The Ethiopia Country Office is one of UNDP’s 166 Country Offices in the world. The CO works in close partnership with the Government of Ethiopia at local, regional and federal administrative levels. Other development partners include bilateral and multilateral organizations, civil society and other UN organizations.

UNDP Ethiopia works to support the country’s effort to achieve the Millennium Declaration principles and MDGs, most notably to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; promote gender equality and empowerment of women; and to ensure environmental sustainability (link to HDR poverty indicators). UNDP’s assistance is provided in support of and within the context of the PASDEP as well as in coordination with the assistance provided by other partners, especially with other UN agencies.

The programme focus areas are strategically designed and mutually reinforcing to address the complex development challenges of Ethiopia.

This website provides information on UNDP’s work in Ethiopia:

• why we work in the country (focusing on development objectives as well as the legal basis for country operations);
• who are our development partners;
• where our money comes from and what we spend it on;
• how we do business (including our internal rules and regulations as well as major procurement decisions); and
• what we aim to accomplish and how much we have accomplish so far.