United Nations Capital Development Fund

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United Nations agency development finance institution

The United Nations Capital Development Fund is a UN agency that provides investment capital and technical support to help the world’s least developed countries achieve inclusive and sustainable economic growth, particularly through local development and financial inclusion.

Observed surface forms (1)

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UNCDF 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations agency ⓘ
development finance institution ⓘ
affiliation United Nations development system ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Development System
appliesToJurisdiction least developed countries ⓘ
areaOfWork SME finance ⓘ
climate adaptation finance ⓘ
development finance ⓘ
digital finance ⓘ
financial inclusion ⓘ
impact investment ⓘ
inclusive finance ⓘ
local development ⓘ
local government finance ⓘ
municipal finance ⓘ
women’s economic empowerment ⓘ
beneficiary local governments ⓘ
low-income households ⓘ
microfinance institutions ⓘ
small and medium-sized enterprises ⓘ
women entrepreneurs ⓘ
youth entrepreneurs ⓘ
country United Nations ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
goal catalyze public and private investment at the local level ⓘ
reduce poverty in least developed countries ⓘ
support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
inception 1966 ⓘ
legalForm subsidiary organ of the United Nations ⓘ
mandate promote financial inclusion ⓘ
promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth ⓘ
provide investment capital and technical support in least developed countries ⓘ
support local development finance ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
shortName United Nations Capital Development Fund self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNCDF
uses blended finance instruments ⓘ
grants ⓘ
guarantees ⓘ
loans ⓘ
technical assistance ⓘ
website https://www.uncdf.org ⓘ
worksWith United Nations Development Programme ⓘ
bilateral development agencies ⓘ
international financial institutions ⓘ
private sector investors ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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United Nations Development Group → hasMember → United Nations Capital Development Fund ⓘ
United Nations Capital Development Fund → shortName → United Nations Capital Development Fund self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNCDF