PUBLISHED: 2025 Human Development Report

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"Rapid snow melting has exposed more of the rock face on the mountains making it harder to climb,” says youngest 14 peak climber Nima Rinji
Climate Change
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Brushstrokes of change: A Mithila artist breaking barriers and empowering communities
Leaving No One Behind
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Improved service delivery for Karnali through the one-stop model
Strengthening Democratic Governance
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Nepal: Transforming Lives with Agrovoltaic Farming
Building Resilience

Featured Content

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Publications
Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and climate change-induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal

The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the GCF-funded project "Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods …

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

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Publications
Human Development Report and Overview 2025

A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI

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Press Releases
Nima Rinji Sherpa and Purnima Shrestha become UNDP Nepal’s first Climate Influencers

UNDP Nepal has teamed up with climate influencers Nima Rinji Sherpa and Purnima Shrestha for its #GenClima campaign to raise awareness on climate justice. The…

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Blog
Youth in Climate Governance: Redefining Policies, Reshaping the Future

The inclusion of the voices of youth in policy amendments reaffirms the belief that young people can be active contributors to local governance.

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WHAT WE DO

UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in some 170 countries and territories, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners. UNDP has been supporting the Nepalese people in their struggle against poverty since it opened an in-country office in 1963.

Our Impact

700,000

Nepalese improved their living standards and resilience through our support to create jobs and livelihoods opportunities.

200,000

Nepalese received free legal aid services

300000

Nepalese in remote off-grid areas gained access to renewable energy.

157,000

people got their new homes with UNDP assisting construction of 31,500 quake-safe houses after the 2015 earthquake.

600,000

people received digital vaccine certification

2500

vulnerable women received temporary cash transfers

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