A Promotion of the Millenium Development Goals

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Jobs
"Millennium Development Goals-MDG (18 jobs): At the UN Millennium Summit, world leaders put development at the heart of the global agenda with the MDG, setting clear targets for reducing poverty, disease, hunger, illiteracy, environmental degradation & discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in virtually every developing country, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system & our partners raise awareness & track progress, while we connect countries to the knowledge & resources they need to achieve these goals

Democratic Governance (66): More countries than ever before are working to build democratic governance. Their challenge is to develop institutions & processes that are more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens, including the poor. UNDP brings people together within nations & around the world, building partnerships & sharing ways to promote participation, accountability & effectiveness at all levels. We help countries strengthen their electoral & legislative systems, improve access to justice & public administration, & develop a greater capacity to deliver basic services to those most in need

Poverty Reduction (18): Through the MDG, the world is addressing the many dimensions of human development, including the halving by 2015 of the proportion of people living in extreme poverty. Developing countries are working to create their own national poverty eradication strategies based on local needs & priorities. UNDP advocates for these nationally-owned solutions & helps ensure their effectiveness. We sponsor innovative pilot projects; connect countries to global best practices & resources; promote the role of women in development; & bring governments, civil society & outside funders together to coordinate their efforts

Environment & Energy (20): Energy & environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation & lack of access to clean affordable energy services. These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity & ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries acting alone. UNDP helps countries strengthen their capacity to address these challenges at global, national & community levels, seeking out & sharing best practices, providing innovative policy advice & linking partners through pilot projects that help poor people build sustainable livelihoods

Crisis Prevention & Recovery (22): Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to violent conflicts or natural disasters that can erase decades of development & further entrench poverty & inequality. Through its global network, UNDP seeks out & shares innovative approaches to crisis prevention, early warning & conflict resolution. o wherever the next crisis occurs, UNDP will be there to help bridge the gap between emergency relief & long-term development

HIV/AIDS (3): To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS & reduce its impact, developing countries need to mobilize all levels of government & civil society. UNDP advocates for placing HIV/AIDS at the centre of national planning & budgets; helps build national capacity to manage initiatives that include people & institutions not usually involved with public heath; & promotes decentralized responses that support community-level action. Because HIV/AIDS is a world-wide problem, UNDP supports these national efforts by offering knowledge, resources & best practices from around the world

Women’s Empowerment (6): Women's empowerment & gender equality are one of the MDG & central to all other development efforts. UNDP works to promote achievement of these goals in all parts of its work, & also administers UNIFEM

Management (59): UNDP's managers, on the ground in 166 countries, share & learn from each other, & draw on best practices from both the public & private sectors, so that we can provide effective management & operational support to achieve development results"

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Posted originally by Dr. Ana Isabel of Paraguay