Capacity-building for Poverty Eradication
Analysis of, and Lessons from, Evaluations of UN System Support to Countries' Efforts

This publication provides the essential messages emanating from a series of evaluations examining the impact of UN system support to national efforts to build capacity to eradicate poverty as well as some analysis of those lessons. While the immediate audience of the evaluations were delegations to the Economic and Social Council and to the General Assembly, the nature, scope and analysis of their results should make them of interest to a wider audience, particularly following the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals. The evaluations show that despite the modest amount of resources available, the UN sysstem's support is effective in a wide range of circumstances in helping societies to reduce poverty and that the potential for the system to do much more exists.

A UN Publication Book Information: Sales Number: E.02.II.A.10 ISBN 9211045207 216pp. List price: $25.00 Special Academic Price: $7.00