UN Development is the United Nations Development Programme, the principal development agency of the United Nations working to end poverty, inequality, and climate change. UN Development's Twitter Score is 16 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #61,811 among 483,944 tracked accounts.
UN Development has explored blockchain applications since 2015, spanning areas such as cocoa-supply-chain tracking, decentralized energy trading, and digital impact coins designed to attract investment. Building on that foundation, UN Development partnered with the Algorand Foundation to launch the UNDP Blockchain Academy, a training initiative that has delivered blockchain and Web3 education to 24,000 personnel. UN Development also operates the SDG Blockchain Accelerator, which supports projects targeting climate finance, energy access, and supply-chain transparency.
UN Development extended a partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation to establish blockchain-based digital payment systems across country offices, with pilots conducted in Haiti, Syria, Kenya, Guatemala, and The Gambia. In June 2026, UN Development launched a Blockchain Advisory Group comprising 26 organizations, including the Algorand, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Cardano, Celo, Ethereum, Filecoin, and Sui foundations. UN Development is also affiliated with Blockchain for Good Alliance, EMURGO Labs, and FLock.io, and previously worked with the Blockchain Charity Foundation, which contributed $1 million toward blockchain social good initiatives in 2018.
UN Development has accumulated 1,946,821 followers as of August 2026 and published 91,284 posts. UN Development has been mentioned by 236 accounts, with 774 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow UN Development include 85 founders, 17 angel investors, 23 influencers and 7 VCs. Among the notable followers are H.E. Justin Sun, Medved, Bill Gates, JB, Santi and Alex Blania.