17/04/2025

Innovating urban development: Lessons from M4EG & moving beyond growth

Two key lessons from our work in the Mayors for Economic Growth project, in collaboration with UNDP: 1) Innovation needs to occur at multiple levels and […]
08/04/2025

UNDP joins forces with Blockchain for Good Alliance and EMURGO Labs to launch SDG Blockchain Accelerator 

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the SDG Blockchain Accelerator, harnessing blockchain technology to develop, pilot, and scale innovative solutions to advance the United Nations […]
21/02/2025

Cities reimagined: Youth shaping the cities of tomorrow 

Urban centers are becoming more age-diverse than ever, yet many cities struggle to meaningfully engage different generations. With the global population projected to reach 9.8 billion […]
07/02/2025

Empowering the future: A strategic dialogue on emerging technologies and impact entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans

Fostering collaborative models to advance emerging technologies and drive structural economic transformation in the Western Balkans was at the heart of the strategic dialogue organized by […]
27/01/2025

United Nations Development Programme and Stellar Development Foundation join forces to advance blockchain solutions for financial inclusion

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at harnessing blockchain […]
18/10/2024

Urban Talks series | Summary and takeaways

Urban Talks is an interactive webinar series that spotlights cities and initiatives that are building new inclusive visions across Europe and Central Asia and wider, and […]
20/08/2024

Advancing sustainability with green tokens in Western Balkans 

The Green Tokens project, led by the UNDP IRH Innovation Team, is a new pilot initiative designed to assess how using a reward-based token system can […]
23/11/2023

From crisis to impact: Reflections from UNDP’s BOOST and Tadamon Accelerator programs 2020-2022

In the ever-evolving world of impact acceleration, we, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia and the architects of BOOST and Tadamon Acceleration programs, […]
31/10/2023

Introducing City Snapshots: Urban development innovation for sustainable change

In a rapidly evolving urban landscape, traditional methods of addressing interconnected urban challenges are becoming increasingly inadequate. As a result, urban development practitioners are exploring innovative […]