UN Capital Development Fund

Official account of the United Nations Capital Development Fund.

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

In the markets perceived as too small, too risky, and too far from conventional finance, UNCDF shows up.

📈 From 2022-2025, every dollar invested in UNCDF catalysed an additional $20.

And we are just getting started.

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

What if children in the Pacific could learn to manage money before they opened a bank account?

That is the question driving Velo, a venture supported by the Fiji Innovation Hub.

@EUPasifika, @dfat, @MFATNZ, @UNDP_Pacific

[Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 @JointSDGFund]

🇰🇪 Kenya is expanding AI skills in public service! 💻

Through DigiKen, supported by the Joint SDG Fund with EU and 17 donor Member State contributions, @UNESCO and partners have helped 1,239 public servants graduate, with thousands more to follow.

🔗 https://t.co/1d0XWxDdBp

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

Why does so little investment reach fragile and conflict-affected markets?

🔍 Kawtar Zerouali explores how better sequencing, de-risking, & pipeline development can support more peace-positive investment.

🔗 https://t.co/DydPtkShD7

[UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji @UNDP_Pacific]

🏝️Tuvalu’s government is supporting communities with parametric insurance!

🧩In partnership with @UNDP, @UNCDF, @UNUniversity, Development Bank of Tuvalu & Pacific Reinsurance Ltd, this tool gives families peace of mind when coastal flooding hits.

🎥Watch to learn more

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

Adwoa is a trader who sells on the MSME Digital Gateway; a platform built to give Ghana’s MSMEs access to information, markets and finance.

Every transaction she makes leaves a record. In 5 years, that record could change everything.

@JointSDGFund, @UNDP, @UNCTAD, @gea_ghana

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

We're hiring!

UNCDF is looking for an experienced advisor to help shape how we engage with global foundations, philanthropies, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.

📅 Deadline: 29 Oct 2026
🔗 https://t.co/y7uwIq0MSh

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

Access to finance remains a challenge for many reef-dependent businesses in Solomon Islands. 

🌱On 22 Oct, DBSI, along with UNCDF, @WWF, & @GlobalFundCoral, launches the Blue Economy Financing Facility to help reef-positive MSMEs grow while supporting healthy reef ecosystems.

[Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 @JointSDGFund]

🪸 A business that nearly closed during the pandemic is now helping protect coral reefs in Fiji!🇫🇯

Supported by the Joint SDG Fund & partners, joint UN efforts helped the business recover, sustain jobs & continue marine conservation.

🎥 https://t.co/i4ZonHAqSY via @UNCDF #COP17

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

The Pacific’s micro and small business sector has enormous potential.

And most of them still cannot access formal finance.

📺 Watch the full story ➡️ https://t.co/YXA58r9wDE

@EUPasifika, @JointSDGFund, @UNDP, @UNEP, @FDB_Fiji, @GlobalFundCoral, @UNDP_Pacific

[FAO Papua New Guinea @FAOinPNG]

Continuing our #WorldFoodDay 2026 spotlight on women in agrifood systems:
A new Mama Bank branch in Mt Hagen is bringing savings and credit closer to #WomenFarmers and vendors. #LEED is jointly implemented by @FAO, @ILO and @UNCDF.
🔗 https://t.co/3URRi9COWb
#FAOPNG

[UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji @UNDP_Pacific]

In Fiji 🇫🇯, Beqa Adventure Divers shows how innovative financing from @UNCDF can help Pacific businesses grow while protecting our reefs. 🌊

🎥 See how blended finance is supporting the Pacific’s blue economy: https://t.co/eGeQdqukpy

[Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh @SwissAmbBD]

Last week, we brought together senior decision-makers to discuss one pressing question: How do we mobilise capital for impact-oriented Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs)?
Around the table were leaders from venture capital firms, corporates, market enablers, fund-of-funds, non-bank financial institutions, and commercial banks, all sharing perspectives on what it will take to unlock finance where it matters most.
One message stood out: Local capital is the foundation for mobilising impact capital at scale hence building a functioning domestic impact-capital market is a priority.
This roundtable is just the beginning. It's the first in a series of conversations focused on moving the ecosystem from impact-finance awarenessto real capital deployment.

