'The United Nations system was a pioneer in the field of technical cooperation and capacity development is its central mandate. UNDP has long played an important leadership role in both as a source of technical cooperation funds and advisory services and as the home of innovative intellectual...

The gap between strong political commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and slow progress towards meeting them is often attributed to weak “ownership” by developing country governments. This Working Paper addresses the issue of ownership by analysing the substance of 22...

Global development goals have become increasingly used by the United Nations and the international community to promote priority global objectives. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the most prominent example of such goals, but many others have been set since the 1960s. Despite their...