Entrepreneurship has surfaced as a lifeline for Afghan women and their families. undp.org/afghanistan/pr…

Their businesses are a lifeline - for them, their families and for the whole economy of Afghanistan. Proud of partners and work of UNDP Afghanistan with Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan + EUinAfghanistan! Launching today a must-read report! A must-share story: go.undp.org/ZkK @UNDP Stephen 'Ngenzi' Rodriques

W conflict and poor economic policy driving disappearance of middle class, deepening poverty, UN Development issues a grave warning on generational consequences on Myanmar's future. Immediate actions to stem the bleed, if not help reverse, in go.undp.org/6KcJ Achim Steiner United Nations in Myanmar

What is the development model of the future?

We all struggle with this question, which we discussed yesterday in Pakistan a t a joint UNDP-World Bank event. And there may be multiple models.

But what we do know is that the following elements are key: putting people first,

Promoting Just Transition Across Thailand

UN Development🇹🇭 together with Riad Meddeb Director of the UNDP's Sustainable Energy Hub discussed policy and regulations on energy and transportation as well as green jobs with various stakeholders in🇹🇭to achieve the affordable and clean energy.

Economic transformation stands as the cornerstone for countries to propel growth, improve productivity, and elevate living standards. Explore our latest blog by Devika Iyer on fostering inclusive and sustainable structural transformation in Asia-Pacific.
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Delighted to meet Minister of Labour & Social Welfare, a strong partner of UNDP Lao PDR. #UNDP and the Ministry will pursue joint work on #UXO . With UNDP in Asia and the Pacific regional expertise and UN in Lao PDR , cooperation will expand for youth entrepreneurship & social protection in 🇱🇦.

Thanks to Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen, who has been a voice of conscience as Gaza faces starvation. It staggers me that the US is responding to famine in Gaza by defunding the UN agency best placed to ease the starvation.

What is this 'structural transformation' that is so essential for better progress? From Asia-Pacific some keen insights in UNDP in Asia and the Pacific study bit.ly/4aeFuDt
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Approximately 389 million women and girls are burdened with the intensive task of collecting fuelwood, likely the largest labor force in the entire global energy system.

A just sustainable energy transition offers hope 👉 bit.ly/Gender-and-Ene…

#WomenInEnergy 💡🌎🧕🏼

In low-income regions, women devote up to 14 hrs daily to unpaid care work.🧕🏼

Read how we can unleash women’s empowerment across the energy value chain by addressing structural norms that hinder their involvement in clean energy👉 bit.ly/7thSEHBulletin

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A new book demolishes the underlying concept of “Western” or “European” civilisation. Even seasoned history buffs will find much that is new and fascinating econ.st/3TAQfdS 👇

Women-led enterprises r pivotal in driving economic rejuvenation. Since Oct 2021, @undpaf has supported 75K+ women in both formal & informal sectors to launch, sustain, and grow their businesses. This endeavor has led 2 d creation of 900K+ jobs 4 women & men alike.
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Today on International Women’s Day we can reflect on critical opportunities to scale disruptive solutions in gender and energy.

Women are not just beneficiaries of sustainable energy, but are leaders in the energy transition 👉 bit.ly/Gender-and-Ene…

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On Intl Women's Day #IWD2024 let us champion women & girls in #STEM to rewrite the human development code for Asia and Pacific. How are they doing it? Check out @undpasiapac new report on #WomeninSTEM at bit.ly/3TqaHh9 MRANTI UN Development Achim Steiner Raquel Lagunas

Building #GenderEqualEconomies will help us secure a stronger, greener & fairer future.

At UN Development, we're doing so by:

✅Skilling up for green jobs
✅Enhancing women's political participation
✅Putting women in science forward
✅Empowering women in crises

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Accelerating #JustTransition for an inclusive 🌏.

Over 60 million MSMEs in 🇮🇳 are leading the country's economic transformation.

Policymakers from 8 states were trained on enabling MSME engagement for just transition in a prog by @UNDPAsiapac, UNDP India, IIM Lucknow & SPG India.

Structural imbalances partially explain why some countries have been particularly affected by the multi-dimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and why they are lagging behind in their economic transformation processes. Read the Report:
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The economic transformation front-runners in Asia-Pacific all show some common characteristics: Rapid decline in poverty • High and rising literacy rates • High rates of women's participation in the labor force, and more.

Read the Report:
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📢 Out Now: UNDP Asia-Pacific's latest research focuses on economic transformations across Asia-Pacific, examining the critical factors shaping the region’s development trajectories in this post-pandemic era.
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