Our results

2024 Key Results
at a Glance

Through the four thematic windows, Funding Windows flexible funding helped drive inclusive economic growth, strengthen democratic governance and community resilience, scale climate and energy solutions, and dismantle barriers to gender equality
289,900+
people with improved access to basic services
10 countries and territories
193,700+
people with strengthened livelihoods
53% women
20 countries
7,700+
short-term jobs created
8 fragile contexts
1,500+
MSMEs and businesses supported to enhance sustainable livelihoods
10 countries
35,900+
people benefitted from solar solutions
6 countries and territories
460+
public infrastructures built or rebuilt
10 countries
346,000+
people with increased access to justice and legal services
11 countries
70+
initiatives, policies and strategies to protect and promote civil society, inclusive spaces and capacities for public dialogue
34 countries

22
countries

with increased capacities to prevent and manage vulnerability to crisis, shocks and disaster risks

18
countries

Supported risk-informed and gender-responsive recovery solutions

11
countries

with new/and or strengthened policy and legislative and institutional capacity to prevent and respond to gender-based violence

Poverty and Inequality Window

Governance, Peacebuilding, Crisis and Resilience Window

Nature, Climate and Energy Window

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Window

From poverty to prosperity: Accelerating system-wide socioeconomic transformation

The path from poverty to prosperity requires more than income growth. It demands structural transformation that expands opportunity, builds resilience,and leaves no one behind.
The path from poverty to prosperity requires more than income growth. It demands structural transformation that expands opportunity, builds resilience,and leaves no one behind.

© UNDP/Paraguay

In 2024, UNDP, through the Funding Windows, scaled-up support for country-led solutions that strengthen the foundations of inclusive and adaptive socioeconomic systems. From modernizing social protection to advancing digital inclusion and local economic empowerment, investments helped governments reach excluded populations, pilot integrated protection models, and shift from fragmented responses to integrated, people-centered systems. In Latin America and the Caribbean, catalytic investments from the Funding Windows accelerated the development of inclusive digital public infrastructure, ensuring that adaptive social protection is data-driven, accessible, and responsive.  In Belize, FWs resources helped bridge the digital divide for rural communities, particularly youth, women and the elderly. Over 6,700 citizens – including 700 elderly - accessed digital services and literacy training through 13 Digital Connect Centres, while youth acted as “digital buddies” to assist elderly learners and facilitate intergenerational exchange. The GovTRACK platform streamlined 360 government services, while support for the 2022 Digital Government Bill led to the creation of the E-Governance and Digitalization Unit—positioning Belize as a regional leader in e-governance.
6,700+
citizens accessed digital services and digital literacy programmes
Spotlight on innovation
Learning Loops for business formalization
In Paraguay, FWs supported a locally-grounded, iterative approach to strengthen productivity, working conditions, and associativity among micro and small garment manufacturers. Digital maturity assessments reached 450+ MSMEs across seven districts, using a student-led methodology. Results are now visualized in a public dashboard used by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). These efforts contributed to strengthening Entrepreneur Support Centers and generated actionable evidence for policies on formalization, digitalization, and decent work, while reinforcing institutional collaboration and long-term impact.  

Integrated solutions to strengthen institutions, sustain peace, and build resilience

In 2024, UNDP leveraged Funding Windows resources to support institutions and local communities expand access to basic services, anticipate crisis risks, and strengthen social cohesion and institutional resilience.

© UNDP/Papua New Guinea

Reimagining democracy and expanding civic engagement 

In 2024, FWs efforts made governance more inclusive, participatory, and responsive to people’s needs by supporting institutional reforms, expanding civic engagement—especially among youth and marginalized groups—and bolstering transparency and accountability.  

In Uruguay, Timor-Leste, Rwanda, Peru, Colombia and Morocco, FWs resources fostered more open and inclusive public practices by empowering youth, persons with disabilities and civil society organisations to engage in governance processes. In Panama, Peru, and Democratic Republic of Congo digital technologies were leveraged to promote citizen participation. 

