UNDP is working to develop capacity targets, benchmarks and indicators of progress and success that are tailored to measure the success of governance programming. Coordination and the role of the resident coordinator UNDP can take steps to improve the impact of the governance programmes that it supports and to ensure that the UN and external partners support national priorities in a coordinated way. UNDP country office Leadership by country offices is crucial, since most of UNDP s resources are available at the country level. The UNDP country office is responsible for identifying, developing, implementing and monitoring programmes and projects that develop consensus on national goals and strategies and then develop relevant capacities. Coordination and resource mobilisation are also vital.
Some offices have a team focused solely on governance programmes.
More important are the abilities within country offices to identify effective entry points and implementation partners, identify partner institutions that can monitor and assess trends and develop a network of people and institutions that can help in initiating consultation and development of programmes. Regional support to programme countries Regional programmes add value and support to UNDP country initiatives in one or more ways. They help define regional governance policies and strategies, facilitate sharing of regional experiences, establish regional networks and centres of excellence, provide flexible and rapid regionwide support to develop national programmes, undertake regional briefings and training, conduct regional studies of trends and identify and pilot new approaches in countries that may also be applied regionally. Global support to programme countries UNDP supports a number of global projects to support good governance including those on institutions of governance, decentralisation and urban management. UNDP Governance Task Force .