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Oslo Governance Centre 2012 - A Year in Review 30 Apr 2013

Learning from the past - directions for the future 09 Apr 2013

From Connectivity to Service Delivery: Case Studies in E-Governance 20 Mar 2013

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Getting to the CORE

Produced by the UNDP and IFES, this step-by-step guide to election processes around the world explains what measures need to be in place, from voter registration to ballot-box security, and at what price, before the first ballot is cast. more

Global Inventory of UNDP Engagement with Civil Society

The inventory provide a global overview and analysis of the ways in which UNDP engages with civil society. The inventory is the result of the global survey carried out in 2007-2008 to which 102 country offices (72%) responded. The survey focused on assessing the expanse of country offices more

Governance Assessments and the Paris Declaration

Governance Assessments and the Paris Declaration: Opportunities for Inclusive Participation and National Ownership This report from the 2007 UNDP/CMI Bergen Seminar discusses the prinicples of national ownership, national capacity development,alignment and harmonization. more

Governance Indicators Sources and Use in the Philippines

Rapid Assessment Report on Governance Indicators Sources and Use in the PhilippinesThe report identifies and maps exisitng governance indicators sources in the country, and assesses the extent to which policy makers make use them. more

Governance Indicators in National Human Development Reports

UNDP National Human Development Reports (NHDR) and the Use of Democratic Governance IndicatorsSurveying more than 350 national human development reports, the study finds that democratic governance is receiving increasing attention. more

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Democratic Governance

The response to the recent global economic crisis by many countries around the world, particularly developed nations, has demonstrated that the State has an important role to play in addressing critical challenges. This is also an important lesson for developing countries as public institutions must have the capacity to address these difficulties while at the same time delivering the benefits of human development.

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The Sustainable Future We Want

UNDP has decades of concrete development experience in countries ranging from fragile States to middle-income countries like Brazil and Indonesia. This, combined with our four focus areas, make us uniquely situated and qualified to answer the UN’s call for a better and more sustainable future.

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Human Development Index (HDI) figures are available as part of the Google Public Data Explorer tool.

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