On June 24, 2019, Dr Ayodele Odusola (right) assumed his role as Resident Representative of UNDP
in South Africa. He replaces Mr Walid Badawi (left), who served in SA for the past five years.
This publication illustrates the impact of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) and national ABS laws/policies on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Launching the Leading Like Mandela Leadership Development Programme.
The compendium covers the cases that were adjudicated during the period 2007 and 2014.
Learn more about UNDP South Africa's programmes and success stories and in this issue, stand a chance to win energy efficient appliances to the value of R100,000.
UNDP South Africa in partnership with CPSI brought together key stakeholders to address the topic of public sector innovation funding.
Africa Sustainable Development Report
Joint AfDB-AU-ECA-UNDP baseline report urges sustained commitment to reducing poverty and calls for upgrading the continent’s statistical capabilities to ensure and track future progress.
Journey of young Africans into violent extremism
Deprivation and marginalization, underpinned by weak governance, are primary drivers according to a comprehensive new study by UNDP – the first of its kind.
UNDP is leveraging its own long-established presence, partnerships and expertise to contribute to preventing the threat of violent extremist expansion across Africa. In 2015, we developed a bold Africa-wide initiative, Preventing and Responding to Violent Extremism in Africa: A Development Approach, which works with national governments and stakeholders, regional institutions, faithbased institutions, civil society and many others to augment PVE interventions while also striving to contribute new understanding and knowledge. Through this programme, we are supporting national and regional partners to develop new strategic
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Maendeleo Policy Forum
Maendeleo Policy Forum
A space for African leaders, international mediators and negotiators, researchers, policy makers, development practitioners and writers on African issues, to dialogue and debate on critical issues of development in Africa.
About South Africa
54.5 million
Population
57.7
Life expectancy at birth
0.96
Gender Development Index
0.66
Human Dev. Index
