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Data for Development: UNDP and Libya’s GIA Partner to Drive Human-Centered Policy

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Libya Holds First-Ever Conference on Business and Human Rights to Support a Just Energy Transition

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Preserving Libya’s Cultural Treasures

Cultural landmarks in Libya, whether Greek ruins, Roman theatres, Ottoman palaces, or desert medinas, are not just relics of the past. They are living symbols of…

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UNDP and Libyan Iron and Steel Company Sign Agreement to Accelerate Industry Decarbonization and Green Energy Transition in Libya

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Human Development progress slows to a 35-year low according to UN Development Programme report

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Football Uniting Libya's Young Spirit

Dribbling a football with only your feet mirrors the challenges of life—requiring focus, strategy, and resilience. In Libya, stadiums come alive with football enthusiasts, proving that the sport is more than just a game. It keeps minds and bodies engaged, fostering unity, building trust, teamwork value and resilience while paving the way for peacebuilding across regions.

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UNDP is the United Nations global development network advocating for sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. UNDP started to work in Libya in 1976.

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UNDP Libya Country Programme Document for 2023 – 2025

The new 3-year country programme for Libya, developed jointly with national counterparts, focuses on pressing national development challenges contributing to UN Cooperation Framework for 2023-25 through investments in sustainable growth, local peacebuilding, and strengthening democratic governance.

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Champions of Change: Stories of Success and Impact from Libyan Women

In Libya, the UNDP is committed to empowering women and girls, recognizing that this is a crucial investment in the overall progress of society. To achieve this, UNDP Libya incorporates women's empowerment strategies into all its activities and initiative.

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UNDP Libya Gender Equality Strategy 2023-2025

In 2023, the CO achieved the silver level of the Gender Equality Seal Certification, scoring 76.67%, compared to a baseline score of 68% in 2020. This new strategy will help the CO to continue transforming gender inequality in Libya and progress toward gold-level certification of the Gender Seal.

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The 10-Point Action Agenda: Advancing Gender Equality in Crisis Settings (10PAA)

UNDP has developed a 10-Point Action Agenda for Advancing Gender Equality in Crisis Settings (10PAA), a roadmap to guide its development programming towards results that will help transform and advance gender equality in crisis contexts and achieve the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

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Stats About Libya

0.721

HDI

Human Development Index

69.3

years

Life expectancy at birth (Female 70.4, Male 68.3)

0.253

GII

Gender Inequality Index

12.9

years

Expected of schooling (Female 13, Male 12.8)

134,787

Persons

Internally Displaced

0.955

GDI

Gender Development Index

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