UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNDP is working for a Namibia that is empowered and more resilient to create and sustain growth that will improve people's lives.In support of the Government of Namibia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has embarked on the implementation of a five-year Country Programme Document (CPD) 2019-2023.
UNDP focuses on areas that have a multiplier effect through a targeted build-up of capacities, policies, the creation of dialogue space, and scalable downstream interventions. Proposed downstream interventions will seek to provide platforms for citizen engagement in democratic processes and facilitate access to skills, knowledge and new technologies for increased income generation.
In so doing, UNDP Namibia renders its support through the following three portfolios:
UNDP works in line with the Fifth National Development Plan (NDP 5), and the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) which responds to Namibia’s development priorities and sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships by 2030.
