People, planet on ‘collision course’, warns UN Development Programme

Countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce pressures exerted on the environment and the natural world, or risk stalling humanity’s progress, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has cautioned.

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UN Development Programme urges temporary basic income for women hit hard by COVID-19 fallout

04 Mar 2021

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for temporary basic income for millions of the world’s poorest women, to help them cope with effects of coronavirus pandemic and alleviate the economic pressures they face every day.

UN reviews progress and challenges 30 years after landmark population conference

29 Apr 2024

Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the gender gap and reduce poverty and inequality, the President of the General Assembly said on Monday.

FROM THE FIELD: The Comeback Crane

26 Dec 2019

An endangered species of crane has been saved from extinction in Thailand, thanks to a project supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).