Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain ranges could lose up to two thirds of its ice by 2100, causing water and food shortages for over two billion people in the downstream river basins of South and...

While we knew close to nothing about this Coronavirus eight months ago, we now have a clearer idea about what it is, how it strikes and what needs to be done.

Use a networked approach to manage distributed innovation across teams, units, and regions.

On this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Kanni Wignaraja, Asia-Pacific director at the United Nations Development Programme, explains why an introduction of a temporary basic income for the world’s...

As governments around the world look to kickstart their economies after the COVID-19 outbreak, they can't afford to ignore universal basic income if they want to fend off social unrest.

The Karma Dialogues series by the UN Development Programme had a special guest on Friday when Aamir Khan spoke about why we need to give more creative

The Government of Japan has been a longstanding and key partner of UNDP in Asia and the Pacific region. This report provides a snapshot of results achieved together by Japan and UNDP in the region in...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of “universal poverty” that could become a reality in the middle of next year unless urgent efforts are made to bolster local communities...

The narrative that the private sector drives innovation is only half the story.

The expansion of renewable energy is one of the most crucial climate actions that governments and societies can take to transition to clean growth and shift to a low-carbon development path. It is a...

Region missing out on $4.5tn in GDP by excluding women, agency's report finds

This brief explains GVC activity across the world, including GVCs’ economic and social impacts.

Analysis of 75 countries reveals ‘shocking’ scale of global women’s rights backlash

We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys.

Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.

The Government of Fiji with support from the Government of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji has announced the issuance of Fiji's historic...

India's Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) aims to ensure inclusive and all-round development in areas across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

From the way youth see it, business as usual just won’t cut it. Consider the staggering statistics.  According to a survey done in 2014 by the World

With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part of containment measures, and travel severely curtailed everywhere, it was inevitable that the economy would suffer....

The plane included U.S. citizens and permanent residents as well as passengers from Canada, Britain and other countries. But there was no indication about whether Afghan citizens could also leave.

Both countries advise people on the coast to move away from water after waves cross ocean from South Pacific.

The seriousness of the situation became palpable over the Chinese New Year time. Like everyone else, I had gone home for the holiday, but the mood in my house was anything but cheerful.

A new phase in the global tech contest is under way