International Development Grant

United Nations Development Programme - Institutional Support 2013

Project Number: CA-3-M013737002

Status: Closed

Country/Region: Unknown

Regional Focus:

Africa 30%
America 31%
Asia 31%
Europe 8%

Maximum Contribution: $45,000,000.00

Start Date: March 28, 2013

End Date: September 30, 2014

Duration: 1.5 years

Project Description

This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP uses these funds along with other donors' funding to achieve its mandate. UNDP has a dual mandate within the UN family: 1) UNDP works to advance human development through the provision of policy and technical assistance to program countries to achieve poverty reduction; and 2) UNDP plays a lead role in UN reform efforts coordinating UN institutions at the country level as manager of the Resident Coordinator system and Chair of the UN Development Group. Canada's support to UNDP contributes to the delivery of UNDP's overarching mission to help countries build their own national capacity to achieve sustainable human development.

Expected Results

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: strengthened achievement of inclusive growth and employment democratic governance crisis prevention and recovery and environment and energy management in partner countries; greater coherence of UN system-wide policy and programs at the country level; and improved effectiveness and efficiency of UNDP programming.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved from 2008 to 2013 include: creating 6.47 million jobs in 109 countries (over 50% for women); generating 3.2 million work days in short-term labour in 14 crisis-affected countries; helping 56 countries generate action plans partnerships and resources to accelerate achievement on lagging Millennium Development Goals; helping 96 million people vote in UNDP-assisted elections (41% of them women); improving access to modern energy services for 3.5 million people in 12 countries; improving access to justice and legal aid for more than 4 million people in 117 countries (49% of them women); and improving sustainable management of ecosystems to support livelihoods on more than 250 million hectares in 101 countries.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Public sector policy and administrative management 25%
Financial policy and administrative management 25%
Environmental policy and administrative management 25%
Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation 12.5%
Disaster prevention and preparedness 12.5%

Aid Type: Core contributions to multilateral institutions

Collaboration: Multilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Participatory development and good governance
Level 1 Climate Change Adaptation
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2013-04-01 to 2014-03-31 $45,000,000 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-M013737002