Fast Facts

Fast Facts: About UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network. We advocate for change and work to connect countries to the knowledge, experience and resources they need to help people build better lives.

Fast Facts: Anti-corruption and Democratic Governance

Corruption undermines human development by diverting public resources to private gain and reducing access to public services. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals will largely depend on the quality of governance.

Fast Facts: Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Ecosystems, species and genes - the building blocks of biodiversity - are being degraded at an unparalleled rate as natural resources are exploited without consideration for their broader value to the ecosystem and economic values.

Fast Facts: Capacity Development

As a trusted multilateral partner, UNDP has the global scope and presence to help nations enhance their capacity to reach their development goals.

Fast Facts: Climate Change

By putting climate change adaptation at the heart of poverty reduction efforts, with proper attention paid to the needs of more vulnerable groups like women and indigenous peoples, UNDP helps to ensure that climate actions are flexible and resilient enough to meet climate challenges now and in the future. At the same time, UNDP strives to reduce people’s exposure to climate-related disasters and, when they do hit, to limit the impact on people’s lives.

Fast Facts: Climate Change Adaptation

UNDP promotes equitable and pro-poor adaptation that encourages sustainable economic development and resilient livelihoods in the face of climate change.

Fast Facts: Climate Change in Least Developed Countries

UNDP assists LDCs with capacity development and adaptation strategies, and delivers technical support to help countries reduce emissions, enhance resilience and support MDG attainment.

Fast Facts: Conflict Prevention

Fast Facts: Democratic Governance

UNDP is the lead agency on democratic governance in the UN system. It invests 34 percent of UNDP's total resources in democratic governance programmes and projects each year, responding to countries immediate concerns and long-term human development objectives, including reaching the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Fast Facts: Democratic Governance Assessments

Governance assessments are a mechanism to strengthen democracy. UNDP has provided advisory and financial support to catalyze country-led assessment processes in more than 20 countries in all regions.