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Responsive and Accountable Institutions
Delivering the 2030 Agenda depends on the responsiveness and accountability of institutions at all levels of government. By supporting the Member States to deliver quality services, improve accountability and expand opportunities for inclusive economic and social progress, UNDP builds resilience to crisis and reinforces the dynamic relationship between the State and the people.
In fragile contexts, UNDP helps governments and citizens to gain control of the recovery and peacebuilding process to restore the core government functions – for example, providing rapid support to civil service and the national government, to aid management, bolstering capacity of the local governments and enacting policies through gender-responsive public institutions.
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A new plan for a new era: UN development…
UNDP today launched a new and ambitious blueprint for development in the 21st century at the United…
Vulnerable to violence: Empowering women in…
It is a violation of human rights, a major global health problem, and is experienced by…
Making Afghanistan a Safer Place: 250 Women…
Since 2013, UNDP and Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs, with funding from the government of…
Protecting displaced people in South Sudan
UNDP is helping people displaced by the conflict to learn about their rights, and how to avoid…
Malawi 50 years later - the importance of…
This year marks the 50th independence anniversary in Malawi and tomorrow the first-ever tripartite…
UNDP launches its regional project…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its new regional project, “Mosharaka”…
Armenian women take the political stage
In the small village of Getik, Arpine Gyulumyan runs a bed and breakfast with her family. But she is…
New techologies improve municipal services…
In Albania, local governments are using locally developed open source software to bring "one stop…
Gaming the education system in Bolivia
An educational video game company finds success through the Dynamic Businesses Programme in Bolivia.
In Somaliland, local communities benefit…
In Somalia, a UN joint programme is working to empower local authorities and improve service…
Cambodian councils cooperate to provide…
Several years ago, Soy Pheap, a 39-year-old mother of seven, was forced to make a tough decision:…
‘Jane Walker’: Appropriating women’s rights…
To celebrate Women’s History Month in March, alcohol giant Diageo has given the world Jane Walker: a…
Violent extremism reopens the conversation…
“No peace without women,” is a statement we are all eager to agree with. But what are the nuances of…
Not a pipe dream: Gender equality and the…
Agnes Lungu, 56, and her husband married off their 15-year old daughter. Up until this day she…
The world is better off with more women…
Equal representation generates increased benefits for both men and women, socially and economically.
Making the business case for gender equality
Around the world, gender bias is attracting renewed attention. Through protest marches and viral…
Meeting the urban finance challenge
Many of the investments needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda are made at the subnational level,…
Supporting Civil Service Restoration and…
This note aims to provide practitioners with useful guidance on support to countries in…
UNDP Thematic Trust Funds - 2016 Annual…
Report highlights approaches and results achieved in addressing development challenges at local,…
Regional Organizations, Gender Equality and…
This report presents key instruments for promoting gender equality and political empowerment of…
Preventing violence against women in…
This publication, jointly produced by UNDP and UN Women, brings to light the scourge of violence…
Gender Diversity in the State
This publication explores the impact of parity within the civil service on public administration…