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The Development Account is a capacity development programme of the United Nations Secretariat aiming at enhancing capacities of developing countries in the priority areas of the United Nations Development Agenda. The Development Account is funded from the Secretariat’s regular budget and implemented by 10 entities of the UN Secretariat (DESA, UNCTAD, UNEP, UN-Habitat, UNODC, ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP and ESCWA). The Account was originally established in 1997 and since then has programmed 335 projects for a total budget of $209.7 million.

Countries where Development Account was active

Current Issues

Updated guidelines for reports:

  • Guideline and template for 10th tranche annual progress reports
  • Guideline and template for 9th tranche final reports

Preparation of 11th tranche project documents:

  • Project Document Guidelines
  • Project Document Template

Latest documents:

  • Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 (A/72/6 Sect. 35)
  • 10th Progress report (A/72/92)

Latest updates:

  • Development Account Achievements

Implementing Entities

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribean (ECLAC)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Resources

Information for Implementing Entities
Development Account intranet login
UNDESA Capacity Development Office
DESA NEWS
UN Data
UN Daily News
UN Databases
UNDG Capacity Development
UNDP Capacity Development
World Bank Capacity Development

Social Media

UN DESA on Facebook SDGs Facebook
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Contact Us

Development Account Programme
Capacity Development Office
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DC1-25th Floor
New York, NY 10017

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