UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Built World

Co-convener of the Accelerator

More than 2,500 gigawatts of renewable and storage projects worldwide are waiting for a grid connection, nearly twice the generating capacity of the United States. The UN's Global Grids Accelerator, launched on September 23, is meant to turn government grid plans in Africa and Southeast Asia into projects that can be financed and built.

Updated Oct 27

New Capabilities

Co-publisher of the 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

Nepal cut its multidimensional poverty rate from 30.1% in 2014 to 13.9% in 2024/25 — halving, in a decade, the share of people who lack basic health care, schooling, and living standards. The latest Global Multidimensional Poverty Index from UNDP and OPHI counts 4.11 million Nepalis in poverty, down from 8.32 million.

Updated Oct 14

Money Moves

Co-publisher of the global MPI

For the first time since the index launched in 2010, the number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen. The 2026 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index counts 1.2 billion people as poor, 51.5 million more than the previous update.

Updated Oct 12

Built World

As of September 2026: Deployed machinery and workers to support rescue

A six-story apartment building in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa area collapsed overnight Tuesday, killing at least 21 people. Eight of the dead were children. The structure had been damaged by an Israeli strike more than a year ago, but displaced families were living inside because they had no safe alternative.

Updated Sep 17