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Swaziland NHDR Report receives Special Recognition Award

Mr. Rudolf Maziya, one of the authors of the award winning Swaziland National Human Development report receiving the Special Recognition Award from Sabina Alkire, Director, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative during the 2009 Human Development Awards for...

UNDP - Government Sign Annual Work Plan 2010

2010 UNDP Swaziland Annual Work Plan Article: Signing of the UNDP Annual Workplan 2010 MBABANE (3 February 2010): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development (MEPD) have signed UNDP’s Annual Work Plan (AWP). The AWP (PDF attached) details UNDP...

UNDP-Holds Strategic Planning Retreat

UNDP Holds Strategic Planning Retreat Hotel Cardoso -Maputo-5-9 January 2009 Theme “Repositioning knowledge as a driver of development work in Swaziland” 15 JANUARY 2009: The country office has returned from its first strategic planning retreat in which it laid the foundation for programme activities focusin...

Prime Minister Pledges Support for UN House

The UNCT posing with the Prime Minister during the courtesy call. From the left, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Neil Boyer; UNRC Coordination Specialist Lolo Mkhabela; WFP Representative Abdoulaye Balde; FAO Assistant Representative Khanyisile Mabuza; UNICEF Representative Dr. Jama Gulaid; the Prime Minister Dr. ...

UNDP-Swaziland 2009 Retreat

UNDP Holds Strategic Planning Retreat Hotel Cardoso -Maputo-5-9 January 2009 Theme “Repositioning knowledge as a driver of development work in Swaziland” The country office has returned from its first strategic planning retreat in which it laid the foundation for programme activities focusing on the next fiv...

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UNDP Signs Annual Work Plan With Government

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MBABANE (3 February 2010): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development (MEPD) have signed UNDP’s Annual Work Plan (AWP).

The AWP (PDF attached) details UNDP’s contribution to the United Nations System support to national development priorities in line with the UN’s commitments of assistance to the country’s efforts to attain its development aspirations and meet globally agreed development targets including the Millennium Declaration, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other global development commitments.

Current Affairs

United Nations NewsLetter 2009

Press Releases:

2010 UNDP Swaziland Annual Work Plan (3rd February 2010)
Final National Multisectoral Bushfires Contingency Plan (16th December 2009)
Fast Facts: Climate Change in Africa (9th Novmeber 2009)
NHDR Press Release (27th October 2009)
Swaziland research report cited for top global award (22th October 2009)

New Statements

RC Statement at UN Day (26th October 2009)
RC Remarks at the opening of Ministers Of Trade Meeting Of The Land-Locked Developing Countries (23th October 2009)
RC Remarks on World Poverty Day Commemoration (17th October 2009)

Why we work in the country

UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of halving absolute poverty by 2015. UNDP's network links global and national efforts to reach these Goals. Our focus is helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of: Achieving the MDGs and Reducing Poverty, fostering Democratic Governance, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development, and responding to HIV/AIDS. In all our activities, we promote the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women.

Quick Facts About Swaziland

Category	Information
Population	1,018,449 (2007)
Administrative Divisions	4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
Capital City	Mbabane
Languages	English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati(official)
Currency	Lilangeni (SZL) = 1 South African Rand
Main Economic Activities	Agriculture, Textiles, Tourism
GDP per Capita	$4963.634 (PPP - 2008 Est.)
Percentage below the Poverty Line	69% (2001)
Unemployment rate	29.1% (2007 est.)
Human Development Index	0.547 (2007)
Gender-related Development Index	0.529 (2007)
Percentage of Population below 20 years of age	51.9%
HIV & AIDS prevalence rate	18.8% (2007)
Primary Environmental Hazard	Drought
Head of State	H.M. King Mswati III
Head of Government	Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini
Government Type	Absolute Monarchy/Parlimentary System