UNDP in the Asia & the Pacific region is responsible for delivering UNDP's country and regional programmes through 25 UNDP Country Offices in the region.

We work in a diverse environment: a region that is fastest growing in the world while at the same time it is home to half of the world's poor: a region that houses countries experiencing economic transition (China, Mongolia, Viet Nam), two of the world's largest economies (China, India), middle income countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand), and countries facing or recovering from conflict (Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste). Out of the 14 Least Developed Countries in our region, four are landlocked-Afghanistan, Bhutan, Lao PDR and Nepal-while six are island developing countries-Kiribati, Maldives, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu (the other four LDCs are Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Timor Leste).

UNDP in the region also has Regional Centres with locations in Bangkok, Colombo, and Suva. They deliver the regional programme and provide policy advisory and knowledge management services.