🇪🇺 The #EU ’s long-standing support for our flagship climate finance mechanism, UNCDF LoCAL, has been instrumental in scaling up solutions-focused adaptation to over 18m ppl.

🟩 With this initiative, 38 highly vulnerable countries are building their resilience to climate change!

🟩 The UNCDF vision is that #LDCs are able to access and leverage the development impact of capital to enable sustainable and inclusive economic growth and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals ( #SDGs ).

➡ More: uncdf.org

Congrats! Tobacco-Free Farms won the UN Global Pulse's Scale Accelerator award 🙌🏾

The joint WHO, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, UNCDF project helps farmers in #Kenya 🇰🇪 switch from tobacco farming to food.

Children can be freed from child labour, go to school & live a healthier life.

#NoTobacco

A look at this week's Week Ahead for the UN in Brussels.
🔹3/5: World Press Freedom Day at BozarBrussels Difference Day
🔹13/5: “Embracing Multilingualism: A Spotlight on the Portuguese Language”
🔹15/5: Infopoint with UNCDF

And more: unric.org/en/the-week-ah…

🇺🇳 🇪🇺 UNCDF & the #EU are hosting an InfoPoint session on promoting private and public sector dialogue to drive financial inclusion. Learn from the journeys of Malawi & Ethiopia's #DFS Working Groups and their plans for sustainability.

➡ Register: uncdf.link/infopoint

🇧🇹 In #Bhutan , communities are adapting to the impacts of climate change using #EU Budget Support channeled to local governments using UNCDF.

🙏 Thank you to the #EuropeanUnion !

🇺🇳 One reality is evident as we approach this year’s Forum on Financing for Development ( #FfD ).

🔴 There is more than enough private capital to fill the SDG finance gap, representing a fraction of the value of total global private assets.

➡ More: uncdf.org/whatwedo

🇧🇩 UNCDF, in collaboration with local authorities and stakeholders, has successfully completed a transformative project under the IncluCity Bangladesh initiative, focusing on the economic empowerment of female artisans.

➡️ More: uncdf.link/narail

🇹🇿 UNCDF, with its partners, has enabled a community to build new infrastructure, provide clean water, and transform the lives of residents in rural #Tanzania !
➡️ Find out more about this important initiative: uncdf.link/8b37a0

🔴 To watch UNCDF's latest videos and stay up-to-date with our programmes, webinars and initiatives, please subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/uncdf

🗣 “We are delighted to work hand in hand with the Government of Uganda as they embark on this new period of adaptation action in the country,” said Caroline Adriaensen, the Head of Cooperation of the #EU delegation to #Uganda .

More: uncdf.link/saving

Empowering women, growing communities!

#DidYouKnow UNCDF LoCAL🇺🇳 🇬🇲created over 8⃣0⃣0⃣ new jobs & trained 6⃣,9⃣0⃣0⃣ farmers boosting income & resilience.

This was done through a $400K in seed grants to women-led agri-SMEs in The #Gambia 🇬🇲

#InvestInWomen
#DeliveringForTheGambia

🟩 Meet Musa, with support from EU in The Gambia; he’s one of thousands of young people looking forward to a more certain, brighter future.

Musa received skills training as part of a series of UNCDF investments.

➡️ More: youtube.com/watch?v=HOaT-p…

🚰 Smart agriculture is the adoption of advanced technologies & data-driven farm operations to optimize and improve sustainability in agricultural production.

🇺🇳 Smart Agriculture Solution & water provision for the displaced in Baidoa, Somalia: youtube.com/watch?v=kz4vmv…

🗣 “I’m excited about this week because we join as local governments the other governments that have been piloting LoCAL,” said Lokol Paul, Chairperson of Nabilatuk District in Uganda’s northern Karamoja Subregion.

➡️ Find out more: uncdf.link/saving

Today our Head of Cooperation Caroline Adriaensen had the pleasure to welcome 4 new districts (Bulambuli, Kitgum, Nabilatuk & Nakapiripirit) with official signing into the Local Climate Adaptive Living Mechanism program implemented by Government of Uganda & UNCDF with #TeamEurope support.

🎉Exciting opportunity in Malawi!
🌟 UNCDF & EnDev are seeking established energy service companies to distribute productive use of energy solutions.
📅 Apply by May 17!
🔗 uncdf.live/pue-mw

#CleanEnergy
#SDG7
#ClimateAction

➡️ UNCDF can play a unique role in confronting this powerful challenge by bringing a “capacity to operate in high-market conditions, without the constraints of credit ratings,” as UN Development Administrator Achim Steiner acknowledged.

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