UNDP Publications

Annual Report 2009

This year’s report, entitled "Living Up to Commitments", highlights UNDP's continued support to developing countries as they address the current economic and financial crisis. UNDP is staying true to the shared sets of values set out in the Millennium Declaration.

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009

More than halfway to the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), major advances in the fight against poverty and hunger have begun to slow or even reverse as a result of the global economic and food crises. This report warns that, despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the targets to be met by 2015. The report is coordinated and published by the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Arab Human Development Report 2009

In Arab countries, a widespread lack of human security undermines human development, according to the Arab Human Development Report 2009: Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries. This report is prepared by independent scholars drawn from the region.

Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results

The 2009 Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results is a revision of the previous Handbook published in 2002. The publication is a corporate initiative to strengthen a culture of results-orientation in UNDP programming, and is different from previous versions. Recognizing the importance of integrating results management at the design stage, it includes guidance on results-based planning. By providing ‘how to’ on results-based planning, monitoring and evaluation, this Handbook is intended to strengthen the organization as a global partner in development.

Elections and Conflict Prevention: A Guide to Analysis, Planning and Programming

This guide identifies strategic approaches and forms of programming that can help to anticipate and prevent the types of violent conflict that can accompany elections and set back development in emerging democracies or post-war societies. It presents valuable lessons learned from the previous, extensive experience of UNDP and its partner organizations in the field.

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2008

This report by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force identifies the main gaps remaining in delivering on the global commitments in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, and access to new technologies and to affordable essential medicines, and provides recommendations to all major stakeholders on how to address them.

Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor

This groundbreaking UNDP report showcases 50 examples of local and international companies successfully integrating the poor into their business models to create wealth, spur growth and spark social change. The report also offers tools for businesses interested in more inclusive markets.

Making the Law Work for Everyone

This Report summarizes key findings of the Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, an independent commission co-chaired by Madeleine Albright and Hernando de Soto and hosted by UNDP, concerning the rule of law and the legal protection of the poor as key aspects to achieve their economic, social and political development.

Human Development Report 2007/2008

The report warns that the world should focus on the development impact of climate change, which could bring unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education.