UNDP's 2018 Annual Report - Changing, Improving, Delivering

The UN Development Programme launched its annual report at a meeting of its Executive Board at UN Headquarters in New York City.

Addressing Board Members, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner acknowledged that it was a difficult time for international affairs, but at the same time, there was a positive story.

“People continue to rise out of poverty, and we continue to be inspired by stories of human ingenuity, good governance, and leadership from different sectors of society,” he said. The report, he continued, reflected the voices of the people UNDP works with “every day”.

The report focuses on some of the key successes of the past year as UNDP supports some 170 countries and territories around the world as they work to reach their development priorities so that no one is left behind.

“In the next pages, you will see some of the many results we achieved in 2018. They reinforce that UNDP is uniquely designed to help solve complex development problems in a courageous, integrated, and innovative way. In 2018, we demonstrated that we are up to the challenge, with the highest programme delivery in five years, restored financial stablity, increased efficiency, and a geographically-diverse, gender-balanced leadership team—even as we powered UN reform and, now, step back from coordinating United Nations agencies in the countries we serve.” Mr. Steiner added.

Read and download the UNDP’s 2018 Annual Report.

Original source: UNDP
Published on 04 June 2019