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Development Account projects are being implemented by global and regional entities. The projects, executed in 6 tranches, cover all regions of the globe and focus on 11 thematic clusters. Use the menu on the right to navigate the projects by region.

Global

Title Entity Region Theme
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
08/09B: 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
08/09C: 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
08/09D: 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
08/09I: 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 of progress DESA Global Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and social development and social integration
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
08/09O: 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
08/09R: Strengthening national institutional capacities for mainstreaming multilateral environmental agreements into national poverty reduction strategies UNEP Global Environment, natural resources and human settlements and sustainable development and human settlements
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
06/07A: Interregional cooperation on the measurement of the informal sector and informal employment ESCAP with ECLAC, ESCWA and DESA Global Macroeconomics, 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
06/07C: Knowledge networks through information and communication technology access points for disadvantaged communities ESCWA and all RCs Global Social development and social integration and ICT
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
06/07L: Capacity building for information and communication technology measurement and policy UNCTAD Global Science and technology for development
06/07O: Strengthening national capacities for home-grown economic policies through a network of the UNCTAD Virtual Institute UNCTAD Global Trade
06/07P: South-South network of Global Environment Outlook collaborating centres for integrated environmental assessment and reporting UNEP Global Sustainable development and human settlements
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 
06/07Z: Improving global road safety: setting regional and national road traffic casualty reduction targets ECE with ECA, ECLAC, ESCAP and ESCWA

Global


 Social development and social integration and statistics

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Africa

Title Entity Region Theme
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
08/09K: 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
08/09L: 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
08/09N: 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
08/09Q: Building national capacities for biodiversity indicators and reporting in Southern and Eastern Africa UNEP in collaboration with ECA Africa Environment and natural resources, governance and institution building, sustainable development and human settlements and statistics
08/09U: Strengthening national criminal justice capacity to disrupt key human trafficking routes in Egypt, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan UNODC Africa and Asia Drug and crime prevention and 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
08/09AD: Building capacities of local governments in Africa to cope with climate change UN-HABITAT, UNEP Africa Sustainable development and human settlements, environment and natural resources and population
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
06/07M: Capacity building for policymaking 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
06/07R: Collection and analysis of data and trends on drugs, crime, and victimization in Africa UNODC with ECA and DESA Africa Social development and social integration and statistics
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
06/07X: 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 ESCAP with DESA Africa Sustainable development
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
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

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Asia

Title Entity Region Theme
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 Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and trade
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 Statistics
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
08/09N: 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
08/09U: Strengthening national criminal justice capacity to disrupt key human trafficking routes in Egypt, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan UNODC Africa and Asia Drug and crime prevention and governance and institution building
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
08/09AA: Participatory human development in post-conflict countries ESCWA Western Asia 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
08/09AF: Regional harmonization of cyber legislation to promote the knowledge society in the Arab World ESCWA Western Asia Trade, science and technology for development, governance and institution building and drug and crime prevention
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
06/07K: Strengthening the development of international merchandise trade statistics and e-commerce in member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) ESCWA Asia Trade and ICT
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 settlement and social development and social integration
06/07Y: Strengthening national capacities in environment statistics and accounts in support of progress toward achieving the internationally agreed development goals in Western Asia and Latin America ESCWA and ECLAC with DESA

Western Asia and Latin American and the Caribbean


 Social development and social integration and governance and institution building
06/07AA: Capacity building for inter regional electricity access and supply in Africa ESCAP with DESA Asia and the Pacific Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and environment and natural resources
06/07AB: Improvement of Disability Measurement and Statistics in Asia ESCAP with DESA Asia and the Pacific Social development and social integration and statistics
06/07AD: Capacity Building in Environmental Impact Assessment and Promotion of Public Participation in West Asia UNEP with ESCWA Western Asia Sustainable development and human settlement and environment and natural resources
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
06/07AF: Building statistical capacity in the Low Income Countries of South East Asia DESA with ESC Asia and the Pacific Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt, statistics and government and institution building
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 settlements 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

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Europe

Title Entity Region Theme
06/07AI: Improving Water and Health in Central, South Eastern and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus ECE with WHO Europe 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 and Europe Sustainable development and human settlement, social development and social integration and environment and natural resources and statistics

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Latin America and the Carribean

Title Entity Region Theme
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
06/07Y: Strengthening national capacities in environment statistics and accounts in support of progress toward achieving the internationally agreed development goals in Western Asia and Latin America ESCWA and ECLAC with DESA

Western Asia, Latin American and the Caribbean


 Social development and social integration and governance and institution building
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 institutions building
08/09AC: Strengthening science, technology and innovation policies for development in Latin America UNCTAD Latin America and the Caribbean Social development and social integration, trade and science and technology for development
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
06/07G: 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
06/07H: 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 and social development and social integration
06/07Q: Implementation of a regional programme on sustainable production and consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean UNEP with DESA and ECLAC Latin America and the Caribbean Sustainable development and human settlements and 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 and governance and institution building
06/07Y: Strengthening national capacities in environment statistics and accounts in support of progress toward achieving the internationally agreed development goals in Western Asia and Latin America ESCWA and ECLAC with DESA

Western Asia, Latin American and the Caribbean


 Social development and social integration and governance and intstitution building

06/07AC: Strengthening of women police stations and civil society to counteract gender related violence in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

 UNODC Latin America and the Caribbean Drug and crime prevention
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
06/07AK: Strengthening national capacities for sustainable production and consumption UNEP with DESA and ECLAC Latin America and the Caribbean Sustainable development and human settlement, environment and natural resources and science and technology for development
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

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