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United Nations: U.S. Participation in the U.N. Development Program

NSIAD-90-64 Published: Feb 22, 1990. Publicly Released: Feb 22, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), focusing on: (1) its efficiency and effectiveness; (2) other major donors' views of UNDP; (3) the level of U.S. influence; and (4) UNDP accounting practices and financial status.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of State The Secretary of State should seek the support of other major donor nations to strengthen the UNDP resident representative/UN resident coordinator role in coordinating all UN technical assistance activities at the country level.
Closed – Implemented
State efforts resulted in U.N. Resolution 44/211 calling for improvements in coordinating technical assistance activities and strengthening the capacity of the Resident Coordinator.
Department of State The Secretary of State should seek the support of other major donor nations to increase the evaluation of project results to determine their impact on the priority needs of the recipient countries.
Closed – Implemented
U.S. efforts resulted in two governing council decisions dealing with strengthening the evaluation of project results and assessment of project impact.
Department of State The Secretary of State should seek the support of other major donor nations to ensure that UNDP concentrates on the priority needs of the least developed countries and on activities where UNDP offers advantages compared to other funding sources.
Closed – Implemented
U.S. efforts resulted in adopting a decision which calls for allocating UNDP resources to least-developed countries.

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Accounting proceduresDeveloping countriesFinancial managementFinancial recordsForeign technical aidGifts or gratuitiesInternational cooperationProgram evaluationTrust fundsTechnical assistance