In Timor-Leste, mobile citizen labs brought parliamentarians face-to-face with youth and women’s groups, creating vital spaces for civic dialogue and engagement. Through co-creation sessions with civil society and members of Parliament—including the Women and Youth Caucuses—young people and women directly shaped policy proposals, fostering more inclusive and responsive legislation. Digital tools amplified these efforts: two podcast series, Viajen Politika and Coffee Talks, sparked national conversations on governance and social justice, while monthly AI-powered surveys via the Ekota platform captured youth perspectives on key issues like unemployment and gender equality. These insights fuelled targeted digital advocacy, strengthening democratic participation—especially among rural youth.

Upholding human rights and expanding access to justice to leave no one behind

In fragile and post-conflict contexts, Funding Windows-supported efforts strengthened gender-responsive and inclusive justice systems and helped expand localized legal services to make justice systems more accessible, trusted, and equitable. In Uganda, UNDP, in partnership with the Judiciary and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), supported the roll out of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms, improving court efficiencies and expanding people-centred services. Video conferencing systems were installed to improve justice access for vulnerable communities and court open days increased judicial transparency and public trust in the justice system, which reached 69%, based on a survey conducted by the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) in partnership with the Judiciary. A case settlement fortnight helped address hundreds of long-standing family cases, successfully resolving 20% of them, demonstrating the potential of targeted interventions to reduce case backlogs and improve justice service delivery.
Spotlight on Innovation
Designing a people-centred roadmap for justice in Somalia
Funding Windows resources in Somalia contributed to national-level policy reform grounded in grassroots participation. UNDP supported the development of the country’s first National Justice Sector Strategy through consultations using the innovative Three Horizons foresight method. This approach ensures a people-centered and inclusive process that considers diverse perspectives and creates a roadmap for a fairer justice system. In 2024, the South-West State scaled up a pilot for developing integrative justice solutions, now replicated in all other Federal Member States. Through non-violence communication and generative dialogue sessions, more than 200 participants—including displaced women, elders, and justice officials—co-developed a shared vision of what justice should look like in fragile and conflict-affected areas. These insights informed Somalia’s first Justice Sector Strategy, positioning people-centred justice, non-violent communication, and responsive governance at the core of national reform. As one local elder stated: “Using dialogue instead of division helps us see not just the problem, but each other.”

Shifting to proactive risk management and risk-informed development

In the Central African Republic, UNDP supported the government in strengthening the legal and institutional framework for civil protection. This included the development of five key draft legal and policy instruments—now awaiting national validation. These frameworks lay the foundation for a more coordinated, inclusive, and gender-responsive approach to disaster risk management in the country.  A study visit of Officials from the Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC) to Senegal enhanced their understanding of national civil protection structures, flood prevention, heatwave safety measures, regional early warning systems, and how to carry out effective preparedness campaigns for farmers and fishermen. This cross-border learning allowed the DGPC delegation to review its own institutional set-up. It also facilitated the adoption of best practices in its policy and legal framework. UNDP support also facilitated a gender-responsive assessment of vulnerabilities related to both natural hazards and conflict providing the foundation for addressing multi-dimensional risk.  

Thanks to the development of a national civil protection policy, the government has made disaster risk reduction a strategic priority as highlighted in the National Development Plan (2024-2028)—reinforced by a dedicated budget line and international recognition by UNDDR, with Resilience Certification awarded to the 'Bas-Oubangui' region.

Government representative of the Central African Republic

Community-driven solutions for sustaining peace and conflict prevention

Funding Windows efforts contributed to tangible shifts in policy-making and participation—from securing women’s seats in Kyrgyzstan local councils to including displaced women in Malian peace dialogues.

My involvement in the UNDP project on Empowering Civil Society's Change my life by 180 degrees (…). The most important thing for me was that I was able to unite the women in my village. We began holding meetings where we discussed not only common problems but also possible solutions. Together, we developed action plans aimed at improving educational opportunities for children and creating jobs for women. I saw interest and confidence spark in the eyes of my neighbors. Women began to open, sharing their ideas and initiatives. With each new meeting, I felt the atmosphere in our village changing. I started to hear my fellow villagers discussing our initiatives with respect and noticed how local authorities began paying attention to our concerns. That was when I realized that our voice matters.

