Global conference calls on countries to invest in strong institutions


Développement: Le PNUD veut revoir les modèles


‘Capacity is Development’ UNDP conference in Marrakech: A global event on smart strategies and capable institutions for 2015 and beyond


La Conférence de Marrakech, ‘un excellent exemple’ de la coopération triangulaire (PNUD)



‘Capacidad es Desarrollo’ – Keynote Speech by President Tabaré Vázquez


Smart Strategies and Capable Institutions for 2015 and Beyond – Speech by Professor Cravinho

18.03.10 “Building Back Better: What To Do with Capacity in Crisis”by Dr Kuntoro Mangkusubroto

Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for allowing me to speak today in this session on “building back better: protecting capacity in crisis”. In many ways, this theme shares the same vision as our recovery strategy in the
conflict and/or disaster affected areas in Indonesia. Read More


17.03.10
Global conference calls on countries to invest in strong institutions

Marrakech, Morocco—To cope with challenges emanating from the financial crisis, climate change, food shortages and conflicts, developing countries need —now more than ever? to build capable institutions that will help them protect their citizens and sustain economic growth. The need to transform government institutions by investing in people’s capabilities and in providing innovative solutions and incentives that enable the delivery of effective services was a central message at the first day of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global conference Capacity is Development, which began here today. Read More

06.01.10 UNDP launches knowledge fair to gather evidence on capacity development

UNDP invites you to share your experience at the ‘Capacity is Development' Virtual Knowledge Fair open on 04 – 29 January, 2010. The knowledge fair seeks to collect experiences on policies, investments and programs that have proven successful in driving human and institutional capacity development in diverse settings around the world. Read More

06.11.09 Capacity development: complex solutions for a complex world

(UNDP) The world is changing fast – and with it, the very idea of development assistance. It used to be that only a certain set of wealthy, developed countries provided aid to developing countries. But today, countries like China, India, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, and others are also major providers of aid, as well as private funds and foundations. Read More

04.11.09 RP not set for climate change

(Inquirer.Net) Philippine agencies have a low capacity to adapt to climate change, according to a self-assessment workshop conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the National Economic and Development Authority. Read More

22.10.09 Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, Exclusive Interview

(This is Africa, Financial Times) “I’m not interested in anything that’s small in scale,” Miss Clark states flatly. “We should not be in anything that is not capable of having system-wide impact. Otherwise we end up having one village which is very happy, and that’s fantastic for them, but we haven’t changed things for the whole country. In a sense, where I’m focused on is upstream, where we can work with governments to form policies that will have nationwide impact.” Read More

13.10.09 UNDP launches a primer on capacity development

(UNDP) This primer addresses the basic elements of the UNDP approach to capacity development. It provides a simple, cogent and accessible illustration of the UNDP Capacity Development Approach for the benefit of development practitioners both within and beyond the UN development system – a real-world guide to real-world applications to strengthen and contribute to national capacities for development. Read more