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Publications
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Struggling for Justice
Description: Struggling for Justice is an anthology of true stories of girls & women who have been the victims of violence. These stories, on one side, disclose the mala-fide intent of different notorious actors of the society while on the other side tells us about the courage of people who became the saviors of these victims.

A Travelogue of GJP Project
Description: A Travelogue of GJP Project provides an account of the expedition which Gender Justice and Protection Project has undertaken to combat different facets of violence against women (VAW) embedded in the society.

Governance Outcome Evaluation 2004-10
Description: This study is an in-depth examination of the UNDP’s contributions of a related set of programmes towards achieving the outcome “Local authorities and communities in rural and urban areas enabled and involved in planning and management of development activities, including the provision of services.

Social audit of governance and delivery of public services - Pakistan 2004/05
Description: The social audit allows comparisons over time in citizens’ views, use and experience of public services under devolved local government. It also helps assessment of the level of engagement of the public with local government and their participation in local development in their communities.

Baseline survey 2002 - Social audit of governance and delivery of public services
Description: To conduct the survey in 80 districts across Pakistan, social audit methodology, developed by CIET (Community Information Empowerment and Training) has been adapted to the context of the Pakistan devolution.

A Benchmark Study on Law-and-Order and the Dispensation of Justice in the Context of Power Devolution
Description: The study was conducted by the Sustainable Policy Development Institute and to establish service delivery benchmarks regarding law-and-order and the dispensation of justice. It reviews the establishment of the judicial institutional structure after the devolution of power plan of 2000.

Communication for Development
Description: A glimpse at UNDP's Practice

The booklet aims to illustrate communication for development in practice across UNDP through selected case studies drawn from country and regional offices as well as headquarters.

Prepared by Elizabeth McCall under coordination from Oslo Governance Center (OGC), UNDP.

Role of parliament in International agreement
Description: This booklet discusses the role of parliament in International and Bilateral Agreements. The cross country experiences including Pakistan’s have been highlighted and recommendations made for parliamentarians.

Mazhar Arif (The Rivets Pakistan for the Study)

Food Security - Where We Are and Where We Want to Go
Description: This booklet provides a global picture of Food Security with insights into the issue of the global rise in food prices. It discusses the issues of sustainability and availability of food and suggests a way forward with short and medium term solutions Dr. Abid Q Suleri & Shakeel Ahmad Ramay

Public Policy, Democracy and Legislature: Role of Parliament in Pakistan
Description: The paper discusses the concepts, processes, actors of public policy and decision making in Pakistan. It also highlights the role of the parliament, public policy formulation and implementation in Pakistan and provides recommendations for parliamentarians. SDPD UNDP Pakistan

Economic crises in Pakistan-Role and Recommendations for the Parliament
Description: 

This is an orientation booklet which provides research-based information, technical input and reference material to parliamentarians on the economic crisis by bringing together different dynamics of the issue and suggest recommendations to the parliamentarians.
Economic crises in Pakistan-Urdu Version

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Capacity Development empowering People and Institutions
Description: This year’s report, entitled Capacity Development – Empowering People and Institutions, showcases UNDP’s achievements in supporting countries to improve the lives of their citizens and strengthen national institutions. The publication presents results in UNDP’s four focus areas of poverty reduction and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, democratic governance, crisis prevention and recovery and environment and sustainable development

Legislative Committees in Parliamentary System
Description: This is a comparative study about the Parliamentary system framework and a need to make rules, regarding, Public and Media access to committees and points towards the need of guidelines to help committees, legislator and committee staff to hold public hearings


UNDP Pakistan – Strengthening Democracy through parliamentary Development (SDPD)

Parliament and the State in Pakistan: Case for Constitutional Reforms
Description: This publication is part of a briefing paper series that highlights the role of Parliament in democratic polity and its position vis-a vis its executive and judicial branches across the political system, keeping in view the principles of separation of powers. The paper discusses the role of head of state and government and cabinet in the parliamentary form of government.


UNDP Pakistan – Strengthening Democracy through parliamentary Development (SDPD)

Baseline capacity
Description: This is a capacity assessment report of Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD), Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) and the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and includes concrete recommendations for the improvement of the wind energy promotion framework in Pakistan.

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: An Evaluation
Description: This evaluation is largely based on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) I since PRSP II has not been finalized yet (the draft was consulted where relevant). It provides an analysis of the premises underlying the PRSPs, and of the performance of the government on the basis of the commitments made the PRSPs. SDPD UNDP

Legal Empowerment in 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

IT Achievements
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)

Incentives Institutional Behavior Change in Local Governments
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)

Four Year Performance of National Assembly of 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 ,

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