What we do

Activities of the Local Development Programme are contributing to supporting local actors/authorities for the design, the implementation and the promotion of their local development. Local communities and all stakeholders are involved from the outset and throughout the implementation process of the LDP‘s activities.

The LDP commits itself to ensuring people’s participation, and developing local and national capacities. The Programme strives to build strong partnerships with Governments, local authorities, civil society, development partners and the private sector to define and implement their own vision and development priorities (demand-driven approach) that better reflect and address local conditions and needs.

LDP is a hub for information, communication, and training between United Nations Agencies and local actors such as local authorities, public and private companies, civil society and academia.

The training sessions for local authorities focus on four major areas: 

The seminars are implemented through a network of 10 regional associated training centres, the CIFAL Centres (CIFAL: Centre International de Formation des Autorités/Acteurs Locaux – International Training Centre for Local Authorities/Actors).

The LDP’s activities are establishing a concrete framework for supporting local authorities to develop programmes to localize the Millennium Development Goals.