One of the greatest challenges facing Least Developed Countries is the flow of capital. From individuals to businesses to local governments, the financial needs of the world’s poor are routinely overlooked. How do we make finance work for marginalized and rural populations?

At the United Nations Capital Development Fund, we offer ‘last-mile’ finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.

We pride ourselves on our ability to innovate in difficult circumstances where others wouldn’t venture. We have a healthy appetite for risk, allowing us to go after new ideas that have big potential. We provide technical assistance and capital instruments to help our partners design and test financial innovations, preparing the ground for others to replicate them and scale them up.