UNDP Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments

Through the Global Programme on Capacity Development for Democratic Governance Assessments and Measurements, UNDP seeks to assist developing countries in producing disaggregated and non-ranking governance indicators to enable national stakeholders to better monitor performance toward democratic governance reforms.

The aim of the Programme, coordinated by the Oslo Governance Centre, is to develop the capacities of governments, national statistical offices and civil society in the collection, maintenance and analysis of governance-related data and to assist development of an inclusive, consultative framework for systematic assessment and monitoring of democratic governance goals and targets expressed in national development plans.

UNDP currently provides financial and technical support to 16 projects on governance assessments. More information about these projects is available in our project documents database. For more information about funding please see the page about funding from the Global Programme.

If you wish to learn more about support that UNDP can provide with regard to governance assessments, please write to dgassessments@undp.org 

Key strategic principles of a country-led governance assessment

1. National ownership – An inclusive and consultative process involving government, civil society, elected representatives and other key stakeholders for the purpose of deciding what should be assessed and how.
2. Capacity development –  Assistance to national stakeholders, including statistical offices, governments and civil society, on the production and application of governance-related data.
3. Harmonization – Alignment with national development plans and related instruments such as PRSPs, MDG progress reports, local development plans or other political commitments.