The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has highlighted the critical role of the private sector in Afghanistan’s economic growth, stressing the need to expand access to finance, support small and medium-sized enterprises and create employment opportunities.
Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s largest displacement crises amid drought, earthquakes and growing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have arrived in Kabul to assess the living conditions of Afghans and address their challenges.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says opium production in Afghanistan has declined by 95 percent since 2023, significantly affecting the global illicit opiates market. UNODC, in its World Drug Report 2026, said the unprecedented…
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Mawlawi Ataullah Omari and UNDP Resident Representative Stephen Rodriques have emphasised expanding cooperation in agriculture, irrigation, livelihood development and infrastructure projects.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says economic pressures, declining global aid, worsening drought and the return of millions of migrants over the past year have further deteriorated living conditions in Afghanistan, increasing the urgent need for sustainable solutions.
Japan-funded UNDP projects over the past four years created thousands of jobs, supported businesses and improved infrastructure in Afghanistan, benefiting over one million people, but officials say sustained support remains essential. The UNDP representative and Japan’s ambassador in…
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Afghanistan says the country continues to face serious economic and humanitarian challenges; however, some positive developments are also visible and with sustained international support Afghanistan can move towards…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) states that decades of war, economic stagnation and climate-related challenges have eroded local resilience in Afghanistan, leaving most families in need of assistance.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with $10 million in funding from the Republic of Korea, has officially launched the Relief, Employment and Vital Infrastructure for the Vulnerable in Emergencies (REVIVE) project in Afghanistan.
The acting Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Mawlavi Attaullah Umari during a meeting with the UN Development (UNDP) Chief Stephen Rodrigues recommended the construction of canals and check dams along the Kunar, Amu, Murghab and Harirud Rivers, a statement said.
Interior Ministry’s Counternarcotic Secretary Mullah Abdul Haq Hamkar during a meeting with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) delegation termed narcotics not only Afghanistan’s but a global issue.
UNDP will equip about 2,000 schools and a number of clinics in Afghanistan that lack electricity with solar power until 2028. In a statement, the Media Center in northern Balkh province said deputy governor, education, public health and…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has highlighted Afghanistan's severe water crisis, noting nearly 80 percent of the population lacks sufficient access to drinking water.
Dealing with extreme hardship, approximately 85 percent Afghans live on less than one dollar a day, UNDP said in a report. The UN agency in a report published yesterday that the situation became markedly worsened after August 2021,…
In the wake of devastating earthquakes in western Herat province, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has made an urgent appeal for $25 million to support key parts of the recovery plan.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have launched a two-year project that aimed to strengthen women’s economic activity in the private sector in seven provinces of Afghanistan, according to a statement on Thursday.…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it paid $12.4 million to 190,000 Afghans against temporary employment under ABADEI programme in 2022. However, UN OCHA urged continuation of assistance in order to control the economic situation of the…
Some 1.23 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have voluntarily returned, including over 211,000 people so far in 2022, according to a joint statement from the UNHCR and the UNDP on Tuesday. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the…
The UN Development Fund (UNDP) has released the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (GMI) 2022 report. It provides new analyses of the 2022 update of MPI. The report is available to anyone interested in multidimensional poverty for further exploration…
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has said since August 15 last year, more than 700,000 jobs have been lost in Afghanistan and the poverty rate reached more than 90 percent, but the country was still not in…
