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At the Global Labor Market Conference in Riyadh today, UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya made the case for a fundamental shift in how we think about employment in fragile and least developed economies.
🔗 Watch the keynote speech here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/B3pMl3N...
🔗 Watch the keynote speech here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/B3pMl3N...
GLMC 2026 DAY2 - Activities English Livestream
YouTube video by Global Labor Market Conference
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January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
At the Global Labor Market Conference in Riyadh today, UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya made the case for a fundamental shift in how we think about employment in fragile and least developed economies.
🔗 Watch the keynote speech here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/B3pMl3N...
🔗 Watch the keynote speech here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/B3pMl3N...
With support from the Mitigation Action Facility, UNCDF & UNDP are deploying solutions to scale solar-powered cold storage.
UNCDF is using catalytic blended finance to de-risk investment in this market.
🔗 Read more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/nmxy0wyaip
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
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UNCDF is using catalytic blended finance to de-risk investment in this market.
🔗 Read more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/nmxy0wyaip
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
@mitactfacility.bsky.social
Catalysing climate-resilient agriculture in Kenya with solar-powered cold storage
pulse.ly
January 26, 2026 at 9:31 PM
With support from the Mitigation Action Facility, UNCDF & UNDP are deploying solutions to scale solar-powered cold storage.
UNCDF is using catalytic blended finance to de-risk investment in this market.
🔗 Read more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/nmxy0wyaip
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
@mitactfacility.bsky.social
UNCDF is using catalytic blended finance to de-risk investment in this market.
🔗 Read more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/nmxy0wyaip
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
@mitactfacility.bsky.social
Zimbabwe's electrification: 40% national, 16% rural.
Traditional finance won't reach last-mile energy markets.
☀️ REF Zimbabwe, with the Joint SDG Fund, UNDP, UNESCO, UN Women, and UNCDF, aims to change that.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yp8h9mxcof
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
Traditional finance won't reach last-mile energy markets.
☀️ REF Zimbabwe, with the Joint SDG Fund, UNDP, UNESCO, UN Women, and UNCDF, aims to change that.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yp8h9mxcof
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
Zimbabwe’s First Renewable Energy Fund: Building a Distributed Energy Market from the Ground Up
pulse.ly
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Zimbabwe's electrification: 40% national, 16% rural.
Traditional finance won't reach last-mile energy markets.
☀️ REF Zimbabwe, with the Joint SDG Fund, UNDP, UNESCO, UN Women, and UNCDF, aims to change that.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yp8h9mxcof
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
Traditional finance won't reach last-mile energy markets.
☀️ REF Zimbabwe, with the Joint SDG Fund, UNDP, UNESCO, UN Women, and UNCDF, aims to change that.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/yp8h9mxcof
#WorldCleanEnergyDay
Reposted by UN Capital Development Fund
Energy needs are increasing, yet the sector is already responsible for 3/4 of greenhouse gas emissions.
This #WorldCleanEnergyDay learn how increasing efficiency & transitioning to renewables can drastically cut emissions, while providing #EnergyForAll: www.unep.org/topics/energy
This #WorldCleanEnergyDay learn how increasing efficiency & transitioning to renewables can drastically cut emissions, while providing #EnergyForAll: www.unep.org/topics/energy
January 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Energy needs are increasing, yet the sector is already responsible for 3/4 of greenhouse gas emissions.
This #WorldCleanEnergyDay learn how increasing efficiency & transitioning to renewables can drastically cut emissions, while providing #EnergyForAll: www.unep.org/topics/energy
This #WorldCleanEnergyDay learn how increasing efficiency & transitioning to renewables can drastically cut emissions, while providing #EnergyForAll: www.unep.org/topics/energy
In Niger, university enrollment was a challenge.
UNCDF's catalytic grant enabled I-Futur fintech to deploy a digital payment platform.
The results?
✅ 7,700 students enroll online
✅ Registration down from weeks to 48 hours.
https://pulse.ly/07tk7qikwc
#EducationDay
UNCDF's catalytic grant enabled I-Futur fintech to deploy a digital payment platform.
