Fast Facts: UNDP and Civil Society

Document Summary

The success of development and participatory governance depends on both a robust state and an active civil society with healthy levels of civic engagement. Empowered and active citizenship is an end in itself: essential for inclusive growth and national ownership. Promoting civic engagement is integral to the work of UNDP in all its priority areas of focus – poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), democratic governance, environment and energy, crisis prevention and recovery, combating HIV/AIDS and promoting women’s empowerment. UNDP has a longstanding record in engaging with civil
society at the country level.