Democratic governance and peacebuilding
Overview
UNDP ensures inclusive and effective democratic governance by advocating, advising, fostering impartial spaces for dialogue, achieving consensus and building institutions. UNDP helps governance institutions in countries bring constitutional reforms, organize credible elections, strengthen parliaments, and address policy and institutional options for peace, risk-reduction and development through reconciliation, empowerment and inclusion.
Our Goals
UNDP helps create an enabling environment for all social partners, including civil societies, to grow in strength and contribute towards national development.
Ensuring people’s participation in decision-making
Voters standing in a queue to vote at a local polling station set up at National Inter College in Varanasi, India on 12 May 2014. UNDP promotes the exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field of election management and administration. Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan/UNDP India more
Our Stories
Afghan youth vote in historic elections
Despite rain and security challenges in many parts of the country, Afghans went to the polls on 5 April 2014 in Presidential and Provincial Council elections.more
Through village courts,
justice for all in Bangladesh
When Jahanara Begum’s sons stole mangoes from a neighbour’s garden, what should have been a petty incident of children’s mischief escalated into a violent confrontation betweenmore
Indonesia: Fighting for social justice
Just a few years ago, Indonesian housewife Ibu Odah had little knowledge of legal affairs. Now, the mother of two is at the forefront of themore
Young women encouraged to join national police of Timor-Leste
A recent survey on gender violence indicates that 38 percent of Timorese women have experienced physical violence by the age of 15. Despite the enactment ofmore
Our Perspectives
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Truth-by-phone: How PNG is pitting the humble mobile phone against massive corruption
With predicted record levels of economic growth of 20% for 2015, the country has a unique opportunity to leverage significant sustainable and equitable improvements of Human Development of the more than 7 million Papua New Guineans.more
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Tackling illegal money flows in Asia could bring schools, hospitals and bridges to the poorest
For the first time the issue of illicit financial flows was discussed in Asia-Pacific at the regional level. The event brought together perspectives of senior officials from 27 countries in Asia Pacific.more