The results?
✅ 7,700 students enroll online
✅ Registration down from weeks to 48 hours.
https://pulse.ly/07tk7qikwc
#EducationDay
How UNCDF’s catalytic finance is driving digital finance solutions for smarter university enrolment in Niger
In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming higher education. With support from the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and its pa...
pulse.ly
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
In Niger, university enrollment was a challenge.
UNCDF's catalytic grant enabled I-Futur fintech to deploy a digital payment platform.
The results?
✅ 7,700 students enroll online
✅ Registration down from weeks to 48 hours.
https://pulse.ly/07tk7qikwc
#EducationDay
UNCDF's catalytic grant enabled I-Futur fintech to deploy a digital payment platform.
The results?
✅ 7,700 students enroll online
✅ Registration down from weeks to 48 hours.
https://pulse.ly/07tk7qikwc
#EducationDay
A milestone for Investing for Peace (I4P). 🎉
This week in Berlin, founding partners — German Federal Foreign Office, UN United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office, and UNCDF — convened with I4P's newly appointed Boards.
From vision to action.
https://pulse.ly/hgk7so79no
This week in Berlin, founding partners — German Federal Foreign Office, UN United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office, and UNCDF — convened with I4P's newly appointed Boards.
From vision to action.
https://pulse.ly/hgk7so79no
From Crisis to Opportunity: Investing for Peace 🕊
When capital reaches communities in crisis, peace dividends become real.In fragile and conflict-affected settings, local enterprises hold the potential to cr...
pulse.ly
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A milestone for Investing for Peace (I4P). 🎉
This week in Berlin, founding partners — German Federal Foreign Office, UN United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office, and UNCDF — convened with I4P's newly appointed Boards.
From vision to action.
https://pulse.ly/hgk7so79no
This week in Berlin, founding partners — German Federal Foreign Office, UN United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office, and UNCDF — convened with I4P's newly appointed Boards.
From vision to action.
https://pulse.ly/hgk7so79no
In Benin, agriculture employs 70% of people, yet only 34% of school meals came from local producers.
🤝 With WFP and UNFPA, UNCDF deployed a $450K guarantee that unlocked $500K+ in loans to smallholder farmers.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ik55lokzlv
#EducationDay
🤝 With WFP and UNFPA, UNCDF deployed a $450K guarantee that unlocked $500K+ in loans to smallholder farmers.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ik55lokzlv
#EducationDay
Mobilizing domestic capital to feed one million school children daily in Benin
In Benin, over 36% of children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition. To address this, the Government of Benin launched in 2017 the...
pulse.ly
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
In Benin, agriculture employs 70% of people, yet only 34% of school meals came from local producers.
🤝 With WFP and UNFPA, UNCDF deployed a $450K guarantee that unlocked $500K+ in loans to smallholder farmers.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ik55lokzlv
#EducationDay
🤝 With WFP and UNFPA, UNCDF deployed a $450K guarantee that unlocked $500K+ in loans to smallholder farmers.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ik55lokzlv
#EducationDay
Nayon Tara Chakma climbed 2 km daily to fetch water. 💧
☀️ Now a solar-powered system, financed through UNCDF performance-based grants to local government, brings water to her door.
2.2 million people in Bangladesh have benefited from this approach.
https://pulse.ly/kxrlai4gr4
☀️ Now a solar-powered system, financed through UNCDF performance-based grants to local government, brings water to her door.
2.2 million people in Bangladesh have benefited from this approach.
https://pulse.ly/kxrlai4gr4
Driving Capital to the Local Level Brings Vital Services to Remote Villages in Bangladesh
A performance-based grant from the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) provided the funds, using an approach developed as part of their signature climate adaptation initiative, the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Facility.
pulse.ly
January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Nayon Tara Chakma climbed 2 km daily to fetch water. 💧
☀️ Now a solar-powered system, financed through UNCDF performance-based grants to local government, brings water to her door.
