Sustainable Development Goals - United Nations Development …
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others ...
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UNDP is the United Nations’ lead agency on international development. We support countries and communities as they work to eradicate poverty, implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We advocate for transformative change, and we connect countries to the resources they need to help people ...
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About us - United Nations Development Programme
As the lead United Nations agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnerships and institutional capabilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is centred around six core development ...
Internships - United Nations Development Programme
UNDP internships may last up to six months. Exceptionally, internships may last nine months when they are being completed for academic credit. They may be completed in-person or remote, as detailed in the vacancy announcement. Interns receive a monthly stipend that varies depending on country of assignment. If your application is found to be of ...
Most vulnerable, most affected countries doing most to tackle …
New York, 28 October 2021 - Vulnerable countries are stepping up amidst a slow response from some of the biggest emitters on the climate crisis.A new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ahead of the upcoming COP26 climate negotiations reveals that while 93% of Least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) had submitted enhanced ...
India - United Nations Development Programme
UNDP Country Programme 2023-27 aligns with India’s national priorities and global commitments, including the Fifteen Year Vision (2017-2032), Seven Year Strategy (2017-2024) and Three Year Action Agenda (2017-2020). It is fully aligned with the Government of India-UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-27 and UNDP’s ...
Background on the goals - United Nations Development Programme
The SDGs replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which started a global effort in 2000 to tackle the indignity of poverty. The MDGs established measurable, universally-agreed objectives for tackling extreme poverty and hunger, preventing deadly diseases, and expanding primary education to all children, among other development priorities.
Quantum - United Nations Development Programme
Quantum, a core component of UNDP’s IT Strategy - #ITNextGen, will provide you with tools and technologies to facilitate smarter, faster and more collaborative ways of working and delivering results.Quantum is a future-proof technology that will adapt and evolve as our organizations do. It will change how we work, deliver operational efficiency, and help us more effectively respond to …
From MDGs to Sustainable Development For All
November 15, 2016. In 2015, world leaders set out to defy the odds, committing themselves to achieve 17 ambitious and far-reaching Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This was not the first time the world had attempted to raise the trajectory of human progress by employing Global Goals. In 2000, world leaders blazed a trail by ...