Development Account projects are being implemented by global and regional entities. The projects, executed in 7 tranches, cover all regions of the globe and focus on 11 thematic clusters. Use the menu on the right to navigate to the projects of each implementing entity.
| Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AG: Strengthening Macroeconomics and Social Policy Coherence through Integrated Micro-Macro Modelling |
DESA in collaboration with UNDP |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Macroeconomics and finance; Social development |
| 0809AH: Building capacity of governments and NGOs to promote implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa |
DESA in collaboration with UNHCHR |
Africa |
Social development; Governance and institution-building |
| 0809AI Strengthening capacity of National Tax Administrations of developing countries in Latin America to reduce Tax Transaction Costs |
DESA in collaboration with CIAT, ECLAC, UNDP |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Governance and institution-building |
| 0809AJ Supporting Finance and Planning Authorities to Formulate and Implement Macroeconomic Policies |
DESA in collaboration with UNDP, ESA |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Macroeconomics and finance; Governance and institution-building |
| 0809AK Retooling Global Development: Strengthening Coherence and Coordination of Development Policies |
DESA |
Global |
Social development; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011W.Strengthening regional knowledge networks to promote the effective implementation of the United Nations development agenda and to assess progress |
DESA, jointly with ECA, ESCWA, ECE, ECLAC and ESCAP |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Social development |
| 1011X. Contributing to the Achievement of Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals in Africa through Strengthening Public Sector Human Resource Management Capacities |
DESA, in collaboration with ECA |
Africa |
Social development |
| 1011Y.Supporting the Establishment of a Latin American Parliamentary Knowledge Network |
DESA, in collaboration with ECLAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Governance and institution-building |
| 1011Z. Strengthening National Capacities to Adapt to Climate Change through Improving Management of Water Variability and other Climate-Driven Changes in Africa |
DESA, in collaboration with ECA and UNITAR |
Africa |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011AA.Strengthening National Reporting in Support of the Implementation of the Non-legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests |
DESA |
Global |
Environment and natural resources |
| 1011AB. Enhancing Key Statistics and Indicators to Monitor Progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals |
DESA, in collaboration with ECA, ESCWA, ECE, ECLAC and ESCAP |
Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Sustainable development; Statistics |
| 1011AC Strengthening capacity of national policy analysts in the social and economic sectors of developing countries in the production and use of National Transfer Accounts |
DESA in collaboration with ECLAC, ESCWA and ESCAP |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia |
Social development; Population |
| 10/11AD:Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to promote the implementation of ECOSOC resolutions and the UN agenda at the country level |
DESA in collaboration with UNDP |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Governance and institution-building |
| 08/09F: African statistical knowledge networks in support of progress toward the internationally agreed development goals |
DESA with ECA |
Africa |
Statistics |
| 08/09G: Capacity building for graduation strategies for least developed countries in Asia and Africa |
DESA in collaboration with UNCTAD, ESCAP and ECA |
Asia and Africa |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and trade |
| 08/09H: Strengthening statistical capacity in support of progress towards the internationally development goals in the countries of the Southern Association for Regional Cooperation |
DESA in collaboration with ESCAP |
Asia |
Statistics |
| 08/09I: Strengthening national capacity for the integration of
sustainable principles into development strategies in countries
emerging from conflict |
DESA |
Global |
Environment and natural resources, social development
and social integration and sustainable development and human settlements |
| 08/09J: Enhancing national capacities for the effective implementation ofthe United Nations development agenda and assessment ofprogress |
DESA |
Global |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and social development and social integration |
| 08/09K: Building institutional capacity and networks to work with
young people for development in Africa |
DESA in collaboration with ECA |
Africa |
Social development and social integration |
| 08/09AB: Strengthening capacity to design and implement National Development Strategies |
DESA |
Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis,
finance and external debt, social development and social integration, science
and technology for development and governance and institution building |
| 06/07T: Strengthening statistical capacity in support of progress towards the internationally agreed development goals in the Southern African Development Community region |
DESA and ECA |
Africa |
Statistics |
| 06/07U: Realizing the Millennium Development Goals through socially inclusive macroeconomic policies |
DESA with ECA, ECLAC and ESCAP |
Global |
