UN System Documentation

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

• Established by A/RES/2029 (XX) of 22 Nov. 1965, which merged the UN Special Fund with the UN Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance
• Governing Body
  • 2010-present, Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS
    • A/RES/65/176 of 20 Dec. 2010
  • 1993-2010, Executive Board of UNDP and UNFPA
    • A/RES/48/162 of 20 Dec. 1993
  • 1966-1993, Governing Council
    • A/RES/2029 (XX) of 22 Nov. 1965
    • Search results for the Report of the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme
  • Annual reports
    • Supplement 15 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
    • Document symbol pattern: E/year/35
      • example: E/2016/35
    • Search results for the Report of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS
  • Document series symbol for working documents
    • DP/(year)/--
    • DP/2017/30
    • Documents for Executive Board sessions
  • UNDP Official Documents Archive includes
    • Governing Council decisions and reports
    • Executive Board decisions and reports
    • Sessional (working) documents, 1980-2003
• Flagship publications
  • Human Development Report
    • Annual global report
    • Regional and National reports
• Administrators of UNDP
  • 2017-: Achim Steiner (Germany)
    • A/71/871/Add.1; Press release SG/A/1725-SG/BIO/4954-DEV/3267 [2017], SG/A/2034 [2021]
  • 2009-2017: Helen Clark (New Zealand)
    • A/63/109; A/67/808 [2013]; Press release GA/10818 [2009], SG/A/1179-BIO/4072-DEV/2736 [2009]
  • 2005-2009: Kemal  Dervis (Turkey)
    • Press release SG/A/917-BIO/3653-DEV/2508 [2005]; SG/SM/12042-DEV/2725 [2009] 
  • 1999-2005: Mark Malloch Brown (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
    • Press release BIO/3226-DEV/2202 [1999]
  • 1993-1999: James Gustave Speth (United States of America)
    • Press release BIO/2788-DEV/1989 [1993]
  • 1986-1993: William Henry Draper (United States of America)
    • Press release BIO/2173-DEV/1674 [1986]
  • 1976-1986: Frank Bradford Morse (United States of America)
    • Press release BIO/1263-DEV/934 [1975], Press release DEV/1650 [1985]
  • 1972-1975: Rudolph A. Peterson (United States of America)
    • Press release BIO/1024-DEV/806 [1973]
  • 1966-1971: Paul G. Hoffman (United States of America)