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New equipment worth over €600,000 provided to the Government of Madagascar by the , means the country again has a functioning gamma camera for nuclear imaging, and its experts in many fields from soil science to isotope hydrology and mining research can pursue state-of-the-art research in support of the country’s development objectives.

Wool and mohair form the bedrock of Lesotho’s rural economy. The Wool and Mohair Promotion Project works with farmers to improve the quality and quantity of wool and mohair produced. The ultimate goal of the project is to boost the economic and climate resilience of poor, smallholder wool and mohair producers to the adverse effects of climate change in the mountain and foothill regions of Lesotho.

South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is the sharing and exchange of development solutions – knowledge, experiences, good practices, innovative policies, technology and resources – between countries in the global South, in order to help each other to meet their development goals. As a facilitator of SSTC, unites countries that have development solutions with countries that are interested in applying them and ensures the technical quality of these exchanges. 

With UNDP support the women of the small village of Pajam, Kaledupahave breathed new life into the traditional tenun weaving technique. It gives women an economic alternative to fishing and working in tourism, and protects something much more valuable: their unique way of telling stories in fabric.

The global economy is in a synchronized slowdown and the is, once again, downgrading growth for 2019 to 3 percent, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis. The October  is projecting a modest improvement in global growth to 3.4 percent in 2020. 

Not Waiting for Handouts: 5 Stories of Resilience From One of the World’s Largest Refugee Camps

New quality infrastructure in Kosovo funded by the European Union and implemented by is helping to connect people throughout the Western Balkans – fostering economic development, and supporting regional cooperation, peace and stability. 

In Algeria soccer has triggered passions, capturing dreams and unifying nations. Rabah Arezki, Chief Economist of the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa region, shares 4 lessons that soccer can offer for economic development in Algeria.