The Scaling Fences: Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe report presents the results of an extensive study exploring the perspectives and experiences of 1970 individuals who migrated through irregular routes from Africa to Europe, originating from 39 African countries. Its aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between migration and development. The Scaling Fences report is the second major review of contemporary development issues affecting Africa to be published by UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa.
For many who choose the path of irregular migration, the inheritance of a brighter future at home in Africa seems out of reach. Disinherited from Africa’s promise and seeing no viable path toward the higher aspirations they hold for themselves, a growing number of educated, driven young Africans are opting to migrate irregularly to Europe in search of greater opportunity. These clips aim to highlight the phenomenon of irregular African migration to Europe by showing the experiences of individuals choosing to leave, as well as the responses of host communities in Europe and the of the families and communities they leave behind in Africa.
#GlobalGoals The Global Goals for Sustainable Development are 17 ways to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, fight inequality & injustice, and fix climate change. The Global Goals can get these things done. In all countries. For all people.
The Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) provides management oversight and supports to 45 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and is UNDP's largest Regional Bureau.
The Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) serves as the headquarters for UNDP regional programmes and country offices in 17 Arab countries, with the 18th located in the occupied Palestinian territory.
September 17, 2017 - The intersection of technology and new media has redefined our understanding of human progress. In the midst of this rapidly changing world, the Social Good Summit focuses on where we’re headed. Held annually during the United Nations General Assembly week, the Summit unites a lively community of global citizens and progressive thought leaders around a common theme: #2030NOW. A dynamic exploration of the world we want to live in by 2030, the Social Good Summit will focus on how we can unlock technology’s potential to make the world a better place.
UNDP's Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) helps countries build and share their own solutions to urgent development challenges, supporting coalitions for change and connecting individuals and institutions so they can share knowledge, experience and resources. As countries develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of regional and global partners.
UNDP is committed to ending poverty once and for all. In Europe and Central Asia, we work with countries to create development plans that benefit everyone, including those traditionally excluded.
Football legends and UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are inviting some of the world's top players to join them in an all-star line-up for the 11th "Match Against Poverty," to take place on 4 March 2014 in Bern, Switzerland.
As Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ronaldo and Zidane will compete against Swiss club, Young Boys.
The primary objective of the event is to mobilize the public in the fight against poverty and to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which seek to halve world poverty by 2015. This year, the match is focusing its attention on helping the Philippines to recover following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.