2.2 million people in Bangladesh have benefited from this approach.
https://pulse.ly/kxrlai4gr4
☀️ Now a solar-powered system, financed through UNCDF performance-based grants to local government, brings water to her door.
2.2 million people in Bangladesh have benefited from this approach.
https://pulse.ly/kxrlai4gr4
At #WEF26, UNCDF shared how blended finance (risk reduction, transfer, and absorption) can unlock capital for the world's most climate-vulnerable communities.
📺 Watch the full session here ➡️ https://pulse.ly/giwmwh8rxm
📺 Watch the full session here ➡️ https://pulse.ly/giwmwh8rxm
Strengthening Resilience to Address Global Drought
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
pulse.ly
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM
At #WEF26, UNCDF shared how blended finance (risk reduction, transfer, and absorption) can unlock capital for the world's most climate-vulnerable communities.
📺 Watch the full session here ➡️ https://pulse.ly/giwmwh8rxm
📺 Watch the full session here ➡️ https://pulse.ly/giwmwh8rxm
In Uganda, 78% of workers are informal, invisible to banks.
Digital tools are changing that. 📱
🔗 See how we are helping Uganda’s agribusiness micro-entrepreneurs move from subsistence to agency ➡️
https://pulse.ly/pua6dtcag7
Digital tools are changing that. 📱
🔗 See how we are helping Uganda’s agribusiness micro-entrepreneurs move from subsistence to agency ➡️
https://pulse.ly/pua6dtcag7
Moving Uganda’s agribusiness micro-entrepreneurs from subsistence to agency
Uganda’s micro-entrepreneurs form the backbone of the country’s economy, yet without evidence of their daily activities such as what they se...
pulse.ly
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
In Uganda, 78% of workers are informal, invisible to banks.
Digital tools are changing that. 📱
🔗 See how we are helping Uganda’s agribusiness micro-entrepreneurs move from subsistence to agency ➡️
https://pulse.ly/pua6dtcag7
Digital tools are changing that. 📱
🔗 See how we are helping Uganda’s agribusiness micro-entrepreneurs move from subsistence to agency ➡️
https://pulse.ly/pua6dtcag7
Despite a $482 trillion global financial market, only 4-5% flows to the countries that need it most.
Why?
➡️ Risk perceptions
➡️ Weak pipelines
➡️ Thin markets.
Blended finance can unlock this by using catalytic capital to de-risk and crowd-in private investment.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/jbe5xd9rpe
Why?
➡️ Risk perceptions
➡️ Weak pipelines
➡️ Thin markets.
Blended finance can unlock this by using catalytic capital to de-risk and crowd-in private investment.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/jbe5xd9rpe
What We Do — Mobilizing and deploying impact capital for development in the LDCs
Mobilizing and deploying capital for development in the least developed countries (LDCs) has never been more critical. The decade of action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals began with an unprecedented health and socioeconomic crisis that may push up to 32 million more people living in LDCs back into extreme poverty.
pulse.ly
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Despite a $482 trillion global financial market, only 4-5% flows to the countries that need it most.
Why?
➡️ Risk perceptions
➡️ Weak pipelines
➡️ Thin markets.
Blended finance can unlock this by using catalytic capital to de-risk and crowd-in private investment.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/jbe5xd9rpe
Why?
➡️ Risk perceptions
➡️ Weak pipelines
➡️ Thin markets.
Blended finance can unlock this by using catalytic capital to de-risk and crowd-in private investment.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/jbe5xd9rpe
Reposted by UN Capital Development Fund
The frequency of disasters has quadrupled in the past two decades, yet the healthy ecosystems that naturally help reduce these risks are vanishing.
Investing in nature offers a smart, cost-effective way to protect lives and strengthen economies.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4zcbfbxk
Investing in nature offers a smart, cost-effective way to protect lives and strengthen economies.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4zcbfbxk
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
The frequency of disasters has quadrupled in the past two decades, yet the healthy ecosystems that naturally help reduce these risks are vanishing.
