Human Development Reports - United Nations Development Programme

NHDR Focal Points

Within a UNDP Country Office, there are a number of people involved in producing Human Development Reports, from the Resident Representative to programme staff and sectoral experts to the communications officer. Many Country Offices have designated one person to act as a HDR Focal Point.

Principal responsibilities of the HDR Focal Point include:

• Use UNDP’s neutral position to bring different (sometimes dissonant) voices together
• Coordinate and lead the Human Development Report process
• Contribute substantive inputs and control quality
• Coordinate funding and fundraising
• Provide leadership in human development advocacy
• Act as clearinghouse for information sharing
• Fulfill other HDR project management duties.

NHDR Unit contacts (HDRO/UNDP Headquarters):

• Mary Ann Mwangi, Programme Associate
• Paola Pagliani, Policy Specialist and HDR Networks Facilitator

Support Package for HDR Focal Points:

The support package is made up of key materials to support ongoing work on Human Development Reports and other development reporting.

• Support Package [514 KB]
• Dossier d'information [591 KB]
• Paquete de apoyo [508 KB]

NHDR Focal Point and UNDP Country Office contact details can be found in:

• NHDR Intranet (access is restricted to registered HDR Focal Points)
• UNDP Country Office websites (listed by region in the UNDP corporate website)

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