A new United Nations dataset warns that climate change will significantly erode agricultural productivity by the end of the ...

The symposium opened with a day of nature immersion and policy innovation talks to provide opportunities for participants to ...

The FINANCIAL — Allowing for migration—both within and between countries—has the potential to increase people’s freedom and improve the lives of millions around the world, according to the 2009 Human ...

Under huge pressure from COVID-19, climate change and natural destruction, warning lights for the planet and societies are "flashing red" - and now is the time to choose a safer, fairer path for human ...

The latest HCH data indicate that over 90 percent of the assessed countries (161 out of 176 analyzed countries) are projected ...

We write as individuals who care deeply about the United Nations system and who have worked for years to strengthen and support it. We want to express our deep concern about the United Nations ...

MINSK, 9 December (BelTA) – The 2019 Human Development Report (HDR), entitled “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st Century” was presented in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The lack of job security and the high exposure to climate and disaster risks are seen as challenges to the country’s economic growth and human development, making it necessary to ...

For half a century, the United Nations Development Program has played a role in strengthening Mongolia’s democracy, civil society, and development with numerous programs and initiatives. Matilda ...

Energy poverty deteriorates the human capital and the growth potential in the developing and emerging countries. We estimate the long-run effect of electricity access, modern renewable energy ...

Esuna Dugarova is Gender Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme in New York, where she leads research and analysis on the Gender Team. She is originally from the Republic of Buryatia, ...