Exciting News for 🇸🇧: USD $8.1M will be dedicated to close weather data gaps & better early warnings making Solomon Islands the second country in the Pacific to join the initiative! UNDP is proud to partner with SI Meteorological Services & Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
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Did you know that by the time you have finished reading this sentence, approximately 117,000 #plastic bottles will have been used across the globe? On the back of #EarthDay , read our latest blog on the future of a plastic-free Pacific. More 👇

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Join us at the 4th Int'l Conference on Small Island Developing States in Antigua & Barbuda. UN Development will spotlight solutions to address the urgent challenges faced by #SIDS & the need for longer-term investments & partnerships.
UNDP engagements at #SIDS 4➡️tinyurl.com/yc226sjp

🌏🌱 Happy Mother Earth Day! 🌱🌏
In 🇸🇧, we're celebrating by addressing this year´s Planet versus Plastic theme with an incredible initiative: turning plastic waste into cooking gas Small Grants Programme that resolve plastic pollution creating a valuable resource🌍💚✨

🌟 Exciting News from 🇸🇧Choiseul Province after provincial government partnering with UN Development & EU @EU #EU Tweeting for Charity! to boost Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene services! A little step closer towards achieving WASH National Standards and 2030 #SDGs ! 🌊💧🤝✨

🔊Join our colleagues at the UNCDF in Solomon Islands as Financial Management Reporting Specialist
📌Local Transformative Finance Practice (LoCAL)
📌Vacancy: shorturl.at/ctuv1
📍Duty Station: Honiara, Solomon Islands
📅Deadline: April 30, 2024

🔊Join our colleagues at the UNCDF in Solomon Islands as Gender Equality, Social Inclusion and Safeguards (GESI) Specialist
📌Local Transformative Finance Practice (LoCAL)
📌Vacancy: shorturl.at/jrTY6
📍Duty Station: Honiara, Solomon Islands
📅Deadline: May 7, 2024

The highest densities of plastic pollution on earth are found in the Pacific, but Uto Ni Yalo Trust are powerful climate stewards showing 💖 for our 🌍 and how we can #BeatPlasticPollution : ow.ly/k3Ck30knAyH

Exploring the heart of tradition and progress in the Solomon Islands! Join Daniel C. Gonzalez as he documents the journey of land registration & boundary demarcation in the captivating island of Bellona
Read the full feature here:
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Discover the heroes of climate resilience in 🇸🇧! 🌊 Meet the dedicated SIMS team who work tirelessly to provide vital weather forecasts, early warnings, safeguarding lives & ecosystems. Joseph Mutsigwa's captivating op-ed sheds light on their crucial work: shorturl.at/dnrsG

🌿 Exciting news from Mai-Maasina Green Belt project in Malaita🇸🇧! With support from UN Development's Small Grants Programme, local rangers are now using innovative Mapeo App to identify, map & conserve species. MMGB focuses on community-driven conservation empowering communities/fostering development

Nearly 83% of employment in #Africa is informal.

W/ #EU , #OACPS & International Labour Organization, we help Govts. in 🇸🇧 🇲🇿🇸🇱 to foster enterprises growth & formalization, and to digitalize financial products & services.

In Brussels, partners discuss how to further unlock economic potential for progress.

Read our 2023 Report to see how UN Development is positively impacting people & planet with 23000+ professionals working in 170 countries & territories mobilizing partners from Governments, civil society and business to deliver on the #SDGs UN DevelopmentThailand
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🌟Exciting update on the lead to the Elections in 🇸🇧! Pre-election trainings were completed for 17 CSOs, thanks to the support from EU Pacific 🇪🇺, and Rod Hilton. Now, CSOs are rolling out awareness for a more inclusive and transparent elections 💪

🔊Join our colleagues at the UNCDF in Solomon Islands as LoCAL Field Specialist
📌Local Transformative Finance Practice (LoCAL)
📌Vacancy: shorturl.at/efgQ2
📍Duty Station: Honiara, Solomon Islands
📅Deadline: April 25, 2024

Introducing the 'Rural WASH Champions Award' honoring transformative efforts in the Solomon Islands. Nominate now! Celebrate those shaping a healthier future.

Learn more below. 👇

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Congratulations to our 18 UNDP in Asia and the Pacific teams that won #GenderSeal awards today! Special shout out to 6 Gold winners UNDP Bangladesh UNDP in Sri Lanka UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji UNDP India UNDP Samoa UNDP in Nepal Huge thanks to all; more to come! Achim Steiner Marcos Athias Neto Raquel Lagunas Haoliang Xu

Our intertwined problems require equally interconnected solutions. UN Development’s #HDR2024 proposes policy recommendations for breaking our current gridlock and global public goods from which we all benefit.
More in our new report: report.hdr.undp.org

🏝️ In the Pacific, UNCDF, UN Development & UN Trade and Development, supported 12 innovative solutions in #DigitalFinance , enabling climate and disaster risk insurance.
➡️ Furthermore, UNCDF facilitated the establishment of the 1st-ever mobile remittance solution between Fiji & Vanuatu.
🙏 Thank you, EU!

Every year, I express my best wishes for #EidAlFitr to the Muslim community around the world.

My heart is broken knowing that in Gaza, Sudan and many other places - because of conflict and hunger - so many Muslims will not be able to celebrate properly.