United Nations Development System : overview and congressional interests / Ellen Landers and Louis Davett, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Landers, Ellen, editor.

Davett, Louis, editor.

Series:

Foreign policy of the United States.

Foreign Policy of the United States

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations Development Programme.

Economic assistance, American--Government policy.

Economic assistance, American.

United States--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--2009-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2013.

Summary:

Members of Congress continue to demonstrate an ongoing interest in the efficiency and effectiveness of United Nations (U.N.)development activities, both in the context of U.N. reform and broader U.S. development and foreign assistance efforts. Thirty-two U.N. agencies, funds, programs, and offices play a role in development. These entities, collectively referred to as the U.N. development system (UNDS), are independent intergovernmental organizations with distinct mandates, rules, membership, and financial resources. They work to help countries achieve social and economic progress through a range of development activities, including program implementation, technical assistance, providing forums for intergovernmental cooperation, setting and facilitating international standards and norms, advocacy and awareness raising, and research and data collection. This book discusses the origins and evolving role of the UNDS and its perceived strengths and weaknesses, with a focus on the current UNDS structure, funding levels and trends.

Contents:

U.N. system development assistance : issues for Congress / Luisa Blanchfield

United Nations system funding : congressional issues / Marjorie Ann Browne.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

U.N. system development assistance.

United Nations system funding.

ISBN:

1-62257-987-9