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UNITED N ATIONS D EVELOPMENT P ROGRAMME
Empowered lives.
Resilient nations.

‘’ We hope that one day sustainable
development would no longer be
work-in-progress but a mindset.’’
Frode Mauring
United Nations Resident Coordinator a.i. and the
United Nations Development Programme Resident
Representative a.i. to the United Arab Emirates
INTRODUCTION
The United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) is dedicated to improving the lives of
people worldwide helping countries make sure
their people thrive in safe and healthy communities.
The work that UNDP and partners do towards
that end is diverse, and the results speak for
themselves. UNDP, operating in nearly 170
countries and territories, aims to eradicate poverty,
reduce exclusion and inequalities around the world
and achieve sustainable development. It does so
through aiding countries in developing policies,
partnership abilities, leadership skills, and capacity
building. UNDP also plays a major role in the
implementation of the UN Global Goals for
Sustainable Development (SDGs), the universal
agenda adopted by world leaders since 2015 to
end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and
tackle climate change by 2030.
UNDP has been present in the UAE since 1977. Our
country office works closely with the government and
other counterparts to achieve the UAE Vision 2021. Our
mandate involves clean energy, gender equality, good
governance, and human development with special
focus on youth and women empowerment. UNDP,
represented by its country office in UAE, has actively
participated in several major conferences that brought
together local and regional leaders. These events
focused, variously, on climate change, human development,
humanitarianism, and more. We are always eager
to join hands with the government, the civil society as
well as the private sector to promote economic
development in the Northern Emirates, promote
employment opportunities for women, and come up
with policies for SME development and sustainable
employment especially for nationals in the knowledge
economy.

MEET THE TEAM
YOUTH
The human assets and expertise are what represent
the comparative advantage of UNDP as a partner of
choice for the UAE government and institutions. By
working closely with our colleagues in UNDP
headquarters in New York and in UNDP Regional Hub
in Amman, we will continue to deliver quality development
services. We are confident in our cooperation
with the UAE government to achieve the
country’s aim to become one of the best countries in the world by 2021 and turn the UAE
into the “happiest place on earth”.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
UNDP is supporting the UAE in broadening the base of
the national debate on human development beyond
traditional financial growth. The National Human
Development Re-ports co-produced by UNDP are an
important reference for the developmental accomplishment
of the UAE.
UNDP globally is committed to partnering with young people who want to shape and
contribute to development calling for meaningful
civic, economic, social and political participation.
UNDP in the UAE is committed to assist the
government in encouraging youth, the future
generation, become the instrument of change and
to turn UAE into a global leading country.
UNDP Country office has been taking part in
national and regional efforts to empower youth. In
2015, UNDP Arab States launched a Youth Leadership Programme (YLP1) to bring together
ambitious young men and women from around the region to mentor. UNDP in UAE
hosts the YLP workshops and mentorships to help young people become engaged
citizens, innovative problem-solvers, and agents of change.
UNDP is delighted to be part of an ongoing inspirational initiative “the Carbon Ambassador
Programme”, supported by Dubai Carbon, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and
Water Authority (DEWA). This programme is a youth engagement initiative providing UAE
youth with the know-how and skills to fulfil the ambitious Emirate energy and green
economy roadmap to 2030.
UNDP country office has launched the UAE Human
Development Report 2017 project,
in cooperation with the UAE University Centre for Public Policy and Leadership. UNDP
has also co-produced the first Abu Dhabi Human Development Report 2011/2012.

GENDER
Of the 17 Arab states covered by UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States, the UAE ranks highest in gender
equality. That’s no small feat in a traditionally male-dominated region. UAE has moved a long way in
empowering women. UNDP has helped maintain that standard
with the knowledge that empowerment begins with education.
Emirati women have been able to realize their full potential
through UN-hosted workshops on leadership and gender perspective.
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting women,
UNDP has worked closely with the General Women’s Union,
organising a series of workshops like: “Gender and Elections”,
“Gender Audit of Higher Education Policies in UAE”, and the “Our
publications including the gender gap report and the gender
mainstreaming booklet helped shed light in places where limited access and opportunities to women have
prevailed. UNDP participated in the Women Empowerment Panel of the UN Global Compact Anniversary,
presenting UNDP’s engagement on Gender and Women’s empowerment, as well as the hurdles and
opportunities of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPS) in the UAE.
UNDP Country office extends hands to the General Women’s Union, the Gender Balance Council, Nama
Women Advancement Establishment and other local counterparts in the UAE with the aim to support
women be more employable, empowered and eventually resilient.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Clean energy adoption and greenhouse gas reduction have been at the top of the agenda for both UNDP
and UAE government.
In 2011, UNDP and DEWA have partnered to establish the Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (‘Dubai
Carbon’) as a new centre for achieving low-carbon, climate resilience development goals in the UAE. UNDP
along with DEWA and Dubai Carbon proudly sponsors important publications in this field like the annual
State of Green Economy and the State of Energy reports.
In 2016, the Government of Dubai sought to partner with UNDP
to jointly design and launch a new World Green Economy
Organization (WGEO) to be based in Dubai. The WGEO will
pioneer a new way of promoting the green economy by bringing
together governments, the private sector, foundations, UN
system, the banking system and civil society, working together to
achieve green economy goals. When fully operational in 2019,
WGEO will serve as a mechanism for generating new solutions to
climate change, sustainable energy, water and other environmental
challenges in developing countries, and supporting international
cooperation between member states in areas of innovation, technology and finance.
GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The services rendered by UNDP in UAE focuses on improving
the efficiency of public sector, promoting good governance
with broader public participation, strengthening the national
legislative institutions, advocating gender mainstreaming, and
facilitating integration into global market, all with the
intended objective of elevating human development, as
stipulated in the SDGs. There are plenty of misconceptions
over what sustainable development means and we’re working
to change that.
UNDP firmly believes in the power of cooperation and partnerships in working towards the Sustainable
Development Goals. These two values have been reflected in our efforts to promote sustainable
practices and knowledge within the public and private sectors. UNDP in the UAE works for the
improvement of government institutions’ responsiveness and for the modernisation of the public
administration at national and local levels. This allows to enhance ac¬countability, transparency and
efficiency of public institutions in the country.

(PROVISIONAL)
United Arab Emirates is the happiest of Arab States.
UAE has the lowest gender inequality index among Arab States.
Partnered in the creation of WGEO
Partner in the Creation of the Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence
UNDP gratefully acknowledges below
some of the partners whose contribution is
essential to its work:
Partner
Ministry organization of Foreign to plan Affairs ahead and and International respond to Cooperation the emerging (MOFAIC)
Ministry needs of countries. Economy
Minister of State for Youth Affairs
International Humanitarian City (IHC)
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy
Road and Transport Authority (RTA)
General Women’s Union (GWA)
Nama Women Advancement Establishment
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
QUOTES
CONTACTS
Abu Dhabi office: Street #22, Sector 40, Zone 2, Al
Mushrif Area, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. P.O.
Box 3490
Phone: (+971) 2 6961999
Fax: (+971) 2 4467050
“A nation’s competitiveness in the long term depends considerably
on whether and how it educates its women, and on the opportunities
that they are awarded thereafter.” – Frode Mauring.
“Gender equality is a human right, and creating truly equal
opportunities for women is a large driver of economic growth. The
world cannot afford to miss a large portion of its talent from half its
population.” – Frode Mauring.
Dubai office: UNDP office, Building #4 (3rd Floor), the
International Humanitarian City (IHC), Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
Phone: (+971) 2 4467600
Fax: (+971) 2 4467050
Email: registry.ae@undp.org
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