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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 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.

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Confronting instead of Looking Away - Ending Sexual Harassment Is My Business

Besides legal penalties, social response is also crucial in order to end sexual harassment, since it can contribute to preventing harassment from happening, or to...

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Clear air for long life

Each resident of the Western Balkans every day makes 22 thousand inhales of the air which, especially during the winter months, is among the most polluted in Euro...

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An image for change – for media reporting that contributes to prevention of violence against women

The group „Journalists against violence against women”, together with UNDP, B92 Fund and Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, formed a photo and illustrat...

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DECARBONISATION - resolute NO to fossil fuels!

Decarbonisation is one of the five pillars of the Green Agenda, and a part of the Green Deal, the European Commission’s plan for combating climate changes and pre...

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Dialogue on Climate Change 2022

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Media - an important ally in ending gender violence

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Our Expertise

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Engineering Tech Cell Serbia

The Engineering Tech Cell - ETC covers full scope of services, ranging from initial studies, technical designs, procurement of engineering services - to supervision and commissioning services.

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Accelerator Lab Serbia

We design, test and scale solutions to complex issues.

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Green Finance in the Post-Pandemic World

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts societies, economies and business around the world. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as the backbone of Serbian economy, are particularly vulnerable to the economic consequences of the pandemic. Returning to business as usual after the pandemic is not an option in the face of the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises. As a result, the concept of green recovery has emerged, with the aim to “build forward better”. Green economy transition and the financing for recovery from COVID-19 is a major challenge, but also an opportunity for changing unsustainable patterns of resource consumption. This publication offers practical insights into challenges and opportunities associated with Serbian MSMEs green investments. To identify the existing potentials, shortcomings, and needs that MSMEs have in making green investments, UNDP Serbia and EU Delegation performed a qualitative and quantitative research in the period September 2020 - February 2021 with the Serbian MSMEs, commercial banks and international financial institutions (IFIs). The results allow for drawing concrete measures for businesses, domestic financial sector and policy makers in order to scale-up sustainable finance for MSMEs in Serbia while supporting the post COVID-19 recovery of the economy.

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Serbia in numbers

6.87m

(SORS; 2020)

Population

0.806

(UNDP; 2019)

Human Development Index

19.366$

(The World Bank; 2020)

GDP per capita

10,4%

( Serbian Statistical Office; 2020)

Unemployment Rate

40,8%

(National Assembly; 2017)

Women in parliament

26.3%

(World Bank; 2021)

Renewables in final energy consumption