UN Development Programme creates thousands of jobs in Afghanistan

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) created more than 64,000 jobs in Afghanistan through its ABADEI programme.

The agency supported 28,600 small and medium-sized enterprises to help build the local economy. Of the new jobs created, the UNDP reported that 51,000 positions went to women. Since 2022, the development programmes of the agency have reached more than 8.3 million people in the country. The UNDP implemented these projects in cooperation with the European Union and Japan.

Partners in the initiative included the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (STFA).