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Overview

United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund provides USD $1.94 million to Belt and Road Initiative countries to strengthen policy-making initiatives

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,116,018
Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Multi-RegionDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multiple JurisdictionsSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
Start (actual)
Jul 1, 2017
End (actual)
Jun 1, 2021

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Cofinancing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations (UN)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Azerbaijan
  • Government of Bangladesh
  • Government of Cambodia
  • Government of Georgia
  • Government of Kazakhstan
  • Government of Kyrgyzstan
  • Government of Laos
  • Government of Mongolia
  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)
  • Government of Romania
  • Government of Serbia
  • Government of Sri Lanka
  • Government of Thailand
  • Government of the Czech Republic

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations (UN)
  • United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Loan description

United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund provides USD $1.94 million to Belt and Road Initiative countries to strengthen policy-making initiatives

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2016, the Chinese Government pledged to contribute $200 million to the United Nations over a ten year period. The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) was established to channel these earmarked funds to specific projects in coordination with the UN. The UNPDF is divided into two sub-funds: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund and The Secretary-General's Peace and Security Sub-Fund. Approved in 2016 and implemented between July 2017 to June 2021, USD $1,940,017 was allocated from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund to strengthen the analytical capacities among policy-makers of several countries along the Belt and Road in assessing the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative under the guide of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) helped implement this project. The project aims to help policy-makers formulate policies to maximize the Initiative's benefits while managing potential environmental risks. The capacity development project consists of four components: (1) training and institutional networking of policymakers, (2) broad policy dialogues, (3) joint research and policy analysis, (3) broad policy dialogues, and (4) publication and dissemination. As part of the project, the UN DESA developed a user-friendly assessment modeling tool that will be used by policy-makers to help formulate policies and budget proposals. The project included the countries of Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar, Romania, Serbia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Partners involved included UNESCAP, UNESCWA, ECA, ECE, UNDP, UNCTAD, WTO, ITC, UNIDO, State Information Center of China.

Staff comments

1. The UNPDF reference number for this project is PDF-SDG-2016-02. 2. The commitment date, implementation start date, and completion date are estimated based upon the project's year of approval and duration.