UNDP and partnership opportunities
This chapter is intended to show how the private sector may partner with UNDP and how such partnerships may support the achievement of the development goals.
UNDP as a Partner The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) advises governments on development and poverty alleviation through innovative partnerships with strategic development actors and aims to create an enabling environment in developing countries by working towards MDGs which will in the long run also assist the private sec-
tor to tap into new markets. Partnerships also play a particularly important role with respect to the implementation of commitments made at the major United Nations conferences and summits, and to working towards the Millennium Development Goals. The United Nations has an interest as a partner in partnerships that contribute to the objectives of the United Nations. Partnerships also facilitate institutional change and help the Organization to become more effective. Strategic global partnerships around responsible corporate citizenship offer the additional opportunity to 21