As a policy framework for the services that UNDP provides in parliamentary development, the Parliamentary Development Strategy Note describes the niche of UNDP as a partner in parliamentary development, provides practical advice and guidance for governance practitioners and sets out key trends and lessons learned from parliamentary development experiences. The 2009 Strategy Note takes into consideration recent lessons from the field and emerging issues to provide updated advice to UNDP country offices and staff who are working with parliaments or are thinking of engaging with parliaments.