Annual Report 2007

UNDP: An effective and accountable development partner
The UNDP is the leading UN advocate for the MDGs and a provider of support to countries in accomplishing them, including through its knowledge networks. UNDP not only works in close concert with its own partners, but also actively brokers partnerships.

Creating opportunities
UNDP helps strengthen national capacity through its interconnected development practices: democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment, and HIV/AIDS.

Progress in Action

Spain contributes to MDG Achievement Fund
In early 2007, the Government of Spain made the largest single contribution ever to the UN development system, committing $700 million to set up the UNDP-Spain MDG Achievement Fund.

UNIFEM: Ending violence against women
The UNIFEM-managed UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women marked its 10th anniversary in 2007. The Trust Fund invests in practical steps to stop the global epidemic of violence against women.