Accelerating Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals

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Public Finance for SDGs: Unlocking Resources for the Future
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Landmark public-private insurance scheme for Smallholder Horticulture Farmers launched in Uzbekistan
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Strengthening regulatory frameworks to reinforce Thailand’s financial sector against modern slavery and human trafficking
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UNDP collaborates with governments, investors, and businesses to transform public and private finance, benefiting both people and the planet. Through the Sustainable Finance Hub, we partner globally to help create a financial system that supports sustainable development and achieves the SDGs.

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Public Finance for the SDGs

Aligning public finance, budgets, tax and debt, with the SDGs

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Private Finance for the SDGs

Leveraging and aligning private capital with the SDGs

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Integrated National Financing Frameworks

Providing a framework for financing national sustainable development priorities and the SDGs

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SDG Finance Academy

Building capacity for sustainable finance across the globe

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E-Learning

Start your sustainable finance learning journey with our open-access courses.

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100

Countries

Over 100 countries supported to work on sustainable finance

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867

Billion

Over US$867 billion aligned and leveraged for the SDGs since 2022

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86

Countries

86 countries supported to develop Integrated National Financing Frameworks

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700

Opportunities

Nearly 700 SDG investment opportunity areas identified through the investor maps in more than 40 countries

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Sovereign Debt and Professional Enablers of Tax Abuse and Illicit Financial Flows
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Sovereign Debt and Professional Enablers of Tax Abuse and Illicit Financial Flows

In mid-2025, UN member states will hold the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, to agree on an ambitious global financing agenda that advances sustainable development. To help ensure that FfD4 not only addresses quantity but also quality of financing...

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International Tax Cooperation and the Challenge of Illicit Financial Flows
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International Tax Cooperation and the Challenge of Illicit Financial Flows

In mid-2025, UN member states will hold the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, to agree on an ambitious global financing agenda that advances sustainable development. To help ensure that FfD4 not only addresses quantity but also quality of financing...

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BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH TAKAFUL - Part 2: Developing Takaful Market Systems
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BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH TAKAFUL - Part 2: Developing Takaful Market Systems

‘Building Climate Resilience Through Takaful’ is a publication series produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) focused on leveraging Takaful for building financial resilience and mitigating...

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Secretariats hosted by UNDP

UNDP's sustainable finance expertise and trusted relationships with 170 countries have led to it hosting several global networks.

Financial Centers for Sustainability

Financial Centers for Sustainability

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Sustainable Insurance Forum

Sustainable Insurance Forum

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Introduction to Unlocking Private Capital and Aligning Business Operations for the SDGs

This module outlines UNDP's approach to working with the private sector to unlock private capital and align business operations for the SDGs. In this introductory...

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