Nature-based solutions tackle deforestation

Angola

About 54 percent of Angolans are multidimensionally poor, 88 percent of whom live in rural areas where...

Reducing plastic pollution by tapping into systemic design

Asia and the Pacific

Plastics play a critical role in maintaining food quality, health and safety - and are cheap to produce. On the flip...

COVID-19 is an opportunity to bring services closer to people

Azerbaijan
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a window of opportunity to accelerate the digital transformation of the...

Digitalising for transformative change

Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a country of over 160 million people, most of whom live in remote rural areas. The nearest...

Improving mobility to cope with rapid urbanisation

Bolivia

In 2018, 70 per cent of Bolivians lived in urban areas, with projections showing a growth to 75 per cent...

Sustaining peace in uncertain times

Burundi and Tanzania

Following the coup attempt in Burundi in 2015, over 400 000 people fled the country, primarily to Tanzania. In...

Building sustainable societies through risk-informed planning

Caribbean

Small Island Developing States like Jamaica, Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are highly vulnerable...

Expanding social protection during COVID-19

Colombia

Expanded access to social protection is critical to address the many faces of poverty, inequality and...

Mapping Essential Life Support Areas

Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s rich ecosystems provide a suite of life-sustaining services, from food provision to air...

Vulnerability to Climate Hazards Index helps build resilient communities

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic was ranked as the eleventh most vulnerable country to climate change in 2017 and as one of...

Investing in women's empowerment to accelerate the SDGs

Egypt

Egypt has been a leader in the Arab world on SDG implementation through the region's first...

Groundbreaking data helps tackle child malnutrition

Honduras
In Honduras, 62 percent of the population live below the national poverty line - with women and children...

Green sukuk - financing the fight against carbon emissions

Indonesia

The momentum for climate action is a unique opportunity to unlock massive financial flows and generate...

Pollinator-friendly Ecosystems Revive Degraded Land

Kazakhstan

The majority of Kazakhstan’s total...

Addressing immediate needs and long-term development goals

Lake Chad Region

In the Lake Chad region, a combination of extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict has put more than...

Supporting host-communities and crisis response efforts

Lebanon

In Lebanon the influx of refugees from the Syrian crisis has put significant strain on society and the...

Tackling COVID-19 in Libya means fighting a crisis upon crises

Libya

The conflict in Libya has left critical infrastructure and basic social services destroyed, and public...

New sources of data helps reach those furthest behind

Malawi

Malawi is currently off-track in terms of achieving the SDGs and the objectives set forth in the Malawi...

New data sources help tackle COVID-19 and unlock sustainable development

Moldova
Heavy traffic, old public transportation vehicles and unregulated streets make a daily commute in Moldova’s capital...

Strengthening Roma women's political participation

Moldova

Roma women and girls represent one of the most disadvantaged groups in the Republic of Moldova. Their exclusion is...

Supporting livelihoods and new tech to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

Nepal

In Nepal, more than 70 per cent of the economically active population is involved in the informal...

New partnerships and financial instruments help tackle COVID-19

Paraguay

The Government of Paraguay has taken swift action to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing...

Tackling COVID-19 with nature and people at the center

Peru

In Peru, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the gaps in access to information and basic services,...

Country Support Platform helps empower persons with disabilities

Rwanda

Since Rwanda ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, progress...

New approaches to tap talent and tackle depopulation

Serbia
Serbia has one of the fastest declining populations in the world. At the present rate, by 2100, it is...

Boosting peace and prosperity amid COVID-19

Sudan
COVID-19 has laid bare the fragility of Sudan’s economy and health system. With more than half of the...

Powering social innovation to transform food systems in Thailand

Thailand
Since well before the COVID-19 pandemic, food systems were already struggling and facing global challenges...

Harnessing the power of young people to tackle COVID-19

Ukraine
Young people are projected to experience disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis across the...

Shifting the economic base from extractives to knowledge

Uruguay
In July 2019, Uruguay and the Finnish multinational UPM signed a US$3.3 billion agreement to build a...

Reviving the Aral Sea region

Uzbekistan

The Aral Sea used to be the source of life and livelihoods to millions of people. But due to mismanaged...