Ainura, local participant from Kyrgyzstan

Spotlight on digital tools
Advancing environmental justice and conflict prevention through data-driven governance
In 2024, Funding Windows resources leveraged AI-based monitoring tools for community conflict prevention and environmental justice, strengthened social cohesion and anticipatory governance, and improved risk anticipation. In Bolivia, UNDP supported the launch of a monitoring and early warning system to prevent and manage socio-environmental conflicts, including deforestation and water pollution. The system integrates environmental justice and human rights perspectives to promote inclusive, preventive and anticipatory governance. In Kosovo,4 deep listening exercises and multi-ethnic civil society partnerships generated local solutions to shared environmental challenges — from reforestation to waste management and environmental education. A regional collaboration with Bosnia and Herzegovina produced a cross-border gender and environmental justice study that informed new thematic policy development. Kosovo also launched its first ‘Environmental Justice Case Law Manual’ in both Albanian and Serbian, integrating it into the legal education system. These innovations reflect a significant shift towards data-driven, inclusive governance that empowers communities to pre-empt conflict, shape responsive institutions, and advance rights for people to access a healthy environment.

From crisis response to resilience: Rebuilding from the ground-up

In the occupied Palestinian territory, rapid disbursement through the FWs enabled early recovery interventions that complemented UNDP core crisis resources.  Amidst large-scale destruction and displacement due to the ongoing conflict, FWs funds helped leverage resources to conduct damage assessments, remove rubble, and deploy prefabricated shelters ensuring access to shelter and basic services for over 90,000 people.  
90,500
people with access to shelter and basic services

Investing in People, Peace and Progress by UNDP Crisis Bureau Director, Shoko Noda

Integrated recovery in fragile and displacement-affected settings

Beyond immediate response, UNDP focused on integrated recovery in fragile settings, particularly those affected by displacement and protracted crises. In 2024, FWs flexible resources supported durable solutions to IDPs, migrants, host communities in 15 countries and territories. In South Sudan, UNDP advanced durable solutions for displacement, supporting the government in launching the Action Plan for Returns, Reintegration, and Recovery—a national framework for the voluntary, dignified, and sustainable reintegration of displaced populations. At the policy level, UNDP integrated displacement priorities into the Western Bahr el Ghazal State Development Plan, aligning humanitarian, development, and peace actors through a joint action plan for 2025. The creation of a Durable Solutions Taskforce and support to the Coordination Forum strengthened multi-stakeholder collaboration, ensuring displaced populations have access to secure housing, livelihoods, and essential services.

Addressing multi-dimensional challenges with climate-smart solutions

To future-proof recovery and resilience, UNDP leveraged climate-smart practices that empower communities and protect ecosystems.
Spotlight on innovation
Agri-labs for peace, climate action, and shared prosperity
In Hela Province, Papua New Guinea, agri-labs are bridging climate resilience, peacebuilding, and youth empowerment through agricultural innovation. Co-designed by women and youth from conflict-affected communities, these hands-on learning hubs offer climate-smart farming skills, seedbanks and livestock information, and safe spaces for reconciliation and leadership development, benefiting over 11,205 people from 24 clans. The Paipali Agri-Lab, driven by women and youth leaders, fostered livelihood diversification and integration of displaced people, while the Idauwi Agri-Lab focused on agricultural production and income generation.

After 10 years of fighting, I refused to carry weapons. Today, I’m helping rebuild our community.

Frank John, youth leader, Paipali

Triple planetary crisis solutions powered by people and partnerships

In 2024, the world experienced the warmest year on record and a wave of climate-related disasters displaced millions. Funding Windows investments enabled countries to turn ambition into action—advancing inclusive climate resilience, accelerating sustainable energy access, and integrating environmental sustainability into governance, markets, and finance.

