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United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund provides USD $1.94 million to Belt and Road Initiative countries to strengthen policy-making initiatives

$1.94M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Azerbaijan\|Government of Bangladesh \|Government of Cambodia\|Government of Georgia\|Government of Kazakhstan\|Government of Kyrgyzstan\|Government of Laos\|Government of Mongolia\|Government of Myanmar (Burma)\|Government of Romania\|Government of Serbia\|Government of Sri Lanka\|Government of Thailand\|Government of the Czech Republic
Country	Multi-Region
Start Date	Jan 01, 2016
End Date	Nov 02, 2030
Duration	5,419 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108650`

Grant Description

In 2016, the Chinese Government pledged to contribute $200 million to the United Nations over a ten year period.

The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) was established to channel these earmarked funds to specific projects in coordination with the UN.

The UNPDF is divided into two sub-funds: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund and The Secretary-General's Peace and Security Sub-Fund.

Approved in 2016 and implemented between July 2017 to June 2021, USD $1,940,017 was allocated from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund to strengthen the analytical capacities among policy-makers of several countries along the Belt and Road in assessing the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative under the guide of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) helped implement this project.

The project aims to help policy-makers formulate policies to maximize the Initiative's benefits while managing potential environmental risks.

The capacity development project consists of four components: (1) training and institutional networking of policymakers, (2) broad policy dialogues, (3) joint research and policy analysis, (3) broad policy dialogues, and (4) publication and dissemination.

As part of the project, the UN DESA developed a user-friendly assessment modeling tool that will be used by policy-makers to help formulate policies and budget proposals.

The project included the countries of Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar, Romania, Serbia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Partners involved included UNESCAP, UNESCWA, ECA, ECE, UNDP, UNCTAD, WTO, ITC, UNIDO, State Information Center of China.

📋 Staff Comments

The UNPDF reference number for this project is PDF-SDG-2016-02.
The commitment date, implementation start date, and completion date are estimated based upon the project's year of approval and duration.

📚 Sources & References

Strengthening National Policy Capacities for Jointly Building the Belt and Road towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Strengthening national policy capacity for jointly building the Belt and Road towards the Sustainable Development Goals Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.