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UNDP launches two financial instruments to support farmers in Kazakhstan

The United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan (UNDP) and National company Food contract corporation JSC signed an agreement to strengthen partnership in…

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Kazakhstan unites efforts to preserve biodiversity and tackle climate change

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan launched a three…

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Ecology in the minds of people in Kazakhstan: navigating concern, awareness, and action

As climate threats intensify, Kazakhstan faces a critical challenge: how to foster environmentally responsible behaviour across society. The solution lies not…

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Digital Kyzylorda: Astana Experience Exchange bridges local entrepreneurs with global innovation

The Digital Kyzylorda initiative reached a new height this week as 15 entrepreneurs and local municipality representatives from the region traveled to Astana for…

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The 2025 Human Development Report was launched in Kazakhstan at the Digital Bridge forum

The 2025 Human Development Report was launched in Kazakhstan at the Digital Bridge 2025 forum. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Kazakhstan…

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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The Woman and the Sea

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Legacy of the steppe

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Leading with purpose

From dreamer to trailblazer – Nurgul’s bold leap into STEM

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 in 2023

In 2023, UNDP Kazakhstan focused on maintaining the country’s growth trajectory by diversifying the economy, modernizing institutions, reducing inequalities, and sustainably managing natural resources by leveraging innovation, embedding digital into all aspects of development work, and forging partnerships to catalyze impact. Our approach was pragmatic, considering both immediate needs and long-term goals, framed by the Sustainable Development Goals.

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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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