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United Nations Development Programme Background Guide Written by: Rachel Brunot, The Ohio State University The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was founded in 1965 and now works in 170 countries and territories to improve issues of Development including eradicating poverty, reducing inequality, and limiting exclusion of subaltern groups from society. Currently the UNDP is pursuing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , which consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals regarding poverty, hunger, education, gender inequality, climate action, and other issues that are of high priority to developing countries. I. Preparing for Natural Disasters and Preventing Sustained Fallout Statement of the Issue Natural disasters can be catastrophic in any part of the world, however due to poverty and lack of access to infrastructure, developing Nations have a higher risk of enduring lasting damage from natural disasters due to a lack of funds for rescuing citizens and rebuilding damaged infrastructure.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was founded in 1965 and now works in 170 countries and territories to improve issues of development including eradicating poverty, reducing inequality, and limiting exclusion of subaltern groups from society.

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