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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 by theme.

Advancement of women

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07J:Strengthening African statistical systems to generate gender-disaggregated data to support policies to promote gender equality and empowerment of women	ECA	Africa	Advancement of women
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
06/07AC: 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 and advancement of women
02/03D: Capacity building of national machineries for governance with the gender perspective in Latin America and the Caribbean	ECLAC, DESA	Latin America	Advancement of women
02/03Q: Strengthening of a network of focal points on gender awareness in Africa and West Asia	DESA, ECA	Asia, Africa	Advancement of women
00/01E: Capacity building machinery related to the promotion of gender equality in the African countries	DESA	Africa	Advancement of women
98/99H (iv): Activities for the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action	DESA	Africa	Advancement of women

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Countries in special needs

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
02/03I: Capacity building in developing interregional land and land-cum-sea transport linkages	RC (ESCWA)	Global	Countries in special needs

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Drug and crime prevention

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07R: Collection and analysis of data and trends on drugs, crime, and victimization in Africa	UNODC with ECA and DESA	Africa	Drugs and crime prevention, social development and social integration and statistics
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 and advancement of women
04/05O: South-South regional cooperation for promoting best practices for crime prevention in the developing world	UNODC	Africa, Latin America	Drug and crime prevention
02/03P: Drug abuse prevention in the workplace and in the family in Southern Cone countries	UNODC	Africa	Drug and crime prevention
00/01B: Training programme on addiction rehabilitation and drug prevention in the workplace for Asia and the Pacific	UNODC	Asia	Drug and crime prevention
98/99D: Computer and telecommunication system for international and national drug control	UNODC	Global	Drug and crime prevention

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Environment and natural resources

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07I: Sustainable modernization of agriculture and rural transformation in Africa	ECA	Africa	Environment and natural resources
06/07AA: Capacity building for inter regional electricity access and supply in Africa	ESCAP with DESA	Africa	Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and environment and natural resources
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
04/05C: Capacity building for air quality management and the application of clean coal combustion technologies in Central Asia	ECE, ESCAP and UNEP-Asia	Asia, Europe	Environment and natural resources
04/05F: Capacity building in trade and environment	ESCAP, all RCs and UNCTAD/ UNEP/WTO	Global	Environment and natural resources and trade
04/05G: Housing the poor in urban economies: local government capacity building in Asia and the Pacific through virtual communities on the Internet	ESCAP, DESA and UN-HABITAT	Asia	Environment and natural resources
04/05H: Capacity building for sustainable utilization, management and protection of internationally shared groundwater in the Mediterranean region	ESCWA, ECE, UNESCO and other non UN	Europe, Asia, Africa	Environment and natural resources
04/05J: Capacity building at the local and national levels for the monitoring of Millennium Development Goal Target on slums	UN-HABITAT, DESA	Global	Environment and natural resources
04/05P: Capacity building through partnership and information and communication technology for using indigenous knowledge for nature conservation in Africa	UNEP	Africa	Environment and natural resources
04/05Q: Capacity building for environmental data, information and knowledge management to support decision making at regional and national levels	UNEP	Africa, Latin America	Environment and natural resources
04/05R: Development of national legal databases for capacity building to enhance access to environmental law information in Africa	UNEP and FAO, IUCN	Africa	Environment and natural resources
04/05U: International partnerships for new and emerging technologies for sustainable development	DESA	Africa	Environment and natural resources
02/03N: Improving participation and Capacity building in the implementation of certified environmental management systems in West Asia	UNEP	Asia	Environment and natural resources
02/03O: Renewable energy for information and the provision of communication services in rural areas of developing countries	UNEP, ITU	Global	Environment and natural resources
02/03S: Design and implementation of national cleaner technology strategies	DESA	Africa, Asia, Latin America	Environment and natural resources
00/01A: Capacity building in strategic planning and management of natural resources in Asia and the Pacific	ESCAP	Asia	Environment and natural resources
00/01C: Capacity building to improve water management and accelerate investments in the water sector	DESA and RC	Global	Environment and natural resources
00/01D: Capacity building for decision-making in sustainable development	DESA and RC	Global	Environment and natural resources
00/01F: Rational and efficient use of energy and water resources in Central Asia	ECE, ESCAP	Asia, Europe	Environment and natural resources
00/01J: Development of a collaborative framework for integrated environmental assessments and reporting for West Africa	UNEP	Africa	Environment and natural resources
00/01K: Sustainable waste management for African countries	HABITAT	Africa	Environment and natural resources
00/01L: Combatting urban pollution of superficial and groundwater aquifers in Africa	UNEP, UN-HABITAT, ECA	Africa	Environment and natural resources
98/99E: Capacity building and networking for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda in least developed countries	UN-HABITAT	Global	Environment and natural resources
98/99H (i): Activities for the implementation of Agenda 21	DESA	Latin America, Africa	Environment and natural resources

