The UNDP Strategic Plan 2026-2029 is now complete - thank you for your contributions! The UNDP Strategic Plan 2026-2029 has been finalized and endorsed by the UNDP Executive Board. We want to express our gratitude to the SparkBlue community for your valuable insights during the consultations held in November 2024. Your responses to our guiding questions – on emerging issues affecting people and planet, the long-term changes UNDP should prioritize, and how we can better collaborate for systems change – helped shape our strategic direction for the next four years. The final Strategic Plan centers on four key objectives: prosperity for all, effective governance, crisis resilience, and a healthy planet. These are powered by three accelerators: digital and AI transformation, gender equality, and sustainable finance. This framework reflects many of the priorities and approaches you highlighted during our consultations. We're particularly pleased that the plan embraces the systems thinking approach that many of you emphasized - moving beyond sector-based solutions to address the interconnected roots of development challenges through integrated, evidence-driven action. Your engagement demonstrates the power of collaborative consultation in shaping development strategy. Thank you for helping us build a plan that's responsive to the complex realities facing our world and the communities we serve together. Access the full Strategic Plan and related resources here. |
Welcome to UNDP's Strategic Plan (2026-2029) open consultations on SparkBlue!
The UNDP Strategic Plan 2026-2029 will set UNDP’s direction and priorities for the next four years. Our first step is understanding the changing development landscape – the emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape our work.
We're engaging with key stakeholders like you to gain deeper insights into the future of development and UNDP's potential role in it. Your input will inform how we shape and design our strategy.
We invite you to help shape UNDP’S future strategy through this collaborative consultation. Together, we'll develop an approach that tackles today's development challenges while building adaptability for tomorrow. By drawing on your direct experiences and insights, we can create more meaningful and lasting impact.
Consultation period: 1-30 November 2024
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These conversations are intended for representatives from civil society, the private sector, governments, educators, future thinkers, and other stakeholders. This includes young people as well as professionals from non-profit organizations, members of academia, and other non-state actors.
After the consultation closes on 30 November, we will compile the key insights into a synthesis that will become an integral part of the knowledge base for developing the new strategic plan. The synthesis will also be made available on this platform.
