United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
1.From November 2024 to October 2025, has the governing body of your organization taken any decisions, including in the context of the Pact for the Future implementation and/or the UN80 Initiative, that are related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals? If yes, please briefly mention these decisions and provide their respective symbols and links.
Yes, in 2025, as in previous years, the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS took several relevant decisions. These may be accessed through the Executive Board website linked here. Below is a snapshot of these decisions:
- Decision 2025/8 – Updates on the repositioning of the UN development system
- Decision 2025/13 – UNDP Strategic Plan 2022–2025 cumulative review / AR 2024
- Decision 2025/14 – UNDP evaluation (incl. SP evaluation)
- Decision 2025/15 – UNCDF cumulative review & 2024 results
- Decision 2025/16 – UN Volunteers: annual report
- Decision 2025/17 – UNFPA SP 2022–2025 progress report
- Decision 2025/20 - UNOPS Formative evaluation of the process of innovation and digitalization programme
- Decision 2025/23 – UNDP Strategic Plan 2026–2029 (endorsed)
- Decision 2025/25 – Structured dialogue on financing UNDP SP results
- Decision 2025/26 – Revised UNDP Evaluation Policy 2025–2030 (approved)
- Decision 2025/27 – UNFPA Strategic Plan 2026–2029 (endorsed)
- Decision 2025/29 – Report on the UNFPA structured funding dialogue 2024–2025
- Decision 2025/30 – UNOPS Strategic Plan 2026–2029 (endorsed)
2.From November 2024 to October 2025, what actions have your entities taken to improve coordination among UN system entities across policy and normative activities as well as with ECOSOC subsidiary bodies with a view to increasing impact and accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda? Please provide any relevant links.
Between Nov 2024 and Oct 2025, UNDP reinforced UN system coordination to advance the 2030 Agenda. Within the framework of the HLPF, UNDP has advanced joint policy and advocacy initiatives — for example, by promoting innovations for crisis-affected communities with WHO and UNFPA, co-launching the Energy Progress Report and SDG7 Policy Briefs with UN DESA, and facilitating discussions on the challenges and opportunities of the just transition in Asia and the Pacific with ESCAP. These initiatives, among others, are detailed here.
UNDP, together with UN DESA, OECD and UNICEF, forms the Secretariat of the INFF Facility, a platform that reinforces policy coherence across the UN system on financing for development. At the Executive Board (Jan 2025), UNDP (with UNFPA and UNOPS) reported on implementing GA 72/279 reforms, highlighting tailoring of country presence, integration of programmes under UN Cooperation Frameworks, and expanded use of common services (DP/2026/2, para. 1–2).
The UNDP Strategic Plan 2026–2029 embeds inter-agency collaboration, committing to synergies with UNICEF on social protection and youth, ILO on decent work, and UNCDF on financial inclusion (DP/2025/22, paras. 44–46). It emphasizes UNDP’s role as a platform to leverage UN agencies’ expertise at country level (DP/2025/22, para. 39). The plan highlights co-chairing UN-Energy to advance SDG 7 and close collaboration with UNEP on environmental governance (DP/2025/22, para. 77). Through Climate Promise 2025, UNDP created a UN-wide platform under RC leadership to coordinate climate support (DP/2025/22, para. 71).
UNDP also works with WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fights AIDS, TB and malaria, and Gavi to enhance pandemic response and preparedness and strengthen health systems (DP/2025/22, para. 18) and, normatively, also engaged with ECOSOC bodies, by joining CSW69 events with UN Women on gender equality (UN Women CSW69), and leading sessions at the World Urban Forum 2024 on urban resilience and municipal finance (UN-Habitat WUF12).
3. From November 2024 to October 2025, has your organization organized any intergovernmentally mandated conferences, forums or events that contributed to the achievement of the SDGs, or has been in the process of planning and organizing any such mandated events to be held next year?
