Angola

UNDP

General Presentation

The United Nations Development Programme 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. UNDP is present on the ground trough offices in 166 countries , working with the people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. Our UN Identity ensures neutrality and our respect for each country's control over it's own future. UNDP is committed to play a pivotal role in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals at 189 countries endorsed at the United Nations Millennium Summit. Working through the UNDG, UNDP is helping lead the efforts to integrate the MDGs into all aspects of the UN system's work at the country level. UNDP is focusing its own staff and circle of partners to support developing nations as they map out the policies and assemble the alliances needed to reach these goals.

UNDP in Angola

In post-war Angola , UNDP collaborates with the Government, UN sister Agencies, Donors, Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders in promoting people-cantered development and building partnerships to fight poverty through UNDP's core five practice areas:

- Democratic Governance
- Poverty Reduction
- Crisis Prevention and Recovery
- Energy and Environment
- HIV/AIDS                                                                     

UNDP implements its programmes within the framework of the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement between the Government of Angola and the United Nations Development Programme, signed by the Parties on 18 February 1977 . The Ministry of Planning is UNDP's formal Government counterpart. UNDP's priority areas of intervention for the programming cycle 2005-2008 are described in the Draft Country Programme Document (CPD).The majority of projects being implemented in support to the national recovery and development efforts are implemented under the National Execution (NEX), Direct Execution (DEX), NGO Execution and Agency Execution modalities, taking maximum advantage of the Angolan expertise and human resources required for recovery and development initiatives.

UNDP is also engaged in extensive advocacy work through its annual Human Development Report published at the global, regional, national and local levels. Thanks to quality research and advocacy the Human Development Reports (HDR) generate significant policy debates within developing countries, helping them build their own development solutions. UNDP Angola facilitated the process leading to the preparation of four National HDRs (1997, 1998, 1999 and 2005).