{"product_id":"united-nations-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289162771","title":"United Nations: U.S. Participation in the U.N. Development Program: Nsiad-90-64","description":"Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), focusing on: (1) its efficiency and effectiveness; (2) other major donors' views of UNDP; (3) the level of U.S. influence; and (4) UNDP accounting practices and financial status. \u003cbr\u003e GAO found that: (1) UNDP funded and coordinated only about 30 percent of United Nations (UN) technical assistance activities; (2) UNDP projects encompassed a broad range of activities, but U.S. and other donor officials believed that the projects had limited impact; (3) UNDP budgets placed an administrative burden on its implementing agencies and recipients; (4) most UN member nations believed that increased UNDP coordination would improve the effectiveness of UN technical assistance activities; (5) U.S. contributions decreased from 24 percent to 12 percent of total contributions, but UNDP made extensive use of U.S. expertise, training facilities, and equipment; (6) the UN Board of Auditors expressed qualified opinions on UNDP 1986 and 1987 financial statements; and (7) UNDP fund account balances totalled about $1 billion, but were expected to decline because of increased program expenditures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1289162778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781289162771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.10d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48994613592319,"sku":"9781289162771","price":15.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/united-nations-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289162771","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}