
Kanni Wignaraja
@kanniwignaraja
@UN Assistant Secretary General & @UNDP Regional Director @UNDPasiapac. @PrincetonSPIA @BrynMawrCollege. Inspired by those who change things for the better.
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Indonesia is taking a bold leap forward to safeguard its rich biodiversity and natural resources. Led by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, with support from UN Development and Global Environment Facility (GEF), two new projects aim to preserve landscapes of high conservation value in and around protected areas.


How do we ensure AI works for everyone? For public institutions, the answer may not be more and faster tech. It may be about smarter policy and governance. UN Development is rapidly learning in Asia-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Indonesia, that co-designing and adapting local AI applications




My last UN Development townhall as Administrator. It’s not just the milestones we celebrate, its the people who make them possible. 🙏 to UN Development family. Your courage, dedication & innovation inspire me. Never stop believing in the power of our work. Only together can we shape a better 🌍.


“For the first time in my life, we know where to go when there is no water.” — Principal Tupou, Tonga💧 From water tanks to climate-smart planning, resilience in the Pacific starts with people. Read UNDP Pac Res Rep Tuya Altangerel's reflection: 🔗 zurl.co/WiOJ2

Thriving futures, built together. Thanks to core funding from partners like Denmark, UN Development has leveraged investments to support 80,000 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, driving local economies and sustaining families across the country. #PartnersAtCore



In 2024, UNDP Afghanistan stayed and delivered across all 34 provinces. 🌾 6,600+ farmers supported ⚡ 1.37M gained clean energy 🏗️ 208 infrastructures built or rehabilitated 💼 16.5K jobs created Read more: undp.org/afghanistan/pu…


It changes what we eat, where we live, how we survive. Drought and land degradation cause immediate development distress, across islands, landlocked and mountainous regions. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific with partners like Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Green Climate Fund, is advancing new solutions, some of them based on


Through its extraordinary leaps and bounds, UNDP has remained steadfast with the people of Maldives. Proud to be a partner in this journey. A story that continues… Enrico Gaveglia 🙏💙


A warm welcome meeting with Amb. Jayantha Jayasuriya 🇱🇰’s incoming PR to the UN Sri Lanka at UN, NY. We discussed strengthening the UNDP–Sri Lanka partnership on economic and justice reforms, environment & climate resilience, including the EU-UN Development JURE initiative, and more. Looking


Guyana Foreign Minister MFA Guyana as President of United Nations UN Security Council, led the Open Debate on The Maintenance of intl Peace and Security; Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict, today. On behalf of UN Development, I confirmed that over half of UNDP’s annual expenditure now goes to fragile


UN Development UNDP in Asia and the Pacific Pedro Conceicao Kanni Wignaraja Haoliang Xu Stanislav Saling Human Development Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ Ministry of Digital Economy - Sri Lanka "What AI can do really depends on the context - who is using it, where, when, and how", noted Fadhil Bakeer Markar Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Team Leader, Strategic Engagement, Digital and Innovation UN Development #lka, presenting key findings of the #HDR for 🇱🇰. 📊 Did you know? - 42% of students use


When peace is shattered, local development becomes the 1st line of defense. At the United Nations Security Council, our Kanni Wignaraja called for urgent investment in household economies, local markets & women-led businesses. Because human development is security. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…