UNDP South Africa

We would like to welcome you to the United Nations Development Programme - South Africa website.  UNDP 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 on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.

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The 2002-2006 UNDP Country Cooperation Framework was in response to the strategic priorities of the Government in the areas of transformation for human development, integrated sustainable rural development (ISRD), HIV/AIDS and poverty and environmental development.

Under the ISRD programme, strategic support was provided for the formulation of Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) and the Operationalization of sustainable livelihoods schemes in Limpopo. At the same time the Eastern Cape Province was supported in developing its Provincial Growth and Development Plan (PGDP). Building on these initiatives, UNDP has been working closely with Government departments in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape to strengthen capacity for service delivery utilising Service Delivery Optimisation (SDO) methodologies.

January 13, 2010

New York - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today issued an urgent call to the international community to assist Haiti following yesterday's catastrophic earthquake that has devastated the impoverished Caribbean nation's capital.

Buildings and infrastructure in Port-au-Prince suffered extensive damage, while basic services, including water and electricity are near the brink of collapse. The full extent of casualties, which could number in the hundreds, is still unknown, Mr. Ban told reporters in New York.

"There is no doubt that we are facing a major humanitarian emergency and that a major relief effort will be required," he said.

With the recovery process in earthquake-ravaged Haiti shifting gears from search and recovery to the immediate assistance needs of survivors, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is rolling out a cash-for-work programme that will employ nearly 400 Haitians, a move that will kick start economic activity while facilitating the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance. By the end of the week, the programme will expand to include 700 people working on rubble removal and the rehabilitation of essential social infrastructure, such as street repairs and electricity.