Our Projects

Democratic Governance

  • Advisory Services to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) plans to sustain and promote its ongoing efforts to develop human resources and to undertake the urgent task of streamlining and simplifying its administrative procedures and processes. The present project is intended to provide advisory services to MOFA to better discharge this mandate.

  • This project is a new development of an IT component that will result in sustainability & strengthening the base of the embassies and MOFA through competitive ICT at MOFA that provides more Technical Assistance for increasing work productivity & efficiency.

  • Formulation and Implementation of a National Strategy for Municipality Services to Rural Areas

    This project aims at providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs in its aim to produce a study of the rural areas and settlements in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its aim is to produce a comprehensive strategy for the development of rural areas in Saudi Arabia.

  • The UNDP/EAD assisted programme aims at providing technical support to the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs MOMRA in organizing municipal elections within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition UNDP will provide post election assistance in the form of a capacity development programme for the municipal councils and the municipal administrations as part of the MOMRA.

  • Operational Excellence in Jubail and Yanbu Industrial Cities

    This project is intended to assist the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) in the development of a full-fledged Project Document that will encompass main activities and outcomes for a joint development programme between RCJY and UNDP.

  • The Project aims to enhance the technical, technological and organizational capabilities of the Public Education Evaluation Commission as regards to the management of the educational process in the Kingdom.

  • The present 3-year project (for 2014-2016) is envisaged to support the GCS in its main mission of efficiently producing and marketing geo-spatial survey information and services.

  • This project has been designed to develop national capacities in delivering the objectives and priorities of the Saudi National Urban Spatial Strategy (NSS) as part of the mandate of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs (MOMRA).

  • This project (2016-2017) has been designed to lend technical and substantive assistance to Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) in maintaining the services of the Riyadh Urban Observatory and extending its products and services to all sectors of the economy in the Riyadh city.

Environment and Energy

  • National Energy Efficiency Programme: Phase 2

    This is the second phase of a capacity development programme for the King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology aimed at supporting the recently established Saudi Energy Efficiency Centre to achieve the Kingdom’s increasingly important goals for energy conservation.

  • Capacity Development For Sustainable Development and Management Of Water Resources

    The objective of this Project is to strengthen the technical and organizational capacities of MOWE in sustainable development and management of the Kingdom’s water resources. This project shall also support the progressive development of a comprehensive water management system for the purpose of undertaking strategic water resources planning and management, and develop and strengthen a basis for efficient water administration and enforcement.

  • Evaluation of the status of Sustainability in Yanbu AL Sinaiyah

    This project is intended to assist the Royal Commission at Yanbu (RCY) in the evaluation of its continued efforts towards a sustainable in Madinat Yanbu AL Sinaiyah.

Human Development

  • This is a six-year (2011-2017) capacity building programme for the Ministry of Economy and Planning, aimed at supporting the Ninth National Development Plan (NDP 2010-14).

  • This project aims at enhancing participation of youth in national development processes through formulation and adoption of a national strategy for Saudi youth encompassing the varied socio-economic and recreational dimensions pertinent to all partners.

  • The project intends to support the Government's telecommunications development programmes through advisory services, in the field of radio frequency spectrum engineering and management. It is primarily intended for institutional building and training.

  • Umbrella Programme for the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage

    This Umbrella Programme is conceived with the overriding objective of designing a long-term framework for the technical cooperation between the Supreme Commission for Tourism of Saudi Arabia and the UN System in the context of the strategic national quest for economic diversification, including the increased contribution of promising services sectors such as tourism.

  • This nationally executed project aims at providing advisory services, specialized experts, and administrative support to SFDA. In the process, these activities will help in developing the authority’s policy, advocacy, and executing capacity in the areas of food, drugs and medical devices.

  • Capacity Development of Princess Al Anood Center for Youth Development (Warif)

    The project represents a unique partnership between an NGO (Warif) and UNDP with the objective of increasing youth participation in the national development processes.

  • Youth Exchange Programme for Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This project aims at benefiting from Ministry of Foreign Affairs' accomplishments in the diplomatic filed and achieving the KSA's vision concerning strengthening the dialogue culture in various areas among nations.

  • Socio-Economically Effective Human Development (HD) Planning

    This project intends to develop indicators of achievement for the objectives and policies of the governmental operational plans that are quantitative and measurable, intended for 75 different State actors; and to provide a support system for plan preparation and follow-up on plan implementation through the data generated from these indicators.

  • Sustainable Road and Transport Management

    The Ministry of Transport as policy leading agency for the transport sector is responsible for reporting and periodical review of the National Transportation Strategy (NTS), which has been developed with the assistance of UN agencies. Within this national strategy MOT is aiming at developing sustainable transport systems and improving road safety.

  • King Salman Youth Center (KSYC), a well-established non-governmental organization, is aiming to provide a number of well-targeted thematic data and indicators in specific areas towards the achievement of the development transformation of the Kingdom and the full realization of youth potential.

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