On the 4th February 2010, the United Nations in Libya hosted a Development Cooperation Group (DCG) meeting at the Radisson Hotel in Tripoli. The meeting was intended as an opportunity to promote greater cooperation between development actors operating in Libya, and to garner feedback from DCG members on UNDP Libya’s Country Programme 2011-2014.

The Country Programme 2011-2014 is an agreement signed between the Libyan Government and UNDP Libya and it outlines UNDP’s strategy and areas of technical cooperation for the period. The Country Programme document was formulated under the joint leadership of the General People’s Committee (GPC) for Planning and Finance, with inputs from UNDP headquarters.

By introducing its draft Country Programme to the DCG, UNDP Libya was able to benefit from the perspectives of representatives from other UN agencies, national and international NGOs, the diplomatic community, World Bank and the European Commission. It also provided an opportunity to identify future areas of cooperation with other DCG members.

The United Nations in Libya formed the DCG in 2008, as a means of promoting improved coordination of development activities. Later this year, it is envisaged that the fourth DCG meeting will be held to discuss the UN’s Country Assessment of Libya.