training in performance and sound engineering, targeted internships and wage subsidization, and formal and informal education. Additionally, the project aims to drive local economic development by repurposing existing spaces into arts and culture centres.

• In Cabo Verde, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde celebrated the listing of Cabo Verde’s inaugural green bond, issued by the International Investment Bank. This milestone bond raised EUR 3.2 million, with a 5-year maturity and a 4% interest rate, to support sustainable ocean initiatives and provide much-needed financing for Cabo Verde’s maritime and fisheries sectors. 

Luxembourg stregthened its commitment to multilateralism and flexible financing by contributing to UNDP’s Funding Windows. Some results in 2024 include:

• More than 211 million people engaged with democracy campaigns worldwide.

• More than 1.4 million people have benefited from restored power supply in conflict-affected regions, such as Ukraine and the occupied Palestinian territory.

• The Digital Public Infrastructure has helped to strengthen social protection systems that aim to identify, protect, and empower vulnerable populations in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• 11 countries have strengthened their institutional capacities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, including by rolling out inclusive digital tools to combat gender-based digital violence, such as TALKAY in Liberia and eMonitor+ in Peru.

• Using AI, UNDP has supported deforestation-free commodities in line with EU safeguards, benefitting small-holder coffee producers in Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Ethiopia.

On 25 September, 2025, UNDP and Luxembourg renewed their cooperation by signing a Strategic Partnership Framework for 2026-2029. The new partnership agreement includes a substantial contribution of US$19.46 million by Luxembourg to UNDP’s core resources. An additional US$10.32 million in flexible funding will support UNDP’s programmes on poverty and inequality and on governance, peacebuilding, crisis and resilience. 

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).