Event Name | Sixth Climate & SDGs Conference |
Event Dates | 27-28 May, 2025 |
Event Location (City, Country) | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Relevant SDGs | All SDGs |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | UNDP hosted an Expert Panel on Turning Climate Pledges into Development Breakthroughs, bringing together eight voices from development partners, governments (including Mexico, Cambodia, and Uzbekistan), and a youth climate leader. With over 40 participants, the event served as a platform to examine how countries can transform climate commitments into tangible, people-centered outcomes. The panel highlighted the potential of integrated, evidence-based approaches, such as UNDP’s NDC x SDG Insights, to help governments align climate action with broader national development priorities. Discussions emphasized that while countries face the complex challenge of balancing multiple agendas, climate action can serve as a powerful driver of progress across the SDGs, including poverty reduction, energy access, gender equality, and resilience. The main outcome of the event was a shared recognition of the need for more coherent policy frameworks that link NDC implementation with SDG progress, backed by partnerships and financing that ensure no one is left behind.
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Event Name | Side Events at 2025 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) |
Event Dates | 14-23 July 2025 |
Event Location (City, Country) | New York, USA |
Relevant SDGs | All SDGs |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | Science Day: Co-organized with ISC, SEI, SDSN, and UN DESA, UNDP sponsored a three-hour event bringing together voices from the UN system, governments, academia, and civil society. The event’s mandate was to strengthen the science–policy interface and highlight the role of evidence in accelerating the SDGs. A main outcome was the shared recognition of the need to scale up cooperation between scientists and policymakers and the use of new data tools, like AI, reinforcing science as a key enabler of SDG progress. |
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Event Name | HLPF side event: Restoring health, Rebuilding Futures: Innovations for Affected Communities |
Event Dates | 21 July, 2025 |
Event Location (City, Country) | New York, NY |
Relevant SDGs | SDGs 3, 5, 8 and 17 |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | Hosted by UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, the Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic and Norway, and Qatar, this HLPF side event explored solutions to sustain large-scale health programmes in fragile and crisis-affected settings. The discussion emphasized reaching marginalized groups—especially women, girls, refugees, and internally displaced people—and protecting the well-being of frontline health workers. Speakers from governments, development funds, humanitarian agencies, and youth networks highlighted innovative investments in resilient infrastructure, digital and AI tools, and smart procurement to strengthen systems and expand access to essential services. They also underscored the importance of addressing gender-based violence, mental health, and psychosocial needs, alongside ensuring fair compensation, appropriate training, and safe working conditions for health and community workers. The event generated actionable recommendations to enhance multi-stakeholder coordination, leverage sustainable financing, and integrate gender equality and resilience into health and recovery efforts amid conflict and climate shocks. |
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Event Name | Side Events at 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) |
Event Dates | 30 June- 3 July 2025 |
Event Location (City, Country) | Sevilla, Spain |
Relevant SDGs | All SDGs |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | UNDP co-organized / organized six side events during FfD4, contributing to the event’s objective of renewing the global financing compact and addressing systemic reforms for the 2030 Agenda.
Through its Sustainable Finance Hub, UNDP led and co-organized a slate of side events focused on aligning public and private finance with national development and climate priorities, and showcased country results and tools. A flagship was the Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF) Facility – Launch of the Seville Impact Initiative, co-hosted with Spain, Nigeria and the INFF partners (UNDESA, UNICEF, OECD, EU and others), to scale INFF support and implementation; UNDP’s Marcos Neto delivered the keynote on how INFF will underpin the Seville outcomes.
UNDP also hosted thematic sessions under its FfD4 programme (tax reform, SDG-aligned debt, sovereign SDG bonds, Islamic and blended finance, sub-national finance), using FfD4 to advance a more inclusive financial architecture that works for people and planet.
