The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched two global initiatives to help developing economies attract ...

This 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report provides a statistical update of the global multidimensional ...

As highlighted in a new Background Paper for the HDR, Caribbean SIDS in particular are on the frontlines of the planetary ...

Seven months into the Middle East crisis, developing countries face compounding pressures: renewed energy price surges following the July ceasefire breakdown, a potentially record El Niño, and global ...

New York - The latest Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) report has revealed no improvement in biases against women in a decade, with almost 9 out of 10 men and women worldwide still holding such biases ...

Without tackling biased gender social norms, we will not achieve gender equality or the Sustainable Development Goals. Biased gender social norms—the undervaluation of women’s capabilities and rights ...

With UNDP's support, the Special Parliamentary Committee on Customary Land and Land Reform has launched a nationwide inquiry into customary land tenure reform and resource governance. The inquiry is ...

UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica commemorates 50 years of service to Jamaica starting 26 January 2026 - the day that UNDP and Jamaica signed the Basic Services Agreement in Jamaica in 1976. A ...

Implementation of the Debris Recycling and Reuse System in Ukraine. Summary Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Feasibility Study Read more ...

In Nepal, on 26 August 2026, a massive flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River, originating in the high-altitude border areas of Rasuwa District caused severe loss of life, widespread displacement, and ...

While the expression “human development” is widely used, it is understood in different ways around..

This 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report overlays violent conflict data with multidimensional poverty data to better understand their interlinkages across countries and over time.