The “Functional Review and Institutional Capacities Assessment Report” has been prepared as part of the initiative to enhance the functioning of the National Assembly of Suriname. The report reflects the findings of the assessment and formulation mission in December 2010 upon the request of the National Assembly of Suriname and the UNDP Country Office of Suriname.

The report has been structured around seven dimensions of the functioning of the National Assembly: legislative function, oversight function, representation function, parliamentary administration, institutional strengthening framework, inter-parliamentary relations and gender policy. For each of these seven dimensions, a set of recommendations has been developed.