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Event Name | Third United Nations Ocean Conference |
Event Dates | 9-13 June 2025 |
Event Location (City, Country) | Nice, France |
Relevant SDGs | SDG 14 |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | UNDP co-organized / organized 31 high-level events and side forums during UNOC-3, involving heads of state, UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors, ministers, and partners, to promote innovative financing for ocean health and showcase solutions for Small Island Developing States. UNDP’s efforts were geared towards building robust partnerships to assist countries in achieving their SDG 14 ocean targets with a focus on ocean finance and nature-positive solutions. Additional information available here: https://www.undp.org/events/undp-third-un-ocean-conference-unoc3
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Event Name | Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
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Event Dates | 4-8 August 2025 |
Event Location (City, Country) | Awaza, Turkmenistan |
Relevant SDGs | SDGs 16 and 17 |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | UNDP engaged in 12 events during the LLDC3 conference. Through high-level participation, UNDP highlighted successful initiatives from the Vienna Programme of Action (2014–2024), including trade facilitation, disaster risk reduction, digital transformation, biodiversity–climate action, sustainable energy, and inclusive growth. Additionally, UNDP pledged continued support for all 32 LLDCs, including a focus on digitalization, resource governance, financing, and gender equality. Additional information is available at: https://www.undp.org/events/undp-third-un-conference-landlocked-develop…
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4. From November 2024 to October 2025, has your organization published or planned to publish any analytical work, guidance or reference materials, or toolkits to guide and support the implementation of SDGs at national, regional and global levels? Please select up to three to highlight, especially those that address interlinkages among the SDGs.
Resource Name | NDC x SDG Insights Reports |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | All SDGs |
Publishing entity/entities | UNDP |
Target audience | Country office and Regional Bureau |
Description (max 150 words) | NDC x SDG Insights leverage data, AI, and systems analysis to identify acceleration pathways and uncover systemic barriers to climate action, positioning climate as a key driver of SDG achievement and informing the NDC 3.0 drafting. The NDC x SDG Insights Reports are the latest tools made available through the SDG Push initiative, explicitly built to answer the increasingly urgent need to integrate climate action with the broader development agenda. The NDC x SDG approach is centered around the identification of the interlinkages and mechanisms through which priority climate activities could accelerate the most important national development goals, thus creating the narrative required to bring together broad coalitions across government. The NDC x SDG Insights were piloted in five countries, Cambodia, El Salvador, Liberia, Uzbekistan, and Tunisia, representing each of UNDP’s five programmatic regions. The initiative has expanded to an additional 15 countries in 2025 and has been referenced in three NDC 3.0s. |
Language(s) | English |
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Resource Name | Development Dimensions of Drug Policy: Assessing New Challenges, Uncovering Opportunities, and Addressing Emerging Issues |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | SDG3, SDG1, SDG10, SDG16, SDG8, SDG17 |
Publishing entity/entities | UNDP |
Target audience | National policymakers and government institutions, UNDP Regional and Country Offices |
Description (max 150 words) | While the SDGs reference drugs mainly in relation to substance abuse and communicable diseases, drug policy affects sustainable development, human rights, governance, health, and the environment. Both licit and illicit drug markets significantly affect human development and the achievement of the SDGs. Punitive control approaches have often failed or proved counterproductive, prompting many countries to adopt public health–led reforms focused on harm reduction and decriminalization. Yet, organized crime groups still dominate drug markets, limiting positive outcomes. In response, some jurisdictions are exploring the legal regulation of certain drugs. These reforms could redirect resources into health and social programmes, strengthen governance, and support sustainable livelihoods. Meanwhile, there are inequities in emerging legal markets, "corporate capture", and insufficient attention to its impacts. Without integrating SDG priorities into these evolving frameworks, opportunities to advance sustainable development and uphold the pledge to leave no one behind risk being missed. |
Language(s) | English |
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Resource Name | Investing in Climate for Growth and Development |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | SDG1, SDG2, SDG3, SDG4, SDG6, SDG7, SDG8, SDG10, SDG13 |
Publishing entity/entities | UNDP, OECD |
Target audience | National policymakers and Government Institutions |
Description (max 150 words) | Governments are at a pivotal moment in addressing climate change amid economic headwinds and tight public budgets. Despite progress over the past decade, global greenhouse gas emissions hit a record high in 2024, underscoring the need for urgent action.
