WE,
THE
PEOPLES
OF
THE
UNITED
NATIONS,
DETERMINED
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...
to
reaffirm
faith
in
fundamental
human
rights,
in
the
dignity
and
worth
of
the
human
person,
in
the
equal
rights
of
men
and
women
and
of
nations
large
and
small,
...
to
promote
social
progress
and
better
standards
of
life
in
larger
freedom,
and
for
these
ends
...
to
employ
intentional
machinery
for
the
promotion
of
the
economic
and
social
advancement
of
all
peoples,
have
resolved
to
combine
our
efforts
to
accomplish
these
aims
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From
the
Preamble
to
the
Charter
of
the
United
Nations
THE
UNITED
NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
Mission
Statement
UNDP
is
part
of
the
United
Nations
and
upholds
the
vision
of
the
United
Nations
Charter.
It
is
committed
to
the
principle
that
development
is
inseparable
from
the
quest
for
peace
and
human
security
and
that
the
United
Nations
must
be
a
strong
force
for
development
as
well
as
peace.
UNDP's
mission
is
to
help
countries
in
their
efforts
to
achieve
sustainable
human
development
by
assisting
them
to
build
their
capacity
to
design
and
carry
out
development
programmes
in
poverty
eradication,
employment
creation
and
sustainable
livelihoods,
the
empowerment
of
women
and
the
protection
and
regeneration
of
the
environment,
giving
first
priority
to
poverty
eradication.
UNDP
also
acts
to
help
the
United
Nations
family
to
become
a
unified
and
powerful
force
for
sustainable
human
development
and
works
to
strengthen
international
cooperation
for
sustainable
human
development.
UNDP,
at
the
request
of
governments
and
in
support
of
its
areas
of
focus,
assists
in
building
capacity
for
good
governance,
popular
participation,
private
and
public
sector
development
and
growth
with
equity,
stressing
that
national
plans
and
priorities
constitute
the
only
viable
frame
of
reference
for
the
national
programming
of
operational
activities
for
development
within
the
United
Nations
system.
UNDP
resident
representatives
normally
serve
as
resident
coordinators
of
the
operational
activities
of
the
United
Nations
system,
supporting
at
the
request
of
governments
the
coordination
of
development
and
humanitarian
assistance.
Resident
coordinators
also
help
to
orchestrate
the
full
intellectual
and
technical
resources
of
the
United
Nations
system
in
support
of
national
development.
UNDP
strives
to
be
an
effective
development
partner
for
the
United
Nations
relief
agencies,
working
to
sustain
livelihoods
while
they
seek
to
sustain
lives.
It
acts
to
help
countries
to
prepare
for,
avoid
and
manage
complex
emergencies
and
disasters.
UNDP
draws
on
expertise
from
around
the
world,
including
from
developing
countries,
United
Nations
specialized
agencies,
civil
society
organizations
and
research
institutes.
UNDP
supports
South
cooperation
by
actively
promoting
the
exchange
of
experience
among
developing
countries.
UNDP
supports,
within
its
areas
of
focus,
technology
transfer,
adaptation,
and
access
to
the
most
effective
technology.
UNDP
receives
voluntary
contributions
from
nearly
every
country
in
the
world.
UNDP
seeks
to
ensure
a
predictable
flow
of
resources
to
support
its
programmes.
It
provides
grant
funds
through
criteria
based
on
universality
that
strongly
favour
low
income
countries,
particularly
the
least
developed.
UNDP
is
politically
neutral
and
its
cooperation
is
impartial.
It
seeks
to
conduct
its
work
in
a
manner
transparent
and
accountable
to
all
its
stakeholders.
UNDP
is
committed
to
a
process
of
continuing
self
evaluation
and
reform.
It
aims
to
improve
its
own
efficiency
and
effectiveness
and
to
assist
the
United
Nations
system
in
becoming
a
stronger
force
for
the
benefit
of
the
people
and
countries
of
the
world.
UNDP
will
continue
to
support
an
international
development
cooperation
framework
that
responds
to
changing
global,
regional
and
national
circumstances.
UNDP
has
a
collection
of
outstanding
films,
available
on
videotape
on
loan
or
at
nominal
cost.
To
find
out
more,
click
here.
Sustainable
Development
Networking
Programme
The
Sustainable
Development
Networking
Programme
(SDNP)
is
a
catalytic
initiative
to
kick-start
networking
in
developing
countries
and
help
people
share
information,
knowledge
and
expertise
relevant
to
sustainable
development
to
better
their
lives.
Initially
launched
in
12
pilot
countries
in
1992
as
a
follow-up
programme
to
UNCED/
Agenda
21
(chapter
40),
the
SDNP
currently
offers
assistance
in
establishing
connectivity
to
national
networks
and
the
Internet,
content
provision
and
aggregation,
and
user
training
in
40
developing
nations
and
36
small
island
developing
states
(SIDSnet).
SDNP
focuses
on
cross-cutting
issues.
Information
and
Communication
Technologies
[ICTs]
are
now
fundamental
to
dealing
with
all
development
issues
in
developing
countries
and
cuts
across
UNDPs
main
areas
of
concentration.
It
is
a
core
tool
needed
to
achieve
Sustainable
Human
Development
(SHD)
and
one
that
can
facilitate
the
'leap-frogging'
of
developing
countries
into
21st
century
ICTs
and
SHD
goals.
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