UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

(UNDP) UN organization formed in November 1965 through the merger of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the UN Special Fund. Its Governing Council consists of representatives from 48 nations27 developing nations and 21 developed nations. Headquarters are in New York City. UNDP aims to build more productive societies and economies in low-income nations by helping them develop their natural resources and human capabilities. Aid is administered through five-year Country Programmes, which fund projects conceived to attract developmental capital, train skilled manpower, and institute modern technologies. UNDP acts to make experts available to study growth potentials as well as to help provide facilities for scientific research.