Social development and social integration |
| 06/07V: Capacity building
to integrate older persons in development goals and frameworks through
the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing |
DESA with ESCAP, ECA, ECLAC and ESCWA |
Global |
Social development and social integration |
| 06/07W: Engaging indigenous
women: local government capacity building through new technologies in
Latin America |
DESA with ECLAC and INSTRAW |
Latin America and the Carribean |
Advancement of women, governance and institution building |
| 06/07X: Strengthening the
capacity of parliaments in Africa to harness information and communication
technologies |
DESA with ECA |
Africa |
Governance and institution building and ICT |
| 06/07AA: Capacity building for inter-regional electricity access and supply in Africa |
DESA with ECA |
Africa |
Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and environment and natural resources |
| 06/07AF: Building statistical capacity in the Low Income Countries of South East Asia |
DESA with ESCAP |
Asia and the Pacific |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt, statistics and government
and institution building |
| 06/07AG: Integrating climate change into national sustainable development strategies and plans in Latin America and the Caribbean |
DESA with ECLAC |
Latin American and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development and human settlement and environment and natural
resources |
| 06/07AH: Enhancing the role of national economic and
social councils for inclusive socio-economic policy development |
DESA with ECA |
Africa |
Social development and social integration and governance and institution
building |
|
Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AR Strengthening capacities for policy-oriented analysis of key global development challenges at developing country universities |
UNCTAD |
Global |
Social development |
| 0809AS Strengthening the capacity of policy-makers and business leaders in three BioTrade beneficiary countries in integrating REDD+ projects into BioTrade strategies |
UNCTAD |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Sustainable development; International trade; Environment and natural resources |
| 0809AT Strengthening the capacity of the rural communities in LDCs to utilize the market access opportunities provided by Duty Free Quota Free (DFQF) and enhancing value- added of their traditional products |
UNCTAD |
Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 1011O.Strengthening Capacities in Developing Countries for the Effective Enforcement of Competition Law to Minimize Constraints to Economic Productivity |
UNCTAD |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Governance and institution-building |
| 1011P.Addressing the Impact and Implications of the Global Financial Crisis on Developing Countries through Support to Services Sector Development |
UNCTAD, in collaboration with ECA, ESCWA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP and UNDP |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 1011Q.Enhancing Capacities of Developing Countries to Mainstream Gender in Trade Policy |
UNCTAD |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
International trade; Advancement of women |
| 1011R.Strengthening Capacity for Effective Asset and Liability Management in National Debt Management Offices |
UNCTAD |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa |
Macroeconomics and finance; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011S.Integration of the trade dimension in the United Nations development assistance framework |
UNCTAD |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
International trade; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011AJ Enhancing the capacities of landlocked developing countries to attract FDI for the development and modernization of productive capacities |
UNCTAD |
Asia; Africa |
Macroeconomics and finance |
| 1011AK International cooperation to develop a global monitoring system in national investment policies |
UNCTAD in collaboration with regional commissions |
Global |
Macroeconomics and finance |
| 1011AU Strengthening capacities of developing countries in Africa and Asia to support their effective participation in negotiating bilateral, regional and multilateral trade facilitation arrangements |
UNCTAD in collaboration with ECA, ESCAP, ECE |
Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 1011AV Enhancing national ownership of trade-related assistance in UN country-level development plans |
UNCTAD in collaboration with UN-CEB cluster |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 08/09L: Strengthening the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector of six developing countries in the Economic Community of West African States subregion |
UNCTAD in collaboration with ECA |
Africa |
Governance and institutions building, science
and technology for development and trade |
| 08/09M: Support for decision
making and policy formulation on foreign direct investment in the context
of the Millennium Development Goals and the Monterrey Consensus |
UNCTAD in collaboration with DESA |
Global |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt, science and technology for development and trade |
| 08/09N: Promoting sub-regional
growth oriented economic and trade policies towards achieving the Millennium
Development Goals in Arab countries of West Asia and North Africa |
UNCTAD in collaboration with ECA and ESCWA |
Asia and Africa |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and trade |
| 08/09O: Enhancing effective participation of developing countries in dynamic and new sectors of international trade |