© UNDP / Mongolia

Localized energy solutions in crisis contexts
The ongoing war in Ukraine continued to impact critical energy infrastructure and severely disrupted essential services, including heating, water, and sanitation. Funding Windows support was instrumental in supporting a swift UNDP response to national recovery priorities. This support enabled the delivery of essential energy equipment that restored power in the hardest-hit regions, ensuring uninterrupted services for over 1.4 million people.5 This included high-voltage components and auto-transformers that stabilized energy transmission systems in southern, western, and eastern Ukraine—laying the groundwork for a decentralized energy network to support long-term recovery. The catalytic contribution of Funding Windows enabled the integration of newer energy technologies, accelerating early recovery and transitions to sustainable and resilient energy systems.
1.4+ million
people with restored power supply in conflict affected regions
In the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), technical and financial solutions co-developed with local partners established a scalable model for decentralized energy access and laid the foundation for the national Shamsi Palestine solar transition programme. This included plans to expand to 50 municipalities to strengthen energy security, fiscal sustainability, and local climate resilience. Thanks to $2 million in private financing unlocked in 2023, $1.1 million was used to build and operate the As Samoua solar utility, delivering clean energy to 30,800 people. The initiative showcased how municipal partnerships and blended finance can scale renewable energy solutions in fragile contexts—providing a replicable model for inclusive, climate-resilient infrastructure.
30,800+
people accessed clean energy thanks to public-private solar partnership
Spotlight on digital tools:
Advancing deforestation free traceability through big data and AI
Leveraging geospatial data, AI and big data, the Digital4Planet initiative supports Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Ethiopia in in advancing digital traceability systems for deforestation-free commodities—strengthening compliance with EU Deforestation-Free Regulation while enhancing forest protection and promoting regional and global sustainable value chains. User research across the three countries in Latin America, identified gaps in data transparency and systems interoperability, informing the design of an AI-powered digital prototype—aligned with digital public goods principles— that uses data triangulation and automated reporting to validate deforestation-free coffee production.  Designed in partnership with government agencies, cooperatives, and private sector actors, the tool is tailored to country-specific needs while offering scalability and integration across national systems to safeguard forests and directly benefit smallholder coffee producers. By embedding the solution within national cooperative networks and traceability platforms, the initiative supports inclusive digital ecosystems—bridging policy, data, and innovation to ensure forest protection and equitable market participation in a new era of sustainable trade.

From participation to power: Solutions for advancing inclusion and structural change for women 

The Funding Windows serve as a strategic UNDP mechanism to drive structural transformation and accelerate gender equality outcomes as per the Gender Equality Strategy (2022–2025).

© UNDP / Madagascar

While gender equality is integrated across all FWs-funded interventions, in 2024, dedicated resources through the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Window were directly invested in supporting structural changes in 16 countries, including crisis and fragile contexts.
Making public finance work for gender equality 
In 2024, EQUANOMICS advanced gender-responsive fiscal policies in eight countries: Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Costa Rica, and the Philippines, embedding gender equality into national tax systems, budgeting processes, and public finance institutions. Governments introduced reforms that reflect women’s economic realities—such as childcare tax credits, anti-harassment protocols, and inclusive budgeting practices. Over 266,000 public servants (46% women) across 100+ institutions were trained through the Gender Equality Seal, equipping them to design and deliver gender-responsive services and policies. Supported by FWs investments, UNDP invested in research-driven fiscal policy reforms, building institutional capacity and integrating gender equality standards into public finance institutions. 
266,000+
public officers from across 100+ public institutions advancing gender equality
Advancing clean energy opportunities that power equality 
In 2024, the Powering Gender Equality initiative advanced women’s economic empowerment and influence in energy governance and policymaking in Ethiopia, Eswatini, Madagascar, and Malawi. Through cross-sectoral policy dialogues, policy reviews and targeted support to women entrepreneurs, the initiative supported national energy policies to better account for women’s unique needs and interests and ensured clean energy initiatives could directly benefit women and their communities.    

Across countries, more than 810 people (86% women) gained skills in entrepreneurship and clean energy technologies, leading to measurable increases in productivity and income. In Malawi, women-led cooperatives used energy-efficient baking technology to increase bread production by 400%—reinvesting profits to mentor 150 more women. This mentorship created sustainable pathways for women to access economic opportunities and foster long-term growth.  
400%
increase in bread production through energy-efficient baking technology

Most women in the project areas apart from group businesses have ventured into profitable individual businesses that have helped to improve and change their livelihood for better. This has also helped to foster women enter into male-dominated territories of leadership in community set up, for example, the farming cooperatives. The [Powering] Gender Equality project has also greatly helped men to better understand the importance of fully engaging women in all societal activities. The project is also playing a pivotal [role] by involving different stakeholders at different levels to advocate for change in cultural, social orientations that provides a glass ceiling for either women and other vulnerable members of the community.

Representative of the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Malawi 

Powering Gender Equality - Clean energy drives real impact for women’s empowerment