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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 2) If we’re to be effective, we must remain humble. The increasingly complex challenges of urban development require us to think ever more innovatively. […]

Future-Fit Cities Forum convenes in Moldova marking the next phase of the EU-UNDP M4EG initiative
The second international “Future-Fit Cities Forum” has officially concluded in Moldova, bringing together around 100 development actors, including mayors from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, development institutions, […]

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 […]

Be part of the SDG Blockchain Accelerator – Call for blockchain solutions
The SDG Blockchain Accelerator is a global initiative designed to identify, support, and scale blockchain-powered solutions that tackle real-world development challenges aligned with the UN […]

Be part of the SDG Blockchain Accelerator – Call for UNDP challenges
Unlock the power of blockchain for sustainable development The SDG Blockchain Accelerator is now looking for UNDP challenges for the 2025 cohort! Led by the […]

UNDP advances women’s involvement in Tajikistan’s ICT sector
40 girls from Dushanbe and Khujand in Tajikistan were selected from 420 applicants to participate in a five-month long coding programme for young women, organized […]

Show & Tell event brings together 60+ municipalities from across Eastern Partnership countries
Our Show & Tell event, held in Kutaisi, Georgia in July, 2022, was attended by the representatives of municipalities falling under the umbrella of the […]

Can urban waste management be reimagined? The journey of Călărași, Moldova
The Călărași town calmly lies along the banks of the river Bic in the region of the miraculous Moldovan hills of Codru. But not everything […]

Tajik youth driving AI-assisted development
Artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML), is used across all areas of modern life from voice recognition systems to navigation apps. Scientists and practitioners are […]

3 pathways to apply portfolio thinking
Complex issues – like climate change, inequality or a pandemic – are unpredictable and have cascading and interdependent effects across the environment, economy and society. […]

Urban Future Talks: A glimpse into the future of Eastern Partnership cities
When thinking about the future, we often ask who gets to speak for it. But instead, we decided to ask ourselves a different question: who […]

Designing a Future of Work portfolio for UNDP Uzbekistan (Part 1)
This blog kicks off a series on the joint portfolio design process by UNDP Uzbekistan, facilitated by the Accelerator Lab Uzbekistan and led by the […]

TvojCO2 | A new UNDP digital tool that’s bringing forests back to life
Our world is changing fast – often faster than societies can adapt. The seemingly imperceptible changes to our climate, brought on by the burning of […]
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