IPC-IG's work fall under:

Policy-Oriented Research     

IPC-IG provides research-based policy recommendations to UNDP country offices and development partners globally through nine regular innovative publication series, from the popular One Pagers to the more technical Working Papers. IPC-IG’s publications are released in four languages (English, Spanish, French and Portuguese).

South-South Dialogue    

IPC-IG contributes significantly to the promotion of South-South dialogue through a number of activities, such as: i) Sharing innovative policy experiences in the South; ii) Supporting the Africa-Brazil Cooperation Programme on Social Development; iii) Hosting government representatives and scholars from developing countries; iv) Organising Study Tours; v) Networking with governments in the South; iv) and participating in Advisory Missions.

Training  

IPC-IG strengthens the capacity of policymakers, development practitioners and UN specialists through a series of training programmes, particularly in techniques and methodologies for evaluating and designing social policies and programmes.

Knowledge Sharing and Advocacy

IPC-IG disseminates its knowledge products and research publications using its extensive  mailing lists and a number of communications tools. IPC-IG’s networks of development practitioners reach 189 countries, covering more than 1,500 collaborative institutions. IPC-IG has well established strategic partnerships with research centres in the developing world, UNDP Country Offices, Regional Centres and other UN knowledge hubs.

A few figures

• More than 200 innovative publications already released by IPC-IG.
• 189 countries are part of the IPC-IG’s knowledge-sharing network.
• 9 publication series are regularly launched by the IPC-IG.
• A new publication is launched once a week.
• Training Sessions, Workshops and Study Tours organised by IPC-IG have already involved more than 7,000 representatives of around 50 developing countries.
•  More than 100 Advisory Missions have been carried out by IPC-IG researchers to developing countries.
•  More than 1,500 research centres collaborate with IPC-IG in 106 developing countries.
• IPC-IG's media network cover 94 countries in the South.