For the record

"For the record" provides official responses relating to media coverage on the work of UNDP. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Communications at +1-212-906-5382.

UNDP responds to recent stories on Afghan audit of the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA)

Under the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan project, the police force in Afghanistan has grown from around 50,000 to over 135,000 personnel.  Under LOFTA: 80 percent of the more than 135,000 Afghan police receive their salaries directly in their bank accounts through verifiable electron more

UNDP investigation of the law and order trust fund for Afghanistan

Statement regarding the ongoing Office of Audit and Investigation (OAI) work into various aspects of the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) ’s operation: 1.            UNDP is committed to preventing, identifying and addressing al more

UNDP sets the record straight on Afghanistan fund

The Wall Street Journal articles published on 10 and 13 May 2012 imply weak and ineffective management of a major internationally-funded program in Afghanistan. We disagree. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has strong institutional oversight and accountability mechanisms in place more

UNDP response to inaccurate HDR coverage in Rwanda

The headline in the New Times story of 14 November on the 2011 Human Development Report states erroneously that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Rwanda, Aurelien Agbenonci, termed the Report ‘misleading.’  The term ‘misleading’ was never used during the more

UNDP launches investigation following arrest of protesters in Bahrain

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York has been advised that three women who conducted a peaceful protest at the organization’s offices in the capital Manama have been released by police and that charges will not be pressed.UNDP made urgent representation to Bahrain’s authoritie more

Response to media coverage of shelters in Afghanistan

UNDP Afghanistan works very closely with government ministries, particularly the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, towards improving the situation for Afghan women. Through our partnership with the Government, from 2007 to 2010, total expenditure was US$6.3 million on a range of gender-related pr more

Response to US House Foreign Committee Chairman on UNDP

Dear Madame Chairman:The statement issued from your office last week about the U.N. Development Programme’s activities in Syria was apparently based on incomplete and inaccurate media reports. In light of developments in Syria, UNDP leadership had already decided to defer consideration of a ne more

UNDP responds to Media Reports on Afghan Police Audit

Media reports about a special audit of the Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel management systems unfairly characterize the findings of that investigation. They leave the impression that the Afghan Ministry of Interior’s police payroll system, which is supported by the United Nations Development more

Response to media coverage of Timor Leste National Human Development Report 2010

International and Australian media have recently reported on a leaked early draft of the Timor Leste National Human Development Report 2010. This report generally focuses on progress achieved by Timor Leste, noting its free and fair elections, constitution-building, development vision, and legal f more

UNDP responds to accusations by Omar Noman

UNDP has looked into corruption allegations made by Mr. Omar Noman in written communications starting in 2010. None of the allegations were substantiated.Although Mr. Noman is a UNDP staff member, he is currently not authorized to exercise any official function or speak on behalf of UNDP or the Un more