Purpose: The overall purpose of the Development Partners Group (DPG) in Bhutan is to promote effective development dialogue, cooperation and coordination in support of national development priorities.
Membership: Membership is open to all bilateral and multilateral development partners, including international/regional financial institutions providing development support to Bhutan.
Objective: The main objective of the DPG is to strengthen the government’s efforts in improving the impact, effectiveness, and coherence of the development cooperation through enhanced coordination for development results. This is expected to be achieved by:
Frequency and modality of meetings
The DPG meets once in two months—on the last Thursday—and ad-hoc meetings.
List of Development Partner’s Group
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
International Financial Corporation
Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)
Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA)
Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (SNV)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
United Nations Country Team (UNCT)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
United Nations Women (UN Women)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Development Partners’ Group (DPG) Meeting- April 30, 2020
Presentations:
UN – Bhutan’s 21st Century Economic Roadmap – DPG’s technical inputs
Development Partners’ Group (DPG) Meeting- December 19, 2019
Presentations:
World Bank Group- Bhutan Country Partnership Framework FY 2020-2024
Lhomon Society- Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative
World Wildlife Fund- The Snowman Run
Development Partners’ Group (DPG) Meeting- October 31, 2019
Presentations:
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry- BCCI & its Participation in Development Activities
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)- Gender Intervention Support
Development Partners’ Group (DPG) Meeting- August 29, 2019
Presentations :
Gross National Happiness Commission- 12th Five Year Plan Flagship Programmes
HELVETAS Bhutan- Dual Training
Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs- National Decentralization Policy
Development Partners’ Group (DPG) Meeting- April 25, 2019
Presentations:
European Union- Bhutan Trade Support- Export Diversification for Economic Growth & Poverty Reduction
Office of the Attorney General- Justice Sector Strategy
The Green Road Environment Friendly & Socially Responsible
Development Partners’ Group (DPG) Meeting- February 28, 2019
Presentations:
Gross National happiness Commission- An Update on the 14th Round Table Meeting
World Food Programme- Disaster Preparedness and Response
Mapping of DPG support to the RGoB
The chart illustrates a mapping of development partners interventions in Bhutan. This indicates areas and types of interventions in Bhutan. This mapping facilities to identify other partners working in the same sector to enhance coordination, harmonization and alignment of partner interventions with national priorities. DPG-Mapping 2018
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