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

The military escalation in the Middle East poses significant risks to economic stability and human development across Asia and the Pacific through its effects on energy markets, trade, and global ...

This policy brief assesses the global development impact of the military escalation in the Middle East. Modeling the global economic and inflationary impacts of three conflict-intensity scenarios, the ...

Bangladesh is high on the list of countries most vulnerable to climate change, ranking seventh on the 2021 World Climate Risk Index. Among the countries most affected by extreme climate conditions, it ...

Countries in the Gulf region, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Small Island Developing States are uniquely vulnerable, the brief reveals. New York City, 13 April 2026 - Ongoing military escalation in the ...

UNDP recognizes that social and environmental sustainability are fundamental to the achievement of sustainable development outcomes, and therefore must be fully integrated into our Programmes and ...

Established in 2019, the African Young Women Leaders (AfYWL) Fellowship Programme seeks to cultivate a new generation of young African women leaders to serve Africa and the world through the design ...

The UNDP Graduate Programme offers a unique opportunity for talented young graduates to gain hands-on experience in international development work with a UNDP country, regional or headquarters office.

UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ...

The UNDP Gender Equality Seal for Development is UNDP's flagship initiative to build gender capacities and achieve transformational gender equality results. The Gender Seal supports and incentivizes ...

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.

The Human Development Report Office (HDRO) is pleased to inform that the 2014 Human Development Report 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerability and Building Resilience' was launched in Tokyo ...