Welcome to the United Nations
On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, UNDP is looking toward the future of people and planet. That future is uncertain. On the one hand, climate change, political turbulence, economic inequality, and other challenges. On the other hand, technological advances, tremendous economic growth, and an unprecedented global consensus about the best way forward.
To celebrate UNDP at 50, The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has compiled various online resources relating to UNDP and its work.
Creation of UNDP
In 1965, the General Assembly adopted A/2029, which merged the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the UN Special Fund into the United Nations Development Programme. The resolution came into effect on 1 January 1966.
- Establishment of the United Nations Development Programme (UN Yearbook, 1965)
- General Assembly resolution 304 (IV) of 16 November 1949, “Expanded programme of technical assistance for economic development of under-developed countries”
- 70 Years, 70 Documents : 1958 - A special fund becomes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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