Understanding the multidimensional nature of poverty beyond income and jobs can help us design a more resilient recovery that leaves no one behind. Read the 2021 #MultidimensionalPovertyIndex from UN Development and OPHI NOW: bit.ly/3oFGf3K

Youth-led green initiative in Timor-Leste Meet Kiosk Matenek (KM), the winning youth group from Timor-Leste Accelerator Lab’s Green Building Design Challenge 2020 who just harvested their first vegetables range from their hydroponic wall. Please visit tl.undp.org/.../youth-led-…...

Rainwater harvesting is one of the sustainable methods for climate change adaption while at the same time supplying water to rice fields, livestock and other agricultural activities in the community. Covering an area of approximately 3,100 m2.

The innovation ambition continuum - a useful primer by Tamarack Institute Keren Perla tamarackcommunity.ca/library/the-in…

Got some new tyre treads. #Recycle in #TimorLeste (i’ve saved you a close up of my feet)

From Guinea Bissau to Timor Leste - "We extracted data from official budgets published in closed formats and transformed them into structured and open" paloptl-ebudgets.org ProPALOP-TL SAI

If you are in Dili ATM, or until 30 April, I highly recommend you visit the great art exhibition ‘A Place in the Sun’ by Timorese-Australian artist Maria Madeira, being hosted at the wonderful Fundação Oriente. #TimorLeste

President Lu-Olo congratulates JRH My sincerest congratulations to H.E President Lu-Olo who has shown a great example for democracy. Through this example he shows a great leadership quality and statesmanship and that Timor-Leste is indeed a democratic lighthouse in the region.

Funding opportunity for small urban projects in the global south - open canvas and ideal for students, professionals and small teams as well as bigger institutions. See: criticalurbanisms.philhist.unibas.ch/projects/south…

It is immoral for oil & gas companies to be making record profits from the current energy crisis on the backs of the poorest, at a massive cost to the climate. I urge all governments to tax these excessive profits & use the funds to support the most vulnerable people.

The evolving story of UNDP Accelerator Labs : join us in #nyc next week for the debut of the story of learning to see innovation beyond Silicon Valley.

“The future is already here...it’s just unevenly distributed.” At the UN Development Leaders for 2030 Retreat in NY, UNDP Accelerator Labs exhibits powerful stories from our 91 Labs on how we support bottom-up innovations, and learn, experiment, and explore to become #FutureSmartUNDP.

"In a private company, a lab team who invent something amazing are asked to scale it up – only in government would they have given a gong and dissolved" spectator.co.uk/article/pouria… Fraser Nelson cc AP @rainerkattel

📢Today at 2pm EST Join Gina Lucarelli & @shainshapiro for an episode of "WHO KNEW The Smartest People In The Room." Hear about the UNDP Accelerator Labs Network, including how we are learning from 🎶music to inspire how we handle #copyright. RSVP: bit.ly/smartest-peopl…

The Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General is looking for #interns to support the ongoing work on transforming the #UN into a “UN2.0” which uses #data, #digital, #innovation, #BehaviouralScience and #StrategicForesight. Apply now to start asap! careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.…

What a great pleasure to join students at IIT Delhi on 🇮🇳's National Science Day. In 1952, UN Development supported the Govt of 🇮🇳 to establish the 1st Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur. I discussed how #tech & #innovation must respond to new complexity in achieving the #SDGs.

Grassroots innovators on the spotlight at #SXSW23 undp.org/press-releases… Kudos UNDP Accelerator Labs Gina Lucarelli cc anil gupta

Our award winning UNDP Accelerator Labs documentary #ForTomorrow tells the story of grassroots innovations that move forward a safer, more inclusive and sustainable planet, narrated by #DaisyRidley. Watch to see how these innovators redefine development: go.undp.org/zSNu

#RisingUpForSIDS See how UN Development's #SIDSDataPlatform is supporting #SmallIslandDevelopingStates -- or #SIDS -- to gain access to new insights and #data to drive progress on the #GlobalGoals and the #SAMOAPathway. ➡️ data.undp.org/sids

As we bid farewell to 2023, let's acknowledge the strength of our UN Development stakeholders and teams in UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. Together, we've pushed the boundaries of ideas & innovation to deliver for human development. Deep appreciation to our partners, friends & families! For more in 2024⬇️