Publications
Policy and strategic documents
UNDP
and Civil Society Organizations: A Policy of Engagement (2001)| French | Spanish
The policy on UNDP engagement with civil society organizations provides guidelines and principles for engagement with civil society and highlights policy and programmatic implications.
UNDP and Indigenous Peoples: A Policy of Engagement (2001) | French | Spanish
This document explains how UNDP establishes frameworks to guide their
work in building sustainable partnerships with indigenous peoples.
UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues
These Guidelines respond to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which specifically calls upon the organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system to contribute to the full realization of its provisions.
Good practices
Synthesis Report: Findings and Recommendations from a Seven Country Study of UN Engagement in Poverty Reduction and National Development Strategies (UNDG 2008)
This paper, prepared for the United Nations Development Group by the Institute of Development Studies, UK, reviews the role of the United Nations Country Teams in Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper processes and, more broadly, in National Development Strategies. The paper draws on a set of seven country papers – Azerbaijan, Honduras, Laos, Malawi, Mongolia, Uganda and Zambia.
Civil Society and UNDP in Sri Lanka: Partnerships in Crisis Situations (2007)
This report documents the ways in which civil society actors, especially at the community level, emerged as significant partners in crisis response and recovery following the Ceasefire Agreement and the tsunami In Sri Lanka.
Civil Society Engagement in PSIA processes: A Review (2007)
This study, commissioned by UNDP from the Overseas Development Institute, calls for broader national participation in Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) processes. It includes three country case studies from Uganda, Armenia and Bolivia.
Experiences
from the Field: UNDP-CSO Partnerships for Conflict Prevention (2005)
This report highlights innovative partnerships between UNDP
and CSOs in conflict prevention.
UNDP and
Civil Society Organizations: Partners in Development (2003)
Partenaires pour le développement humain. Le PNUD et les organisations de la société civile (2003).
Asociados en el desarrollo humano. El PNUD y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (2003).
This publication documents good practices of UNDP/CSO partnerships working
in one of the focus areas of UNDP; Democratic Governance, HIV/AIDS,
Poverty Reduction, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Energy and Environment
and Sustainable development.
Guides and Procedures
The Role of CSOs in MDG based National Development Strategies (2007)
This set of four UNDP training modules provides United Nations Country Teams, civil society and other development partners with guidance on designing MDG-based national development strategies with civil society participation.
UNDP and Civil Society Organizations: a Toolkit for Strengthening Partnerships
(2006)
This toolkit provides practical guidance and essential information in
forging partnerships with CSOs. It includes examples of innovative country-level
mechanisms to build and strengthen collaboration with CSOs. For the web-based toolkit click here.
Guide
to CSOs Working on Democratic Governance (2005)
This guide indicates the growing breadth and complexity of CSO activity
in the area of democratic governance and reviews UNDP's strengthening
engagement and collaboration with civil society.
Resource sheets
Millennium
Development Goals: A Resource Sheet (2005)
This resource sheet, produced by UNDP-CSO Division and UN-NGLS, lists
some key papers and reports on the MDGs from the perspective of civil
society organizations and international institutions.
CSO Perspectives on Poverty Reduction
Strategies:A Resource Sheet (2005)
This resource sheet lists key papers and reports by CSOs on poverty
reduction strategies at the national and regional levels.
