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This list gives an overview of the areas in which the UN agencies in Botswana operate. Please note that the list is not exhaustive.

Advocacy for Refugees

UNHCR
Botswana's United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNV
UN Volunteers contributing to advocacy for refugees

 

Disaster Management

UNDP
UNDP's mechanisms in place to mitigate the trauma of disaster in the lives of Batswana

 

Environment

UNDP Environment Programme
UNDP Botswana's comprehensive programme in environmental protection and natural resources management

 

Gender

UNDP Gender Programme
UNDP Botswana's gender advocacy system for mainstreaming gender awareness into every sector ministry

UNFPA
UNFPA: Ensuring equitable access to reproductive health information and treatment for both men and women, boys and girls

UNV
United Nations Volunteers working in the field of gender

 

Governance / Public Sector Reform

UNDP Governance Programme
The framework and current collaboration upon which a UNDP Governance Programme will eventually be built

UNV
United Nations Volunteers working in Governance related capacities

 

Health (General)

WHO
WHO: The global health advocate in Botswana's local context

 

HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations response to the pandemic here in Botswana

UNDP HIV/AIDS Programme
UNDP's multisector advocacy mechanism for mainstreaming AIDS awareness and prevention into both the public and private spheres

UNICEF
UNICEF: Protecting children from the scourge specifically through the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)

UNFPA
UNFPA: Advocates for ensuring accessible reproductive health information and treatment, especially in the face of HIV/AIDS

UNV
United Nations Volunteers assisting government in AIDS-related capacities

WHO
WHO: The global health advocate in Botswana's local context of HIV/AIDS

 

Human Development

UNDP
UNDP: Capacity Building for Sustainable Human Development

 

Human Rights

UNDP Governance Programme
UNDP's efforts to ensure the preservation of human rights through good governance and democracy

 

Information and Communications Technology
(ICT)

UNDP
UNDP: Making New Technologies Work for Human Development

UNV
United Nations Volunteers
mainstreaming the use of IC Technologies through schools to help budge the digital divide

 

Natural Resources Management

UNDP Environment Programme
UNDP Botswana's comprehensive programme in environmental protection and natural resources management

 

Poverty Reduction

UNDP Poverty Programme
Partnership to Reduce Poverty: UNDP Economic / Poverty Programme

 

Reproductive Health

UNFPA
UNFPA: Promoting the awareness and importance of Reproductive Health in the lives of Batswana

WHO
WHO: The global health advocate in the context of Botswana and reproductive health

UNICEF
UNICEF: Protecting innocent children from STDs, specifically through the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)

UNV
United Nations Volunteers supporting Reproductive Health initiatives in Botswana

 

Rights of the Child

UNICEF
Translating global initiatives and advocacy frameworks into child protection "on the ground" in Botswana

UNV
United Nations Volunteers advocating for the rights of the nation's children

 

Use and Conservation of Energy

UNDP Environment Programme
UNDP Botswana's comprehensive programme in environmental protection and natural resources management, including energy conservation

 

Volunteerism

UNV
United Nations Volunteers in Botswana: Taking the Right Action with the Right People

 

Youth

UNICEF
Adolescence (12-18 years): a UNICEF Key Area of Support in Botswana

UNDP HIV/AIDS Programme
UNDP: Providing youth at risk with alternatives for healthy and empowered lifetstyles

UNDP Youth Programme
An emerging programme between UNDP and the Government of Botswana

UNV
United Nations Volunteers in Botswana

 

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