- What is it?: A UN agency that works towards eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, and achieving sustainable development in various countries.
- Formation: The UNDP was established in 1965 to assist nations in eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable human development.
- Publication: Human Development Report.also released Human Development Index in its HDR.
- Significance
- SDGs are an international call to action to eradicate poverty, safeguard the environment, and guarantee that by 2030 everyone lives in peace and prosperity.
- Strengthening new frameworks for development, catastrophe risk reduction, and climate change is a priority for UNDP. In all of its projects, it also supports the defence of human rights and women’s empowerment.
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