Turning carbon into opportunity: how Africa’s carbon markets can power people and deliver the SDGs
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Blog )From clean energy to climate-smart agriculture, the green transition in Africa will require trillions of dollars.This transformation is essential, yet it cannot be funded by governments alone.
From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of a blood diamond mining industry which contributed to a decade-long civil war.
Pioneering the Future: How UNDP's timbuktoo is Redefining Development Finance at FFD4
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Story )On the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville, UNDP hosted a high-level side event titled “Building the Future of Engagement with the Private Sector.”
UNDP joins the African Union and Partners to launch the Continental Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) for Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (News )The plan aims to support Africa’s shift toward a circular economy that promotes green growth, resource efficiency and inclusive development.
Doha agreement brings DR Congo government and M23 rebels a step closer to peace.
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable
Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres said on Monday that recent “signs of momentum” show multilateralism can still deliver.
UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which will take effect at the end of December 2026.
Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs rise in Tawila
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, the UN and partners have revised and scaled up a response plan to support more than 380,000 displaced people in Tawila, North Darfur state.
UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit.
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the fossil fuel er