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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > organizations (disaster relief) > United Nations Development Programme
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United Nations Development Programme  

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  • THE UNITED NATIONS Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' (UN's) global development network that assists developing countries in managing and funding sustainable environmentally sensitive global and national development and, as such, is the world's largest multilateral development source. The UNDP was created (1965–71) by merging the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance with the UN Special Fund. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)]

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