The 30th anniversary edition of the Human Development Report introduces an experimental new lens to its annual Human Development Index.  Read more

With a focused set of investments towards achieving the SDGs, an additional 146 million people could be lifted out of extreme poverty compared to current COVID-19 trends.  Read more

Jointly developed by UNCDF, UNDP and UNU-EHS, this programme is the first of its kind that aims to bring market-based climate disaster risk financing instruments such as parametric insurance to…  Read more

The objective of this report is to understand the concept of innovation in the context of Vanuatu. This report consolidated responses from a survey conducted on Innovation in the country and seeks to…  Read more

This report documents local voices and stories on innovation based on their own understanding and experiences of innovation at country level. The findings form the basis for Tonga’s first…  Read more

The research was to determine the scope of understanding innovation within the Marshallese context and how these innovations have been or can be supported locally. The research was an attempt to…  Read more

The assessment is guided by the UN Secretary General's Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19, analysing actual and potential losses for Fiji's economy and vulnerable groups a…  Read more

Unleashing potential of digital finance could have transformational impact on sustainable development says group of financial, business, government and development leaders convened by the UN…  Read more

The UN Development Programme and the Pacific Community launched a new partnership, which will strengthen regional efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and support the national…  Read more

The United Nations has announced Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together, a first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed concert that will call on leaders and citizens across the region to work…  Read more