Angola

Legal Authority and Management

UNDP presence was officially requested by the Government of Angola in 1977, and the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement , outlines the terms of the partnership, project and programme execution, and the services and assistance that UNDP can provide. The Agreement serves as a legal document for UNDP presence in the country, and was signed by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs and UNDP Resident Representative on 18 February 1977.

Management service

UNDP Angola's role as the Administrative Agent includes receiving funds from donors and efficiently dispersing them to the organizations implementing the activity. A number of donors, UN agencies, and independent evaluators have recognized UNDP Angola's efforts as the Administrative Agent as an added value for effective coordination response.

Results based management

Harmonized and integrated programming at the country level is carried out by the UN System in partnership with the Government and other key development partners. UNDP applies accepted international standards for the management of projects and programmes to produce development results.
 
UNDP uses projects to produce outputs in order to contribute to results approved in Country Programmes, Regional Programmes and the Global Programme to operationalize UNDP’s vision, directions and strategies.

UNDP Angola programme and project staff has received training on Results Based Management (RBM), based on the UNDP User Guide and the internationally recognized Prince2 standard. In this context, large, ongoing projects and all new projects will follow RBM, and entails building strong management competencies, clear assignment of responsibilities and independent monitoring and oversight to improve the effectiveness of our development projects in Angola.