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FEATURED VIDEO: Unpacking Gender Social Norms Data

UNDP Resident Representative Denise E Antonio visits Smile Jamaica to unveil startling data from UNDP's Gender Social Norms Index and to call for policy and behavioral change.

Our Mission


Guided by UNDP's global mission, the Multi Country Office in Jamaica seeks to reduce multidimensional poverty in the countries we serve, through project solutions in Social Resilience and Inclusion; Citizen Safety and Security and Rule of Law; Climate Change Resilience; and Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Our tailored package of Signature Solutions supports the development of strong policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities and institutional capabilities, while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. We serve Jamaica, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Our Impact

98.7%

Legal aid clients

Satisfied with mobile justice service.

5

Public Hospitals

now run on clean energy at reduced cost to national budget

5276

Buildings in The Bahamas

Assessed post hurricane with UNDP's HBDA mobile app

128

Communities islandwide

Have improved access to water through water harvesting projects

74 x

Increase in fish size & stocks

due to reef rehabilitation, leading to restoration of fisher livelihoods

1.8 Million

Pounds of Marine debris

cleared from Bahamas coastal waters, habitats & tourist sites