UNCTAD |
Global |
Trade |
| 0809P: Building productive
capacities in developing countries to enhance their participation in
global supply chains |
UNCTAD |
Global |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and trade |
| 08/09AC: Strengthening science, technology and innovation
policies for development in Latin America |
UNCTAD |
Latin American and the Caribbean |
Social development and social integration, trade and science and technology for development |
| 06/07L: Capacity building
for information and communication technology measurement and policy |
UNCTAD |
Global |
Science and technology for development |
| 06/07M: Capacity building
for policy making on the promotion and application of science and technology
to meet the Millennium Development Goals |
UNCTAD |
Africa |
Science and technology for development |
| 06/07N: Developing local capacities in Africa
for the identification of growth opportunities through resource mobilization |
UNCTAD |
Africa |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt |
| 06/07O: Strengthening national
capacities for home grown economic policies through a network of the
UNCTAD Virtual Institute |
UNCTAD |
Global |
Trade |
| 06/07AE: Building capacities in the Asia Pacific Region
to address financial implications of external shocks and climate change
mitigation through innovative risk management instruments |
UNCTAD |
Asia and the Pacific |
Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis,
finance and external debt, trade and environment and natural resources |
|
Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AU Building statistical capacity to monitor the Millennium Development Goal Slum Target in the context of natural disasters and housing crisis in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean |
UN-Habitat In collaboration with ECA, ESCAP, ESCWA, ECLAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Environment and natural resources |
| 1011V.Enhancing the Contribution of Local Authorities and their Partners towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Building the Capacity of Local Government Training Institutes |
UN-Habitat, in collaboration with UNDP and ILO |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Governance and institution-building |
| 1011AN Capacity development for cities in Asia and the Pacific to increase resilience to climate change impacts |
UH-Habitat jointly with ESCAP |
Asia |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 08/09S: Global energy network for urban settlements: promoting energy access for the urban poor worldwide |
UN-HABITAT |
Global |
Environment and natural resources and sustainable
development and human settlements |
| 08/09T: Building capacity for localizing the Millennium
Development Goals at the urban and municipal levels in Latin America and
the Carribean |
UN-HABITAT |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Environment and natural resources, governance and
institution building, social development and
social integration and sustainable development and human settlements |
| 08/09AD: Building capacities of local governments in Africa to cope with climate change |
UN-HABITAT and UNEP |
Africa |
Sustainable development and human settlements, environment, natural resources and human settlements and population |
| 06/07S: Urban safety for
the poor through local government capacity building, with a focus on
the most vulnerable groups in Asia and the Pacific |
UN-HABITAT with ESCAP |
Asia and the Pacific |
Sustainable development and human settlements and social development
and social integration |
|
Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AL Interregional Cooperation on the Use of Data on Informal Sector and Informal Employment in National Accounts |
ECA, jointly with ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA, in collaboration with UNSD (DESA), ILO, AFRISTAT |
Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Social development |
| 0809AM Capacity-building of Government Officials in management of public-private partnerships for improved service delivery and infrastructure development in Africa |
ECA in collaboration with ECE, ESCAP |
Africa |
Social development; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011A.Facilitating effective integration of developing countries in the global economy through aid for trade schemes |
ECA, jointly with ECLAC, ESCWA, ECE, ESCAP |
Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 1011B.Mainstreaming climate change into agricultural policies for achieving food security and poverty reduction in West Africa |
ECA |
Africa |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011C.Capacity-building for integrated shared water resources management in Southern Africa |
ECA, in collaboration with ECE and ESCAP |
Africa |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011AE Strengthening capacities of African policy-makers to mainstream natural disaster risk reduction into national and regional development policies and strategies in Africa |
ECA in collaboration with DESA and UNISDR |
Africa |
Environment and natural resources; Governance and institution-building |
| 08/09W: Innovative financing mechanisms for new and renewable energy projects |
ECA in collaboration with DESA |
Africa |
Environment and natural resources, macroeconomic
analysis, finance and external debt and sustainable development and human
settlements |
| 08/09X: Capacity building in support of land policy
reforms in African countries for achieving sustainable development |
ECA |
Africa |
Sustainable development and human settlements and statistics |
