UNDP's Role

These Preak Toal residents on the Tonle Sap are part of an alternative income programme through NGO Osmose, which generates incomes for almost 40 women in the community (UNDP Photo/Isabelle Lesser)

In Cambodia, UNDP wants to see that the country achieves its CMDG targets; aims to ensure that all Cambodians know about the goals; and supports the monitoring of progress against the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs).

As a global development network on the ground in 166 countries, UNDP is in a unique position to advocate for change, connect countries to knowledge and resources, and coordinate broader efforts at the country level. We work with governments to achieve the MDGs in the following ways:

First, campaigning & mobilisation - supporting advocacy for the MDGs and working with partners to mobilise the commitments and capabilities of broad segments of society to build awareness on the MDGs.
Second, analysis - researching and sharing best strategies for meeting the MDGs in terms of innovative practices, policy and institutional reforms, means of policy implementation, and evaluation of financing options.
Third, monitoring - helping countries report advancement towards the MDGs andtrack progress.
Fourth, operational activities - goal-driven assistance to support governments to tailor MDGs to local circumstances and challenges; address key constraints to progress on the MDGs.