Structure and functions of UNDP

3.  Org type : Program
 Administrator : Helen Clark ( 37th Prime minister of
New Zealand)
 First Administrator: Paul G. Hoffman, USA.
 Established : 1965, 22 November
 Head quarters : New York City, USA
 Website : www.undp.org
 Operating countries : 177
 Parent Organization : ECOSOC (United Nations
Economic & Social Council)

4. UNDP names with the acronyms of
United Nations Development Program
(UNDP), is the UN's global
development network, advocating for
change and connecting countries to
knowledge, experience and resources
to help people build a better life.

5.  Basic Information of UNDP
 Mission
 Background of UNDP
 Organizational Structure
 Executive Member of UNDP in 2012
 Executive Board
 Objectives
 Functions
 Relation between UNDP &UN
 UNDP & Bangladesh
 UNDP & UN’s Team in Bangladesh
 Millennium Development Goals of UNDP
 Limitations

8. Vision
•Achieve MDGs
Mission
• To help developing countries build
their own solutions to national and
global development challenges.

9. EPTA
Expanded Program
on Technical
Assistance
1949
United
Nations
Special Fund
1958
UNDP
1965

10. •Help political & economic aspects of
underdeveloped countries
EPTA
•Enlarge the scope of UN technical assistance
United Nations Special fund
•Founded to avoid duplication of EPTA &
United Nations Special Fund
UNDP

11. Executive office
Administrator
Associate adm.
Operations Support
Group
Office of dev. studies
UNDO
Coordination
Office
Human dev.
Report office
Evaluation
office
Office of
Audit &
Investigation
Ethics
Office
Partnership
Bureau
Bureau of
Dev. Policy
Bureau for
Crisis
Prevention
& Recovery
Bureau of
Management
Special Unit
for South
Cooperation
UNDP
Africa
UNDP
Arab
States
UNDP
Asia &
Pacific
UNDP & the
Commonwealth
of Independent
States
UNDP
Latin
America &
the
Caribbean
Country Offices

12. African States 8 Members
Asian States 7 Members
Latin America & Caribbean
States
5 Members
Eastern European States 4 Members
Western European & other
States
12 Members

13. African State
Asian States
Latin America &
Caribbean States
Eastern European
States
Western European &
other States
Representative
Representative
Representative
Representative
Executive Board;
1 President and
4 Vice-President
Representative

14. Poverty reduction
Democratic governance
Protecting the environment
Reducing vulnerabilities

15.  Sponsors innovative projects & local based
development programs.
 Work with countries to strengthen their national
response to HIV & AIDS.
 Promote fair & inclusive election with a special
focus on women & marginalized people.
 Helps countries to prevent natural disaster &
recover crisis.
 Raises climate related funds.
 Provide facilities to access & manage national &
international resources.

16.  Coordinates UN activities.
 Improves effectiveness of global
development of UN countries.
 Assist implementing UN’s MDGs.
 Provides assistance to other organization of
UN.
 Provides volunteer services worldwide for the
betterment of mass people along with other
organizations of UN.

17. Joining Date : 31st July,1972
Rank in HDI : 146 in 2011
Projects
 Police Reform Programme (PRP)
Project Manager : Mr. Hubert Staberhofer
 Coastal Wetland Biodiversity Management
Project (CWBMP)
Project Manager: Md. Mahbubur Rahman
 Comprehensive Disaster Mgt. Programme
(CDMP)
Project Manager: Mr. Ian Ractor
 Unleashing the youth Development

19. In 2000, 189 countries met after UN meeting to
ensure stable worldwide economy and social
development.
They agreed on 8 goals to be achieved by 2015.
These are shown in a video clip.

20.  Projects are not implemented in time.
 Poor people are not facilitated properly.
 In developing countries project implementation
is tough.
 Political interference.
 Coordination problem.