{"id":96709,"date":"2026-04-05T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=96709"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:16:39","slug":"united-nations-development-partnership-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-development-partnership-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Development Partnership Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Nations Development Partnership Fund Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Permanent Mission to New York with the board of directors of the United Nations Development Partnership Fund reviewed the whole gamut of the fund&#8217;s operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Nations Development Partnership Fund<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with $150 million, <\/span><b>led by the Government of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fund supports <\/span><b>Southern-owned and -led, demand-driven and transformational sustainable development projects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">across the developing world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It focuses on <\/span><b>least developed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> countries and Small Island<\/span><b> developing States.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations agencies implement the Fund projects in close collaboration with partnering Governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fund is a notable example of <\/span><b>South-South cooperation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>thematic reach spans all 17 SDGs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with several initiatives addressing more than one Goal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These include <\/span><b>climate resilience, environmental sustainability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, renewable energy, gender equality, health and pandemic response, education and skills, livelihoods, infrastructure, water and sanitation, and agricultural development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this, the <\/span><b>Commonwealth Window of this Fund<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aims to catalyze the achievement of the <\/span><b>Sustainable Development Goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SDGs) in the developing countries of the <\/span><b>Commonwealth of Nations.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commonwealth of Nations is a <\/span><b>voluntary association <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of independent and equal sovereign States composed mainly of f<\/span><b>ormer territories of the British Empire,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is managed by the United<\/span><b> Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/india-un-review-development-partnership-funds-operations\/articleshow\/129995113.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Development Partnership Fund was established in 2017, with $150 million, led by the Government of India. 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