4.3 The UNDP Country Programme has been developed based on Sudan’s National Strategic
Development Plan 2012-2016 and the UNDAF. It directly responds to relevant Government priorities,
policies and strategies as depicted in Annex 1, the Government Policy Support Matrix.
The programme is structured in 4 pillars: (1) Poverty Reduction, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable
Livelihoods (including environmental sustainability); (2) Governance and the Rule of Law; (3) Social
Cohesion, Peace Consolidation and Peace Dividends; and (4) Environment, Energy and Climate
Change. It is based on the understanding that conflict, recovery and development are inextricably
linked. Because it aims to contribute to peace and stability in Sudan, it is important to implement the
programme in a conflict-sensitive way to create an enabling environment for long-term conflict
prevention across all sectors of society. Use of a thorough security threat and socioeconomic risk
mapping methodology, as part of a comprehensive poverty assessment, will provide a basis for
mainstreaming conflict- and disaster risk-sensitive programming across the programme