The United Nations Development Programme and the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was created on January the 1, 1966, by the resolution 1029 of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which combined the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance and the United Nations Special Fund. This Program, headquartered in New-York City, has country offices in 166 countries. Its major aim is to help the developing countries by supplying them with advice and by pleading their cause for the granting of donations. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is an interesting case to study in this area. Indeed, this country has been facing a structural crisis in economic and social spheres which has generated armed conflicts since 1993. In spite of these successive wars in DRC, the UNDP has never interrupted its assistance there. We study more about the UNDP and its efforts to spread its initiatives in this document.

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[...] The poorest countries are the hardest countries hit by the “environmental degradation and the lack of access to clean and affordable energy services” (Wikipedia). The UNDP also deals with the international problem of climate change. Indeed, it's important to act now if we want the future generations to be preserved HIV/AIDS[3] As the number of the persons who are HIV positive and the number of deaths due to AIDS increase alarmingly, the UNDP tries to put HIV/AIDS at the centre of national programmes and budgets, putting practical experiences, knowledge and financial and technical means at the countries' disposal. [...]

[...] Its major aim is to help the developing countries by supplying them advice and by pleading their cause for the granting of donations. The Democratic Republic of Congo is an interesting case to study. Indeed, this country has been facing for two decades a structural crisis in economic and social spheres which has generated armed conflicts since 1993. In spite of these successive wars in DRC, the UNDP has never interrupted its assistance there. It has developed an emergency programme which aims to strengthen and reinforce peace. [...]

[...] The Human Development Index has known an important decline since the second half of the 1990's: the HDI decreased from 0.5 at the end of the 1980's to 0.441 in 1999. In spite of these difficulties, the UNDP has never interrupted its assistance there. From 2000 to 2003, it had as basic premise the rebuilding of the country and the setting up of sustainable development. As DRC still required the intervention of development partners, the UNDP set up a new framework of cooperation 2004-2007 (with extension in 2008). [...]

[...] Thus, the UNDP supports the implementation of the development sectional policies and programmes, and the promotion of micro finances. The UNDP's interventions in DRC for the poverty reduction issue are focused on the following points: - the elaboration of the national reports about the MDGs and the monitoring of poverty - the pro-poor people policies reform in the aim of reaching the MDGs - local initiatives for the poverty reduction, including micro finances - Development of the gender mainstreaming private sector. [...]

[...] For instance, the UNDP helped in 2006 the Democratic Republic of Congo to organize its first elections in 40 years. Thus million people were registered to vote and the 2006 parliamentary and presidential elections were secured. In our days, one of the priorities in the country is the public administration reform Poverty Reduction The UNDP helps developing countries to develop strategies against poverty by taking account of the local impact of global trends. Poverty is not just about money, it also includes lack of access to essential resources which can affect health, education, security, political participation, etc. [...]