Investing in nature offers a smart, cost-effective way to protect lives and strengthen economies.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4zcbfbxk
Investing in nature offers a smart, cost-effective way to protect lives and strengthen economies.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4zcbfbxk
Why does private capital keep missing LDCs? 📊
A paper by ISF Advisors, supported by UNCDF, shows it’s not a lack of capital, but a structural mismatch in how finance is deployed.
White spaces persist in early-stage & last-mile markets.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/sm7f9hrfqv
A paper by ISF Advisors, supported by UNCDF, shows it’s not a lack of capital, but a structural mismatch in how finance is deployed.
White spaces persist in early-stage & last-mile markets.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/sm7f9hrfqv
The case of missing middles: Gaps in the development finance landscape, and UNCDF’s positioning in it
This paper identifies these persistent “white spaces” in the development finance ecosystem and argues that bridging them requires a distinct...
pulse.ly
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Why does private capital keep missing LDCs? 📊
A paper by ISF Advisors, supported by UNCDF, shows it’s not a lack of capital, but a structural mismatch in how finance is deployed.
White spaces persist in early-stage & last-mile markets.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/sm7f9hrfqv
A paper by ISF Advisors, supported by UNCDF, shows it’s not a lack of capital, but a structural mismatch in how finance is deployed.
White spaces persist in early-stage & last-mile markets.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/sm7f9hrfqv
As climate shocks, AI, and trade shifts reshape labour markets, finance must do more than stabilize.
At the Global Market Conference, UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya will share how blended finance can create jobs in early-stage and last-mile markets.
https://pulse.ly/ogdlraeuqj
At the Global Market Conference, UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya will share how blended finance can create jobs in early-stage and last-mile markets.
https://pulse.ly/ogdlraeuqj
GLMC – Future in Progress
GLMC is a premier platform and independent think tank that fosters global labor market dialogue, innovation, collaboration, and insights.
pulse.ly
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
As climate shocks, AI, and trade shifts reshape labour markets, finance must do more than stabilize.
At the Global Market Conference, UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya will share how blended finance can create jobs in early-stage and last-mile markets.
https://pulse.ly/ogdlraeuqj
At the Global Market Conference, UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya will share how blended finance can create jobs in early-stage and last-mile markets.
https://pulse.ly/ogdlraeuqj
How do you lower insurance premiums without distorting markets?
Through premium financing that absorbs early risk, crowds in capital, and strengthens insurance systems for the long term.
Our latest blog explores how this works in Pacific Island states.
https://pulse.ly/j87tq6y6pz
Through premium financing that absorbs early risk, crowds in capital, and strengthens insurance systems for the long term.
Our latest blog explores how this works in Pacific Island states.
https://pulse.ly/j87tq6y6pz
How Premium Support Strengthens Climate Resilience in Pacific Island States | Microinsurance Network
With climate risk insurance growing across the Pacific, a new conversation is emerging around premium support using subsidies and concessional financing for low-income households and small businesses to improve affordability and access.
pulse.ly
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
How do you lower insurance premiums without distorting markets?
Through premium financing that absorbs early risk, crowds in capital, and strengthens insurance systems for the long term.
Our latest blog explores how this works in Pacific Island states.
https://pulse.ly/j87tq6y6pz
Through premium financing that absorbs early risk, crowds in capital, and strengthens insurance systems for the long term.
Our latest blog explores how this works in Pacific Island states.
https://pulse.ly/j87tq6y6pz
UNCDF was created to de-risk investment in early-stage and last-mile markets.
🤝 Working alongside governments, MDBs, DFIs, and the UN system, we absorb early risk so capital can flow to LDCs, SIDS, and fragile settings.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5ydusjdyuq
🤝 Working alongside governments, MDBs, DFIs, and the UN system, we absorb early risk so capital can flow to LDCs, SIDS, and fragile settings.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5ydusjdyuq
What We Do — Mobilizing and deploying impact capital for development in the LDCs
Mobilizing and deploying capital for development in the least developed countries (LDCs) has never been more critical. The decade of action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals began with an unprecedented health and socioeconomic crisis that may push up to 32 million more people living in LDCs back into extreme poverty.
pulse.ly
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
UNCDF was created to de-risk investment in early-stage and last-mile markets.
