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UNDG & UN Reform

The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) is an instrument for UN reform, created by the Secretary General in 1997, to improve the effectiveness of UN development operations at the country level. The UNDG brings together the operational agencies working on development. The Group is chaired by the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the Secretary General.

The most recent information on reform of the UN development system can be found on the System-wide Coherence and Delivering as One pages.

Related websites and pages:

Reform at the United Nations

Website of the High-Level Panel on System-wide Coherence

UNDG page on System-wide Coherence

ECOSOC page on System-wide Coherence

Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development

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