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India Reviews UN Development Fund Operations, Charts Future Course

The Indian Permanent Mission to the UN and the board of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund met in New York to review the fund's full range of operations and ongoing projects. Established in 2017 with $150 million from India, the fund promotes shared prosperity in the global South and supports sustainable development initiatives aligned with the 2030 Agenda. It focuses on demand-driven projects in least developed countries and small island developing states, implemented through UN agencies. The fund also includes a Commonwealth Window designed to catalyze SDG achievement among member nations through technical cooperation and shared developmental values.

Key Points: India-UN Fund Review: Boosting Global South Development

  • Reviewed $150M fund's operations
  • Focus on global South & SDGs
  • Supports demand-driven projects
  • Includes Commonwealth Window
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India, UN review development partnership fund's operations

India and UN board review $150M Development Partnership Fund operations, focusing on sustainable projects for least developed countries.

"The Board reviewed the whole gamut of the Fund's operations and took stock of the ongoing projects. - Permanent Mission of India to the UN"

New York, April 3

The Indian Permanent Mission to New York, on Friday, with the board of directors of the United Nations Development Partnership Fund, reviewed the whole gamut of the fund's operations.

Both parties also exchanged views on the future scope of the Fund.

In a post on X, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations said, "The Board of Directors of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund met today in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. The Board reviewed the whole gamut of the Fund's operations and took stock of the ongoing projects. The Board also exchanged views on the future scope of the Fund."

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund promotes shared prosperity in the global South. Jointly with the multilateral system, it contributes to developing countries' initiatives towards the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Established in 2017, the $150 million India-UN Development Partnership Fund is supported and led by the Government of India and implemented in collaboration with the United Nations system, the statement said.

The Fund supports Southern-owned and led, demand-driven and transformational sustainable development projects across the developing world, with a focus on least developed countries and small island developing States. United Nations agencies implement the Fund projects in close collaboration with partnering Governments.

The Commonwealth Window of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund aims to catalyse the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the developing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of independent and equal sovereign States comprised mainly of former territories of the British Empire, including India.

The countries supported by this Commonwealth Window are located in various parts of the world and include some of the most vulnerable Member States of the Commonwealth, as per the statement.

Technical and sustainable development and collective national development efforts among Commonwealth countries are particularly pertinent and beneficial given their shared history, mutual respect, common values, and similar institutional, technical and practical instruments that continue to guide and influence their political, regulatory and cultural lives. The Commonwealth Window supports demand-driven, country-owned and transformational sustainable development projects, the statement said.

- ANI

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Priya S
It's heartening to see India taking such a proactive role in global development, especially focusing on LDCs and small island states. The Commonwealth Window is a smart way to leverage shared history for positive impact.
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Rohit P
While this is a noble initiative, I hope there is complete transparency in how the funds are allocated and projects are implemented. We must ensure every rupee creates maximum impact on the ground.
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Sarah B
As someone working in international development, I find India's approach with this fund quite impressive. The focus on 'demand-driven' projects ensures local ownership, which is key to sustainable success.
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Vikram M
Great to see India's soft power in action. This builds much more lasting goodwill than just aid. Sharing our development experience with countries that have similar challenges is the way to go.
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Karthik V
I just hope we are also investing sufficiently in our own sustainable development goals back home. Charity begins at home, but it's good we are helping others too.

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