The United Nations Standard Products and Services Code ® (UNSPSC ®), owned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is an open, global, multi-sector standard for efficient, accurate ...

Quantum Supplier Portal is an online system that will enhance the integrity and transparency of the procurement process and enable the streamlining of the processes. Suppliers can use this online ...

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 ...

How does UNDP try to work in the area of gender equality? Is it possible to work with and reach out to Afghan women? Despite the bans on women’s work and their roles in the public sphere being ...

Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale. The result is a dangerous gridlock that must be urgently ...

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 ...

The United Nations is expected to deliver a legally binding agreement on plastics pollution by the end of 2024. This is a monumental year for multilateralism to prevail in the fight against plastic ...

“Loss and damage” refers to the adverse consequences brought about by climate change, and resulting in a range of impacts, such as loss of human lives, damage to infrastructure and buildings, loss of ...

New York — A new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reveals that for every US$1 received in funding between 2022 and 2024, UNDP promoted nearly US$60 in public ...

New York – Myanmar's middle class has shrunk by 50 percent over the past three years, coupled with a surge in poverty, amidst widespread insecurity and conflict, as well as a dire economic crisis, ...

The ministers of the G7 countries reached a landmark consensus in Verona, Italy on the critical global debate of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Under the scope ‘Digital Development – Growing Together’, ...

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 ...