Media

Media mentions

• "Protracted conflict could wipe out ‘18 years of socio-economic achievements’ in Ukraine, UN warns": The Washington Post
• "UNDP says Ukraine war led to sharp rise in global poverty": The Washington Post
• "Life in Afghanistan deteriorates sharply despite humanitarian aid": The Washington Post
• "Fuel, food, finance: Brace for impact from Russia's Ukraine war": The Washington Post"The West has a hand in Afghanistan's bleak state": The Washington Post"Global economic recovery is leaving poor countries behind": The Washington Post
• “Despite humanitarian aid, life in Afghanistan is reaching a new low”: The Washington Post, interview with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Assistant Administrator/Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Asia & the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja
• “Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries”: Reuters
• “54 Countries at Debt Breaking Point”: Politico, interview with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner
• "Human Development in an Age of Uncertainty:" Brookings Global, blog by UNDP HDR Office Director Pedro Conceição
• "Casualties from war in Ukraine include millions of the world’s poor," The Washington Post, interview with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner
• "What's Causing Africa's Debt Crisis?" Foreign Policy
• "Fuel, food, finance: Brace for impact from Russia’s Ukraine war": The Washington Post, interview with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner
• "GDP is getting a makeover—what it means for economies, health, and the planet": Nature, interview with UNDP HDR Office Director Pedro Conceição
• “Interview: Ahunna Eziakonwa”: Politico, interview with Assistant UN Secretary-General/UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa
• "UNDP wants to coordinate with USAID on Global Fragility Act": Devex, interview with Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Assistant Administrator/Director of UNDP’s Crisis Bureau Asako Okai
• "Senior UN official urges Japan to take 'maximum leadership' stance in 2023": Jiji Press, Japan Times, inter alia, interview with UNDP Assistant Administrator/Director of UNDP’s Crisis Bureau Asako Okai
• "A possible watershed moment for valuing nature": The Hill, op-ed by UNDP Head of Ecosystems & Biodiversity Midori Paxton
• "The future of climate technology: Data-informed policies are indispensable in mitigating climate risks": Guest blog by Robert Opp, Iliya Nickelt, and Reina Otsuka, for the Middle East Institute
• “Can Arab States Bounce Back from COVID and Climate Crises? A new UNDP report says COVID and climate change have set the Arab world back and provides recommendations for how the region can recover,” by Mona Yacoubian, USIP
• “Iraq’s Immense Climate Challenges”: Blog and video by UNDP Resident Representative in Iraq Zena Ali Ahmed, for USIP
• “Global Shocks Are Setting Development Back—What Can Be Done?": Blog and video by Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Assistant Administrator/Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia & the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja, for USIP
• "The Latest @ USIP: A New Framework for Global Development and Security": Video and interview with UNDP Assistant Administrator/Director of UNDP’s Crisis Bureau Asako Okai for USIP
• "UNDP Says Time To Rebuild Ukraine is Now": The Washington Post, interview with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner
• "Earthquake Disaster": Sveriges Radio (Radio Sweden), interview with Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP BERA Bureau Director Ulrika Modeer
• "Key Developments in the Aftermath of the Turkey, Syria Quake": The Washington Post
• “Turkey earthquake damage set to exceed $100 bln: UN agency,” Reuters
• "Development Issues Driving Violent Extremism": The Lancet
• "During wartime, Europe’s strongest leaders are women": National Journal
• "Turkey earthquakes generated 10 times more rubble than 2010 Haiti disaster": The Washington Post
• “At last, some good news from Yemen,” The Washington Post
• “Why Digital Public Infrastructure Matters More than You Think,” Devex
• "Quantifying gender biases to accelerate equality for women and girls," World Bank blog by Pedro Conceicao
• "UNDP reports that 90% of people hold gender-based biases," The Lancet
• "Ensuring legal ID for all is a step to leaving no one behind,"  Devex, by Haoliang Xu and Sarah Lister
• “Wealthy West has little excuse after finally waking up to global debt crisis,” The Guardian
