'UNDP, SDF working together for growth of SAARC countries'

UNDP and SAARC Development Fund (SDF) will work together for strategic growth of the member countries, UNDP Regional Director for South Asia and Pacific Haoliang Xu said today.

According to an SDF statement, SAARC Development Fund has already started cooperation by co-financing two UNDP projects in the SAARC region approved by the SDF Board.

SAARC Development Fund and UNDP are in the process of signing the Project Financing Agreements for the projects and it is expected that implementation of these two projects will commence soon, the statement added.