UNDP

Results

Ending poverty, unlocking potential

UNDP’s ambition is to help 100 million people escape persistent multidimensional poverty and vulnerabilities by 2025 through systemic change. Since 2022, UNDP has provided direct support to 130 countries:

97

countries

on jobs and livelihoods

63

countries

on social protection

63

countries

on better health services

60+

countries

on support to micro, small and medium enterprises

30+

countries

on financial inclusion

22

countries

on displacement

Sustainable energy for all

UNDP aims to bring access to sustainable, affordable and reliable energy to 500 million more people by 2025 and help countries accelerate a just transition to renewable energy. Since 2022, UNDP has provided direct support to 118 countries:

55M

people

with access to renewable energy

34M

people

making productive use of energy (health, water, agriculture, infrastructure, transport)

100M

indirect beneficiaries

through policy and regulatory frameworks, market development, and capacity building

330

projects

including transitions to renewable energy

82M

metric tonnes

of CO2 emissions mitigated

Enabling democratic governance

UNDP has set a goal to support 800 million people to participate in elections by 2025 – many for the first time. We’ve supported election participation by:

75M

people

supported to take part in elections since 2022, including many first-time voters

40-50

countries

assisted annually throughout their electoral cycles

25

countries

supported in improving their civil registration and national ID systems in 2023 alone, including through digitalization

30+

countries

supported on information integrity, including developing new tools to prevent misinformation and hate speech

Funding the SDGs

UNDP partners with governments and partners in the pubic and private sector to catalyse investment in the Sustainable Development Goals. Our aim is to promote over US$1 trillion of investment in the SDGs by 2025. Since 2022, UNDP’s efforts have resulted in:

$200B

public and private

sector investment aligned with the SDGs

50+

countries

supported to align budgets with the SDGs

$14.75B

in new thematic bonds

issued in support of the SDGs