• “UN reports that restrictions on women will hurt the Afghan economy,” CNN
• "The world sees invasive seaweed. This gardener sees housing bricks." Christian Science Monitor
• “34 million Afghans in poverty under Taliban rule,” MSN
• “Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker,” Associated Press, Fox News, The Hill, US News & World Report, inter alia
• “Climate change, farmers draining ancient Balkan lake,” AFP
• “UN begins high-risk operation to prevent catastrophic oil spill from Yemen tanker,” CNN
• “World adds 165 million more poor as debt consumes governments’ funds," The Washington Post
• “UN begins salvage operation to stop catastrophic oil spill off Yemen," BBC
• “Gender biases not improved over past decade, UN says,” Reuters
• “Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds,” CBS News
• "A 'Game of Thrones' Star Fights for Our Future," Rolling Stone
• “UN agency says no breakthrough on debt talks at G20 a 'grave concern,’” Reuters
• “The world needs a debt-poverty pause to mitigate poverty: UNDP,” CNBC
• “UN agency calls for debt-poverty pause,” Reuters
• "UN starts removing oil from decaying tanker near Yemen in Red Sea," Reuters
• "UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe,'" The Washington Post
• "The Race to Avert an Oil Spill That Could Cost $20 Billion to Fix," The Wall Street Journal
• "UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe,'" Associated Press (AP), Stars & Stripes, inter alia
• "UN Begins Operation to Unload Oil From Yemen Tanker," Voice of America (VOA)
• "Oil from "FSO Safer" supertanker decaying off Yemen's coast finally being pumped onto another ship," CBS News
• "UN-led mission to start draining stricken oil tanker off Yemen," Financial Times
• “Leaders, experts offer AI advice for real people,” Axios
• “Cashmere," Freakonomics
• "Decaying Tanker in Mideast Is Emptied of Oil, Averting Catastrophic Spill," The New York Times
• “UN-Led Team Completes Risky Operation to Transfer Oil From Decaying Yemen Tanker,” The Wall Street Journal
• “More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN says,” The Washington Post
• "United Nations says oil from rusting tanker off Yemen has been completely transferred, avoiding environmental disaster,” AP, ABC News, NBC News
• “UN completes removal of oil from decaying tanker off Yemen,” Reuters
• "In Ukraine, Russia’s winter attacks on infrastructure have started," Stars and Stripes
• "Ukraine’s poverty rate has skyrocketed due to war," National Journal
• “Wasted GDP in the USA,” Nature
• “UNDP trials innovative technologies that could rid Ukraine of landmines in 10 years,” Yahoo News, MSN
• “UN-led FSO Safer operation safely concludes oil transfer, averts catastrophe,” Reinsurance News
• “China or US: Who's delaying debt relief to Africa?” DW News
• "Rich nations, the IMF and World Bank are worried about the Israel-Hamas war, but not nearly enough," The Guardian
• "Back In Ukrainian Hands, A Southern Region Struggles To Rebuild As Winter Approaches," Radio Free Europe (RFERL)
• "A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change," National Public Radio
• “Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined with Mercury,” The New York Times
• “In Ukraine, Russia’s winter attacks on infrastructure have started,” The Washington Post
• “UN Reports 'Staggering' $14 Billion Cost of Ukraine Dam Breach,” AFP, Radio Free Europe, Voice of America
• "Remember Afghanistan and Iraq? UNDP is trying to make sure you do," Devex
• "New UN report paints a picture of the devastation of the collapsing Palestinian economy," Associated Press
• "War has already set Gaza and West Bank economy back more than a decade, UN report warns," CNN
• "War has destroyed Gaza economy, reversed years of progress, UN says," The Wall Street Journal
• "Ukraine prepares for winter again as Russia targets its power grid," The Economist
• "Partner Voices: UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner," World Bank guest blog and video
• "Bridging The Digital Divide In The AI Era - The UNDP Way," Forbes
• "Gaza destruction is unprecedented, says UN agency as it seeks fresh funds," Politico
• "Israel-Hamas war could set Palestinian economies back decades in Gaza, West Bank," National Public Radio
• "Gaza’s economy, crumbling for years, is being pounded to dust," The Washington Post
• "'There Are A Few Missing Points In The Draft Deal,' Says UNDP At COP28," AFP
• "From Ruins to Resilience: The Path Toward Recovery in Ukraine." Guest blog for US Institute of Peace by UNDP Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers, 10 October 2023.
