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BOOSTCamp in Warsaw: Innovation ecosystem builders come together
Twelve organisations from Moldova and Ukraine, selected for the BOOST: Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator, will meet at a BOOSTCamp in Warsaw from 13–15 October. Held at the CIC Warsaw Innovation Campus and hosted with Venture Café Warsaw, UNDP BOOST’s partner on the ground, the…
GrantsFund4Aid concludes successful on-chain grant management pilot
GrantsFund4Aid, an on-chain grant management platform developed by Innofund, has concluded a pilot testing how blockchain technology can support more transparent, traceable and efficient grant management. It successfully disbursed test grants to ten teams participating in a United Nations Development…
EU and UNDP launch an Innovative Finance Challenge to help cities unlock new financing opportunities
ISTANBUL, 16 October 2026 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) Facility, funded by the European Union, and the City Experiment Fund (CEF), funded by the Ministry of Finance…
UNDP and Blockchain for Good Alliance launch Cybersecurity Programme
The United Nations Development programme (UNDP) and Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), the global non-profit initiative founded by Bybit, dedicated to leveraging blockchain for societal impact, have signed an agreement to launch a two-year programme…
Green Economy Hub Opens in Kovel, Volyn Oblast, with Support from Slovakia and UNDP
Kovel, Volyn Oblast, 5 October 2026 – Residents, local authorities, civil society and businesses in the city of Kovel now have a shared home for sustainable innovation with the official launch of the Green Economy…
UNDP selects four municipalities to join the CEF x AI programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has selected four municipalities – Skopje, North Macedonia; Rivne, Ukraine; Yerevan, Armenia; and Pristina, Kosovo[1] – for the first phase of the CEF x AI programme, following an application…
New Tech, New Partners: Transforming development in the digital era
Twin Transition Stencil: Supporting cities in green and digital transformation
Funding and finance for municipalities: A hands-on guidance to improve project funding
Ideas to enhance finance and funding capabilities for municipalities
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