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 RCS Knowledge Sharing Space Partners in Action Community Events Calendar |
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The UN Secretary-General introduced reforms in 1997 which was given further impetus at the Millennium Summit in 2000, where all 191 UN Member States pledged to work towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. These events have contributed to increased efforts by the UN, governments, non-state actors and donors to work within an integrated development cooperation framework which emphasizes human rights and social justice. The UN reform aims to strengthen socioeconomic progress, through increasing the operational effectiveness of UN programming at the national, regional and global level.
The Development Cooperation Programme, through its learning and capacity-building activities, aims at engaging UN staff and their development partners in the sharing of information on best practices and the selection of strategic priorities in supporting the UN’s development work. The Development Cooperation Programme designs and helps implement learning and training events targeted at UN staff and their development partners, specifically those involved in planning and implementing strategic responses to development problems at the country level, during the programming cycle. This includes training and capacity building on results-based management and human rights-based approaches to strengthen the UN’s strategic approach to programme delivery and sustainability. Specific attention is given to planning tools such as the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) in support of national efforts to achieve sustainable development within the context of both the Millennium Declaration and the MDGs. |