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Governance and institution building

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07D: Public-Private Partnership Alliance programme for capacity-building in infrastructure development and provision of basic services	ESCAP	Africa	Governance and institution building
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
06/07Y: 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 government and institution building
04/05A: Enhancing knowledge sharing to support the poverty reduction strategy process in Africa	ECA	Africa	Governance and institution building
04/05S: Building capacity in macroeconomic policy analysis in Central America and the Caribbean	DESA, ECLAC and other non UN	Latin America	Governance and institution building
04/05T: Promoting knowledge-management, innovation and the use of information technology in the public sector to meet the Millennium Declaration Goals	DESA	Global	Governance and institution building
02/03E: Urban poverty: an action-oriented strategy for urban governments and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean	ECLAC, UN-HABITAT	Latin America	Governance and institution building
98/99F: Online network of regional institutions for capacity building public administration and finance	DESA	Global	Governance and institution building

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Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07A: Interregional cooperation on the measurement of the informal sector and informal employment	ESCAP	Global	Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt
06/07H: Implications of macroeconomic policy, external shocks and social protection systems for poverty, inequality and social vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean	ECLAC with DESA	Latin America	Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt
06/07N: Developing local capacities in Africa for the identification of growth opportunities through resource mobilization	UNCTAD	Africa	Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt
06/07AA: Capacity building for inter regional electricity access and supply in Africa	ESCAP with DESA	Africa	Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and environment and natural resources
02/03G: Capacity building of Member States of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific for managing globalization	ESCAP, UNCTAD	Asia	Macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt

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Science and technology for development

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
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
04/05W: Capacity building on ICT policymaking	DESA, RCs, UNDP and UNCTAD	Global	Science and technology for development

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Social development and social integration

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07C: Knowledge networks through information and communication technology access points for disadvantaged communities	ESCWA	Global	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	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
06/07R: Collection and analysis of data and trends on drugs, crime, and victimization in Africa	UNODC with ECA and DESA	Africa	Drugs and crime prevention, social development and social integration and statistics
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
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
06/07Y: 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 government and institution building
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
06/07AB: Improvement of disability measurement and statistics in Asia	ESCAP with DESA	Asia and the Pacific	Social development and social integration and statistics
04/05B: Strengthening the capacity of the African policy community to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through knowledge sharing in South- South partnership framework	ECA and ECLAC	Africa	Social development and social integration
04/05E: Strengthening the capacity of Latin American and Caribbean countries to fulfil the Millennium Development Goals	ECLAC	Latin America	Social development and social integration
04/05I: Promoting new technologies for employment and poverty alleviation in the ESCWA Member Countries	ESCWA	Asia	Social development and social integration
02/03B: Capacity building for research on emerging population issues in developing countries	DESA, ECA, ESCAP	Asia, Africa	Social development and social integration
02/03R: Networking and capacity building for poverty alleviation through community-based development in the areas affected by environmental degradation	DESA	Asia	Social development and social integration
00/01H: Capacity building and institutional development for equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities	DESA	Global	Social development and social integration
00/01I: Enhancing the economic and social development policy capabilities in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean	ECLAC	Latin America	Social development and social integration
98/99B: Capacity building in economic and social policy analysis in Africa through the networking of expertise	ECA	Africa	Social development and social integration
98/99G: Research network for development policy analysis	DESA	Africa	Social development and social integration
98/99H (ii): Activities for the implementation of the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development	DESA	Global	Social development and social integration
98/99H (v): Internet for population research (Population)	DESA	Africa, Asia	Social development and social integration

