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We invite you to join us at the Digital Learning Centre, a new space for sharing our knowledge and expertise on implementing the 2030 Agenda. Learn more through self-paced courses and microlearning provided by UN DESA experts. Engage with us today!
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The Regular Programme of Technical Cooperation: A Powerful Driver for Development!
Through agile programming and demand-driven capacity development support, the RPTC provides responsive, short-term assistance that enhances Member States’ capacities to achieve the SDGs.

Mission Statement

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UN DESA supports Member States in translating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) and other relevant global policy frameworks into viable and effective national strategies, policies, and programmes that are integrated, evidence-based, inclusive, well-funded, and that leave no one behind.

2030 Agenda

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2030 Agenda
 

The 2030 Agenda calls for each Government to “decide how these aspirational and global targets should be incorporated into national planning processes, policies and strategies” and states that “cohesive nationally owned sustainable development strategies, supported by integrated national financing frameworks, will be at the heart of our efforts”.
[More about the integration of the 2030 Agenda]

Project Map

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Capacity Development Project Map
 

Explore the map that illustrates the geographical spread of UN DESA’s capacity development projects. As a global entity, UN DESA does not have country-based operations. Depending on the type of demand and the level of specificity of the request, UN DESA chooses the appropriate geographic level – global, regional, national or subnational – for its intervention.
[More about where we work]

Capacity Development Tools

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Capacity Development Tools
 

An annotated list of capacity development resources, developed by DESA or produced in collaboration with partners, along the five priority areas. These tools are aimed for use by a variety of DESA clients and partners, mainly policymakers and development practitioners in government as well as academia and civil society in developing countries.
[More about capacity development tools]