UNDP South Africa

🚀 The #YouthConnekt Africa Summit is in full swing, uniting Africa’s brightest minds and unleashing the power of youth-driven innovation! 🌍💡With cutting-edge ideas, young leaders are tackling the continent’s biggest development challenges. Africa, your time is NOW! #Jobs4youth

Join us for the "Nature for Finance" virtual webinar and explore how the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can help South Africa's finance sector unlock #NaturePositive investments. 📅 Date: 14 Nov 2024 ⏲️ Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 🔗 Scan QR to register

Youth are the leaders, trailblazers, and game changers of tomorrow, but they need the right tools to shape a sustainable future. Empowering young people with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities they need is essential to driving inclusive and equitable progress. They are the force that will lead us toward a world where no one is left behind. Youth should be at the forefront of change through engaging dialogues that seek to find a sustainable solution to build a future where everyone can thrive. Find more on how we can harness the employability of youth: https://bit.ly/4eVVFbA #YouthEmpowerment #FutureLeaders #InclusiveFuture

Make a Difference Across Borders with UNDP! UNDP South Africa is looking for a driven Audit Analyst who’s ready to contribute to impactful development work across 23 country offices in East and Southern Africa. As an Audit Analyst, you’ll play a key role in ensuring transparency and accountability in projects that tackle urgent issues such as poverty reduction, climate resilience and sustainable growth. In this role, you’ll help uphold the integrity of development initiatives, ensuring resources are used effectively to support the communities that need them most. Join us in building a better future, one project at a time. 📍 Location: Pretoria, South Africa 📅 Deadline: 15 November 2024 Start your journey: https://bit.ly/3YR8XjZ.

📻Tune In Alert! Catch UNDP South Africa Resident Representative Maxwell Gomera on Ubuntu Radio today, talking all things #JET and the green economy; taking a deeper look into how we can harness the Just Energy Transition for youth empowerment and creating sustainable jobs. Stream online or on DSTV channel 808!

Blog | It's time for us all to come together and reimagine SA's future. #Inequality, #YouthUnemployment, and declining trust in institutions are some of the critical challenges the country has faced since the dawn of democracy. As the UNDP Governance Head Bongani Matomela notes, the global multilateral system has consistently played a vital role in addressing entrenched issues and paving the way to prosperity. We must establish a clear direction for a national dialogue that reshapes our future and addresses these urgent concerns. Explore further: https://bit.ly/3Ydvaab

We are proud to have co-hosted a roundtable on harnessing the Just Energy Transition for youth employment alongside the Open Society Foundations. This gathering convened key stakeholders that are central to the #JET conversation in the country, including the National Parliament Speaker Thoko Didiza, Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli, Open Society Foundation President Binaifer Nowrojee, Eskom Chairman Mteto Nyathi, Presidential Climate Commission Executive Director Dr. Chrispian Oliver and University of Pretoria Political Science Lecturer Dr. Sithembile Mbete, to name but a few. The event also saw the launch of the UNDP JET report “Just Energy Transition from the Perspectives of Mining Communities” which served as a basis for an electrifying panel discussion that unpacked the complexities of #JET through multiple lenses and explored viable pathways to increased job creation, upskilling, attracting investments, advancing economic growth, and incorporating community views. The groundbreaking report explores the views of over 10,000 South African respondents from key coal mining communities regarding the nation's shift toward cleaner energy sources. It emphasises the need for continuous health impact assessments, support for local entrepreneurship, and policies that will ensure economic resilience for communities impacted by the transition from coal. In closing, the UNDP South Africa Resident Representative, Maxwell Gomera, officially handed over the #JET report to the Open Society Foundation President Binaifer Nowrojee, Deputy Minister in the presidency Nonceba Mhlauli, and the speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza, calling for action and showing UNDP’s contribution creator of critical dialogue platforms and an integrator of key stakeholders towards the country’s development.

Imagine a world without crops to feed us, no plants to heal us, and depleted ocean ecosystems unable to produce the oxygen we breathe. It sounds like dystopia, but this could be our reality if we fail to protect our biodiversity. Every ecosystem plays a role in the delicate balance that sustains life on Earth. Preserving our natural world starts with us today for a better future generation. The time to act is now. #Biodiversity #ProtectOurPlanet

Today, we join the United Nations South Africa broader family as part of #UNDay commemorations to celebrate 79 years of fostering peace and development globally🌍 We've gathered @freedomparksa to celebrate unity, peace, and progress. Join us in spreading hope and inspiring action!

Have you ever thought about what a #SustainableFuture will look like for humanity? A world where countries unite to foster peace, eliminate poverty, and end hunger. A future where everyone has access to quality healthcare and education, and where equality is more than just a goal, but a practice in everyday life.