🤝 Working alongside governments, MDBs, DFIs, and the UN system, we absorb early risk so capital can flow to LDCs, SIDS, and fragile settings.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5ydusjdyuq
🤝 Working alongside governments, MDBs, DFIs, and the UN system, we absorb early risk so capital can flow to LDCs, SIDS, and fragile settings.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/5ydusjdyuq
Reposted by UN Capital Development Fund
From rising seas to disappearing forests, small island states are facing some of the most severe impacts of environmental deterioration.
But many of these countries are fighting back: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ridges-reefs-small-island-states-lead-big-environmental-moves
But many of these countries are fighting back: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ridges-reefs-small-island-states-lead-big-environmental-moves
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
From rising seas to disappearing forests, small island states are facing some of the most severe impacts of environmental deterioration.
But many of these countries are fighting back: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ridges-reefs-small-island-states-lead-big-environmental-moves
But many of these countries are fighting back: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ridges-reefs-small-island-states-lead-big-environmental-moves
The OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance highlights that blended finance isn’t reaching the places that need it most.
🤝 Stronger collaboration between policymakers, development finance providers, and the private sector is needed.
🔗 Read the full report here ➡️ www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
🤝 Stronger collaboration between policymakers, development finance providers, and the private sector is needed.
🔗 Read the full report here ➡️ www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance 2025
Since the first edition of the Blended Finance Guidance in 2020, the blended finance industry has experienced significant growth and evolution. Blending is no longer an innovative approach; it is a we...
www.oecd.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance highlights that blended finance isn’t reaching the places that need it most.
🤝 Stronger collaboration between policymakers, development finance providers, and the private sector is needed.
🔗 Read the full report here ➡️ www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
🤝 Stronger collaboration between policymakers, development finance providers, and the private sector is needed.
🔗 Read the full report here ➡️ www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
What if humanitarian supply chains worked with local markets? 🤝
By financing local processing of peanuts for therapeutic foods in Nigeria, UNCDF is strengthening an entire humanitarian supply chain while lowering costs and expanding reach.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/qvxatcl1dv
By financing local processing of peanuts for therapeutic foods in Nigeria, UNCDF is strengthening an entire humanitarian supply chain while lowering costs and expanding reach.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/qvxatcl1dv
An Investment in Children that Drives Economic Growth and Saves Lives in West Africa
A targeted investment of $2.5 million by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is set to prompt a humanitarian supply chain overhaul and save the lives of thousands more children every year.
pulse.ly
January 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
What if humanitarian supply chains worked with local markets? 🤝
By financing local processing of peanuts for therapeutic foods in Nigeria, UNCDF is strengthening an entire humanitarian supply chain while lowering costs and expanding reach.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/qvxatcl1dv
By financing local processing of peanuts for therapeutic foods in Nigeria, UNCDF is strengthening an entire humanitarian supply chain while lowering costs and expanding reach.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/qvxatcl1dv
➡️ A $500K guarantee.
➡️ 92 agribusinesses financed.
➡️ 3,200+ jobs created.
In Rwanda, UNCDF’s risk-sharing guarantee enabled local lenders to back women- and youth-led agribusinesses. 🌾
🔗 Learn more: https://pulse.ly/hiundcptwj
➡️ 92 agribusinesses financed.
➡️ 3,200+ jobs created.
In Rwanda, UNCDF’s risk-sharing guarantee enabled local lenders to back women- and youth-led agribusinesses. 🌾
🔗 Learn more: https://pulse.ly/hiundcptwj
In Focus: Unlocking Agricultural Finance for Youth and Women in Rwanda
This growing pipeline underscores the replicability and cost-effectiveness of UNCDF’s approach: using concessional capital to derisk investments and crowd in private finance for market development.
pulse.ly
January 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
➡️ A $500K guarantee.
➡️ 92 agribusinesses financed.
➡️ 3,200+ jobs created.
