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The UN Development Programme UNDP​ turns 50!

Help celebrate 50 years of development efforts in more than 170 countries.

Find out how development has changed over the years. 

Support UNDP’s commitment to achieving the #GlobalGoals.

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Global Goals Portrait

“I don’t need to watch TV to know about climate change, I’ve seen it happen through my own eyes: coastal erosions are becoming faster and saltwater is intruding in our freshwater.” - Ibrahim, tailor & restaurant owner, the Maldives

For most of us, the Maldives is the ultimate tropical resort, but for the people living on the islands, it’s their home, which is now under the threat of rising sea levels, salination of underground water, and extreme weather events. The government of the Maldives and the UN Development Programme are working together to help Maldivians adapt to climate change, but it takes global actions to tackle the root cause of it.

Global Goal #13 aims to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It calls for the international community to strengthen resilience to climate-related hazards and integrate climate change measures into national policies.

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Many months of war have had a devastating impact on the lives of ordinary Yemenis, yet the conflict often gets overlooked.

Help share these touching stories collected by the UN Development Programme, and give voice to those affected: https://undp.exposure.co/portraits-from-yemen