United Nations
Development Programme

Plot 15B Clement Hill Road

P.O Box 7184

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: (256) 414-233440/1/2/5

Fax: (256) 414-344801

Email: registry.ug@undp.org

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR UGANDA

Since the historic Millennium Summit in 2000, at which the world's leaders commited to eradicate poverty and improve people’s livelihoods, UNDP’s objective has been sharpened to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) promise. These eight goals and the priorities set by the people of Uganda for their development constitute the benchmark for UNDP’s activities in the country.

UNDP’s Programme in Uganda is articulated in the current Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP 2006-11), the five year framework born out of mutual cooperation between the Ugandan Government and UNDP. Government ownership and responsibility over Programme activities is an essential factor to UNDP.

The Programme broadly defines the goals to which GoU and UNDP jointly subscribe and forms the basis of UNDP’s support and intervention in Uganda. It is the fruit of wide consultations and participatory engagement with all development stakeholders: Government, civil society, the private sector, academia and Uganda’s development partners, among others.

The CPAP 2006-10 aims to fully support the realization of Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) which is the overarching public action framework set by the Government of Uganda to curb national poverty levels. Long term strategic objectives for the PEAP include reduced income poverty and inequality, improved human development and increased GDP growth.

The UNDP Uganda CPAP also responds to Uganda’s priority needs and challenges identified in the previous Common Country Assessment and in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). It takes full cognizance of UNDP’s global development frameworks, such as the current Multi-Year Fund Framework (MYFF 2004-2007), UNDP’s central policy document.

Additionally, in an effort to address the unique challenges and development opportunities in Africa, UNDP has recently refocused its strategy towards capacity building interventions which improve pro-poor growth and accountability (CD-PGA). As a result, UNDP Uganda is currently reviewing its Country Programme Action Plan to ensure that it fully reflects this new and powerful driving theme.

Our three core Programme areas for Uganda aim to:

• Build capacity to reduce human poverty
• Promote and consolidate Democratic Governance
• Support conflict prevention, resolution and recovery

Beyond these key focus areas, the Uganda Country Office also continues to forge ahead with strategic dialogue and advice on key policy matters.

(Please visit our Strategy and Policy Unit page for more insights).

In all our activities, we continue to approach development issues with a deep, rights based commitment to Gender, HIV/AIDS and Environment.

TOTAL PROGRAMME DELIVERY (2008): USD 13,470,473.71

• Strategy and Policy Advice
• Democratic Governance
• Poverty Reduction
• Crisis Prevention and Recovery

• CPAP 2006-11
• United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2006-2010
• Standard Basic Framework Agreement
• Uganda’s National Poverty Eradication Action Plan(PEAP)
• Management manual for technical co-operation projects (NEX Manual)
• Joint Programme Project Document with UNCDF

Elizabeth Oduor-Noah

Deputy Resident Representative-Programmes

elizabeth.oduor-noah@undp.org

Wilson Kwamya

Assistant Resident Representative-
Poverty Reduction

wilson.kwamya@undp.org

Sam Iganga Ibanda

Assistant Resident Representative -  Governance

sam.ibanda@undp.org

Rose Ssebatindira

Assistant Resident Representative - Crisis Prevention and Recovery

rose.ssebatindira@undp.org

Patrick Birungi

National economist

patrick.birungi@undp.org