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Read more News France contributes $13 Million to UNDP’s 2024 core resources to tackling critical global challenges Read more News Spain partners with UNDP to advance integrated sustainable development solutions Read more News United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Mizuho Financial Group join forces to scale up sustainable finance in Asia Read more Press Releases Global collective action platform for Responsible AI for Sustainable Development initiated by UN Development Programme and Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Read more Speeches The Hamburg Sustainability Conference Opening Remarks It is an immense privilege to welcome you to the inaugural Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) -- co-initiated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Michael Otto Foundation, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 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