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UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end poverty, inequality, and climate change. UNDP Bhutan is part of the 170-country network, helping to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet.

🔟 days to go!Bhutan is all set to host the first-ever Global Conscious Food Systems Summit from 31 August to 4 September...
21/08/2026

🔟 days to go!

Bhutan is all set to host the first-ever Global Conscious Food Systems Summit from 31 August to 4 September 2026, in Paro.

Hosted by the Royal Government of Bhutan, together with UNDP and the Conscious Food Systems Alliance, this landmark gathering will bring global leaders, thinkers, and practitioners to Bhutan to advance a new paradigm for food systems transformation—one that recognizes culture, values, spirituality, happiness, and inner development as powerful catalysts for systemic change.

Together, we will explore how food can nourish not only people and planet, but also more mindful, sustainable ways of living.

Learn more: https://www.consciousfoodsummit.com

🌱Where do people, animals, and the environment meet — and where might the next zoonotic spillover start?That was the que...
18/08/2026

🌱Where do people, animals, and the environment meet — and where might the next zoonotic spillover start?

That was the question at the center of Bhutan's first Nature for Health (N4H) Regional Workshop, held recently.

Over 60 participants from 10+ sectors — livestock, agriculture, forestry, public health, biodiversity, and local government — came together from 6 districts to hand-draw "Rich Pictures" of their communities and map where human-animal interactions carry the most risk.

This is upstream prevention in action: tackling the environmental drivers of zoonotic disease before outbreaks happen. Findings from all four regional workshops will inform Bhutan's N4H Implementation Project Document, guiding a 2–3-year project starting in 2027.



Water changes everything for rural communities.In Bhutan, climate-smart irrigation is helping farmers boost harvests and...
17/08/2026

Water changes everything for rural communities.

In Bhutan, climate-smart irrigation is helping farmers boost harvests and incomes while adapting to drought and shifting rainfall. See how: https://undp-bhutan.exposure.co/acrewas

17/08/2026

This International Youth Day, the GNH Centre Bhutan, in collaboration with UN Bhutan, invites young people and elders to come together for Bridges of Wisdom: Elder Stories to Inspire Young Voices: An intergenerational Storytelling Initiative.

By bringing elders and youth into conversation, the initiative offers an opportunity to exchange experiences, learn from one another, and strengthen understanding across generations.

Join us for meaningful dialogue, shared experiences, and genuine connections across generations.

đź“… 12 August 2026
đź“Ť Royal University of Bhutan, Thimphu

Register Now: https://forms.gle/hxoTb2GfeLNZ9grG7

17/08/2026

🎥 episode featuring Mohammad Younus, UNDP Bhutan Resident Representative. In this video, he shares how our work in Bhutan is:

âś… Strengthening climate resilience

âś… Expanding renewable energy

âś… Youth employment and entrepreneurship.

17/08/2026

Her Royal Highness Ashi Kesang Chodren Wangchuck delivered the keynote address during: Bridges of Wisdom: Elder Stories to Inspire Young Voices on 12 August 2026, in celebration of International Youth Day, organised by the Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan in collaboration with UN Bhutan.

In her address, Her Royal Highness reflected on the importance of bringing generations together and reminded us that no generation builds the future alone.

“Today is not simply about celebrating youth. It is about recognising that every generation carries a part of Bhutan’s journey.”

— Her Royal Highness Ashi Kesang Chodren Wangchuck

A new integrated, climate-resilient rural drinking and irrigation water supply scheme is helping address water challenge...
16/08/2026

A new integrated, climate-resilient rural drinking and irrigation water supply scheme is helping address water challenges across six gewogs in Tsirang.

The scheme, inaugurated on 15 August, benefits 13,484 people, half of them women and girls, from 1,491 households in Patshaling, Barshong, Mendrelgang, Rangthangling, Tsholingkhar and Kilkhorthang gewogs.

Spanning 18 km and with an investment of Nu 142 million, the scheme will help bring fallow land back into productive use, improving lives and livelihoods. It has already contributed to an annual farming income increase of more than Nu. 40 million in the project area.

Led by the Department of Infrastructure Development, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Royal Government of Bhutan and Tsirang Dzongkhag Administration, the scheme was supported by UNDP through the project, “Advancing Climate Resilience of Water Sector in Bhutan”, funded by the Global Environment Facility-Least Developed Countries Fund.



Her Royal Highness Princess Kesang Chodren Wangchuck, President of the Gross National Happiness Centre, said: “May we co...
13/08/2026

Her Royal Highness Princess Kesang Chodren Wangchuck, President of the Gross National Happiness Centre, said: “May we continue to build bridges of wisdom, between generations, between ideas, and between the Bhutan we have inherited and the Bhutan we aspire to create. May the lessons we receive today become the legacy we pass on tomorrow.”

, a day- long intergenerational initiative brought young people and elders together to listen, learn and reflect on the values shaping Bhutan’s future.

Through stories, dialogue and youth and elder voices, the event celebrated the power of intergenerational connection to inspire a more inclusive, compassionate and hopeful Bhutan.

Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Officer-in-Charge of UNDP and the Chair of the UN Youth Working Group, said for UNDP and the wider United Nations system in Bhutan, this initiative reflected exactly why the UN Youth Working Group exists.

“The Bridges of Wisdom echoed a vision that His Majesty has consistently championed: that young people must be empowered not merely as beneficiaries of development, but as active participants in shaping the future of the nation. We are proud to stand alongside the GNH Centre Bhutan in this effort, and we look forward to strengthening this partnership in the years ahead.”

Read more: https://www.undp.org/bhutan/news/bridges-wisdom-brings-generations-together

Our team in collaboration with Global Shapers Thimphu Hub brought closer to young people through an interactive stal...
13/08/2026

Our team in collaboration with Global Shapers Thimphu Hub brought closer to young people through an interactive stall at the “Bridges of Wisdom", a day-long initiative led by GNH Gross National Happiness Centre and and UN Bhutan to celebrate the International Youth Day.

The stall featured games, quizzes and activities on zoonotic diseases, prevention, and the connections between human, animal and environmental health.

It also highlighted youth-led action on climate, mental health and justice.

A reminder that building healthier communities starts with informed, connected and empowered young people—bridging knowledge, generations, and action. 🌱

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