#SwissInBD #ImpactInvesting #ImpactFinance
@UNCDF @LightCastleBD #Truvalu

[Ministry of Local Government @MoLGUganda]

The Ministry of Local Government, with support from UNCDF, is reviewing proposed LoCAL infrastructure projects for FY 2026/27 across 24 districts to ensure they are cost-effective, technically sound and resilient to climate-related hazards.@UNCDF

#LoCAL #ClimateResilience

[Funguo Tanzania @Funguo_Tz]

Innovation Week Tanzania 2026 was a team effort.

To every partner who showed up, shared their expertise and backed this year's edition: thank you. You helped turn ideas into real momentum for Tanzania's innovation ecosystem. 🇹🇿

With thanks to @EUinTZ 🇪🇺| , @Enabel_Belgium| @VodacomTanzania | #SwissEmbassyin Tanzania 🇨🇭 | @UNICEFTanzania 🇺🇳| @UNFPATanzania 🇺🇳 | @UNCDF 🇺🇳 | @UbongoKids | @AnzaEnt | @WSH_Arusha | @FSDTanzania | @NBCTanzania | @MwananchiNews | @CRDBBankPlc |
#IWTz2026 #InnovationWeekTanzania #Dira2050

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

🔍 Our new video showcases how blended finance is a powerful catalyst for the blue economy.

📺 Watch the full story ➡️ https://t.co/YXA58r9wDE

@EUPasifika @JointSDGFund @UNDP @UNEP @FDB_Fiji @GlobalFundCoral @UNDP_Pacific

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

For the fisher who shared this story, the value of parametric insurance is immediate and personal:

💬 “If I don’t fish for a day, we cannot meet our daily living.”

Climate change makes those days more frequent. Parametric insurance makes them survivable.

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

Excellent discussions with H.E. Esrom Yosef Immanuel, Minister for Finance of Fiji, H.E. Vika Sivoki Lavemaau, Minister of Finance of Tonga, and H.E. David Paul, Minister of Finance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the sidelines of the #WBGmeetings #IMFmeetings.

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

Exercise caution and be vigilant when responding to online advertisements claiming to offer training, grants, scholarships, recruitment opportunities, business support programmes, or other benefits in the name of UNCDF or its partners.

[UN Capital Development Fund @UNCDF]

SCAM ALERT / PUBLIC NOTICE

UNCDF is aware of fictitious websites, vacancy announcements or solicitations that are being circulated, the purpose of which is to induce individuals to apply for positions and send in a fee for services related to recruitment or training.

[AGFUND @AGFUNDProgram]

بحث سعادة الأستاذ همّام بن ناصر بن جريّد، الرئيس التنفيذي لـ #أجفند، مع السيد براديب كوروكولاسوريا، الأمين التنفيذي لصندوق الأمم المتحدة لتنمية رأس المال (UNCDF)، خلال لقائهما في بانكوك، آفاق التعاون في تطوير بنوك التمويل الأصغر وتوسيع نطاق الشمول المالي.

واستعرض الجانبان فرص تعزيز القدرات المؤسسية، وتسريع التحول الرقمي، وتطوير الخدمات المالية، بما يسهم في رفع كفاءة البنوك وتعزيز استدامتها، وتوسيع أثرها التنموي في التمكين الاقتصادي وإتاحة فرص اقتصادية أوسع للفئات المستهدفة.

H.E. Hammam bin Nasser bin Juraied, CEO of #AGFUND, met with Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund @UNCDF, in Bangkok to explore opportunities for collaboration in strengthening microfinance banks and expanding financial inclusion.

The meeting also explored opportunities to strengthen institutional capacity, accelerate digital transformation, and enhance financial services to improve operational efficiency, reinforce the long-term sustainability of microfinance banks, and expand their development impact through economic empowerment and greater access to economic opportunities for underserved communities.