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Statistics

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07B: Interregional cooperation to strengthen social inclusion, gender equality and health promotion in the Millennium Development Goal process	ESCAP	Africa	Statistics
06/07F: Strengthening the statistical capacity of Central Asian Countries to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals	ECE	Asia	Statistics
06/07R: Collection and analysis of data and trends on drugs, crime, and victimization in Africa	UNODC with ECA and DESA	Africa	Drugs and crime prevention, 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
06/07Z: 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
06/07AB: Improvement of disability measurement and statistics in Asia	ESCAP with DESA	Asia and the Pacific	Social development and social integration and statistics
04/05V: Strengthening statistical capacity building in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) in the region of the Economic Community of West African States	DESA, ECWA and ECA	Africa	Statistics
02/03F: Strengthening of networking of institutions and experts to accelerate the development of social and environmental statistics in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean	ECLAC, DESA	Latin America	Statistics
02/03T: Strengthening statistical capacity in the region of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia	DESA, ESCWA	Asia	Statistics
00/01G: Strengthening the regional capacity for statistical development in South-East Asia	DESA	Asia	Statistics
98/99H (iii): Strengthening capacity in the compilation of statistics and indicators for United Nations conferences, follow-up in the CARRICOM region	DESA	Latin America	Statistics

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Sustainable development and human settlement

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07P: South-South network of Global Environment Outlook collaborating centres for integrated environmental assessment and reporting	UNEP	Global	Sustainable development and human settlements
06/07Q: 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
06/07S: 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
06/07AA: Capacity building for inter regional electricity access and supply in Africa	ESCAP with DESA	Africa	Sustainable development and human settlement, macroeconomic analysis, finance and external debt and environment and natural resources
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

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Trade

Title	Entity	Region	Theme
06/07E: Capacity-building in support of trade integration, with emphasis on integrated trade information flow management and trade facilitation in Central Asia	ECE	Asia	Trade
06/07K: Strengthening the development of international merchandise trade statistics and e-commerce in member countries of the ESCWA	ESCWA	Asia	Trade
06/07L: Capacity-building for information and communication technology measurement and policy	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
06/07O: Strengthening national capacities for home grown economic policies through a network of the UNCTAD Virtual Institute	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
04/05D: Interregional partnership for promoting trade as an engine of growth through knowledge management and taking advantage of information and communication technology	ECLAC and all RC's	Global	Trade
04/05F: Capacity building in trade and environment	ESCAP, all RCs and UNCTAD/ UNEP/WTO	Global	Trade and environment and natural resources
04/05K: Capacity building for debt sustainability in developing countries	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
04/05L: Strengthening capacity in developing countries for meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through policies and actions in trade and trade-related areas	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
04/05M: Capacity building in trade and transport facilitation for land locked and transit developing countries	UNCTAD and RCs	Global	Trade
04/05N: Attracting and benefiting from foreign direct investment: Ensuring the realization of benefits through institutional capacity building and deepening linkages between small and medium-sized enterprises and foreign affiliates	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
02/03A: Capacity building for the promotion of capital markets in Africa	ECA	Africa	Trade
02/03C: Capacity building in trade facilitation and electronic business in the Mediterranean	ECE, ECA, ESCWA	Africa, Asia, Europe	Trade
02/03H: Networking of expertise on foreign direct investment in Member States of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia	ESCWA, UNCTAD	Asia	Trade
02/03J: Capacity building on key issues on the international economic agenda	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
02/03K: Capacity building in developing countries to attract and benefit from international investment	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
02/03L: Building capacity through training in dispute settlements in international trade, investment and intellectual property	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
02/03M: Institutional capacity building for competition law policy	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
00/01N: Enhancing the capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition for effective integration in the trading system	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
00/01M: Capacity building and policy networking for sustainable resource-based development	UNCTAD, DESA, UNU	Global	Trade
00/01O: Capacity building for debt sustainability analysis	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
00/01P: Capacity building for diversification and commodity-based development	UNCTAD	Global	Trade
98/99A: Promotion of electronic commerce	UNCTAD	Global	Trade

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