Cooperation between SAARC and UNDP

The Memorandum of Understanding between SAARC and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was signed in July 1995 and embodies a general agreement for broad-based collaboration with the aims and purposes of promoting sustainable human development for eradicating poverty; preservation and protection of the environment; regeneration of natural resources; employment creation, enhancing the role of women in development; undertaking periodic consultation for joint activities; publishing studies on priority concerns and exchanging relevant reports.

Cooperation between SAARC and UNDP has been particularly close in the area of poverty eradication. UNDP has initiated programmes in specific locations in six Member Countries of SAARC to promote social mobilisation with a view to eradicating poverty under its programme RAS/96/600. UNDP and SAARC have been maintaining regular contacts on the implementation of these programmes. A UNDP Advisory Committee on its Poverty Eradication Programmes in South Asia was formed in 1996.

Recent SAARC-UNDP cooperation also covered issues relating to training of SAARC officials in specific disciplines and consideration of specific proposals for the strengthening of the institutional capacity of the SAARC Secretariat. UNDP arranged a specialised training for a SAARC official in the area of media and communication. SAARC and UNDP are also maintaining close contact on the possibility of further UNDP assistance to meet some of the important requirements of the SAARC Secretariat for greater professional and expert services in a number of specialised areas.

SAARC and UNDP cooperated in the ministerial level meeting held in Kathmandu in May 2001 on South Asian Poverty Alleviation.

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