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The State of Kuwait has witnessed a progressive economic boom since the 1950s positioning the country at an advantageous position to progress towards human development. UNDP works to meet the development priorities in the State of Kuwait to match the rapid economic transformation through sustainable socio-economic and environmental development interventions. Concomitantly, UNDP strives to step up efforts taken to meet the Millennium Development Goals, particularly to promote gender equality and ensure environmental sustainability. The Standard Basic Framework Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the United Nations outlines the general conditions for the UN and UNDP cooperation. The current Second Country Cooperation Framework (CCF) for the period from 2002 till present has been based on the national priorities set in the Government Work Plan and the draft national development plan. The upcoming Country Programme for the period 2008 till 2012 is based on the Government long term Strategic Plan and Government Action Plan. UNDP Kuwait is one of UNDP field offices in the Arab region that are managed by the Regional Bureau for Arab States based in the UNDP headquarters in New York. The Head of the UNDP office in Kuwait, as in all other Country Offices, is the Resident Representative (UNDP RR), who also serves as the UN Resident Coordinator (UN RC) representing the Secretary General of the United Nations and co-ordinates the operational activities of the UN system at the country level. The main Government body responsible for coordinating UNDP work in Kuwait is the General Secretariat for the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD). The UN RC/UNDP RR and the Secretary General of the SCPD represent the authorised representatives and decision makers in the cooperation between the Government of Kuwait and the United Nations. The country programme of cooperation between UNDP and the Government of Kuwait is fully funded by the Government, which gives Kuwait its status as a Net Contributing Country (NCC), as all the other GCC countries that have UNDP offices (Saudi Arabia; Bahrain and UAE). The budget of the Second Country Cooperation Framework (CCF) was US$ 20 million. These resources are going to be utilized to respond to four main national priorities outlined in the new CP: Good Governance and Development Planning; Women Empowerment and Social Development; Energy and Environment Sustainability; and Private Sector Development. UNDP agreed with the Government of Kuwait to follow the National Execution modality to implement the different projects falling within the respective national priorities. This modality aims to utilize and enhance the national capacity of the national Government counterpart (General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development), and all other implementing partners in the government and civil society.
Office Delivery at a Glance - Kuwait
UNDP Kuwait Corporate Focus Areas and ProjectsDemocratic GovernanceThe Second Country Cooperation Framework between the State of Kuwait and UNDP for the period (2002-present) witnessed numerous interventions to strengthen public administration reform. Particularly, emphasis has been given to institutional and individual capacity building through enhancing the planning, judiciary and state audit functions. More... Environment and EnergyThe State of Kuwait’s rapid economic growth has both burdened the environment and left it lagging behind other areas of progress. The attainment of the Millennium Development Goal 7 of Ensuring Environmental Sustainability remains to be challenge with outdated environmental laws and regulations, lack of coordination between institutions, limited institutional capacities and lack of public information on environmental issues. More... Gender and Social DevelopmentUNDP Kuwait Country Programme will include interventions to empower Kuwaiti women politically, economically and socially. Gender mainstreaming concepts will be incorporated into the formulation and implementation of all the country programme activities. Among the main areas of the country programme will be to develop 4 specialized training to develop entrepreneurship skills among women and to enhance women's access to decision making positions. More...
Current Management Manual for Technical Co-operation Projects
Interim Results and Evaluation Reports
UNDP Kuwait Major Sources of Funding
Programme Delivery and Staff Count for UNDP Kuwait2007
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List of the Vendors who have received procurement notices for contracts over $100,000
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