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UNDP | United Nations Development Programme

About UNDP

UNDP.org is the official website for the United Nations Development Programme. This global network connects countries to 'knowledge, experience and resources', and so far, it has permeated into 166 countries across the world. In this era of globalization, where almost all benefits are reaped by the first world, UNDP strives to help the positives trickle down to poorer countries. It has set itself 8 goals, called the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), which are to be achieved by the year 2015.

The Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)

The eight MDGs are:

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Goal 5: Improve maternal health

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

To read more, please see | About the MDGs: Basics

UNDP's Role

The UNDP seeks to not only campaign and mobilise broad segments of society to work to achieve these goals, it also directly offers help by recommending the best stratgies to combat evils like poverty, hunger, health and equality. This includes policy reforms, implementation and evaluation. It not only tracks their progress, but provides assistance to the concerned governments in achieving the goals as well as overcoming difficulties and constraints on the way.

What is the nature of this assistance?

Capacity Development

The process through which individuals, organisations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time.

Example: The Azerbaijan Case. Corruption was rampant in the educational sector of Azerbaijan. Colleges and universities were churning out incompetent and unethical graduates, save a few institutes. UNDP recognized these and set out to assist them towards developing programmes of international repute. Their students came to be measured by international standards, the institutes gained affiliations with Western universities and research wings and organizations were developed. Accomplished!

Women's Empowerment

It is impossible to realize our goals while discriminating against half the human race. -- Kofi Annan 2006

Example: The Peruvian Case. The Matinga women in the Andes had been following a 5000 year old tradition of weaving. Their progress was always snubbed owing to lapses in communications, state presence and access to services. UNDP showcased their textiles, gradually softening men in terms of allowing their women to attend programme meetings et al. Today, owing to these efforts and positive responses from customers, the Matinga women have gained both confidence and autonomy, not to mention, played a massive role in the development of their small village.

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