UN Development System in Action: Governa

This course will focus on the work of the UNDS, its governance and funding at the global level, and results at the country level. The course will consider the UNDS’s role in tackling current development challenges, giving students the opportunity to learn from practical UNDS responses with partners to emerging crises and ongoing challenges. The class will examine the ongoing UNDS reforms and the importance of development, humanitarian, and peace actors working together. Readings will draw from scholarly literature on the history of the UNDS, case studies, country reports, and strategic and policy documents. Students will also analyze and work with guidance documents produced for UN staff and circulated as part of the UNDS’s operations.