Partnerships

The United Nations Development Programme is one of 23 UN agencies, funds and programmes operating in Cambodia under the umbrella of the UN Resident Coordinator system, which works to ensure that UN activities complement each other and do not overlap.

UNDP works in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, community-based organizations, multilateral aid agencies, bilateral donors and private firms. About 80 percent of its development assistance is implemented by national entities such as the Parliament, the Council for Development of Cambodia and line ministries, while at sub-national level UNDP works with line departments and provincial, district, municipal and commune bodies. In some instances, such as in support of electoral reform and demining, UNDP implements projects directly.

Funds come from three main sources: UNDP’s central budget (about USD$ 9 million a year); major donors, usually national governments (US $25 to $30 million a year); and funds specific to certain projects, such as the UNDP-Spain MDG Achievement Fund and the Global Environment Facility, a special partnership that channels funds into small-scale initiatives aimed at solving global problems such as climate change.