A joint OECD-UNDP report, Investing in Climate for Growth and Development: The Case for Enhanced NDCs, shows that ambitious climate policies can drive growth, innovation and productivity, increasing global GDP by 0.2 % by 2040 and averting major losses to raise GDP by up to 13 % by 2100. Enhanced NDCs could halve emissions intensity by 2040, lift 175 million people out of extreme poverty by 2050, improve public health and strengthen energy security. To capture these benefits, governments must embed NDCs in broader development plans and mobilize public and private finance.
Preliminary results were presented at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, and the report was officially launched in June at the Global NDC Conference. |
Language(s) | English |
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Event Name | UNGA: Plenary Discussion Mobilizing a Final Push on SDG7 and Roadmap towards SDG7 review at HLPF 2026 |
Event Dates | Wednesday, 24th September 2025
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Event Location (City, Country) | New York, USA, 211 East 46th St |
Relevant SDGs | SDG7 |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | The UN General Assembly’s 2024 decision to extend the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All until 2030 signals an urgent need for final global acceleration. The 2026 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) will provide the third official review of SDG7, a pivotal moment to consolidate achievements, identify remaining gaps, and chart a collective roadmap to 2030 and beyond. This plenary will bring together governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector to define priorities, strengthen partnerships, and shape a roadmap for SDG7 implementation in the lead-up to the 2026 HLPF review. |
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Event Name | UNGA: ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum on behalf of the Administrator as UNDP Co-Chair of UN-Energy (Marcos Neto, ASG and BPPS Director on behalf of the AA) |
Event Dates | Thursday, 25th September 2025
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Event Location (City, Country) | New York, USA, 211 East 46th St |
Relevant SDGs | SDG7 |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | The SDG7 Action Forum 2025 will assess progress and shape future strategies, reflecting on achievements and challenges in advancing SDG7; mobilize multistakeholder action by engaging governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical experts to drive collaborative, innovative, and inclusive energy solutions; promote equity and inclusion, including by mobilizing targeted support for least-developed countries, small island developing states, and vulnerable communities, leaving no one behind in the energy transition; and advance integrated approaches, highlighting energy’s cross-cutting role in achieving climate action, economic growth, and broader sustainable development goals. |
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Event Name | HLPF 2025: A High-level Launch of Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 and the SDG7 Policy Briefs 2025 (Acting Administrator, Haoliang Xu) |
Event Dates | Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 13:15–14:45 |
Event Location (City, Country) | Conference Room 5, UN Headquarters, New York |
Relevant SDGs | SDG7 |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | Co-Chairs of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Energy (Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway and Pakistan) in partnership with the SDG7 indicator custodian agencies |
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5. What collective efforts is your organization undertaking to support countries in accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in the areas of Goals 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), 9 (Industry Innovation and Infrastructure), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), which will go under in-depth review at the HLPF in 2026? Please note any achievements, challenges and gaps and provide any relevant links.
UNDP led digital transformation initiatives in 120 countries, improving infrastructure, e-governance and innovation (SDG 9) (source). For example, its digital solutions reached over 200 million people in 2024 and mobilized $1 billion worth of investments for digital infrastructure (ibid). UNDP also strengthened urban resilience and SDG localization (SDG 11) – at the World Urban Forum 12, it promoted local climate action, financing for cities, and digital solutions to “leave no place behind” (source). Through partnerships (SDG 17), UNDP helped countries leverage innovative financing; for instance, Integrated National Financing Frameworks in 86 countries. Analysis of reforms by 17 of these countries shows that $16 billion in new finance was leveraged for investment in sustainable development and alignment and scope for more alignment of more than $32 billion (source). Every dollar invested in UNDP has catalyzed US$ 60 in public and private finance aligned with SDGs, mobilizing over US$ 870 billion for sustainable development in emerging economies (source). However, significant challenges persist, including declining core funding, weak alignment across sectors and governance systems, and limited institutional capacity in many countries to absorb integrated, multi-sector support. (source).