• "Q-A with Jaco Cilliers, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine," George Mason University, The Carter School
• "Q+A with Kanni Wignaraja: The director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Development Programme discusses humanitarian challenges in Myanmar and Afghanistan," National Journal
• "The Latest @ USIP: UN Engagement in Afghanistan," US Institute of Peace video
• "More than 70 million people face increased threats from sea level rise worldwide," CBS News
• "Over 3 million lack housing after devastating Turkey quake," DPA
• "Deadly Dzud threatens Mongolian livelihoods," BBC Business Report
• "Two years after the Russian invasion, land mines plague one-third of Ukraine," NBC News
• "G20's legitimacy depends on treatment of world's poorest, UNDP chief says," Reuters
• UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh on Washington Post Live, 24 January 2024
• "UN Presses Taliban Again to End ‘Heartbreaking’ Curbs on Afghan Women," Voice of America (VOA)
• "Pandemic left much of the world on lower human development trajectory: UN agency warns of human costs of ‘mismanaged’ globalization," The Washington Post
• "Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says," Associated Press (AP)
• "Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards?" The Economist
• "Global development rebounds post-Covid, leaving poor countries behind, says UN," AFP
• "The pandemic's stark legacy: widening inequality between countries," The Financial Times
• "Growth of gulf between rich and poor countries ‘recipe for much darker future’, says UN. Human development report finds the pandemic, conflict, globalisation, and populism have combined to disproportionately affect lower-income countries," The Guardian
• "Nearly 5 million animals dead in Mongolia’s harshest winter in half a century, aid agencies say," CNN
• "Ukrainian women's startups drive tech sector resilience, offer economic recovery hope," Reuters
• "Children take over weather forecasts to call for climate action," The Independent
• "UNDP launches new 'Weather Kids' program," Fox Weather
• "How my Nigerian grandfather made my Hollywood career possible," by Uzo Aduba, CNN
• “Three proposals to advance human development: Charting our interdependent future,” Brookings Global blog by UNDP Human Development Report Office Director Pedro Conceicao
• "Millions in Myanmar face economic ‘free fall’ due to war, UN," The Washington Post
• "Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds," CNN
• "Sudan faces catastrophic crisis as world looks away, aid agencies say," Voice of America (VOA)
• "Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital," Reuters
• "Widening development gap risks triggering destabilization, UN official says," Reuters
• "The Human Development Index (HDI) in uncharted territory: a world falling short on building back better," World Bank blog
• "How can we bridge the gap between economic fact and economic sentiment? A new report sheds light," World Economic Forum blog
• "Climate Leaders Debate Goal for Controlling Global Warming," Scientific American
• "UNDP's Achim Steiner on outcomes from the G20 meetings," Devex podcast
• "Explosives clearance enables aid to reach victims of war in Gaza," Voice of America (VOA)
• "The world wealth gap has grown post-pandemic - but where has it been worst?" Devex
• “Rebuilding bombed Gaza homes may take 80 years, UN says,” Reuters
• “It would take until 2040 to repair all homes destroyed so far in Gaza, UN report says,” Associated Press (AP)
• "UN report says rebuilding all the homes destroyed in Gaza could take 80 years," The New York Times
• "UN: Reconstructing Gaza could cost $50 billion," Voice of America (VOA)
• "What lies beneath Gaza’s rubble and ruin," The Washington Post
• "Global progress stalls as UNDP reveals growing economic divide," Devex
