Big news! The 2024 Annual Reports of the UNDP Resilience Hub and the Africa Borderlands Centre are out. 🔖🔖 Two reports. One shared purpose. Building resilient, and inclusive communities across Africa’s most vulnerable regions https://t.co/XHCnCkQJfp https://t.co/ThpyhSMPPo

Just arrived in #Kenya 🇰🇪 for the @UNDPAfrica Strategic Leadership Dialogue — a key moment to reflect & plan with our Resident Representatives. Kicking off on a dynamic note with the graduation of the 1st cohort of the @timbuktooAfrica & @500GlobalVC pre-acceleration academy.

From idea to execution, this week has been a catalyst for early-stage founders at the Pre-Acceleration Academy. Today, they graduate equipped with sharper models, stronger pitches, and a clear path to scale, with @ahunnaeziakonwa, the Assistant Secretary-General and Director of

Kicking off the UNDP Resident Representatives Forum for the Great Lakes Region today in Nairobi 🇰🇪! Under the theme “Harnessing Regional Opportunities for Peace, Governance & Socio-Economic Development,” UNDP leaders are shaping new pathways for resilience and shared prosperity.

Community-based social protection systems are a vital pillar of Africa’s resilience. Rooted in solidarity and the spirit of Ubuntu, they fill critical gaps where formal mechanisms fall short. The new @_AfricanUnion-@UNDP report shows how these community-driven approaches

📘Today, @_AfricanUnion & @UNDP launched the AUC–UNDP Joint Report. Rooted in Ubuntu, Africa’s communities remain the continent’s strongest safety net—protecting millions from poverty & exclusion. 🔗 https://t.co/W0iFjnTorV #SocialProtection #FromTheGroundUp

📖 New report Across #Africa, Community Based #SocialProtection organizations are empowering women, strengthening trust & building resilience #FromTheGroundUp. 🔗 Learn how in this @_AfricanUnion-@UNDP report: https://t.co/pM419X22kq 📑 Policy paper:  https://t.co/470qzij0cn

[BLOG] Africa’s borderlands are not margins of fragility—they’re frontiers of opportunity. With the right investment, they can power inclusive growth across the continent. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/ji1zvJ9OJ9 #ResilientAfrica #Borderlands

Great meeting with @JumokeJagunD, Chief Investment Officer & Head of Fragility Africa @IFC_org. Fruitful exchange on complementarities & opportunities to collaborate on resilience building & SME support in East Africa and beyond.

Pleased to lead the @UNDPAfrica delegation to the Africa Resilience Forum of @AfDB_Group in Abidjan 🇨🇮 under the theme “Prioritizing Prevention: Financing Peace in a Changing Development Cooperation Landscape.” One thing is certain: Resilience is Africa’s greatest asset.

We have gathered stakeholders & partners in Kampala 🇺🇬 for the End-of-Project Learning & Sustainability Workshop of the Karamoja Scaling Facility reviewing outcomes, reflecting on lessons, and outlining next steps to scale successful interventions. #Karamoja #ResilientAfrica

🎥 Africa’s Blue Economy holds immense promise for jobs, trade and climate resilience. “At #ABEW25 we will move from pledges to action.”— @mznaab, Director @UNDP RSCA. 📢 23–25 Sept | @_AfricanUnion, Addis Ababa ℹ️ https://t.co/IPEHdmMZhb

✅ How can effective water management resolve disputes between farmers and herders? ✅ How can #solarenergy projects mitigate resource conflicts? ✅ How can climate-resilient agriculture promote peace amid food insecurity? Envision a #resilientSahel where climate action fosters

Earlier this month, we joined the @_AfricanUnion, policymakers & partners at #IATF2025 in Algiers. One thing was clear: Africa can design its own solutions. Relive the highlights & see how women- & youth-led MSMEs secured partnerships & tapped into trade opportunities. #AfCFTA

Great exchange today between the @UNDPResilience team and @AECFAfrica leadership. We explored leveraging private capital for impact—spotlighting risk data ecosystems, regulatory sandboxes & investments for women & youth in the Horn of Africa, including the borderlands.

AECF met with the @UNDPResilience to explore synergies between our efforts in driving inclusive private sector growth, resilience financing, and private sector engagement in fragile and frontier markets. The discussion highlighted our shared commitment to de-risking private

Great meeting H.E. @ymahmoudali, Chairperson of @_AfricanUnion. Delivering Agenda 2063 and the SDGs as “two agendas, one plan” requires unity of purpose and collective action. Together through the AU–UNDP MoU we’re: 🌍 Driving innovative finance 🌱 Shaping bold African

🌍Disasters disrupt lives, dignity, and livelihoods. That’s why building resilience matters. As @UNDP Kenya’s Emergency Resilience Officer, serving through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Ms. Opportuna is helping communities do more than recover. For her,

Today in Addis Ababa, @_AfricanUnion with support from @UNDP, @UNRISD & @NORCAPweb gathered AU experts to review draft Guidelines on Resilience Building—a step to operationalise the Roots of African Resilience #RoAR approach for systemic, multi-sectoral resilience across Africa.

[PRESS RELEASE] At #ACS2 in Addis Ababa, with @_AfricanUnion, we launched the Community Recovery & Resilience Facility (CRRF)—an Africa-led mechanism to help communities bounce back from shocks and build long-term resilience. Find out more https://t.co/OVvfqafvcn #ClimateAction

> 150,000 people in the Somali region, Ethiopia, will now have reliable access to clean water through a new partnership co-financed by @CIFFchild & @UNDPResilience under the Groundwater Access Facility for Africa initiative. 📽️ https://t.co/aU0p3ebUzp