A Royal Mission

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, the Crown Prince Haakon of Norway heads to Jamaica

DETAILS ON A HISTORIC VISIT

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UNDP and Youth Partners call for regular State of Youth Poverty Reports and National MPI

UNDP Resident Representative Kishan Khoday has joined youth delegates of the organization’s Ready Set Great youth conference in calling for the adoption of a national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) along with regular State of Youth Poverty reports to enrich the measurement of poverty.

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UNDP ready to support the Caribbean to recover from Hurricane Beryl

The UNDP stands ready to support immediate hurricane response needs and to deploy personnel to support national and regional emergency management authorities in launching relief and recovery efforts

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Nature in Crisis: Rethinking Development Pathways

UNDP Resident Representative Kishan Khoday says as the planetary crisis deepens, countries must course correct their current development pathways if they are to maintain and sustain their hard-won development gains in coming decades.

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Rated A for Accessible

A new app gets top marks for improving access to services, jobs & search & rescue options, from Persons with Disabilities in The Bahamas.

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Jamaica's Climate Promise

A new video feature outlining key commitments in Jamaica's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement was launched on World Environment Day, starring UNDP's Climate Promise partners

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FEATURED VIDEO: Rise & Scale Business Accelerator for biz owners on the margins

Our Mission


Guided by UNDP's global mission, the Multi Country Office in Jamaica seeks to reduce multidimensional poverty in the countries we serve, through project solutions in Social Resilience and Inclusion; Citizen Safety and Security and Rule of Law; Climate Change Resilience; and Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Our tailored package of Signature Solutions supports the development of strong policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities and institutional capabilities, while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. We serve Jamaica, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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UNDP Launches Sexual Harassment Online Resource Centre

UNDP is serious about establishing a safe working space that has zero tolerance for sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination. For information and inspiration, we open a window into our policies, resources and regulations for partners and staff. A #16Days Campaign.

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Blog Series - A UNDP Special Initiative in partnership with The Gleaner

Multidimensional Poverty Op Ed and Video series by UNDP's youth partners

Youth partners of UNDP's Ready Set Great youth in development annual youth showcase are mobilized to pen blogs exploring different facets of poverty reduction. The blog series, accompanied by short video features on each partner's work, underscores the role of youth entrepreneurship, technology enabled farming, conflict resolution, green and blue jobs and digital access in addressing poverty, especially among young people.

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Success Stories

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Success Story
To Hell and Back

Shelly-Ann Crossdale, chicken and cash crop farmer embraces a new day after a lifetime of abuse and an unjust charge for murder when she was just 17 years old..

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Hospital Scores Sun-powered Success

Solar energy is helping to cut energy costs & fossil fuels at a 1-of-a-kind hospital for persons with physical disabilities in Jamaica. | Project funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF)

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Our Impact

98.7%

Legal aid clients

Satisfied with mobile justice service.

5

Public Hospitals

now run on clean energy at reduced cost to national budget

5276

Buildings in The Bahamas

Assessed post hurricane with UNDP's HBDA mobile app

128

Communities islandwide

Have improved access to water through water harvesting projects

74 x

Increase in fish size & stocks

due to reef rehabilitation, leading to restoration of fisher livelihoods

1.8 Million

Pounds of Marine debris

cleared from Bahamas coastal waters, habitats & tourist sites

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