• "Why Human Development is Flatlining," UN Dispatch
• "Papua New Guinea orders evacuations after landslide, thousands feared buried," Reuters
• "Drone footage shows scale of destruction in Papua New Guinea landslide," NBC News
• "What We Know About the Papua New Guinea Landslide," The New York Times
• "Fears rise a second landslide and disease outbreak loom at site of Papua New Guinea disaster," Associated Press (AP), Stars and Stripes
• "Papua New Guinea landslide impacts 7,900 people as hope for survivors dims," The Washington Post
• "Papua New Guinea PM blames extraordinary rainfall for deadly landslide," The Guardian
• "'A mountain fell on them' says rescue worker at PNG landslide site," Reuters
• "A new global survey shows that people everywhere are concerned about climate change," National Public Radio (NPR)
• "Women 'changing the game' in Mongolia's patriarchal politics," Agence France-Presse (AFP)
• “UNDP, African Nations to Open Fintech Hubs, Raise $1 Billion for Startups,” Bloomberg
• "As Taliban limits options for Afghan women, many lead secret lives online," The Washington Post
• "The Sea Isn’t the Only Thing Rising: Life, Death and Disease in the Pacific," The Diplomat
• "Despite a Grim Today, Prosperity Is Still Possible in Haiti," Americas Quarterly
• "Taliban tries reconciling science and religion in facing climate change," The Washington Post and The Boston Globe
• "We need to get back to basics," Devex
• "Why women are key to managing Afghanistan’s water crisis," Devex
• "Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza's tent camps," Associated Press and The Washington Post
• "Gaza Reduced to 42 Million Tonnes of Rubble. What Will It Take to Rebuild?" Bloomberg
• "How Africa's 'ticket' to prosperity fueled a debt bomb," Reuters
• "Why Asia-Pacific must accelerate action against climate change, poverty and hunger," World Economic Forum
• "The Lingering Economic Consequences of Sri Lanka’s Civil War," The Diplomat
• “More than 70 million people face increased threats from sea level rise worldwide,” CBS News
• “Atoll nations, predicted to sink, have kept pace with sea-level rise,” Radio Free Asia
• “Women are fighting climate change in the south Pacific, but need money,” Politico
• “1.5 is barely alive,” Politico
• “Ukraine is trying to keep its lights on this winter. Russia aims to turn them off,” National Public Radio (NPR)
• "Health-related climate adaptation: How to innovate and scale global action for local needs," McKinsey Health Institute
• "Sniffing Out Danger: Dogs Take the Lead in UN Demining Efforts in Ukraine," Better World Campaign
• "7 Strategies For Successful Business Leaders to Innovate and Reinvent," Forbes
• “Debt burden threatens poor countries’ development goals, UN official says,” Reuters, CNBC, MSN
• "Ukraine seeks global help with massive task of landmine clearance at Swiss meeting," Reuters
• "War has knocked Gaza back to 1950s, UNDP says," Reuters, Al Jazeera, Jerusalem Post, U.S. News & World Report, CNN
• "War likely to wipe 9% off Lebanon's GDP, with fallout set to exceed 2006 conflict," Reuters
• "African countries face higher costs of financing because of inflated risk perceptions from credit-ratings companies, the head of the continent’s biggest bank said," Bloomberg
• "More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty: Half are children and many are in conflict zones," The Washington Post, AFP, MSN, France 24, BBC
• "Here’s How the Private Sector Can Eliminate Global Poverty," Forbes
• "Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine faces famine with 2 million people at risk, UN says," Reuters
• "Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns," Associated Press (AP)
• "Mekong Dam Plans Are Undermining a Region’s Climate, Economic Health," The Diplomat
• "Starvation as a weapon of war must stop," The Lancet
