This report, developed by UNDP’s Global Policy Centre for Governance in collaboration with UNDP Nigeria and South Africa, examines the role of civic participation in shaping just energy transition ...

Kathmandu/New York, 1 September 2026 – Floods and mudflows along Nepal’s Bhote Koshi–Trishuli river system have left at least 2.2 million tonnes of debris within the analysed areas, according to a ...

This report draws on workshops, stakeholder sessions, and in-country engagements with eleven countries and territories conducted through UNDP’s AI Trust & Safety Re-imagination Programme. It does not ...

UNDP estimates that 1.7 million structures were in affected areas, including large numbers in the hardest-hit states. Caracas/New York, 26 June 2026 – Caracas/New York, 26 June – The earthquakes that ...

The CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document: Regional Approach to Addressing Crime, Violence, Resilience, and Human Security in the Caribbean provides a regional analysis of the interconnected drivers, ...

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 ...

The recent military escalation in the Middle East is exposing the structural vulnerabilities of the Arab States region. The estimates highlight a stark reali ...

In Gaza, Palestinians have experienced two devastating years of war. They have lost loved ones, their homes, their belongings and witnessed the destruction of roads, schools, apartment buildings and ...

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 ...

This discussion paper examines how drug policy affects sustainable development, human rights, governance, health, and the environment. It underscores that punitive enforcement has largely failed, ...

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 ...

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 ...