[2009] This booklet aims to illustrate Communication for Development in practice across UNDP through selected case studies drawn from country and regional offices as well as headquarters. Often ComDev elements are integrated within or underpin UNDP supported projects without a ComDev approach being specifically acknowledged as part of the project strategy.

These components strengthen projects primarily through enhanced participation of local people, accountability and transparency on the part of national and local government and improved delivery of public services. In the area of conflict prevention and recovery, strategic use of communication mechanisms is vital in bringing together fractured communities and former combatants to discuss differences and to seek solutions.