UNDP:聯合國開發計劃署是聯合國開發計劃管理委員會，1965年根據聯合國大會而成立，由48個國家的代表組成，其中的27個席位由發展中國家派代表參加，全部代表席位每年更換1/3。
聯合國開發計劃署成立的目的在於幫助發展中國家提高其自然資源和人力資源的創造物質財富的能力。凡接受UNDP援助的國家，都要在該國設立一個地方辦事處，負責協調所有的聯合國技術援助專案，為政府制定國家計劃提供建議，檢查地區活動的開展情況。
作為聯合國技術援助方面的計劃管理機構，UNDP的援助資金來源於聯合國成員國的自願捐款，援款是無償的。援款的基本單位是專案，援助專案活動主要搞“投資前活動”和“技術合作”。援助的主要內容包括提供、派遣專家進行諮詢服務、資助受援國的境外考察、培訓活動，提供少量裝置和儀器。
UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP’s network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals.
UNDP helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights, capacity development and the empowerment of women.
The annual Human Development Report, commissioned by UNDP, focuses the global debate on key development issues, providing new measurement tools, innovative analysis and often controversial policy proposals. The global Report’s analytical framework and inclusive approach carry over into regional, national and local Human Development Reports, also supported by UNDP.
In each country office, the UNDP Resident Representative normally also serves as the Resident Coordinator of development activities for the United Nations system as a whole. Through such coordination, UNDP seeks to ensure the most effective use of UN and international aid resources.
