This week, a European Union monitoring team is visiting women-led agribusinesses and community banking agents across Bo, Kenema, and Kailahun districts, Sierra Leone. 🌾
This visit is part of the Salone Access to Finance programme, funded by the European Union.
@ec.europa.eu
“I’ve seen the difference firsthand"
Decimon Anywar, a UN Volunteer with UNCDF, works in Gulu, coordinating climate adaptation investments that communities choose for themselves through the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility.
🔗 Read his story ➡️ bit.ly/4ciq59o
@unv.org
At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, UNCDF was formally recognized for its catalytic role in development finance.
🎥 Watch here on how UNCDF is turning that commitment into action ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tht...
'Here, climate change isn’t a concept.'
💡 Hear more from Decimon Anywar, currently serving as a UN Volunteer with UNCDF, is coordinating climate adaptation across four districts in Uganda.
@unv.org
🔗 bit.ly/4ciq59o
The question facing the UN system is urgent: How do we continue to deliver with less? 💡
This month, UN Today dedicated its cover feature to UNCDF, exploring why catalytic finance matters more than ever.
📖 Read the full feature ➡️ untoday.org
In Kiribati, senior citizens no longer need to travel to Tarawa and wait for social protection payments. This month, Vodafone Kiribati processed its first batch via mobile wallet. 📱
Funded by the EU and Australia, developed with UNCDF support working alongside the Government of Kiribati.
The Government of Rwanda, FAO, UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, and UNCDF launched the Rwanda Green Food Future Joint Programme.
🌾Supported by the UN Joint SDG Fund, this initiative aims to fast-track the transition toward sustainable and climate-resilient agri-food systems.
🔗 jointsdgfund.org/article/acce...
In 2024, only 2% of global foreign direct investment reached the world's least developed countries. Why?
The problem is structural.
UNCDF exists to disrupt this pattern.
🔗 www.uncdf.org
UNCDF joined the 20-year Ireland-Uganda celebrations in Moroto, welcoming Minister Neale Richmond.
☀️ Ireland supports UNCDF's LoCAL, which is piloting a private sector window to show how locally-led climate finance can unlock private capital for scalable solutions in Uganda.
Are you a young innovator aged 18–30 with an idea for the planet? 🌍
UNEP’s #YoungChamps programme awards young entrepreneurs with public recognition, money allocation, training, mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch for financial backing.
Apply before 31 March:
https://ow.ly/Xwn450YkPxJ
In Ghana, smallholder farmer Mary Ocansey is using regenerative farming techniques to increase yields & reduce costs. 🌱
She's one of 1M+ people benefitting from UNCDF's Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4kMbcOA
Technology exists. Needs are urgent. Capital is available. So why does the innovation gap keep widening?
🎙️ A new UNCDF and SINTEF webinar explores this question with Norad and NABA.
🔗 Watch it here ➡️ youtu.be/Su0cDXAH08U
UNCDF has issued a procurement call for an Investment Appraisal Consultant in Uganda.
Assignment details:
📍 Location: Uganda
🔗 Reference: UNCDF-00574
⏰ Deadline: 9 March 2026 @ 06:30 AM (New York time)
Learn more ➡️ procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotia...
UNCDF has issued a procurement call for an Investment Specialist in Ethiopia.
Assignment details:
📍 Location: Ethiopia
🔗 Reference: UNCDF-00572
⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026 @ 06:00 AM (New York time)
Learn more: procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotia...
Sovereign credit ratings determine not just whether countries can borrow, but at what cost.
Last week, UNCDF participated in UNDP consultations to strengthen collective action on improving access to affordable capital in Africa.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ www.undp.org/africa/credi...
17 Feb is #GlobalTourismResilienceDay
The @globalfundforcoral.bsky.social supports communities, businesses & governments in protecting coral reefs while creating sustainable tourism revenues and strengthening climate resilience.
Learn more: globalfundcoralreefs.org
➡️ mptf.undp.org/fund/fcr00
UNCDF has become a member of the Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID) — a community of Canadian organizations and professionals committed to advancing impact investing and innovative approaches to financing sustainable development.
🔗Learn more ➡️ www.uncdf.org/article/9074...
The Embassy of Denmark in Uganda has committed $23.47 million to UNCDF to support rural communities in Uganda as they adapt to the impacts of climate change.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ uncdf.org/article/9072...
"Peacebuilding is not just about ending conflict, but about creating enabling conditions where peace can be sustained. That means investing in people's futures."
— Elizabeth Spehar, ASG for Peacebuilding & Peace Support, in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs & Peace Operations
1966.
The UN General Assembly created the Capital Development Fund with a singular purpose: to unlock finance where risks are high and capital is scarce, first and foremost in LDCs.
The challenges are immense. But so is the opportunity.
https://pulse.ly/fgzaxyvxin
Coming up this Wednesday!
UNCDF is joining SINTEF, Norad, and NABA for the first in a five-part webinar series exploring how we move bold ideas into practical solutions.
📅 Date: 11 February 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0f112b...
UNCDF's Executive Secretary presented the Strategic Framework 2026–2029 to its Executive Board, setting a clear direction for how UNCDF will scale its catalytic role in an increasingly constrained development finance landscape. 📈
🌍 Japan has just released the JPO call for nominations for 2026!
If you’re national of Japan and interested in pursuing an international career with the UN system, explore the openings here ➡️ www.mofa-irc.go.jp/jpo/shokumu2...
$20 mobilized for every $1 deployed. Thousands of jobs created. The first green bond in East Africa. This is what catalytic finance delivers. And it's only the beginning. 🎥
Ahead of the UNCDF Executive Board meeting, we're sharing what catalytic capital looks like in action.
"Our role is not to be the market. Our role is to create those environments where the market can function and can function in an inclusive way."💡
Alexander De Croo highlights how UNCDF helps make 'C' grade markets investable, creating jobs, innovation, & local ownership. 📈
Next week, UNCDF is joining SINTEF, Norad, and NABA for the first in a five-part webinar series exploring how a Technology Impact Fund could bridge the gap between high-income countries and LDCs?
📅 Date: 11 February 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST
🔗 Register: https://pulse.ly/36vm5s1emk
"Very few do what UNCDF is doing."
At the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, a clear message from the newly appointed Alexander De Croo:
UNCDF is the UN entity dedicated to de-risking funds, capable of making "C-grade" markets investable.
youtube.com/shorts/_Y9e3...
🤝 Proud to announce that Annycent Capital and UNCDF have signed a Statement of Intent to address one of the most persistent bottlenecks in Africa’s renewable energy transition: the inability to recycle capital and scale investment.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/rdvtdmpjmh
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...
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