Initiative/Partnership Name | African Energy Week (Africa Minigrids Program (AMP)) |
Partners (please list all partners) | UNDP, GEF, African Development Bank, RMI |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | SDG 7 |
Member States benefiting from it | An initial 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Description (max 150 words) | This comprehensive programme is also a multi-partner effort. With GEF funding, UNDP will be implementing the program together with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), linking up with a wide array of minigrid stakeholders in Africa and beyond. The programme aims to advance SDG7 by accelerating the scale-up of clean energy solutions in underserved communities. With various initiatives active in this space, the AMP has been designed to be additional and complement ongoing efforts to develop minigrid markets across Africa, and will further collaboration and partnerships during program implementation. |
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6. Please provide strategies (policies, guidance, plan) and/or collective actions taken to implement the 2025 Ministerial Declaration of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council. Please note any challenges foreseen and provide any relevant links.
The 2025 Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) reaffirmed global commitment to the 2030 Agenda and called for urgent, inclusive, and science-based solutions to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is leveraging its global mandate and partnerships to translate these commitments into action.
- Mainstreaming SDGs in Policies: HLPF 2025 underscored integrating the SDGs into national development plans, budgets, and policies to strengthen country ownership. UNDP is actively supporting governments in this integration – for example, by providing technical leadership on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) that align national plans with the SDGs. Through multi-stakeholder consultations and data support, UNDP helps countries monitor progress, identify gaps, and adjust policies in line with the Declaration’s guidance.
- Advancing Gender Equality: Governments at HLPF 2025 pledged to eliminate gender-based violence and ensure women’s full participation in development. The Declaration calls for investing in care systems, gender-responsive social protection, equal pay, women’s access to decent work, entrepreneurship and digital inclusion. In line with this, UNDP’s Gender Equality Strategy (2022–2025) prioritizes women’s economic empowerment and leadership, while UNDP programmes support countries in expanding childcare services, promoting women entrepreneurs, and enforcing legal protections for women and girls.
- Climate Action and Digital Inclusion: The Declaration’s emphasis on climate adaptation and digital gaps aligns with UNDP’s focus on climate resilience and digital transformation. Through the Climate Promise initiative UNDP is helping over 140 countries to update and implement climate strategies as well as provides in channelling climate finance into adaptation projects. At the same time, UNDP’s Digital Strategy is guiding investments in digital public infrastructure and skills to ensure marginalized communities benefit from digital innovations, bridging the digital divide in line with HLPF recommendations .
- Mobilizing SDG Financing and Partnerships: To address the staggering $4 trillion annual SDG financing gap highlighted by the HLPF, UNDP is scaling up support for innovative financing and multi-partner coalitions. This includes assisting countries to establish Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) that align budgets and investments with the SDGs. UNDP also brokers partnerships with international financial institutions, the private sector, and civil society to unlock new resources, and it supports south–south cooperation and SDG investment platforms to accelerate funding for sustainable development. These efforts operationalize the Declaration’s call for revitalized global partnerships (SDG 17).
- Reaffirming the highest attainable standard of health: The Declaration reaffirms the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and calls for strengthened, people-centred health systems, universal health coverage, and resilience to pandemics, climate shocks, and other crises. In line with this, UNDP’s Strategic Plan (2026–2029) commits UNDP, as a key partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and malaria, to work with the WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, the Gavi Alliance, the Pandemic Fund, and national partners to enhance pandemic response and preparedness and strengthen health systems (SDG 3).