UNDP and TAILG Sign MOU for a Green, Low-Carbon Mobility Project to Advance Sustainable Development in Africa and Beyond

NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2026--

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and TAILG, a leading electric mobility company, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Kenya regarding the Green Mobility Centre of Excellence (GM-CoE). The two parties have established a strategic partnership to jointly implement flagship projects for green, low-carbon mobility. Through multidimensional collaboration—including technological innovation, ecosystem development, and industry incubation—they support the implementation of regional sustainable development goals.

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The signing of this MOU establishes a comprehensive framework for long-term cooperation between the two parties. The parties have clearly identified the joint establishment, operation, and large-scale development of the GM-CoE as a key foundation for continuously driving the growth of Africa’s green and low-carbon mobility industry. TAILG will fully involved in project operations and governance, the establishment of an innovation system, the implementation of ecosystem projects, and international technical exchanges, creating a professional and sustainable platform for Africa’s green technology innovation ecosystem.

As a partner of UNDP in the field of green mobility, TAILG operates seven R&D and manufacturing bases worldwide, with an annual production capacity exceeding 15 million units. Its products and services are available in more than 70 countries and regions worldwide, and the company possesses comprehensive industrial capabilities, providing a foundation for the implementation of green projects overseas.

Michael Yao, President of TAILG, stated: “This strategic partnership with UNDP marks an important milestone in TAILG’s high-quality global development. In the future, TAILG will leverage its new energy two-wheeler technologies to collaborate on advancing green mobility, gasoline-to-electric conversion, and carbon reduction projects in Africa. Through concrete actions, we will advance the Sustainable Development Goals, share China’s low-carbon transportation solutions, and jointly promote the long-term development of the region’s green economy. Through continuous technological innovation, we will protect the ecological environment, contribute to global sustainable development, and help the Earth go further.”

In the future, TAILG will continue collaborating with UN agencies and partners to advance the development of green electric mobility, driving regional green growth and contributing to global carbon reduction goals and sustainable development.

TAILG President Michael Yao signs the MOU with Jean-Luc Stalon (PhD), Resident Representative of UNDP Kenya.

GENEVA (AP) — At least 1 million women have lost access to humanitarian and other critical support as a result of budget cuts over the last 18 months, the U.N. agency focusing on women said Friday.

UN Women says 84% of women's organizations surveyed had reported increased needs since January 2025, when the Trump administration in the United States — the biggest U.N. donor — took office and began cutbacks in foreign aid.

"Every dollar withdrawn from women’s organizations is a dollar withdrawn from survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, displaced mothers, girls forced from school and communities struggling to survive,” said Sofia Calltorp, UN Women’s chief of humanitarian action.

Nearly 90% of the women's groups surveyed said they can't meet current levels of need anymore, and one in five said they expect to shut down temporarily or permanently within the next year.

“UN Women has spoken to 855 women’s organizations working in 52 countries, who have told us that these women and girls have been turned away due to funding cuts that are dismantling their organizations," Calltorp told reporters in Geneva.

"We know that this number, at least 1 million women and girls, is just the tip of the iceberg,” she added.

Conflict-related sexual violence had doubled last year, UN Women said. It noted a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group of 38 mostly developed countries, that found that development assistance fell by nearly a quarter last year to $174 billion — the largest yearly contraction on record.

“Without immediate action, the organizations that have kept women and girls alive through the world’s worst crises risk becoming another casualty of war,” Calltorp said.

Many U.N. organizations have cut thousands of jobs and reduced aid programs around the world over the last 18 months in the wake of funding cuts by the United States and other top donors.

The world body, as part of a reform process known as UN80, has been considering the prospect of merging UN Women with UNFPA, the sexual and reproductive health agency.

FILE -Women and children fetch water at dusk in the Korsi Refugee Camp in Birao, the Central African Republic, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)