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How four Ukrainian cities are seeking their future during the war
On the eve of the fifth year of full-scale war, four Ukrainian cities have taken on what seems like an impossible task: to determine their economic future in conditions where no one knows when or how the conflict will end. Zhytomyr, Bucha, Slavutych and Khmelnytskyi have joined the Mission-Oriented Economy […]
What is the portfolio approach and how does it work? Ukraine’s experience
In 2025, four Ukrainian cities – Khmelnytskyi, Bucha, Zhytomyr, and Slavutych – joined the Mission-Oriented Economy local transformation programme, part of the EU-funded Mayors for […]
City Imaginarium: Bringing Urban Futures into Public Spaces?
What kind of cities do we want to live in – and how do we get there? Launched on World Cities Day (31 October 2025), City Imaginarium went […]
Three Winners at BOOST x CEF Green Urban Tech Sprint Demo Day
Ten startups and non-profits from across Europe and Central Asia gathered virtually on 25 February 2026 for the BOOST x City Experiment Fund (CEF) Green […]
Goparity collaborates with United Nations Development Programme AltFinLab to advance impact standards in crowdlending
Lisbon, 18 March 2026 – Goparity, a Portuguese impact investment platform, has collaborated with AltFinLab, a flagship United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiative, pioneering alternative […]
UNDP Co-organizes Blockchain4Good Virtual Summit to Explore Blockchain’s Potential in International Development
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia is co-organizing the Blockchain4Good virtual summit on October 30-31, 2024. This event aims to […]
UNDP launches BOOST: Urban Future Finance Programme to Accelerate Urban Transformation in the Western Balkans
Istanbul, September 24 – Powered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), BOOST, a regional impact acceleration programme, is launching an initiative for innovative financial solutions for […]
When learning questions are met with more questions
At the end of 2023, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia initiated a more structured exploration of how to strengthen the team’s […]
UNDP publishes 2023 Annual Report for the Slovak Transformation Fund
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia released its 2023 Annual Report for the Slovak Transformation Fund (STF), funded by the […]
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 […]
Navigating the AI Video Frontier
As an innovation team, we ‘re always looking for ways to use new technologies in our work. Whether that’s enabling digital payments, making urban planning […]
How we’re building Portfolio GPT
Portfolio GPT is an AI-powered tool designed to support UNDP Country Offices in applying the portfolio approach. In this conversation, Andi and Vid, members of […]
Adopting portfolio approaches in Kazakhstan: Almaty Air Quality Portfolio
In tackling escalating social and environmental challenges, it is becoming clear that traditional project-based innovation methods, with their predefined objectives, outcomes and fixed timelines, often […]
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