With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, the UN is supporting farmers in Nkhundye to embrace clean energy technologies for household use and agro-processing, leading to improved food security, lower household costs and new market opportunities.
Thailand is reforming its seafood industry to better protect migrant fishers and processing workers from exploitation, including forced labour and unpaid wages. Through stronger laws, inspections and worker support systems, migrant workers are becoming more informed, organized and able to claim their rights and access justice.
After El Niño floods upended the lives of nearly 300,000 people in Burundi, the UN Global Emergency Fund is reaching displaced communities in Gateri with both an emergency response and integrated support that enhances self-reliance for a sustainable future.
Given quinoa's economic potential, high nutrition and climate resilience, the Food and Agriculture Organization is supporting the Government of Bhutan in expanding the grain's impact by building farming capacity and improving access to markets.
As many micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda lack the required data for financial lenders, the UN is working with local and private sector partners to support them in digitising their operations, building business skills and becoming visible to financial service providers.
After armed border clashes erupted in 2022, the UN and partners worked with Kyrgyz, Tajik and Uzbek communities by strengthening livelihoods through climate-smart agriculture, creating shared spaces for dialogue and supporting women to lead on local councils.
With a package of seeds, training and micro greenhouses, women in Afghanistan are able to feed their families and improve their livelihoods while forming community bonds with support from the UN's Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan.
From vaccination and digital transformation to youth entrepreneurship and land restoration, the UN has supported Togo in fulfilling its development ambitions and ensuring a future in which no one is left behind.
By delivering at scale, unlocking innovative financing, leveraging policy support and boosting SDG acceleration, the Government and the UN have co-created a renewed model of cooperation that supports Indonesia’s long-term development goals.
The Food and Agriculture Organization is economically empowering rural women in Uzbekistan by providing agricultural knowledge, tools, and peer networks. Such localised projects that leave no one behind are at the core of the COP30 climate discussions.
