Mandate
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is one of the international entities of the United Nations family of organizations. It bills itself as the largest UN agency that specializes in development. UNDP views its mandate currently as providing support to developing countries in designing and implementing national policies for sustainable human development with a focus on poverty reduction. In a world where poverty remains persistent, the efforts of an organization like UNDP must be commended. What UNDP does in a country like Guyana is also significant even though the presence of its personnel in the depressed and impoverished communities