UNDP and the UN

The objective of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to deliver coherent, effective and efficient support to the Government of the People’s Republic of China to attain internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP works with Government partners, UN agencies, civil society and development organizations.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in China provides overall leadership for UN strategic initiatives and the operational framework for development assistance as the chair of the UN Country Team (UNCT). The UNCT, comprised of heads of UN agencies, supports the Resident Coordinator in order to ensure inter-agency coordination and decision-making at the country level. The main purpose of the Country Team is for individual agencies to plan and work together, as part of the Resident Coordinator System. As such, the effectiveness of the UN Resident Coordinator System is central to providing the highest quality support to national partners to achieve sustainable human development.

The 2016-2020 United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) provides the basis for the UN-China partnership and coincides with the period of China’s 13th Five-Year Plan. The UNDAF is the common strategic framework for the operational in-country activities through which the United Nations System will support China to addresses national development challenges. The current agreement builds on the UNDAF 2011-2015 and is the result of extensive discussions with the Government and non-governmental partners of the UN.