What does the CSO Division at UNDP Headquarters, Partnerships Bureau, do?
- Provides policy and advisory support to UNDP staff to engage actively with civil society and civil society organizations.
- Is the Secretariat of the Global Civil Society Advisory Committee to the UNDP Administrator;
- Spearheads and supports the establishment of civil society advisory committees to UNDP or to UN country teams at the country level.
- Supports the CIVICUS Civil Society Index.
- The CSO Division is the focal point for indigenous peoples at UNDP globallly.
- Participates in the UNDP working group to develop a resource guide and an operational note of engagement with minorities.
- Implements and manages a partnership with SNV to localize MDGs at the local level in collaboration with civil society organizations in 15 countries.
- Liaise and provides support to regional and substantive bureaux to develop civil society strategies, programmes and projects.
- Promotes, facilitates and advices on the establishment and formalization of partnerships with CSOs by different means and modalities at the global, regional and national level.
How does this differ from OGC's civil society work?
While OGC´work on civil society is focused on those aspects relating to democratic governance, the Civil Society Division looks at civil society and civic engagement as issues cutting across all UNDP practice areas. The Civil Society Division has traditionally focused on the most dynamic and operational dimension of engaging civil society in UNDP strategies, programmes and projects. Lastly, the Division promotes and monitors the implementation of the UNDP policy of engagement with civil society by which civil society is a valuable and indispensable partner towards human development and achieving the millennium development goals.
Contact:
Barry Driscoll
Research Associate
barry.driscoll@undp.org
