Focus Areas

Millennium Development Goals

UNDP, as the UN's global development network, links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach the Millennium goals. More ...

Democratic Governance

More countries than ever before are working to build democratic governance. UNDP brings people together within nations and around the world, building partnerships and sharing ways to promote participation, accountability and effectiveness at all levels. More ...

Poverty Reduction

Developing countries are working to create their own national poverty eradication strategies based on local needs and priorities. UNDP helps to make them effective through ensuring a greater voice for poor people, expanding access to productive assets and economic opportunities, and linking poverty programmes with countries’ international economic and financial policies. More ...

Crisis Prevention & Recovery

UNDP’s approach to conflict assessment seeks to operationalise conflict prevention into strategy development and programming. More ...

Energy & Environment

Energy and environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services. These issues are also global, as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries acting alone. More ...

HIV/AIDS

To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and reduce its impact, developing countries need to mobilize all levels of government and civil society. UNDP advocates for placing HIV/AIDS at the centre of national planning and budgets; helps build national capacity to manage initiatives that include people and institutions not usually involved with public heath; and promotes decentralized responses that support community-level action. More ...