UNDP, as the UN’s global development network, links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach the Millennium goals. It aims to coordinator of the Millennium Development Goals in the UN system, and to make them an integral part of the UN’s work worldwide.
There are four pillars of UNDP’s strategy in support of the goals:
- integrating the MDGs into all aspects of the UN system’s work at the country level, including creating new guidelines for country assessments and national development frameworks
- ssisting developing countries in preparing MDG reports that chart progress towards the goals, in cooperation with other UN agencies, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, civil society and other partners
- supporting the Millennium Project, led by Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, and the Millennium Campaign to build global support for the goals
- supporting advocacy and awareness-raising efforts based on national strategies and national needs. Developed countries focus on trade, aid, technology and other support needed to reach the MDGs, while in developing countries, the aim is to build coalitions for action and help governments set priorities and use resources more effectively
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