The UNDP's main objective is to reduce poverty in half by 2015 following the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000. UNDPs focus is on providing developing countries with knowledge-based consulting services and building national, regional and global coalitions for change.
UNDP has six priority practice areas:
- Democratic Governance
- Poverty Reduction
- Crisis Prevention and Recovery
- Energy and Environment
- Information and Communications Technology
- HIV/AIDS
UNDP establishes the Sustainable Energy and Environment Division with reference to water (SEED/WATER - www.undp/seed/water). The SEED/WATER focuses on global and regional strategies in Sustainable Water Management. It also provides factual information on UNDP's national, inter-regional and global projects in water and health. UNDP cooperates with the World Bank conducting the UNDP/World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, and also participates in international water partnerships as the Global Water Partnership and the World Water Council.
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