In the markets perceived as too small, too risky, and too far from conventional finance, UNCDF shows up. 📈 From 2022-2025, every dollar invested in UNCDF catalysed an additional $20. And we are just getting started.

Our latest newsletter is now available! 📰 From a new assessment that recognizes UNCDF's strategic reset to strengthening partnerships at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings and more! 🔗 Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/3W3NrJU

UNCDF Executive Secretary Pradeep Kurukulasuriya recently met with Ms. Josephine Rogate Kimaro, Executive Secretary of the Zanzibar Planning Commission, and Mr. Mohammed Masoud Salim, Commissioner of Planning and Sectoral Development to build on the UNCDF–Zanzibar partnership.

Are you a Solar Technology provider advancing clean energy and sustainable food systems? Join the @UNDPKenya and @UNCDF Solar Powered Cooling project network to access opportunities across technician training, innovative financing, market development, and policy updates. Together with the Mitigation Action Facility and our partners, we are accelerating productive use of renewable energy to reduce post-harvest losses and power climate action. Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link below to subscribe to our mailing list and drive the green transition: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/… @MitActFacility #SolarEnergy #ClimateAction #CleanTech #RenewableEnergy #SustainableDevelopment #CoolingForAll

🇲🇱 In Mali, solar power is supporting healthcare and women's livelihoods. With support from the Joint SDG Fund, UN agencies are joining forces to advance energy, agriculture and education. ✍️ Learn more in Resident Coordinator @SingerHanaa's latest blog: jointsdgfund.org/article/del…

SMEs need more than capital. They need the right support to grow. That’s why we’re excited to welcome the United Nations Capital Development Fund (@UNCDF ) as a partner for Uganda Innovation Week 2026! And we’re taking the conversation beyond the usual talk about funding. @UNCDF and Startup Uganda will come together for a BDS session at #UIW2026! The session will explore the role of business development support in strengthening enterprises, helping businesses navigate growth and creating pathways towards sustainable financing and investment. For entrepreneurs, startup support organisations, incubators, accelerators and other ecosystem players, this is an opportunity to engage in conversations about what businesses really need to grow — and how we can build a stronger support system around them. Because building Uganda’s next generation of successful businesses takes more than ambition. It takes the right support, the right connections and an ecosystem that works. 9–13 November 2026 💡 Theme: Uganda Innovates: Building the Innovation Ecosystem for the Next Decade. Want to be part of the BDS conversation? Register at uiw.ug Let’s strengthen the support systems that help Ugandan businesses go further! #UIW2026 #UgandaInnovationWeek #StartupUganda #UNCDF #BusinessDevelopmentServices #BDS #UgandaInnovates #SMEGrowth #InnovationForImpact

$160,000 in guarantee capital. $1.35 million in loans disbursed. 427 MSMEs financed. These are the headline numbers from UNCDF's first portfolio guarantee in a LDC, deployed with @FINCA Zambia between 2022 and 2025 as part of a @UNDP-led initiative. 🔗 bit.ly/4BDMfgD

🌊 Meet the speakers joining UN Women at Asia-Pacific Ocean Week! Join the discussion on women's leadership in ocean governance, resilient blue economies and sustainable ocean management. Register for the Asia-Pacific Ocean Week: unwo.men/wY0V5101ze1

Protecting nature is key for our shared prosperity and future. At #COP17Armenia, Germany announced a €15M contribution to halt biodiversity loss through the @_BMUKN International Climate Initiative to support the joint work of @UNDP, @UNCDF and @UNESCO. go.undp.org/xXd

Jordan’s high-quality olive oil holds potential for wider export markets, stronger rural livelihoods and sustainable economic growth. Launched today with the @ministryofagri1 , “Unlocking the Olive Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Food Systems in Jordan” will help turn that potential into opportunity by supporting innovation, improving efficiency and helping farmers, cooperatives and businesses access financing and markets. Led by the Ministry and supported by the @JointSDGFund , the programme brings together @UNDP , @UNCDF and @UNHABITAT to connect policy, planning and enterprise development with investment. @UNDPJordan will help strengthen the institutions, partnerships and business capabilities needed to build a more competitive, climate-resilient olive sector—and a model that can inform investment in other sectors of Jordan’s economy. @SheriR_Anderson @rabulhosn #UNDPJordan50

Protecting nature is key for our shared prosperity & future. At #COP17Armenia, the Govt of Germany announced a €15M contribution to halt biodiversity loss through the International Climate Initiative to support the joint work of UNDP, @UNCDF & @UNESCO. go.undp.org/xXd

MSMEs represent 18% of Fiji’s economy — almost 1/5 of everything the country produces. 💬 “So what will take us out of poverty? What will make us move to the next level? I feel it’s the MSME sector.” @UNDP_Pacific, @EUPasifika, @JointSDGFund, @GlobalFundCoral, @UNEP

🤝 Last week, UNCDF and @MTNGhana Mobile Money FinTech Limited formalized a new phase of their partnership to expand access to digital financial services for 18,000 women- and youth-led MSMEs in Ghana by June 2027! Supported by the @JointSDGFund.

At #UIW2026, UNCDF's Wale Ajayi highlighted the need to help Ugandan businesses become finance-ready, attract investment and grow. 📆 On 10 Nov, UNCDF and @StartupUganda_ will convene partners to explore how to bridge the gap between business development support and finance.

As the UN turns 81, we continue our efforts to build a better future for all.

What if children in the Pacific could learn to manage money before they opened a bank account? That is the question driving Velo, a venture supported by the Fiji Innovation Hub. @EUPasifika, @dfat, @MFATNZ, @UNDP_Pacific

🇰🇪 Kenya is expanding AI skills in public service! 💻 Through DigiKen, supported by the Joint SDG Fund with EU and 17 donor Member State contributions, @UNESCO and partners have helped 1,239 public servants graduate, with thousands more to follow. 🔗 jointsdgfund.org/article/ken…

Why does so little investment reach fragile and conflict-affected markets? 🔍 Kawtar Zerouali explores how better sequencing, de-risking, & pipeline development can support more peace-positive investment. 🔗 bit.ly/45BN0Yu

🏝️Tuvalu’s government is supporting communities with parametric insurance! 🧩In partnership with @UNDP, @UNCDF, @UNUniversity, Development Bank of Tuvalu & Pacific Reinsurance Ltd, this tool gives families peace of mind when coastal flooding hits. 🎥Watch to learn more

Adwoa is a trader who sells on the MSME Digital Gateway; a platform built to give Ghana’s MSMEs access to information, markets and finance. Every transaction she makes leaves a record. In 5 years, that record could change everything. @JointSDGFund, @UNDP, @UNCTAD, @gea_ghana

We're hiring! UNCDF is looking for an experienced advisor to help shape how we engage with global foundations, philanthropies, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. 📅 Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 🔗 bit.ly/3VKfpdz