New York – The Government of New Zealand has renewed its long-standing partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through a predictable multi-year commitment to core (regular) resources for 2025-2027. This renewed collaboration comes at a time when global cooperation is more crucial than ever. The support will enable UNDP to accelerate sustainable development progress across 170 countries and territories, ensuring that resources are swiftly directed where they are most urgently needed.

The support from the Government of New Zealand will strengthen UNDP’s work to address some of the world’s most pressing global challenges, including climate action, nature preservation, poverty reduction, and advancing inclusive and accountable governance systems. As crises continue to disrupt lives worldwide, from conflicts to climate disasters, flexible core funding enables UNDP to respond quickly, protect development gains, and support communities around the world to recover and build resilience. Core contributions are crucial for saving lives, protecting livelihoods, and driving development progress, including in support of small island development states and other vulnerable communities. This support allows UNDP to work with those who need help the most, precisely when they need it. 

UNDP looks forward to continuing its close collaboration with New Zealand and our shared mission for a more equitable and prosperous world, where no one is left behind. 

For more information about UNDP’s partners, please visit: https://www.undp.org/our-partners

About UNDP’s Core Resources:

UNDP relies on contributions from UN Member States, multilateral organizations, NGOs, corporations, financing institutions, and philanthropic groups. Core (regular) resources are the most flexible type of funding that UNDP receives. They allow for long-term development strategies, rapid crisis response, and addressing emerging challenges by filling resource gaps in underfunded areas, delivering impact where and when it is needed most. Core contributions play a crucial role in strengthening UNDP’s oversight and accountability functions to ensure that programmes are delivered effectively, efficiently, and transparently.