Learn more
[OPED] Creating a Green Recovery Pathway for the Philippines
As the pandemic continues, socio-economic recovery remains uncertain. The World Economic Outlook (2020) projections showed a glimmer of hope for the Philippines, but slowly striding on the path to…
UNDP turns over ICT equipment to BARMM to accelerate digitalization
The Ministry of Interior of Local Government (MILG) of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recently received various ICT equipment from the United Nations Development Programme…
#StoriesofWONDER: Helping Women-led Businesses Thrive Amid COVID-19
UNDP Philippines—through the generous support of Citi—launched WONDER or Women Organizations and Networks Delivering Assistance for COVID-19 Response. The initiative aimed to empower women and…
PH Government, UNDP turnover new station and barracks to joint peacekeeping forces, additional team deploy in Bangsamoro Region
Maguindanao, Philippines – A newly renovated barracks and constructed station await the Joint Peace and Security Teams (JPST) in Sultan Kudarat and North Upi, Maguindanao Province. This is part of the…
Australia and UNDP partner to build disaster and climate resilience in the Philippines
Metro Manila – The Australian Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines signed an agreement for a new initiative that will strengthen the disaster and climate…
Lanao del Sur, UNDP strengthen collaboration for sustainable peace and development
n a signing ceremony which marked years of longstanding partnership, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur, led by Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Alonto Adiong, Jr. and Vice Governor Mohammad Khalid…
OPAPP, UNDP provide rice assistance to decommissioned MILF combatants
Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), the Task Force for the Decommissioned Combatants (TFDCC), the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and…
MILG-BARMM and UNDP prepare for digitalization of basic services in 2021
Around 60 employees from BARMM’s Ministry of Interior and Local Governance, specially from the municipalities of Butig and Piagapo, have been trained last December 2020 to prepare for digitalization…
Young Filipino innovators showcase their ideas for the future at the Youth Social Innovation Lab 2020
Over 100 young Filipino innovators from all over the country gathered for the very first virtual Youth Social Innovation Lab held on December 1-3 and 7, to pitch their ideas that will address issues…
[OpEd] “Humanity at the precipice: Human development through a green lens”
The latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report shows we need nothing less than a societal transformation if the next frontier of human progress is to succeed. This…
