🔴 Gaza: water crisis escalating w/ summer approaching ➡️ unsafe water, waste piling up near shelters & basic services collapsing. UN Development is ➡️ collecting waste, distributing clean 🚰, supplying desalination units. Urgent, scaled-up action is needed. UNDP Palestine Alessandro Mrakic

Arrived in Brussels to join the European Humanitarian Forum #EHF2025. Looking forward to productive meetings with partners as we advance critical discussions on fragility and resilience.

Ahead of Financing 4 Devt. conf., pleased to join discussion in European Parliament on poverty reduction & int investment United Nations's partnersip w/ #EU in these areas supported millions around the 🌐. #GlobalGateway can play a vital role in driving sust. financing for a better future.

At #EHF2025, UNDP Crisis Action Advisor Rita Missal stressed the importance of recovery in crisis & fragile contexts -whether caused by conflict, natural disasters, economic collapse, or pandemics. Linking recovery with national plans is key to pave the way for long-term development.

Recovery is real only when it puts people back on their feet. 🧕🏻👩🏾‍🎓👨🏼‍🔧 In crises, the UN Development–#EU 🇪🇺 partnership supports communities by helping displaced people return, businesses grow, and services restart. Recovery builds #peace 🕊️— and benefits everyone. #EHF2025

In the lead-up to #FFD4, UN Development Director Tom Beloe writes in the latest edition of Open Access Gov about how developing economies are charting their own sustainable development pathways - and how UN Development and partners are supporting them. 📌Read on: bit.ly/4k1KY9E

My deepest gratitude to The Netherlands for its €34M contribution to UN Development's core resources. The trust & generosity of 🇳🇱 enables us to accelerate development efforts like #ClimateAction & gives us flexibility to respond effectively to urgent crises. go.undp.org/Uxx

🇪🇺🤝🇺🇳 EU & UN Development have provided a boat & diving equipment for emergency responders in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. New assets will bolster the State Emergency Service’s ability to save lives & respond to water-related emergencies in frontline communities. Read more here:

Working with #EU and partners, UN Development has transformed biodiversity financing. Now active in 133 countries, BIOFIN helps governments design and implement financial solutions to protect and preserve #biodiversity. #BiodiversityDay

The European Commission is a major partner for #Somalia’s justice, police and rule of law sector, says EU Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Karin Johansson. Learn more in UNDP's Annual Report 👉 go.undp.org/UYY

By empowering youth to lead local change, UN Development with support from the #EU and #Denmark reached over 250 young people across 15 communities through intensive workshops. Guided by dedicated youth coordinators, they’re ready to turn their innovative ideas into real impact! 🙌

🇪🇺EU in Ukraine & 🇺🇳UN Development have organized an all-Ukrainian forum on the development of social services in communities. Over 140 participants gathered to analyse Ukraine's social services, identify key challenges & propose strategic solutions. More: undp.org/ukraine/press-…

On #BiodiversityDay, UN Development is proud to announce the world's first insurance policy to protect jaguars and communities in Argentina 🇦🇷. This work is at the heart of the innovation needed to deliver on biodiversity targets for people and planet. go.undp.org/UYD

We are honored to join the EU in Tanzania in celebrating #EuropeDay, reaffirming our strong commitment to advancing Tanzania’s energy sector. Through the UN Development Energy Efficiency TZ🇹🇿 project, we are investing in people—especially women—to lead a just and inclusive energy transition in #Tanzania.

From responsible AI to derisking development in turbulent times — here are 3️⃣ things to know about the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, happening 2–3 June in 🇩🇪. Read UNDP Germany Director Melanie Hauenstein’s blog on what to expect from #HSC25: go.undp.org/UMP

Ahead of #AfricaDay, see how UN Development is supporting Africa’s economic transformation through the #AfCFTA. By unlocking the power of intra-African trade, we empower MSMEs to grow, compete & thrive. Explore more: go.undp.org/UMg

Civilians, including children, continue to bear the brunt of armed conflict. More than 36,000 civilians were killed in 14 conflicts in 2024. Wars have rules that everyone must respect. Protection of civilians must be the absolute priority. They are #NotATarget.

#Africa’s future is not a story of waiting. It is a story of building with courage, creativity & collaboration. On this #AfricaDay, let’s honour our past & double down on shaping the Africa we want: just, prosperous & full of possibilities. Watch my message👇🏾

Our passion for sports brings us together, promotes peace, builds connections, fosters good health and well-being, and empowers individuals. ⚽️ This #WorldFootballDay, let’s keep the ball rolling and score big for the #GlobalGoals.

Happy #AfricaDay2025 such a beautiful continent and people.