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March 6, 2025

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Hirdaramani Apparel, Lacoste Foundation and UNDP visit smallholder farmers assessing progress and impacts supported through joint initiative Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4 March 2025: As part of an ongoing collaborative initiative to empower smallholder farmers, representatives from Hirdaramani Apparel, Lacoste Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, recently conducted a site visit […]

November 26, 2024

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) collaborated to host a workshop on 20 November 2024 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka titled “Investment Diversification for Priority Sectors Post-LDC Graduation.” The event shared insights from a groundbreaking study conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic […]

November 19, 2024

United Nations Global Compact Network Sri Lanka in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sri Lanka hosted a progressive preliminary workshop, on the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) recently with the exclusive attendance of 48 participating companies from Network Sri Lanka. Senior representatives from UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka’s participant companies, specializing in […]

September 6, 2024

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), United Nations Global Compact Network Sri Lanka (CNSL), and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), recently hosted a two-day workshop as part of the Sustainable Finance Week […]

September 3, 2024

A high-level delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), led by Resident Representative Stefan Liller, met with Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, and Water Resources Advisor, at her office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on 1 September 2024 Sunday. The secretary of the environment ministry. Farhina Ahmed and other senior officials […]

April 29, 2024

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership aimed at leveraging Sri Lanka’s capital markets for sustainable financing. This collaboration is intended to support and encourage private sector stewardship and embed sustainability as an important element of business […]

November 22, 2023

‘Delivering Change #EndSGBV’ campaign kickstarts in the lead up to the 16 Days of Activism to stand against Sexual and Gender Based Violence Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today and remains largely unreported due to the […]

September 12, 2023

Aspire to Innovate-a2i of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the ICT Division of the Bangladesh Government jointly launched a global campaign called ‘Zero Digital Divide’ on 09 September 2023, at the BCC Auditorium of the ICT Tower, Dhaka, with an aim to eradicate digital inequality globally. Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, […]

May 16, 2023

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United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has recently entrusted Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI) to conduct a hydro-engineering study and prepare a detailed design for a coastal protection structure in West Point, Monrovia Liberia. Threatened by global climatic change, West Point, Monrovia experiences coastal erosion and shoreline retreat which affects Monrovians’ fishery-based livelihoods of […]

January 27, 2023

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to our society and the planet and has affected the progress achieved since 2015. Samsung and UNDP are working on getting back on track for the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Innovative partnerships can mobilize commitments and actions to address these new challenges and accelerate the […]

Bridging Farms and Markets to Strengthen Smallholder Farmer Resilience

BIDA and UNDP host Workshop on Investment Diversification in Post-LDC Bangladesh

UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka and UNDP Sri Lanka support corporates towards decarbonisation efforts with Science Based Targets Initiative Workshop

Advancing Sustainability in the Private Sector Through Innovative Financing Solutions (Sustainable Finance Week for Private Sector in Colombo).

UNDP and French Delegations Meet with Environment and Water Resources Advisor

Signing of MoU between UNDP and the Colombo Stock Exchange

Uber partners with UNDP Sri Lanka to raise awareness against Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Zero Digital Divide Campaign Launched to Eradicate Digital Inequality

Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI) is to export hydro-engineering services to Liberia

Samsung and UNDP help achieve the 2030 Agenda through SGG App