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United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Country(ies): USA

Address: UNDP, One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA

Telephone: 1 (212) 906-5034
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Region(s) of Coverage: North America


	Overview				Papers by Same Organization				Researchers at this Organization

UNDP plays a coordinating role for operational development activities undertaken by the UN system. It is ""the world's largest source of grant funding for development cooperation"". Includes administering special purpose funds such as the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office (UNSO), UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Information services include:

WWW service. Located at UNDP, but provides information on all UN bodies. Includes descriptions of objectives, membership, addresses of administrative offices (including country offices), information on UNDP Country Programmes, UN databases, some statistical data. Includes full text of documents from General Assembly, Economic and Social Council and Security Council
Index to UNDP project reports on CDROM: Agencies reporting include ILO, World Bank, UNESCO, WHO and FAO. Disc plus microfiche of reports distributed by Readex
Programme and Project Management Systems (PPMS): System contains financial and other general information about UNDP-financial development projects

Data goes back to 1972 and earlier for approximately 6000 projects which were ongoing in 1972. Budget and expenditure information is available at the individual project level as well as at the aggregate level. Projects are indexed using descriptions or keywords; data on availability of project reports is maintained. There is no textual information. Available in print as UNDP compendium of on-going projects (d) UNDP Sustainable Development Programme: see separate entry (e) UNDP Human Development Report: see separate entry

Economic crises, health and education in Jamaica

The impact of economic crises in Jamaican health and education: how does the country perform?

By Kim, N. and Serra-Garcia, M., 2010

Produced by: United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Countries: Jamaica

Themes: Development Finance & Aid Effectiveness, Education and Training, Health, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Private Sector Development, Urban Development and the Global South

Disentangling the role of pre-labor markets skills and family background when explaining inequality

How does family and background determines inequality in Chile?

By Guzman, J. and Urzúa, S.S., 2009

Produced by: United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Countries: Chile

Themes: Education and Training, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Labor & Social Protections, Poverty & Inequality

Sociological and economic approaches to the intergenerational transmission of inequality in Latin America

An assessment of intergenerational inequality studies in Latin-America

By Torche, F., 2009

Produced by: United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Themes: Education and Training, Labor & Social Protections, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Poverty & Inequality

Countering the impact of the international crisis on the economy of Salvadoran households

A multidisciplinary study to neutralize the impact of the international economic crisis on El Salvador

By Multidisciplinary Commission, 2008

Produced by: United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Countries: El Salvador

Themes: Agriculture, Development Finance & Aid Effectiveness, Environment and Climate Change, International Affairs, Labor & Social Protections, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Private Sector Development, Urban Development and the Global South

South-south regionalism and trade cooperation on the asia-pacific region

International trade has assumed a central role in economic growth and poverty reduction efforts in developing countries

By Shafaeddin, M., 2008

Produced by: United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Themes: Development Finance & Aid Effectiveness, Globalization and Trade, International Affairs, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Private Sector Development, Urban Development and the Global South

More Papers

Thomas Otter

Paraguay
Senior Economist / Researcher, United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Themes: Domestic Resource Mobilization, Education and Training, Labor & Social Protections, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Poverty & Inequality

Sahro Ahmed

Somalia
Gender and Human Rights Officer, United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Themes: Education and Training, Gender, Governance, Health, International Affairs, Poverty & Inequality, Private Sector Development

Stepi Hakim

Indonesia
Technical Adviser for BRR NAD Nias, United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP)

Themes: Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change, Governance, Law and Rights