The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supports countries in reducing poverty, inequalities and exclusion by building and sharing solutions for sustainable development, democratic governance and peacebuilding, and climate and disaster resilience. UNDP helps countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and resilience to sustain development results. In all its work, UNDP promotes the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women, minorities and the poorest and most vulnerable.