Pakistan

Description: This report provides a situation analysis of the main issues in the area of legal empowerment of the poor, documenting successful on ground initiatives and proposes a way forward for the UN system as well as UNDP in particular.


Dr. Iffat Idris

Description: This Regional Human Development Report examines the problem of corruption from the perspective of the countries of Asia and the Pacific. This report is action-oriented, and proposes a seven-point agenda for change, building upon ongoing anti-corruption efforts and provides a coherent, comprehensive vision for tackling the problem of corruption in the Asia-Pacific region.



Anuradha Rajivan, Gry Ballestad, Elena Borsatti,

Description: Human Development Report 2007/2008, a product of research and analysis by international experts and staff across the UN system, is intended to stimulate debate and dialogue on Fighting Climate Change while discussing the issue of human solidarity in a divided world that will have a profound bearing on progress towards achieving the human development.



Kevin Warkins

Description: This publication is a report of trainings on Gender Promotion in the Garment / Clothing Sector through Skill Development. The key output expected from the project is to generate employment for women in garment sector through training and to build the capacity of the private sector and advocate gender main streaming in garment sector.
Learning... Threading Ahead... Stitching Life... A New Beginning!

Skill is a jewel in prosperity...and refuge in adversity

Description: The GENPROM project launched in August 2006 for 5 years, aims to reduce poverty by generating employment for women in the garment industry through training.

Description: This report documents the valuable transfer of technical knowledge to the Election Commission of Pakistan and UNDP’s proactive advisory role on how IT can be used in ECP's core business.


UNDP Pakistan - Strengthening Electoral Processes to Ensure Greater
Participation in Pakistan (SDEPP II)

Description: This document provides a synopsis of the Stakeholder Consultation in 2007 and includes discussion and recommendations. It also serves as one snapshot of local government development in late 2007.


UNDP Pakistan – Devolution Trust Community Empowerment (DTCE)

Description: This report reviews the education budget through a gender lens and analyzes if budget allocations are in line with different priorities of women and men and their needs in the education sector. This report primarily relies on a review of policies, budgets and statistical data. The research is useful for government officials, civil society representatives and education experts in the field.

Saba Gul Khattak, SPR/UNDP

Description: A final report on the ERRA UN Early Recovery Plan formulated as a response to the October 2005 earthquake and presented a set of operational programs for early recovery in order to minimize the gap between relief and reconstruction in 8 sectors including Education, Health, Livelihoods, WATSAN, Housing, Shelter & Camp Management, Support to Vulnerable, Governance and Common Services and Coordination.


ERRA and UN IASC Country Team, Pakistan

Description: This study assesses the damage caused to office functionality due to lost or damaged office records in the earthquake-affected areas and presents recommendations for restoring the capacity of government departments.


UNDP Pakistan - Building Enabling Governance and Institutions
for Earthquake Response (BEGIN-ER)

Description: This major findings of the UNDP/ UNIFEM mission emerged from a review of the documents and literature on the earthquake relief and transition to recovery phase, international experiences, field visits to the affected districts, consultations with government at the Federal, Provincial and District levels as well as with aid agencies, the UN Clusters, NGOs, communities, in particular, women in the rural and urban areas.


UNDP Pakistan

Description: The report walks you through the history of the Parliament and the rules and regulations on the proceedings of the Parliament. The report is available on the following website.

The report walks you through the history of the Parliament and the rules and regulations on the proceedings of the Parliament. The report is available on the following website.


Razia Sultana ,
Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal ,
Ch. Pervaiz Akhtar , Nighat Paristan ,

Description: The Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Report 2006 evaluates the progress on selected MDG indicators in Pakistan. This report evaluates aggregate progress in poverty alleviation over five years based on consumption and non-consumption based poverty and income inequality indicators. At the sub-national level, the report analyses progress made in 98 districts of Pakistan during 1998-2005, for selected seven indicators under Goal 2, 3, 4 and 7. The report also contains information on the pro-poor expenditure priorities of the Government.

UNDP Pakistan

Description: This Report, a product of research and analysis by international experts and staff across the UN system, is intended to stimulate debate and dialogue around a set of issues that will have a profound bearing on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and human development.


UNDP Pakistan

Description: This booklet provides an insight into the workings of the twenty-two partners NGOs involved in the SDEPP-II project. These organizations were selected to reinforce the democratic governance practices being pushed forward through grass-root level participation in the electoral process.


UNDP Pakistan - Strengthening Electoral Processes to Ensure Greater
Participation in Pakistan (SDEPP II)

Description: â€œLittle Initiatives Making A Big Difference” is a celebration of Citizens Community Boards (CCBs) and the men and women who provided the driving force behind the success. It includes thirteen success stories of devolution from all the four provinces.


UNDP Pakistan – Devolution Trust Community Empowerment (DTCE)

Description: The relief related response to the 8 October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan has been acclaimed internationally as a success, avoiding the much feared second wave of death and exodus of affected communities to the cities. To facilitate a smooth transition from relief to recovery, United Nations and Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) have jointly prepared an Early Recovery Plan (ERP).


UNDP Pakistan

Description: The Annual Progress Report of Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment gives us an insight of what the project is achieving in the year and how it is strengthening the devolution process


UNDP Pakistan – Devolution Trust Community Empowerment (DTCE)

Description: This report details the contributions of UNDP Pakistan: immediate relief operations, its contribution for early recovery, and its current recovery projects.


Dr. Iffat Idris

Description: Pakistan is signatory to the Millennium Declaration that identifies eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV and AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015. The UN system assists the Government of Pakistan in meeting these Goals. Towards this end, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) was developed as a collective response to national challenges identified through the Common Country Assessment (CCA). This focuses on political, economic and social development. Under the UNDAF, the United Nations System will encourage civil society participation and partnership, particularly for the poor, women and marginalized groups.