South Sudanese young people disseminate mesages of peace messages during Unity Day. South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, has been facing multifaceted challenges since gaining independence. An ...

India at the Forefront of AI for Human Development. The report places India in a unique position globally as a rising AI powerhouse with the highest self-reported AI skills penetration and growing ...

UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States Two years into the war, Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 25 million people struggling ...

With mentorship, strategic insights, and equity-free funding from the timbuktoo Fintech Accelerator programme, Periculum refined its approach—shifting from targeting large banks to partnering with ...

This is a guest blog post authored by Alexander Tsado, Co-founder at Alliance4ai and Ahura AI and Celina Lee, Founder, Zindi How the AI Hub for Sustainable Development can help transform Africa’s AI ...

The war is not over, but it’s never too soon to start making the land safe again. Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world, with potentially 23 percent of its land at risk of contamination ...

AI holds great potential in accelerating global progress towards the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals when harnessed in an inclusive and people-centred manner. Yet, the rapid pace of AI ...

Replacing the income from opium farming requires substantial investment in alternative livelihoods and drought-resistant agriculture. For decades Afghanistan was the leading illicit opium producer, ...

This report highlights the midterm review and second year of implementation of the UNDP 2022-2025 Gender Equality Strategy. Through country and regional examples, it highlights key accomplishments ...

The biggest ever standalone public opinion survey on climate change, the Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024, conducted for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) with the University of Oxford, shows 80 percent – ...

As the scorching heatwaves are gripping many countries in the Asian subcontinent, it feels like summer came very early in 2024. From bustling cities to rural areas, record breaking heat has been ...

Globally, tackling the digital divide is an important development priority. Approximately 2.6 billion people – a third of the population - remain offline. Women are 19% less likely than men to use ...