Senior UN development official leaves Tanzania after three-day mission

The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) leaves Tanzania today after completing a three-day mission to the east African country.

Before departing, Mark Malloch Brown, the UNDP’s Administrator, joined Tanzania’s Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye earlier today in the capital of Dar es Salaam for the launch of the country’s parliamentary online information system.

UN spokesman Fred Eckhard told reporters that Mr. Malloch Brown also delivered a speech about enhancing parliamentary accountability, deepening democratic governance and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

During his visit Mr. Malloch Brown participated in a MDG forum, held talks with government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), took part in a regional meeting of UNDP representatives and inaugurated a UN office on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar.