Cyclones Devastated Madagascar’s Poorest Communities, New Satellite Analysis Reveals
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )Cyclone Fytia hit the west coast between 31 January and 1 February, followed by Cyclone Gezani, which made landfall near Toamasina on 10 February.
ECOWAS joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure: Strengthening risk-informed development in West Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )ECOWAS's membership represents a strategic advancement for countries in West Africa, where recurrent hazards—including floods, droughts, coastal erosion, and epidemics—continue to threaten livelihoods, ecosystems, and infrastructure stability.
UNDP and Africell offer better digital connectivity to young innovators in Sierra Leone and The Gambia
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Africell are teaming up to provide better digital connectivity to UNDP’s timbuktoo University Innovation Pods (UniPods) in Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
UN commends Nigeria for its leadership in addressing internal displacement
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )Senior United Nations officials have commended the Government of Nigeria for its leadership in addressing internal displacement and called for sustained international engagement to ensure that long-term, development-anchored solutions are fully realized.
Align Capital with Impact, Unlock Private Support to Advance Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Urges Principles for Responsible Investment Conference
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Principles for Responsible Investment Annual Conference, in São Paulo today
Africa’s Real Safety Net: AU and UNDP Launch a Landmark Report on Community-Based Social Protection October 8, 2025
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a groundbreaking joint report, “From the Ground Up: Community-Based Social Protection in Africa”, at the AU Symposium on Social Protection in Africa, held
‘We Must Never Give Up’, Secretary-General Tells World Leaders, Urging Bold Global Action on Peace, Human Rights, Climate Justice, in High-Level Debate Remarks.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )“…Let us choose a global economy that works for everyone. Let us choose human rights and dignity. And let us power a just transition for people and planet...” said António Guterres.
Global Development Initiative ‘Important Mechanism’ to Drive Progress on 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Meeting.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — our shared blueprint for a better future — face serious headwinds,” said António Guterres.
Adequate Financing, Effective Partnerships Key for Achieving Sustainable Development, Speakers Tell Round Table, Also Urging Action to Ease Crushing Debt Burden.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )Achieving sustainable development requires adequate financing and effective partnerships, speakers heard at the final round-table discussion at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries today, as many spotlighted the urgent ne
Escalating Terrorism in West Africa, Sahel Hits Women Hardest, Speakers Tell Security Council.
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )The security situation across the Sahel is deteriorating rapidly, threatening peace and security in West Africa’s coastal States and beyond, delegates warned the Security Council today, condemning the deliberate targeting and exploitation of women and gir