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Economic Development
Summary
UNDP’s Economic Development Programme ensures that economic growth benefits those still facing poverty. We support Georgia in shaping policies and institutions that create opportunities for all while fostering a sustainable, green economy.
To achieve these goals, we strengthen rural and urban development, promote public-private partnerships, drive innovation, digitalisation, and connectivity, enhance vocational education and training, and support a just and green transition.
Our efforts prioritise gender-responsive approaches, addressing disparities in employment, income, and economic participation and reaching all social groups, including women, youth, rural communities, and economically disadvantaged populations.
By addressing structural and systemic economic challenges, UNDP builds partnerships for sustainable, inclusive, and climate-smart development, accelerating Georgia’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and European integration and ensuring that economic gains equitably benefit all groups, leaving no one behind.
In-depth
In partnership with Georgia’s public, private, and civic sectors, UNDP advances key areas of economic development guided by the principles of gender equality, inclusive growth, and social justice:
- Sustainable and inclusive rural and urban development to create resilient and thriving communities.
- Economic and social revitalisation of secondary cities through better local planning and financial sustainability.
- Systemic reforms in vocational education and training to build a skilled and competitive workforce.
- Private sector growth with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Strengthening women’s economic empowerment and expanding opportunities for underrepresented groups to ensure equal economic participation.
- Innovation, digitalisation, and connectivity to unlock new economic opportunities.
- Green and just economic transition to promote climate-smart growth and circular economy solutions.