| 06/07I: Sustainable modernization of agriculture and rural transformation in Africa |
ECA |
Africa |
Sustainable development and human settlements and social development
and social integration |
| 06/07J: Strengthening African
statistical systems to generate gender disaggregated data to suppport
policies to promote gender equality and empowerment of women |
ECA with DESA and ESCAP |
Africa |
Advancement of women and statistics |
| 06/07AN: Strengthening African national capacity to prepare Millennium Development Goal (MDG) - consistent poverty reduction strategies |
ECA with DESA |
Africa |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt, social
development and social integration trade and advancement
of women |
|
Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AN Building the capacity of SPECA countries to adopt and apply innovative green technologies for climate change adaptation |
ECE in collaboration with ESCAP |
Asia |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011D.Mitigating climate change through attracting foreign direct investment in advanced fossil fuel technologies |
ECE, jointly with DESA and ESCAP |
Europe; Asia |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011E.Facilitating climate change adaptation in transport through addressing the energy-environment linkage |
ECE, jointly with the ECLAC, ESCWA, ECA, ESCAP |
Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011AG Strengthening statistical capacity of countries with economies in transition to assess progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goal on Environmental Sustainability and provide data on environmental vulnerabilities |
ECE in collaboration with DESA |
Europe; Asia |
Statistics |
| 1011AO Strengthening the Capacity of Developing and Transition Economies to Link to Global Supply Chains through the reduction of trade obstacles |
ECE jointly with ESCAP, ESCLAC, ESCWA, in collaboration with UNDP |
Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 08/09B: Enhancing capacity of developing countries to implement international standards for commercial agricultural products in order to improve their trade competitiveness |
ECE with ECA, ESCAP, ECLAC, ESCWA and UNCTAD |
Global |
Trade |
| 08/09V: Water quality in Central Asia |
ECE in collaboration with ESCAP and UNEP |
Asia |
Environment and natural resources, governance and institution building
and science and technology for development |
| 06/07E: Capacity building
in support of trade integration, with emphasis on integrated trade,
information flow management and trade facilitation in Central Asia |
ECE with ESCAP and UNCTAD |
Asia |
Trade |
| 06/07F: Strengthening the statistical capacity of Central Asian countries to monitor progress towards the Millennium
Development Goals |
ECE with DESA and ESCAP |
Asia |
Statistics |
| 06/07Z: Improving global road safety: setting regional
and national road traffic casualty reduction targets |
ECE with ECA, ECLAC, ESCAP and ESCWA |
Global
|
Social development and statistics |
| 06/07AI: Improving Water and Health in Central, South Eastern and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus |
ECE with WHO |
Europe |
Sustainable development and environment and natural resources |
|
Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AO Strengthening the Capacity of Government Officials to Adapt to Possible Scenarios of Disasters Associated with Extreme Events: Analysis for adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies |
ECLAC in collaboration with WB, IDB, ECA and ESCAP |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Environment and natural resources |
| 1011F.Improving quantification of women’s unpaid work in support of poverty eradication policies |
ECLAC, in collaboration with DESA |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Social development; Advancement of women |
| 1011G.Improving management of resource allocation for environment in Latin America and the Caribbean |
ECLAC, in collaboration with UNEP |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Environment and natural resources; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011H.Strengthening national statistical and inter-institutional capacities for monitoring the Millennium Development Goals through inter-regional cooperation and knowledge-sharing |
ECLAC, jointly with ECA, ESCWA, ECE, ESCAP, and in collaboration with DESA |
Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Statistics; Governance and institution-building |
| 1011AH Improving poverty measurement: Building national statistical capacity in Caribbean countries to estimate Purchasing Power Parities |
ECLAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Statistics |
| 1011AP Strengthening national capacities of export sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean to meet the challenges of climate change |
ECLAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development; International trade |
| 1011AQ Strengthening Government and Civil Society Capacity to Incorporate Economic and Social Rights into Macroeconomic Policy |
ECLAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development; Macroeconomics and finance; Social development |
| 08/09A: Strengthening national capacities to deal withinternational migration: Maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impact |
ECLAC with ECA, ESCWA, ECE, ESCAP and DESA |
Global |
Population and social development and social integration
|
| 08/09C: Enhancing capacities to eradicate violence against women through networking of local knowledge communities |
ECLAC with ECA, ECE, ESCAP, ESCWA and DESA |
Global |
Advancement of women,
