UNDP to relocate nearly 400 posts to Europe as part of staffing reshuffle
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UNDP will move almost 400 posts from New York to Bonn and Madrid as part of an effort to adapt to an evolving financial and development landscape and to strengthen partnerships, the UN said during the briefing.
The United Nations Development Programme will relocate a substantial share of positions currently based in New York, the UN said, moving almost 400 posts: roughly three-quarters to Bonn, Germany, and about one-quarter to Madrid, Spain.
Spokesperson Farhan described the relocation as "part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evolving financial and development landscape, strengthen partnerships, and maximize UNDP's ability to support the world's most vulnerable people." He said UNDP's footprint in Bonn will now exceed 400 positions because Bonn already hosts the United Nations Volunteers program.
A reporter asked whether the transfer of posts was related to cash pressures; Farhan referred to the statement read earlier and did not link the move to a specific funding shortfall in the briefing.
UN officials said the move would affect almost 400 posts, with the majority transferring to Bonn and a smaller share to Madrid; no further implementation timeline or personnel-by-post details were provided in the briefing.
