Join us for the final webinar in a 4-part series by UN Development & OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives on insights from #HDR2024 for innovative governance. We’ll discuss public communication’s role in building trust & gov-citizen dialogue. 📅 4 Dec, 8-9:30am EDT Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

1.3 billion people live w/ a disability. They face stigma, discrimination and lack of social support. Tuesday’s #DisabilityDay is a reminder to protect the rights of persons w/ disabilities and provide equal opportunities for them to thrive in the workforce and beyond. #IDPD

As we mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we recognize that breaking barriers & amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities is essential to building an inclusive, just, & sustainable world. #IDPD2024 go.undp.org/JSx

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities!💡 Persons with disabilities must have a seat at decision-making tables to fully and effectively participate in decisions that affect their lives.📊 Persons with disabilities must also be fully included in data collection

3.7 billion people have the opportunity to vote this year. Yet, for persons with disabilities barriers remain. As part of the United Nations, we're committed to amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities. More from Achim Steiner on #DisabilityDay: go.undp.org/JS3 #IDPD

#DYK? Persons with disabilities are 7 times more likely to not have access to healthcare when they need it than those w/o disabilities. As we mark #DisabilityDay, we need urgent action to address systematic inequalities that persons with disabilities face in all aspects of life.

“We need deliberate efforts to ensure that young people take their places now rather than later in political processes and decision making.” Read this year’s blog for #IACD2024 by Sarah Lister & Anga Timilsina: undp.org/blog/fostering… @undpgov #UnitedAgainstCorruption #YouthLead

Corruption undermines the potential of the world's 1.9 billion young people - the largest in history. With youth across the 🌍 fighting for a just & fair future, we stand #UnitedAgainstCorruption. Our Administrator Achim Steiner's statement for #IACD2024: go.undp.org/JN8

"Good governance begins with ensuring justice & equality for all. Ending gender-based violence is fundamental to building a Malawi where every voice is heard, protected, & empowered." Nanise Saune-Qaloewai, UNDP Malawi Governance Portfolio Manager #NoExcuse #16DaysOfActivism

#HumanRightsDay is a call to everyone. Respect your community. Support activists who fight for our rights. Care about our environment🙏 Human rights are more than principles. They are a roadmap for a peaceful, prosperous world. When human rights are mainstreamed in development,

Combating disinformation requires collective effort. We are dedicated to improving transparency, trust and accountability by promoting access to reliable information. go.undp.org/4tR

Since 2006, UN Development and #EU have supported 200+ electoral processes. Today, we take stock of our joint #SELECT initiative which helped advance peaceful elections, youth empowerment, gender equality & information integrity. ➡️ec-undp-electoralassistance.org

UN Development EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 UNDP Africa UNDP Governance UNDP Global Policy Centre for Governance Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance Gianpiero Catozzi Sustaining peace during electoral processes-SELECT Georges van Montfort 🇪🇺EU at UN-NY United Nations in Brussels UNDP Digital Robert Opp PNUD América Latina y el Caribe What can policymakers do to make digital technologies work for democracy, human rights and peace? We asked five young leaders that are using digital technologies to create positive change in their work for advice: tinyurl.com/mpzcddxe #TechforDemocracy #SELECT

How can we maintain and strengthen democracies?💡 Important questions are raised by the interdisciplinary research initiative UiO: Democracy. This week, Katrine Fangen, the initiative’s acting director, and Mona Charlotte Grydeland shared their thematic tracks and discussed

Freedom, justice, and dignity for all. This #MLKDay, join us to spread Martin Luther King, Jr. 's message of fairness and equality. Let’s unite to #StandUp4HumanRights and build a better future for everyone, everywhere.

Delighted to meet Antón Leis, Director AECID in Madrid, Spain. From governance, electoral assistance, #ClimateAction to financing for #sustainabledevelopment, UN Development's partnership with AECID is critical in advancing and scaling our efforts to build a better future.

How can we empower parliaments w/ the knowledge, tools and resources to meet the opportunities and challenges of the modern digital era? UNDP Governance's Sarah Lister and UNDP Lao PDR's Alexander Read share insights from our work with parliaments around the world. undp.org/blog/empowerin…

AI is reshaping economies & governance. UN Development is already responding - supporting parliaments with research, #HumanRights assessments to build safe and inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure. Here is more: go.undp.org/JjH #UNDPEB

🎯 UN Development has achieved our Election Moonshot - supporting 800.6M voters in 57 elections across 43 countries. In 2024, see how we worked with governments to strengthen governance and to ensure #EveryVoiceCounts 🔗 go.undp.org/ZuC #UNDPEB

8⃣0⃣0⃣million voters 5⃣7⃣elections 4⃣3⃣countries We've achieved our Election Moonshot!🎯 As the United Nations’s largest provider of electoral assistance, see how UN Development enabled voters across the 🌍 to participate in elections in 2024. go.undp.org/ZuC #EveryVoiceCounts #UNDPEB