United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Development Programme
AbbreviationUNDP
Formation22 November 1965
TypeProgramme
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersNew York City
(international territory)
Head
Achim Steiner[1]
Parent organization
ECOSOC[2]
WebsiteUNDP.org

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)[note 1] is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.[3]

Based at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, it is the largest UN development aid agency,[3] with offices in 177 countries.[4][5] The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states.[5]

  1. ^ "UNDP Executive Board welcomes appointment of Achim Steiner as new Administrator" (Press release). 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Background Guide;: Executive board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)" (PDF). UN-USA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (from Internet archive)
  3. ^ a b "United Nations Development Programme | international program". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "FAQs". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "The Biography of Kemal Dervis". Archived from the original on 24 September 2011.


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