• "Disparities in wellbeing in the USA by race and ethnicity, age, sex, and location, 2008–21: an analysis using the Human Development Index," The Lancet
• "At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task," Associated Press (AP)
• "The Vital, Less Visible Work of International Development: Insights from Linda Maguire," Better World Campaign
• "Weather deviations linked to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States," PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
• "Mekong Dam Plans Are Undermining a Region’s Climate, Economic Health," The Diplomat
• "African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused," The Conversation
• "At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task," Associated Press (AP)
• "Exclusive: UN moves to unlock stuck climate financing for Afghanistan," Reuters
• "Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns," Associated Press (AP)
• "We can end AIDS - but will we seize the opportunity?" by Mandeep Dhaliwal, The Telegraph, Yahoo News
• "10 Years After the US Went to War With ISIS, the Scars Remain in Iraq," Rolling Stone
• “Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark,” CNN

• “Rebuilding Gaza: Why reconstruction is a multi-billion dollar challenge,” Reuters

  2025

• "How Businesses Can Leverage the United Nations for Economic Growth" – Forbes – Jan 7, 2025
• "Science: Corn, Coral, and CO2" – Christian Science Monitor – Jan 8, 2025
• "A North star for the UNDP," Fletcher School, Tufts University - Jan 23, 2025
• "Bloomberg Green Zero Podcast: UN Development Program Head Achim Steiner" – Bloomberg – Feb 13, 2025
• "USAID, Climate, Social Unrest, and Terrorism" – The New York Times – Feb 18, 2025
• "UN: Syria Economy Lost $800bn During Years of War" – Middle East Monitor – Feb 21, 2025
• "Regional UN Forum Calls for Targeted and Evidence-Based Solutions to Speed Up Sustainable Development Progress" – Eurasia Review – Feb 25, 2025
• "Going Beyond Wellness Perks: A New Approach to Combating Employee Burnout" – Forbes – Feb 26, 2025
• "Poor, Indebted Countries Need Collective Relief, African Leaders Say" – Reuters – Feb 27, 2025
• "Landmines Imperil Camel Herders in Yemen" – Reuters – Mar 14, 2025
• "Why Michelle Yeoh Believes in the Power of Women" – National Geographic – Mar 18, 2025
• "UN Forms Task Force to Coordinate War Debris Removal in Gaza" – BBC – Mar 21, 2025
• "Ambitious Climate Action Could Boost Global 2040 GDP by 0.2%, Says OECD Study" – Reuters – Mar 25, 2025
• "Tackling Climate Crisis Will Increase Economic Growth, OECD Research Finds" – The Guardian – Mar 26, 2025
• "The Future of Gaza’s Recovery May Rely on Solar Power" – Salon – Mar 27, 2025
• "Foodcare Angola: Cassava Caterpillars and the Future of Food Security" – CNN – Mar 31, 2025
• "After Two Years of War, Shrinking Funds Mean Aid Money Needs to Go Further in Sudan" – Asharq Al-Awsat – Apr 12, 2025
• "Tanzania: Soma Bags Reading Light" – CNN – Apr 23, 2025
• "IMF, World Bank meetings discuss restoring support to Syria, UN official says" - Reuters - Apr 18, 2025
• "Unlocking Financial Inclusion" - CSIS - Apr 23, 2025
• "Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tons of debris in Myanmar after the earthquake: UNDP" - ExBulletin - Apr 23, 2025
• "Syria should not wait for sanctions relief before reviving economy: UN official" - Barron's - Apr 23, 2025
• "Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake" - AP News - Apr 23, 2025
• "Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards?" - The Economist - May 6, 2025
• "UN Warns Of 'Unsettling' Development Slowdown In 2024" - Barron's - May 6, 2025
• "UNDP's Achim Steiner on the 'chronic erosion' of development" - Devex - May 14, 2025 (podcast and news story)
• "Development Works: A Conversation with UN Development Programme’s Achim Steiner" - Better World Campaign - May 6, 2025