The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), headquartered in New York City, is a global network advocating for development, human rights, and women's empowerment in member countries. It provides expert advice and support to help nations, especially the least developed, achieve sustainable development goals across various sectors such as poverty reduction, democratic governance, and health. Since its formation in 1965, UNDP has operated in 177 countries, including India, contributing to significant improvements in human development indicators.

1. SAURABH SINGH TOMAR
ASSIT.PROFESSOR
(COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING)
E-MAIL-saurabh.singh406@gmail.com

2. • Abbreviation UNDP
• Formation 1965
• Type Programme
• Legal status Active
• Headquarters New York City
• Head Achim Steiner
(Administrator)
• Parent organization ECOSOC
• Website www.undp.org

3. HEAD OF THE UNDP
ACHIM STEINER
Born: 17 May 1961 (age 57 years), Brazil
ADMINISTRATOR

4. • The United Nations Development Programme
is the United Nations' global development network.
Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for
change and connects countries to knowledge,
experience and resources to help people build a better
life for themselves.
• UNDP also encourages the protection of human rights
and the empowerment of women in all of its
programmes. The UNDP Human Development Report
Office also publishes an annual Human Development
Report (since 1990) to measure and analyse
developmental progress

5. • The basic objective of UNDP is to help poorer
nations develop their human and natural
resources more fully.
• To provides expert advice, training, and grant
support to developing countries, with increasing
emphasis on assistance to the least developed
countries.

6.  No poverty
 Zero hunger
 Good health and wellbeing
 Quality education
 Gender equality
 Clean water and sanitation
 Economic growth
 industry innovation and infrastructure
 Reduced inequalities
 Climate action
 Pease justice and strong institution

7. • All the nations of the world, both rich and poor are the
members in the UNDP.
• The nations meet annually and pledge contributions to
the UNDP
• India is a member in the UNDP.

8. • Democratic Governance
• Poverty Reduction
• Crisis Prevention And Recovery
• Environment And Energy

9. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
• Providing policy advice and technical
support.
• Sharing successful experiences
• Educating populations
• Increasing institutional and individual capacity
within countries
POVERTY REDUCTION
• Linking poverty programs with countries’ larger
goals and policies
• Ensuring a greater voice for the poor.
• foreign investment, and ensure the poorest of the
poor benefit from globalization

10.  It works in collaboration with all other international
health agencies.
 The UNDP projects cover virtually every economic and social
sector – agriculture, industry, education and science, health,
social welfare etc.
 UNDP supports research and cooperative activities to combat
health problems threatening socioeconomic development.
 To accomplish the MDGs and encourage global development,
UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, democratic
governance, energy and environment, social development,
and crisis prevention and recovery.

11.  UNDP also encourages the protection of
Human rights and the empowerment of women
in all of its programmes.
 The UNDP Human Development Report Office also
publishes an annual Human Development Report (since
1990) to measure and analyse developmental progress.
 In addition to a global Report, UNDP publishes regional,
national, and local Human Development Reports.
 UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from
member nations.

12.  The organization operates in 177 countries, where it works
with local governments to meet development challenges and
develop local capacity.
 Additionally, the UNDP works internationally to help countries
achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
 Currently, the UNDP is one of the main UN agencies involved in
the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
 UNDP works with nations on their own solutions to global and
national development challenges.
 As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of
UNDP and its wide range of partners.

13. • UNDP has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of
– Human development,
– From systems and institutional strengthening to inclusive growth
and sustainable livelihoods,
– Sustainable energy,
– Environment,
– Helping to achieve the eradication of poverty,
– The reduction of inequalities and exclusion.
– And resilience.
• Locations:
– Guwahati, Assam (for the North-East)
– Chandigarh, Haryana
– Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
– Mumbai, Maharashtra
– New Delhi
– Ranchi, Jharkhand

14. Between 1990 to 2015 the populationof
people living is extreme poverty was cut in
half
Child mortality rate was dropped more than
half since 1990
Female representation was extremely doubled
from 2000 to 2015