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THE UNDP PHILIPPINES COUNTRY OFFICE

UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners. World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals , including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these goals. In the Philippines, our focus is to help build and share solutions to the challenges of:

• Fostering Democratic Governance
• Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development
• Achieving the Millennium Development Goals and Reducing Poverty
• Crisis Prevention & Recovery

UNDP helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women. UNDP is an advocate for nationally-owned solutions to reduce poverty through action rooted in strong partnerships and inclusive participation. It sponsors innovative pilot projects; supports poverty monitoring and analysis at the country level; provides policy advice; and it shares knowledge of good practices. UNDP also connects countries to global knowledge networks and promotes equity and gender equality in the quest to alleviate poverty. It helps bring governments, civil society organizations, private sector representatives and outside partners together to achieve coordinated and effective responses to the poverty challenge.