Contact Details:
Headquarters Office
address
United Nations
Website:
www.ungambia.gm
 UN
House
5 Kofi Anan Street
Cape Point, P.O. Box 553
Banjul
The Gambia
West Africa
Tel: 220-4494760
Fax: 220-4494758
Telex: 223 UNDP GV
Email: registry.gm@undp.org
Mission Opening hours:
Monday - Thursday 0800 – 1700
Friday 0800 – 1400
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Background Information:
 The UN
Agencies with resident missions in Gambia are following UN organisations: FAO, UNDP,
UNICEF, WFP,
UNFPA and the WHO. Two other related
institutions that operate under the ambit of the UNDP are the UNCDF
and UNV. UNHCR also maintain a small staff here to facilitate the
authentication of refugees. The UN system in
The Gambia is committed to promoting, supporting and participating in
activities aimed at empowering the Gambians to develop their physical,
human, natural and social capital for the achievement of sustainable
human development.
 
(In line with the Government’s development priorities, as spelled out
in the Vision 2020 document, we endeavour to assist the Gambia adapt
to regional and global trends and developments such as globalisation,
regional integration and liberalisation with a view to integrating the
Gambian economy into the global market in such a way that the benefits
of globalisation, liberalisation and regional integration are
optimised while simultaneously mitigating their negative impact on the
most vulnerable segments of the society, particularly women and
children. In this respect, we will assist the Government in
instituting “social safety nets”, formulate “social policies in
globalisation” and forge strategic alliances for facilitating
“development with a human face”. ) - source UN.
Historical Background:
The Gambia
joined the United Nations in 21 September, 1965 along with Maldives
and Singapore that same year. The country was elected into the
membership of the Security Council for the first time as a
non-permanent member in 1998 through to 1999.
Data Issues:
The lack of accurate and timely data is a major constraint to improved
macro-economic and financial management. In this respect, the UN
system together with other development partners, particularly the
Bretton Woods institutions, are assisting the government to build
capacities in data gathering and analysis, within the context of the
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), including providing
assistance to the Central Statistics Department in the areas of
national accounts and the consumer price index as well as undertaking
Public Expenditure Reviews in some of the key Departments Of State
(Education, Health, Public Works, Local Government, etc.). Other
developments on the economic plane include the introduction of the
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, the UN Development Assistance
Framework (UNDAF), the eligibility of the Gambia under the Heavily
Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, and the establishment of
the Second Monetary Zone within ECOWAS.
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