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23/2/2001 Last September, at the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders pledged to cut poverty in half by 2015. UNDP is now charged with helping to make this happen. Its focus is on providing developing countries with knowledge-based consulting services and building national, regional and global coalitions for change. In particular, UNDP has specialised expertise in the following areas: Democratic Governance: Democracy has made impressive gains worldwide over the past 25 years. But in democracies old and new the challenge remains to develop political, legal and regulatory frameworks that are more responsive to the needs of ordinary people, including the poor. Developing-country governments in every region have asked UNDP to help them meet this challenge. Pro-Poor Policies: UNDP is helping developing countries plan and implement nationally-owned strategies and solutions for reducing poverty. The goal is to address the multi-dimensional roots of poverty and strategies include the creation of economic opportunity; the empowerment of women; participatory approaches to government budgeting; and the better delivery of social services. UNDP is also working to strengthen the capacity of the least-developed countries to benefit from the global economy. Energy & Environment: Environmental degradation hits the poor the hardest since they are especially vulnerable to problems such as water contamination, land degradation and air pollution. The poor are also the ones in greatest need of access to clean affordable energy. We are leading the United Nations effort in building national capacity for environmentally sustainable development, by promoting global best practices and supporting catalytic interventions. Peace-Building and Disaster Mitigation: Many countries are now presented with complex emergencies - such as rising internal conflicts or recurrent natural disasters - that can erase decades of development progress and further entrench poverty and inequality. UNDP supports innovative approaches to crisis prevention, early warning and conflict resolution; coordinates international humanitarian assistance; and helps bridge the gap between emergency relief and long-term development. HIV/AIDS: Because AIDS kills mostly people in the 15-49 year age group, it is uniquely devastating in terms of increasing poverty. UNDP is helping developing countries prepare, fund and implement strategic HIV/AIDS plans that mobilize all sectors of government and civil society. As an active supporter of South-South cooperation, we are facilitating access to knowledge and best practices from around the world. Information and Communications Technology: UNDP is helping developing countries craft viable National Information Infrastructure Policies to encourage greater connectivity and greater competition, thereby cutting transaction costs for delivering public services to the poor and helping them to become entrepreneurs in their own right. As a provider of knowledge-based consulting services, UNDP employs ICT solutions in every aspect of its work. UNDP is working within these core areas with partners all over the globe to promote development and a more equitable world. UNDP is also now hiring a new generation of practitioners who want to contribute towards these goals. More information about UNDP, including the new vacancies at its worldwide offices, can be found at http://www.undp.org
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