New York, 2 Dec 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) unmanaged could increase inequality between countries by widening divides in economic performance, people’s capabilities, and governance systems, as ...

UNDP’s flagship report, The Next Great Divergence: Why AI May Widen Inequality Between Countries, highlights how these pressures are playing out most visibly in Asia and the Pacific, a region marked ...

UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean continues its support to the Government of Grenada by strengthening resilience among fisherfolk affected by Hurricane Beryl.

Calling all NGOs, CBOs and CSOs! The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), within The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), provides civil society organizations with ...

A new UNDP report titled “Disruption, Diversification, and Divergence: Adapting Development Strategy to a Shifting Trade Landscape in Asia and the Pacific” warns that Asia-Pacific countries are ...

Amid conflict, economic instability, and shrinking opportunities, many young people in Myanmar are looking beyond the country’s borders. This first report in UNDP’s Myanmar Youth Series examines ...

The 2025 Equator Prize winners exemplify this year’s theme, “Nature for Climate Action,” with a special focus on youth- and women-led climate action. NEW YORK - On the International Day of the World’s ...

This paper explores the persistent trade and development challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), including high transport costs, limited market access, and economic reliance on a ...

Conducted by the African Development Bank, the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), and UNDP through its Sahel Resilience Project supported by Sweden, the JALUFRA assessment provides an in-depth ...

New York/ Geneva/ Rome/ Gaza, July 12, 2025 - The United Nations warns that the fuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels. Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza. It powers hospitals, water ...

This is a follow-up publication to the book titled “ ABS is Genetic Resources for Sustainable Development ” released in 2018 by UNDP and the Global Environment Facility. This new publication provides ...

This report paints a sobering picture of the state of Afghanistan’s economy and the livelihoods and wellbeing of the Afghan people. The economy grew for the first time since the Taliban’s take-over of ...