Press Releases

• Achim Steiner takes office as UNDP Administrator Jun 20, 2017

  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today welcomed Achim Steiner as he begins a four-year term as Administrator of the Organization

• 10 Sustainable Development Solutions for Asia and the Pacific Jun 6, 2017
• Joint Statement on World Environment Day, 2017 Jun 5, 2017

  The nMinistry of Population and Environment and United Nations Development Programme jointly released a statement marking World Environment Day 2017, expressing their commitment to working towards conserving the natural environment, and mitigating future environmental burdens in the course of development

• Yeti Airlines launches new SDG buses in partnership with UN May 26, 2017

  Yeti Airlines, in partnership with the United Nations in Nepal, has launched two of its new airport shuttle buses branded with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their logos. The buses, together with flyers and leaflets on the SDGs, are expected to inform and make passengers aware about the goals and the action they can take to help achieve the SDGs while they travel between the airport terminal and the aircrafts

• Yeti Airlines and UN partner for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nepal May 22, 2017

  Yeti Airlines Domestic Pvt. Ltd. and the United Nations in Nepal have entered into a new partnership for the promotion and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Nepal

• Exclusion and inequality lead to uneven development across Asia and the Pacific: Human Development Report 2016 Mar 21, 2017

  Disparate progress in South and East Asia and the Pacific due to discrimination towards women, ethnic minorities and populations in remote areas, says UNDP Report

• Nepal’s airports prepare for future natural disasters Jan 31, 2017

  A four-day training and assessment programme involving airport authorities, military and humanitarian partners is being held to develop a customized disaster response action plan for Tribhuvan International Airport and Nepalgunj Airport

• Nepal launches new project to minimise climate change impacts on agriculture Oct 18, 2016

  Women parliamentarians have received necessary assistance in their task of analyzing provisions within the proposed bills on the six Commissions through the lens of gender and social inclusion

• Level of financial inclusion in Nepal has improved, says new study Jul 15, 2016

  Nepal Rastra Bank, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly launched the findings from the supply side study and roadmap for financial inclusion in Nepal

• Actor and UNDP Ambassador Michelle Yeoh returned to Nepal to advocate for disaster preparedness, resilience and the Global Goals Jul 2, 2016

  Award-winning global movie star and Nepal earthquake survivor Michelle Yeoh visited the capital and surrounding villages and exchanged stories with fellow survivors of overcoming fear and loss and gaining strength and hope