About UNDP in Rwanda
Rwanda is among eight pilot countries selected in January 2007 to implement the One UN Reform , which enables the UN System to provide a more effective and coherent response to the needs of the Government of Rwanda and its Development Partners. As part of the UN Country Team, UNDP works with other sister agencies to implement the “One UN – Delivering as One” process.
UNDP-Rwanda’s programmes and activities, respond to challenges facing the country achieve its short and long term development goals, be it national initiative or international agreements. These include among others, EDPRS (Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy), Vision 2020, SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)… Our assistance framework is guided by the United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP) 2013-2018, which is aligned with the priorities of the Government of Rwanda, as identified in the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) and the Vision 2020 of Rwanda.
The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women is central to the mandate of UNDP and intrinsic to its development approach.
In Rwanda, UNDP supports the empowerment of women and girls through all its programmes and projects. Gender is mainstreamed in the Office’s annual integrated work plan and in the country programme document.
UNDP also undertakes rigorous social and environmental screening of all projects. This process includes screening for gender parameters to ensure the full integration of gender sensitive approaches and results at every phase of programming. The objective is to guarantee that women as well as men in Rwanda benefit in equitable, concrete and tangible ways from the programmes UNDP supports.
UNDP also encourages and provides technical assistance to our National Implementing Partners to adopt Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting.
Mission
Through the UN delivering as One in Rwanda, UNDP contributes to providing effective and efficient support to the government of Rwanda in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as in the areas of Governance and Environment
