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What is the United Nations Development Programme?

What is the United Nations Development Programme?. PRESENTATION TO THE VIENNA UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 9 April 2009. United Nations + Development. On ground presence in 172 countries $ US 5 billion total income for 2009 ~7,000 staff worldwide

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What is the United Nations Development Programme?

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  1. What is the United Nations Development Programme? PRESENTATION TO THE VIENNA UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 9 April 2009

  2. United Nations + Development • On ground presence in 172 countries • $US 5 billion total income for 2009 • ~7,000 staff worldwide • Demand-driven: ability to respond flexibly to developing country needs in accordance with their own plans/priorities • UNDP administers special funds and programmes, including the UN Fund for Women, the UNV Programme, the UN Capital Development Fund.

  3. What we stand for • Neutrality & respect for countries' control over their own future • National ownership of UNDP programmes: solidarity, trust, responsiveness • Alternative paths to development • Partnering with governments, CSOs, private sector, people in supporting their own solutions to development challenges

  4. Overall policy guidance: UN GA and ECOSOC Executive Board 36 members, rotational 3 yr. terms 8 Africa, 7 Asia/Pacific, 4 E. Europe, 5 Latin America and the Caribbean, 12 Western Europe & Others Bureau Approves UNDP strategic Plans, budgets and Country, Regional and Global Programmes UNDP Governance

  5. Organizational Structure

  6. Capacity Development National and local capacities for human development and the Millennium Development Goals Nationally led change processes Advocacy for Human Development Human Development Reports (National, Regional, Global) Coordination and reform Aid management Support to strengthen UN system-wide coherence at country level UNDP’s value added

  7. Focus Areas • Poverty Reduction and MDGs achievement • Democratic Governance • Crisis Prevention and Recovery • Environment and sustainable development • Integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment

  8. Focus on transparency and accountability Results-based and risk-informed management Democratic processes, early recovery, climate change Building capacities to respond to multiple crises – financial, food, fuel… New aid modalities – direct budget and sector support Delivering as One South-south cooperation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLklGm3ozN0&feature=PlayList&p=551AF6DDB252D028&index=0 A changing world, a changing UNDP

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