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UNDP launches global investment & jobs initiatives to boost growth in developing countries.
These initiatives aim to strengthen businesses, expand productive capacity & ensure that investment translates into sustained employment growth.
More: go.undp.org/xUN
When @UNDPKenya’s Martin Namasaka travelled to Banjul, The Gambia, it reshaped his understanding of community, connection and what makes a place home.
For #UrbanOctober, he reflects on how these lessons can inform more resilient cities. go.undp.org/xmg
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On #UNDay, we celebrate the power of partnership.
From rebuilding Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to supporting healthcare & solid waste mngt. in Gaza, our partnership with Belgium allows to tackle poverty & inequality and build resilience to crises across the🌐.
#PartnersAtCore
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In Bhutan's highlands, predator attacks can cost herders their yaks, which in turn, puts snow leopards at risk of retaliation.
This #SnowLeopardDay, help turn conflict into coexistence.
Give today, help people and 🐆 to live and thrive together:
🔗 every.org/undp/f/from-confli…
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Many developing countries are working to turn their climate plans into action.
Explore From Promise to Progress and see inspiring stories from these efforts, how @UNDP is supporting them, and what the rest of the world can learn from these experiences: go.undp.org/FromPromisetoPro…
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When others questioned women’s leadership, Ogulsuray took action.
She founded Eco-Durmush in Turkmenistan to help rural women build greener livelihoods.
At #COP17Armenia, we celebrate women driving change in their communities.
🔗 go.undp.org/xsm
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On #UNDay, we are reminded that strong partnerships drive global progress.
At a time of multiple challenges, 🇱🇺Luxembourg's support allows @UNDP to be on the ground in every region, tackling today’s pressing issues—climate change, crisis & inequality.
#LuxAid #PartnersAtCore
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To #EndPoverty, strong institutions & integrated solutions are vital to deliver results at scale.
🇨🇳 shows how sustained policy commitment, targeted measures & investments in rural devt can lift millions out of poverty.
My thoughts in @CGTNOfficial: bit.ly/4yLDEWA
As demand for cooling continues to rise, so does the opportunity for climate action.
Sustainable cooling can deliver multiple wins: lower emissions, reduced energy use and greater resilience for communities. go.undp.org/xsv
Crises overlap and compound. No one system can respond alone.
In Riyadh, @OIC_OCI and UNDP, with the @IIFA_Official, came together to connect Islamic social finance and global development as one system, supported by @KSAMOFA.
More from @UNDPSaudiArabia: go.undp.org/xWo
In Kyrgyzstan the snow leopard is not just a guardian of the mountains, it's an inspiration for sustainable tourism.
On #SnowLeopardDay, see how community-led ecotourism centered on the snow leopard is creating sustainable livelihoods for local residents. go.undp.org/xMy
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On #UNDay, we celebrate the power of partnership.
EU and @UNDP are turning global commitments into results for people and communities around the world.
From creating jobs, building resilience, advancing a fairer, greener future to building pathways to peace.
#EUandUNDP
Biodiversity supports our well-being, a healthy planet, and economic prosperity.
Nearly 200 countries set ambitious goals to protect it in 2022.
At #COP17Armenia, they are reviewing progress together for the first time: go.undp.org/GWz
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Nature is the foundation of economies, livelihoods and security. 🌿
At #COP17Armenia, it's time to put biodiversity at the heart of development - and turn commitments into action.
Read more in @UNDPEurasia Director @Ivana_Zivkovic_'s op-ed:
armenpress.am/en/article/126…
Snow leopards are elusive and majestic cats of the mountains.
They play a key role in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.
UNDP, @theGEF and partners are working with communities to protect snow leopards while improving the lives of people.
#SnowLeopardDay
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Starting with two employees and earning AFN 10,000 monthly, Sozha expanded her tailoring business in Kunduz with support from UNDP and @JapaninAFG.
Today, her income has tripled to AFN 30,000, and she employs six women.
Read More: go.undp.org/xgd
📣 9 Finalists. 9 stories. And many ways to create positive change.
From Yemen to Mali, Iraq, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Cameroon, Guatemala & Zambia meet the finalists of the 2026 #HeroesOfTomorrow: UN #SDGAwards.
Follow their stories @SDGaction: sdgactionawards.org
🌍 Innovation goes beyond technology.
It builds on local knowledge, collaboration and smarter use of resources.
Discover how African communities are building more sustainable and resilient food systems. 🌱go.undp.org/xqk
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READ NOW! UNDP’s new report finds that many of the region's greatest security risks now emerge through climate shocks, cybercrime, economic insecurity, and distrust.
The report calls for a broader understanding of security that places people, communities and resilience at its centre.
Download report: go.undp.org/xWw
Press release: go.undp.org/xmm
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Developing the justice sector starts with investing in the next generation of legal talent.
Through #SawasyaIII, @UNDP & partners supported 9 young women lawyers at @BirzeitU to graduate from the Huqooq-Tech Legal Incubator—building expertise in digital law, cybercrime & digital evidence.
More: bit.ly/4z4QboY
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Our health depends on biodiversity.
Nature’s ‘living laboratory’ harbours undiscovered health breakthroughs - if only we don’t destroy them before they’re recognized.
As #COP17Armenia continues, take a look:
undp-nature.exposure.co/our-…