Capacity Development

About Us

In order to more systematically address UNDP support to national and local capacity development, the Capacity Development Group was established in 2002 under the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) of UNDP.

A team of Policy Advisers, Policy Specialists and Research Analysts is located in New York to provide support to colleagues in the Regional Service Centres and in Country Offices and to collate, organize and share knowledge on capacity development.

Most of the country support is provided through UNDP’s regional hubs – the Regional Service Centres – where CDG has dedicated Regional Teams under Capacity Development Team Leaders. CD Teams are located in five Regional Service Centres, in Bangkok, Cairo, Bratislava, Dakar, Johannesburg and Panama City.

The regional CD teams represent the front edge of the support that CDG provides to countries.

Capacity Development Group (Headquarters)