Donors and partners

Building partnerships for the MDGs

UNDP's support for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) puts partnership at the centre of all aspects of our work. Our partners include developing country governments, donors, the United Nations system, international financial institutions, the private sector, foundations and civil society organizations and regions and local authorities.

Donors Donors front page Donors not only provide funding to finance UNDP's activities on the ground, but they help promote the strategies needed to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Featured donor sites: Canada, European Union, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Nordic Countries, Spain, the United States

The United Nations UNDP's role within the UN UNDP coordinates the development activites of the United Nations and plays a key role in helping to reform the UN. United Nations Development Group

International Financial Institutions (IFIs) UNDP and International Financial Institutions front page IFIs are an important source of development funding. They account for a large portion of the non-core (earmarked, project-specific) funding of UNDP. AfDB, ADB, CABEI, IADB, World Bank, Other organizations

Private sector UNDP and the private sector front page Business can make an important contribution to development by fostering innovation, providing funding and promoting entrepreneurship in developing countries. Special initiatives: Growing Sustainable Business, UN Global Compact

Foundations UNDP and foundations front page Both global and local foundations are providing strong backing for UNDP's development activities. UNDP's partner foundations

Civil Society organizations (CSOs) UNDP and Civil Society Organizations front page There is growing recognition that engagement with CSOs is critical to national ownership, accountability, good governance, decentralization, democratization of development co-operation, and the quality and relevance of official development programmes. How do civil society organizations work with UNDP?, News

Regional and local authorities UNDP, regions and local authorities front page "Territorial" approaches to development can help bring about development in a comprehensive manner. Regions and local authorities are essential in mapping that change. ART GOLD programme, Local Economic Development Agency (LEDA), World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP)