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Press Releases

Japan and UNDP launch new initiative to strengthen resilience of the Caspian Sea

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan and the Government of Japan have signed an agreement to launch a new US$3 million joint initiative…

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News

Staff of government agencies and national companies in Kazakhstan trained to prevent harassment

The training took place at a pivotal moment, as Kazakhstan advances draft legislation that would, for the first time, enshrine the concept of harassment in…

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Press Releases

Central Asia advances new climate investment pathways

A Ministerial Roundtable on Climate Investment Pathways in Central Asia was held during the Regional Environmental Summit, supported by the Green Climate Fund…

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Press Releases

Central Asian countries sign Regional Declaration on biodiversity conservation at the Regional Environmental Summit (RES)

At the Regional Environmental Summit (RES) in Astana, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in partnership with the United…

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Blog

From Tradition to Transformation: Rethinking Volunteering in Central Asia

There is a word in Kazakhstan—Asar. It describes a simple but powerful idea: when someone is in need, the community comes together to help. No contracts, no…

Our mission

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries and territories, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. In Kazakhstan, our focus is on sustaining the country’s growth trajectory by diversifying economy, modernizing institutions, reducing inequalities, and sustainably managing natural resources.

STORIES

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When climate becomes personal: the story of Gulzhan

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Preparing Kazakhstan’s Future Leaders in Ecotourism

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Women of Ulytau are shaping the future of their region

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Local solutions for restoring the land: the story of a farmer

In rubber boots and truly happy - Amina's journey from office life to eco-stable

Gender equality

Making gender equality a reality is a core commitment of UNDP. The organization recognizes that women empowerment and gender equality are vital to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which envisions a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality and all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed. UNDP’s Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025, aligned with its Strategic Plan, is instrumental in fulfilling these obligations and aims to support countries and communities to speed up progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment. It aims to support public institutions to deliver a new generation of policies that diminish negative gender norms through its six ‘signature solutions’, on poverty and inequality; governance; resilience; environment; energy; and gender equality.

Digital Solutions Catalogue

In Kazakhstan, UNDP utilizes digital to amplify development outcomes across all portfolios and thematic areas of work. The spectrum is wide-ranging and transformational. From the Digital Portal of Social Services for persons with disabilities and upgrading IT staff to accelerating digital transformation in the public sector, from introducing satellite telemetry for wildlife monitoring to closing the digital gender gap in Kazakhstan. Across all these innovative journeys we are helping the country build an inclusive and sustainable digital society.

Digital Family Card

This is a flagship govtech solution that helps decision-makers access aggregated data on vulnerable families in real time. The platform creates a holistic, gender-sensitive and efficient system to provide social support for the most vulnerable groups in society in Kazakhstan. More than 6 million families in Kazakhstan were mapped as the result of the project that is now at the basis of the Social Code. Such transparent information leads to better planning of government spending and more accurate targeting of social assistance based on real-time data.

UNDP Kazakhstan YouTube channel

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KAZAKHSTAN IN NUMBERS

19 million

Population

23.3%

Women in Parliament

44 out of 162

Gender Inequality index

0.825

Human Development Index

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