🇺🇳 The fact that DFIs and IFIs typically work in larger ticket sizes and look to carry lower default rates presents precisely the gap that UNCDF will look to fill. 🟡 We can do so because we are prepared and designed to go to markets in ways that DFIs and IFIs simply cannot.
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
International Affairs
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Making finance work for the #LDCs and beyond! #FinancialInclusion, #LocalDev and #BlendedFinance.
About us
UNCDF is the United Nations' flagship catalytic financing entity for the world’s 46 LDCs. With its unique capital mandate and focus on the LDCs, UNCDF works to invest and catalyze capital to support these countries in achieving the sustainable growth and inclusiveness envisioned by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Doha Programme of Action for the least developed countries, 2022–2031. UNCDF builds partnerships with other UN organizations, as well as private and public sector actors, to achieve greater impact in development, specifically by unlocking additional resources and strengthening financing mechanisms and systems contributing to transformation pathways, focusing on such development themes as green economy, digitalization, urbanization, inclusive economies, gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. A hybrid development finance institution and development agency, UNCDF uses a combination of capital instruments (deployment, financial & and business advisory and catalyzation) and development instruments (technical assistance, capacity development, policy advice, advocacy, thought leadership, and market analysis and scoping) which are applied across five priority areas (inclusive digital economies, local transformative finance, women’s economic empowerment, climate, energy & biodiversity finance, and sustainable food systems finance).
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http://www.uncdf.org
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- International Affairs
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- 201-500 employees
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- New York, New York
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- 1966
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- Blended Finance, Local Development Finance, Financial Inclusion, Least Developed Countries, Climate Finance, Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, LDCs, Local Governance, Digital Finance, Development, Climate Adaptation, United Nations, UNCDF, Development Funds, Impact Finance, Global Goals, Agenda 2030, United Nations Capital Development Fund, UN, and Funds
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🇳🇪 De petits investissements réalisés à grande échelle peuvent produire des résultats transformateurs. ➡️ Au #Niger, nous travaillons avec des femmes pour renforcer la résilience de leurs communautés face au changement climatique. 🔗 https://bit.ly/HabNiFr #LDCsDay With thanks to - #EU 🇪🇺 @Udenrigsministeriet 🇩🇰 @Regeringskansliet 🇸🇪 #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 @UNDP 🇺🇳
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🚀 On Tuesday, July 30, join GSMA—Mobile for Development for a 45-minute webinar to celebrate the launch of the latest update to the @GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI). 📈 Our colleague at UNCDF, François Coupienne, will speak at this event, which will provide a deep dive into the MCI's data, methodology, and critical role in evidence-based policymaking. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the countries making significant progress in mobile connectivity and learn how to utilize this data to drive digital inclusion. This event is a must-attend for policymakers, industry leaders and stakeholders who are keen to harness the power of data to advance mobile connectivity and digital inclusion. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding and application of the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index. Add this event to your calendar today! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cAJVcE #MCI #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide #connectivity #MobileInternet #mobile #MobileConnectivity #Sida
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Interesting read by François Coupienne and Tobias Schillings about the results reached by the Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard and how data can help decision making. #IDES
Since its inception in 2021, the Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (IDES) has been implemented in 33 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, with data collected for each country on an annual basis. The IDES follows a multidimensional approach and measures both the development and the inclusiveness of a country’s digital economy across four key building blocks: 🏛️ Policy & Regulation, ⚙️ Infrastructure, 💡 Innovation 🎓 Skills. Read this blog in 2 parts to learn more about the achievements made possible by the scorecard https://lnkd.in/deze7jtU #DigitalFinance #FinancialInclusion #DigitalEconomy #IDES
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Interview with Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Secretary, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for Climate Action Live 2024. Watch the full film here: https://lnkd.in/eBxuhgNw Mover Plastic Free Sportswear Seismic If you’d like to donate to POD and support our work, go to https://rb.gy/mx0en #ClimateActionLive #LeadTheShift #21June #PeaceOneDay #PeaceDay #DoYourPeace #GlobalGoals #SDGs #TurnItAround #CyberNonViolence #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #NoClimateActionNoPeace #EnvironmentRightNow #JeremyGilley #WordsofPeace #NothingBeatsNature
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🇺🇳 UNCDF works with communities in the most vulnerable #LDCs and #SIDS to build their resilience to #ClimateChange. ✅ Providing solutions for financing locally-led adaptation is important! ➡️ https://bit.ly/STPLo #LDCsDay
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📢The government of #Italy is sponsoring 4 #JPO positions with UNDP, and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). 🌏Take this unique opportunity and put your skills at work helping countries accelerate sustainable development and build resilience while leaving no one behind. 1) JPO position with UNDP in Rome, Italy Partnership Analyst, UN SDG Action Campaign 2) JPO position with UNDP in Belgrade, Serbia Programme Analyst – Digital Innovation Officer 3) JPO position with UNDP in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Climate Change Programme Analyst 4) JPO position with UNCDF in Dakar, Senegal Programme Analyst, Results Based Management (RBM) 📆 Deadline: August 12th (2pm CET) ☑️ Read the requirements and #JoinAlifeChangingMission with UNDP: https://lnkd.in/dGJyU2-j #UNDPCareers
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💰 Small investments delivered at scale can produce transformative results. 🇳🇪 In #Niger, we're working with women to build their communities' resilience to climate change. ➡️ https://bit.ly/HabNiE #LDCsDay #LDCs With thanks to - #EU 🇪🇺 @Udenrigsministeriet 🇩🇰 @Regeringskansliet 🇸🇪 #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 @UNDP 🇺🇳
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🟡 Last chance to register! 🟡 📺 Webinar: Call for Applications on the Establishment of a New Institution Towards Investing for Peace! ➡️ Learn more about our project to create a foundation and investment vehicle for peace-responsive investments and how to apply. 🔗 Register here: https://uncdf.link/aa00dc
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🟡 What truly defines UNCDF is our mandate—a mandate that allows us to deploy grants, loans and guarantees in the form of blended finance. 🇺🇳 The mandate is the approach. The mandate is what makes us unique. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eXe8aAHD ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dv3ABEP2
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