In Rwanda, UNCDF’s risk-sharing guarantee enabled local lenders to back women- and youth-led agribusinesses. 🌾
🔗 Learn more: https://pulse.ly/hiundcptwj
➡️ 92 agribusinesses financed.
➡️ 3,200+ jobs created.
In Rwanda, UNCDF’s risk-sharing guarantee enabled local lenders to back women- and youth-led agribusinesses. 🌾
🔗 Learn more: https://pulse.ly/hiundcptwj
What does climate-resilient agriculture look like when finance meets farmers where they are?
In Kenya, UNCDF & UNDP are catalysing a solar cold-chain market.
✂️ Cutting post-harvest losses
📈 Strengthening livelihoods
🌱 Building climate-smart systems
https://pulse.ly/ihblp5xxek
In Kenya, UNCDF & UNDP are catalysing a solar cold-chain market.
✂️ Cutting post-harvest losses
📈 Strengthening livelihoods
🌱 Building climate-smart systems
https://pulse.ly/ihblp5xxek
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What does climate-resilient agriculture look like when finance meets farmers where they are?
In Kenya, UNCDF & UNDP are catalysing a solar cold-chain market.
✂️ Cutting post-harvest losses
📈 Strengthening livelihoods
🌱 Building climate-smart systems
https://pulse.ly/ihblp5xxek
In Kenya, UNCDF & UNDP are catalysing a solar cold-chain market.
✂️ Cutting post-harvest losses
📈 Strengthening livelihoods
🌱 Building climate-smart systems
https://pulse.ly/ihblp5xxek
🐣 Tiny chicks, big impact
UNCDF and partners are investing in communities in Ethiopia to build climate-smart, resilient food systems from the ground up. 🌱✨
Our new joint action #UPLIFT launched this month!
UNCDF and partners are investing in communities in Ethiopia to build climate-smart, resilient food systems from the ground up. 🌱✨
Our new joint action #UPLIFT launched this month!
December 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🐣 Tiny chicks, big impact
UNCDF and partners are investing in communities in Ethiopia to build climate-smart, resilient food systems from the ground up. 🌱✨
Our new joint action #UPLIFT launched this month!
UNCDF and partners are investing in communities in Ethiopia to build climate-smart, resilient food systems from the ground up. 🌱✨
Our new joint action #UPLIFT launched this month!
Tanga Water Green Bond at a glance: 📊💧
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
Unlocking domestic finance through East Africa’s first sub-national green bond
A catalytic transaction that mobilized Tanzanian capital markets, empowered local institutions, and opened a new frontier for municipal finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
pulse.ly
December 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tanga Water Green Bond at a glance: 📊💧
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
💰 $20.8M raised (local currency)
📈 103% oversubscribed
🏦 65% domestic investors
⚡ 1:20 leverage from a $1M UNCDF grant
🚰 26,000 people gain clean water
Catalytic finance delivering scale.
https://pulse.ly/nxzzqgmllt
New GFCR investments in Kenya: 📊🌿
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
GFCR and UNCDF Launch New Coral Reef-Positive Investments in Kenya - UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), through the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), has signed two new financing agreements to scale reef-positive businesses in Kenya, tackling waste pollution and unsustainable fishing while supporting sustainable coastal livelihoods.
pulse.ly
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New GFCR investments in Kenya: 📊🌿
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
💧 $540K to scale waste-to-energy, cutting sewage into Malindi reefs
🐟 Up to $250K for reef-safe fisheries, cold chain & traceability in Kwale
Patient capital shifting incentives to protect reefs & livelihoods.
https://pulse.ly/uesty9kduv
What can catalytic digital finance deliver for universities in Niger?
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
How UNCDF’s catalytic finance is driving digital finance solutions for smarter university enrolment in Niger
In Niger, a simple digital innovation is transforming higher education. With support from the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and its pa...
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December 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What can catalytic digital finance deliver for universities in Niger?
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4
⏱️ Registration cut to 48 hrs
📈 Applications tripled
💰 CFA 130M collected
💳 100% digital payments
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/kd8exsomt4