SIDS don’t lack ideas. They face financing constraints. 📉🌊 At the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, UNCDF’s Karen Vardanyan shared how catalytic guarantees can de-risk lending, expand MSME finance, and unlock blue economy investment.

🌍 UNEA-7 marks the investment readiness of the Plastics Transition Investment Facility (PTIF). Combining the expertise of @UNEP, UNCDF, and @IFC_org, the PTIF is a global blended-finance platform designed to mobilize capital and reduce plastic pollution at scale. #UNEA7

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The historic #ParisAgreement on climate change was adopted on 12 December 2015. Over the last 10 years, it has delivered real progress, but we need more urgent & ambitious #ClimateAction to protect our planet. https://t.co/cqpfS1DnNQ

How can carbon markets work for those most exposed to climate change? 🌱 At #UNEA7, UNCDF’s Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya highlighted how catalytic finance can help LDCs & SIDS bring high-integrity carbon projects to market to create real local value, not just offsets. @UNEP

Joined @bbcworldservice today on the margins of the @UN Environment Assembly. We discussed how @UNDP is supporting countries to attract private investment to power the green revolution. The resources exist. Our task is to help mobilize them. #UNEA7

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Congrats to our UNDP Africa colleagues on launching #AMANI, the 3rd edition of the AfYWL storybook! 36 inspiring journeys of young African women leading with purpose. Explore 👉 https://t.co/PZFHOYK7K7 #AfricanWomenLead #JoinALifeChangingMission

UNCDF is supporting the EU-funded MSME Recovery Programme with @KfW_int, GIZ, and @DBE_Ethiopia. At an engagement seminar in Ethiopia, partners agreed: 💡 More flexible lending 🔐 Alternative collateral 👩‍🦰 Stronger support for women 🤝 Ongoing dialogue @EU_Commission

Good to join #UNEA7 as leaders push for solutions for a healthier planet. Great talks with innovators, private sector, and development partners. UNDP supports strong global action on nature, climate, and pollution for a safer, fairer future.

📱🌍 In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming how students enter university. Students can register, upload documents, and pay fees using only a mobile phone. No travel, no long queues, no paperwork. @EU_Commission @PressACP https://t.co/0niIkcKoMS

Ep 2 of Nationwide Amplified: Talaat McNeely, CEO of His & Her Money, shares how he went from drowning in debt to building a marriage of trust, hitting financial goals, & helping others do the same.

Sierra Leone launched its first weather index insurance and farmers are already benefiting. 🌧️🌾 1,200 farmers across 6 districts are now protected from floods & droughts through UNCDF’s pilot. ‘This is the opportunity every farmer wants,’ says Hawa Jalloh. @EU_Commission

Mobile money, digital lending & data-driven finance are redefining credit in East Africa. 📊 On @cnbcafrica, UNCDF's Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya shared why consumer protection, data governance, e-KYC & responsible lending must keep pace with growth. 📺 Watch ➡️ https://t.co/4PewXSsVsM

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UNCDF, @UN_Women, @UNDP, PNG & Australia have helped Mama Bank scale lending for women-led MSMEs. 🤝 Mama Bank is now financially sustainable and unlocking new opportunities for women and youth. 📺Watch to learn more ➡️ https://t.co/m38tXuGIJv

The entrepreneurial potential in Africa is unmatched. At #DohaForum25, @alexanderdecroo, @UNDP Administrator underscored why investment in young people is essential. Through @timbuktooafrica, UNDP is empowering Africa’s brightest minds to spark the next wave of #innovation.

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Today, the @UNDP Family in #Kenya had an inspiring town hall with the UNDP Administrator @alexanderdecroo. Together, we look forward to shaping the next chapter of UNDP’s work in Kenya, building a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future for all.

Fiji is proving what climate-resilient financial inclusion looks like. 🌱 Last week in Parliament, Minister Hon. Esrom Immanuel highlighted how UNCDF and partners are delivering real impact for Fijians on the frontlines of extreme weather.

Climate finance works when it reaches the last mile.💧 For 84-year-old Nayon Tara Chakma, life meant climbing steep hills every morning just to collect water. Thanks to a locally led, solar-powered water system, safe water is now at her doorstep. https://t.co/97FsTpavAY

The UN Environment Assembly is where countries agree on how to tackle the world’s biggest environmental issues. Since 2014, 100+ resolutions have advanced global action on climate, nature, pollution & a more resilient planet. @UNEP has more on #UNEA7. https://t.co/ixlFVXeUc1

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Visibility unlocks capital. 🔓 In Uganda, micro-entrepreneurs remain “invisible” to lenders. UNCDF + @WFP + @MastercardFdn are changing this. ✔️ 15 districts using digital tools ✔️ Thousands building transaction histories ✔️ Data that derisks lending https://t.co/5JJyYVuYm4

$1 of donor capital → ~$20 in private-sector lending. 📈 In partnership with @UNDP, UNCDF’s guarantee facility in Afghanistan is shifting market behavior: 📌 7,444 MSMEs financed 📌 16x guarantee leverage 📌 20x portfolio leverage https://t.co/SXKnakGcCj