Programme Spotlight

SDG-F approves new joint programmes

Dialogues 15i start: Development cooperation - New actors, new challenges

“15i Dialogues” bring, in the lead-up to a new development agenda, specialists, professionals, activists, entrepreneurs and academics to share ideas for a sustainable world.

From the MDG-F to the SDG-F: The transition to the Post 2015 development agenda

The Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-F) is a new development cooperation mechanism created in 2014 by the government of Spain and UNDP, on behalf of the UN system,

MDG-F improves life for 9 million people worldwide

Pioneering development efforts are hailed at UN as an important contribution to post-2015 agenda.

MDG-F shares experiences as UN General Assembly convenes

As world leaders this week recommit to the Millennium Development Goals, the MDG -F presents results from its seven-year effort to advance progress towards the global anti-poverty and ...

Spain delivers on promise of safe water

Queen Sofia presided over a UN event showcasing Spain's work to bring water and sanitation to 3.5 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean through two international funds, ...

Fighting HIV-related stigma in Bangladesh

When Usima Marma's husband infected her with HIV, she was shunned by her community. Today she is supporting herself and her son and helping other HIV-affected women gain livelihoods.