• Democratic Governance

  Our Goals

  Through its programmes, UNDP brings people together within nations and around the world, fostering partnerships and sharing ways to promote participation, accountability and effectiveness at all levels. We aim to build effective and capable states that are accountable and transparent, inclusive and responsive — from elections to participation of women and the poor. Learn more about our work with the Youth.

  
  

  Facts and Figures

  UNDP backed the My Voice for Her campaign in Libya, which encouraged1.3 million women to register to vote in 2012 elections.
  
  UNDP supports 1 in 3 parliaments in the developing world and an electionevery 2 weeks.
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Our Stories

  
  

  
  

  • UNDP IN UKRAINE

    Property rights and legal aid: Making life a little easier in Ukraine

    Millions of Ukrainians don’t know their land and property rights, and a programme is helping give them free legal advice. MORE

  • UNDP IN TIMOR-LESTE

    Timor-Leste: Convictions boost state justice system 

    UNDP is supporting the decentralization of legal services and providing legal training to justice sector professionals. MORE

  • UNDP IN PAKISTAN

    In Pakistan, women work to strengthen democracy 

    A programme in Pakistan is training polling officials to ensure credibility of the polling process and increase public confidence for the upcoming general elections. MORE
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  • UNDP IN AFGHANISTAN

    Afghanistan: Bringing the police closer to the people 

    Afghanistan is reaching out to communities in Kabul to strengthen ties between police officers and regular citizens. MORE

  Projects and Initiatives

  
  

  Spotlight on Youth

  International Youth Day 2013 12 August every year sees the commemoration of International Youth Day (IYD). International Youth Day 2013 will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward.’   Not only will we be encouraging young people across the world to celebrat MORE

  
  

  UNDP and Fafo partner for research on Governance in Egypt

  Oslo, 4 July 2013: Effective policies in democratic governance require solid, bold and relevant research. UNDP’s Oslo Governance Centre (OGC) prides itself in partnering with institutions which make this possible, building on its global network of country offices, civil society organisations an MORE

  
  

  Kyrgyzstan: Protecting the privacy and dignity of people living with HIV and AIDS

  By Larisa Bashmakova and Jyldyz Kuvatova Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – When he learned that he had acquired HIV from injecting drugs, 35-year-old Mirlan (not his real name) sought help from the Regional AIDS Prevention Centre in Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan. One day in 2005, television reporters showed up with a r MORE

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  9 August: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

  

  
  The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated to promote and endorse the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), honour diverse indigenous cultures and recognize the achievements and valuable contributions of an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples.

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  12 August: International Youth Day 2013

  

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  Featured Publications

  

  Governance and the Post-2015 Development Framework

  This series of Issue Briefs have been prepared as part of the Global Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

  

  From Connectivity to Service Delivery: Case Studies in E-Governanc

  This report provides insight into the role ICTs can play in achieving development goals, distilling lessons learned and good practices for e-governance implementation, while also identifying core challenges.

  

  Informal Justice Systems

  This study seeks to identify how engagement with informal justice systems can build greater respect and protection for human rights, and examines the value of informal justice systems in offering flexible structures and processes to grassroots communities.