Strategic partnerships :: United Nations Development Programme

Strategic partnerships

Over the past several years, UNDP has made significant progress in strengthening partnerships and marshalling resources to support progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. UNDP is coordinating and nurturing its working relationships with donor countries, civil society organizations, international financial institutions, regional development banks, the private sector and rest of the UN system and is now better prepared than ever to help attract human and financial assistance and use it effectively.

On the ground in China for over a quarter century, UNDP China today has an extensive and substantive network of partners throughout the government, international community, civil society, and private sector that is key to helping China achieve the Millennium Development Goals. UNDP China works with its partners to conduct outreach throughout the network, advocate and advise on policy, facilitate inter-agency dialogue and cooperation, and design, implement, execute development initiatives.

Government Partners UNDP has, though over a quarter-century of work in China, developed numerous collaborative and close relationships with various government ministries and agencies. UNDP's partnerships with the government are essential for its work in China and for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Examples: Case Study		Bilateral & Multilateral Orgs UNDP works closely with bilateral and multilateral organizations located in China. UNDP partnerships with these organizations increases the exchange of knowledge, experience, and funds, allowing projects to leverage the best that every organization has to offer. Examples: Working with AusAid

Civil Society & Private Sector Civil society and the private sector are both emerging as important partners in China for UNDP. The development in China of both these sectors has created an opportunity for them and UNDP to identify common goals and causes and work together to address those issues. Examples: Arcelor & UNDP Peace and Development Foundation & UNDP		United Nations Agencies UNDP, as the UN's global development network and part of the UN family in China, can draw upon and contribute to the knowledge and experiences of all the different UN Agencies in China. Working with sister organizations allows the UN and UNDP to be at their most effective on the ground in China. The UN System in China

Working with CICETE

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Working with AusAID

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Arcelor & UNDP

In November 2005, UNDP and Arcelor formed a partnership in the area of energy & the environment, focused on private sector support to achieve China's goals of increasing energy efficiency. With the goal of quadrupling GDP by 2020, while simultaneously doubling energy consumption, China faces a major challenge to increase the efficiency of energy use in public and private sectors.

Arcelor makes a strong commitment to sharing best practices with local governments and companies on how they can achieve more efficient energy use. This includes support for UNDP programmes with the Government of China to strengthen energy conservation laws and regulations. With the Kyoto Protocol coming into effect in 2005, a major effort is also being undertaken to use the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to catalyze new private investments into renewable and energy-efficient technologies in China. By working with UNDP, Arcelor is able to participate in the emergence of this new CDM market in China, bringing win-win solutions to the energy & environment challenge.