United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
Policy approach in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Since
its establishment in Bosnia
and Herzegovina (BiH), United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) has been dedicated to supporting the BiH
Government in achieving a wide array of human development goals. Consistent
with UNDP’s Global Strategic Plan (2008-2011), UNDP BiH has assisted with
reducing poverty, improving democratic governance, preventing crises and
supporting reconciliation, and ensuring environmental protection and
sustainable development.
UNDP
sees both capacity building and national ownership as key drivers of
sustainable development, and has repeatedly achieved successes in this field.
Areas of activity have included the following: the sustainable return of
displaced persons; policy-level support in the social and economic domains
complemented by downstream community revitalization interventions; public
administration reform; human security; and environmental protection. The human
rights-based approach has been incorporated as the guiding principle in UNDP’s
work and is mainstreamed throughout all programme activities.
UNDP
divides its activities into many portfolios. Among these are HIV-AIDS, the
Environment, Social Inclusion, Human Security and Area-based Development,
Public Administration Reform; Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
for Development, and Justice and Human Rights. All programmes are strongly
oriented towards building capacities and the gradual transfer of
responsibilities and ownership to national partners. UNDP sees both as key
drivers of sustainable development, and has repeatedly achieved successes in
the field. In addition to dedicated gender work, a gender perspective is fully
mainstreamed within all UNDP activities.
Allocation and activities in 2007
UNDP’s
allocation to the projects in BiH in 2007 was € 10 million. The largest share
of these allocations, namely one-third, was allocated to the Local Governance
sector, in which UNDP finances and implements several initiatives. UNDP also
dedicated significant funds to the Cross-cutting sectors, where most of its
activities were in the Return and Reintegration sub-sector. Great contribution
was made also to the Economic Development and Social Protection, Conflict
Prevention and Resolution, Peace and Security, as well as the Health sectors.
Contact information
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Address:
Maršala Tita 48, 7100 Sarajevo,
BiH
Phone: +387.33.563.800
Fax: +387.33.552.330
Email: info@undp.ba
Web addresses: www.undp.ba;
www.undp.org
