UNDP has a three-tier structure operating in the Danube region, including a headquarters in New York, a Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS, and country offices. The Bratislava Regional Centre coordinates multi-country programming, provides consultancy to country offices, and partners with EU member states. UNDP programming in the region is organized around global practices like energy/environment and delivers €80-100 million annually to support organizations like ICPDR and programs on border management, trade, and investment. Recent UNDP research analyzed social inclusion in the region and published an issue on integrated local development.

1. UNDP in the Danube Region Empowered lives. Resilient nations. Ben Slay Senior economist UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS Bratislava Regional Centre ben.slay@undp.org

2. UNDP in the Danube region:Three-tier structure UNDP headquarters in New York Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS Country offices in non EU-member states National UNDP programming Coordination of UN country presence Bratislava Regional Centre Multi-country programming In-house consultancy for country offices Field-based partnerships with EU member states Research, publications, advocacy

3. UNDP programming in Danube region Organized around global thematic practices: Energy and environment -- Gender Poverty reduction -- HIV/AIDS Democratic governance -- Cap. Dev. Crisis prevention and recovery €80-100 million delivered annually Multi-country programming includes: Support for ICPDR (Tisa River Basin—UNDP-GEF) Border management: EUBAM Black Sea Trade and Investment Programme

4. EU Border Assistance Mission European Commission project, implemented by: UNDP International Centre for Migration Policy Development (Vienna) Part of €150 million EC-UNDP border management portfolio in European Neighbourhood EUBAM: €55 million Countries: Beneficiaries: Ukraine, Moldova Partners: 19 EU member states Objectives: Introduce, implement integrated border management principles Reduce threats to human security Promote local economic development

5. 5 Black Sea Trade and Investment Programme Main partner: BSEC Business Council Since 2007 Objective: Stimulate regional trade and investment Business facilitation Capacity development for business support, investment promotion agencies Membership includes: Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine

6. Recent UNDP research, publications Regional human development report on social inclusion Toward Inclusive Societies Uses EU social inclusion methodology to measure exclusion in wider Europe (Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine) Based on sampling 2700 respondents in 7 countries http://europeandcis.undp.org/poverty/socialinclusion/ June 2011 issue of Development and Transition on “integrated local development” Articles on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Ukraine http://www.developmentandtransition.net/