Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳

Administrator @ UN Development Programme | UN Under-Secretary-General 🇺🇳 | Former Prime Minister of Belgium 🇧🇪 | Former Minister of Finance and Development

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

The most expensive climate policy is doing nothing.

At #COP31, making the business case for climate action.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Pleased to meet H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, at #COP31.

Uzbekistan is taking BRIDGE forward, an initiative to turn climate commitments into real investments on the ground.

@UNDP stands ready to support Uzbekistan’s climate and development agenda.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Money that stays on paper cools nothing.

Grateful to Turkish Finance Minister Şimşek and the #COP31 Presidency for trusting @UNDP to deliver BRIDGE, turning climate finance into real investments on the ground.

Our mission is clear.

Deliver projects.
Protect people.
Build resilience.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Good to meet with Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo.

Tuvalu did little to cause the climate crisis. Its people face it daily.

@UNDP stands alongside Tuvalu as we work together to protect its coasts and bring clean power to its islands.

#COP31

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⏳ Waiting is the most expensive climate policy.

Protecting vulnerable households before El Niño’s worst impacts hit: up to US$36 billion.

Responding after the damage is done: up to US$73 billion.

Pay less now, or far more later.

New @UNDP report 👇

https://t.co/svEyp8BaZA

#COP31

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Before the war, Firas Market was a lifeline for Gaza City.

When I visited in February, it was buried under 13 metres of waste and debris, threatening nearby families with disease.

Our @UNDP teams have now removed over 400,000 cubic metres of waste.

There is so much more to rebuild. But every step matters.

https://t.co/RgsLBJVuQf

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Today, we renewed @UNDP’s partnership with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Our ambition: turn development priorities into investments that build the sustainable infrastructure of the future.

https://t.co/KoZc3djXsy

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Honoured to meet with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.

Nearly 50 years into our partnership, @UNDP and China are looking ahead, with a focus on multilateralism, #SouthSouthCooperation and our new Global Centre for Sustainable Development in Shanghai.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Trade must deliver for people.

More jobs.
More investment.
More opportunities.

My message at #CIIE2026 in Shanghai: market access means little unless it creates jobs, raises incomes and improves people’s lives.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Good exchange with China’s Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu.

Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are interconnected challenges. Our response must be too.

Working together to move the global environmental agenda forward.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Innovation. Green development. Sustainable finance.

Pleasure to meet with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining on powering the future.

Tapping into Shanghai's immense expertise to drive sustainable development.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Pleased to sign the host country agreement with Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao to establish @UNDP’s new Global Center for Sustainable Development in Shanghai.

A hub to connect countries, share innovative solutions and accelerate green and digital transitions.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Scale. Speed. Change. Shanghai has it all.

Here to listen, exchange ideas and build partnerships.

Looking forward to the China International Import Expo and taking the next step in our @UNDP partnership with China: a new Global Centre for Sustainable Development.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Pleased to see @UNDP strengthening its position as one of the leading organizations in the 2026 #AidTransparency Index.

People deserve to know how development funding is used and what it delivers.

[UN Development @UNDP]

We are proud to be among the global leaders in the Aid Transparency #2026Index!🎉

The recognition reflects our sustained efforts to make data about our work more open, accessible & useful.

We remain committed & determined to build on this achievement: https://t.co/7ohkzObAzU

[Biniam Girmay @GrmayeBiniam]

You never win alone. Someone is always working for you, even when nobody sees it.

Eritrea is making that same effort on climate, and I am glad to be part of it with @UNDPEritrea.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

A special ride with @UNDP Goodwill Ambassador @GrmayeBiniam on what cycling can teach us.

One shared goal. Knowing when to lead. Respecting the nature we depend on. Facing tough climbs and headwinds together.

Lessons for the road and for climate action.

#COP31

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

📣 The gavel has fallen at #COP17Armenia!

Overnight, countries adopted multiple decisions to advance the KMGBF:

🌱 New Yerevan Pathway
🤝 Indigenous Peoples’ participation (Article 8j)
💰 Biodiversity finance
& more

🌏 A new era of action. #ForPeopleForPlanet

Photo: IISD/ENB

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

When countries trade and invest together, they can create jobs, build resilience and expand opportunity.

Thank you, @SAMissionNY Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, for inviting a lively exchange with the Southern African Development Community on how @UNDP can help turn plans into results.

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

Every day, millions of people care for children, older people and those who need support.

Much of this work goes unseen, unpaid and unrecognised. And too often, it falls on women.

Care is essential to every society.

It’s time we gave care - and the people who provide it - the recognition and support they deserve.

#DayOfCare