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The Development Account is a capacity development programme of the United Nations Secretariat aiming at enhancing capacities of developing countries in the priority areas of the United Nations Development Agenda. The Development Account is funded from the Secretariat’s regular budget and implemented by 10 entities of the UN Secretariat (DESA, UNCTAD, UNEP, UN-Habitat, UNODC, ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP and ESCWA). The Account was originally established in 1997 and since then has programmed over 435 projects for a total budget of $252 million.

COVID-19

In 2020, the Development Account launched five joint projects to respond immediately to the COVID-19 pandemic and e-learning resources to support project implementation during the pandemic.

Projects

Every year, the Development Account launches new projects with subjects across the range of Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about current and past projects here.

Achievements

Development Account achievements are reported to the General Assembly in Reports of Secretary General (see official documents). To read examples of successful projects, click here.

Latest Documents

  • E-Learning Resources
  • Development Account Evaluation Framework (October 2019)
  • Development Account Evaluation Guidelines (October 2019)
  • T10 Final Report Guidelines and Template (October 2019)
  • Annual Progress Report Guidelines and Template for T11 and T12 (November 2019)
  • T14 Project Document Guidelines (August 2021) and Template (July 2021)
  • T15 Concept Note Guidelines and Template (July 2021)
  • Proposed Development Account programme budget for 2022 (A/76/6, Sect. 35) (9 April 2021)
  • Secretary-General’s 12th Progress Report on the Implementation of projects financed from the Development Account (18 June 2021)

Implementing Entities

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribean (ECLAC)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Resources

Development Account intranet login
UNDESA Capacity Development Office 
DESA NEWS
UN Data
UN Daily News
UN Databases
UNDG Capacity Development
UNDP Capacity Development
World Bank Capacity Development

Social Media

UN DESA on Facebook SDGs Facebook
UN DESA on Twitter SDGs Twitter
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Contact Us

Development Account Programme
Capacity Development Programme Management Office
United Nations One UN Plaza
DC1-25th Floor
New York, NY 10017

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