social development and social integration and statistics |
| 08/09Y: Strengthening capacity of local governments in Latin America to address critical issues arising from internationally agreed development goals |
ECLAC |
Latin America and the Carribean |
Governance and institution building |
| 08/09Z: Strengthening the capacity of national statistical
offices in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States to fulfil the
Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development
goals |
ECLAC in collaboration with DESA |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Social development and social integration and statistics |
| 08/09AE: Understanding potential economic impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean |
ECLAC |
Latin American and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development and human settlements, macroeconomic analysis,
finance and external debt and environment and natural resources |
| 06/07H: Implications of macroeconomic policy, external shocks and and social protection systems for poverty, inequality and social vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean |
ECLAC with DESA |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development and human settlements, social development and
social integration |
| 06/07G: Strengthening the capacity of Latin
American and Caribbean countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
by sharing information about successful initiatives through a regional
network |
ECLAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Social development and social integration |
| 06/07AM: Strengthening national capacities to design and implement sustainable energy policies for the production and use of biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean |
ECLAC |
Latin American and the Caribbean |
Sustainable development and human settlement, social development and
social integration, environment and natural resources and science and technology
for development |
| Title |
Entity |
Region |
Theme |
| 0809AP Capacity Building of Control Authorities and Transport Operators to Improve Efficiency of Cross-border Transport in Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries |
ESCAP jointly with UNCTAD, ECA ECLAC |
Asia; Africa |
International trade |
| 0809AQ Strengthening South-South Cooperation to increase the affordability of sustainable energy options in Asia and the Pacific |
ESCAP jointly with DESA, FAO, UNEP, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNIDO, in collaboration with ECLAC and ECE |
Asia |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011I.Improving Disaster Risk Preparedness in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Region |
ESCAP |
Asia |
Environment and natural resources |
| 1011J.Enhancing energy security and improving access to energy services through development of Public-Private Renewable Energy Partnerships |
ESCAP, jointly with ECA, ESCWA, ECE, ECLAC |
Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa |
Sustainable development; Environment and natural resources |
| 1011K. Strengthening social protection in Asia and the Pacific |
ESCAP, jointly with ECA, ESCWA, ECLAC |
Asia |
Social development |
| 1011AF Strengthening capacity in mitigating the impact of the financial crisis and sustaining dynamism and inclusive development in Asia and the Pacific |
ESCAP |
Asia |
Macroeconomics and finance |
| 1011AR Developing a regional financial and monetary architecture in the Asia-Pacific in support of global financial reforms |
ESCAP, in collaboration with DESA, UNCTAD, and regional commissions |
Asia |
Macroeconomics and finance |
| 08/09D: Enhancing the trade competitiveness of least developed countries, countries in transition, and transit countries through the implementation of single-window facilities |
ESCAP with ECE, and in collaboration with UNCTAD |
Global |
Trade |
| 08/09E: Eco-efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure development in Asia and Latin America |
ESCAP with ECLAC and in collaboration with UN-HABITAT |
Asia and Latin America and the Carribean |
Environment and natural resources and sustainable
development and human settlements |
| 06/07A: Interregional cooperation on the measurement of the informal sector and informal employment |
ESCAP with ECLAC, ESCWA and DESA |
Global |
Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt, social development
and social integration and statistics |
| 06/07B: Interregional cooperation to strengthen social inclusion, gender equality and health promotion in the Millennium Development Goal process |
ESCAP |
Global |
Advancement of women and statistics |
| 06/07D: Public Private
Partnership Alliance programme for capacity building in infrastructure
development and provision of basic services |
ESCAP |
Global |
Sustainable development and human settlements and governance and institution
building |
| 06/07AB: Improvement of disability measurement and statistics
in Asia |
ESCAP with DESA |
Asia and the Pacific |
Social development and social integration and statistics |
| 06/07AJ: Capacity building of Pacific Small Island Developing States to incorporate the Mauritius Strategy into national sustainable development strategies |
ESCAP with ECLAC and DESA |
Asia and the Pacific |
Sustainable development and human settlement and environment and natural
resources |
| 06/07AL: Supporting Millennium Development Goal (MDG) - based development strategies through integrated regional action |
ESCAP with ECE |
Asia and the Pacific, Europe |
Sustainable development and human settlement, social development and
social integration, environment and natural resources and statistics |
