Review of the Iran UNDAF Process To Date

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Review of the Iran UNDAF Process To Date

• Presentation to the UNDAF Annual Review
• IPIS, 05 March 2006

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What is UNDAF?

• An essential component of UN programme for reform
  by the UN SG
• Provides a collective, coherent and integrated UN
  system response to national priorities and needs
• Aims to coordinate strategies for consolidating
  info, facilitating joint programmes, and
  integrating UN agency programmes with those of
  the Government

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Gajereh UNDAF Workshop Aug. 2003

• Agreed on five broad UNDAF priority areas
• Strengthening Capacities and Capabilities for
  Achieving the MDGs
• Strengthening Good Governance
• Improving Economic Performance Management and
  Generating Employment
• Sustainable Development, Disaster Management and
  Energy Efficiency
• Facilitating the Transfer of Science and
  Technology for Development in All Areas of
  Cooperation

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Following Gajereh Workshop

• A Joint UN/Govt UNDAF Management Group and 5
  joint sub-working groups (sectoral) formed to
  prepared the UNDAF document
• Extensive UN/Government consultations
• Consultations with other stakeholders
• Specific UNDAF outcomes and results indicators
  identified for each priority area.
• UNDAF document prepared and approved in Aug. 2004
  by Government and UN system agencies.

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UNDAF 1 - STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES AND
CAPABILITIES FOR ACHIEVING THE MDGS

• UNDAF outcome - Quality basic education
  services, primary health care, including
  reproductive health care and HIV/AIDS prevention
  and care services, are incrementally available
  for all in need, particularly vulnerable groups
  including youth, children, women and the poor and
  their rights to participate in development
  fulfilled national capacity for MDG monitoring
  established.

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UNDAF 2 - ENHANCING GOOD GOVERNANCE

• UNDAF outcome - Capacities for a transparent and
  accountable Governance system adhering to the
  rule of law strengthened and effective national
  management system institutions established in
  accordance with recommendations from UN and
  international conferences.

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UNDAF 3 - IMPROVING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT AND GENERATING EMPLOYMENT

• UNDAF outcome - Improved combined economic
  performance and employment generation in Iran by
  raising human capabilities and utilizing
  sustainable small-technologies, especially for
  the unemployed, poor, women, youth and
  encouraging small and medium sized enterprises.

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UNDAF 4 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DISASTER
MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• UNDAF outcome 4.1 - Global and national
  environmental concerns and environmentally
  sensitive development integrated into national
  development frameworks and implemented through
  community-based approaches to the sustainable use
  of natural resources, capacity building,
  environmental assessments and the removal of
  financial, economic, legal, institutional and
  technological barriers.

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UNDAF 4 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DISASTER
MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• Outcome 4.2 - Strengthened disaster risk
  management at national and local levels.

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UNDAF 5 - FACILITATING TRANSFER OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

• UNDAF outcome - Improved national capacity for
  science and technology management, research and
  development.

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UNDAF Implementation

• UN UNDAF Theme Groups/Working Groups formed for
  each UNDAF outcome area for follow up
  coordination
• Approval and implementation of harmonized UN
  agency Country Programmes in line with UNDAF
  priorities
• Continued consultations with the Government and
  other stakeholders through different channels,
  e.g. line ministries, agency programmes

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UNDAF Annual Review Objectives

• The Review should provide the UN system and the
  Government with
• A yearly update of overall progress vis-à-vis the
  UNDAF Results Framework.
• Validation of conclusions and recommendations
  that should feed into annual planning processes.

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1st UNDAF Annual Review

• Three key questions
• UNDAF implementation and progress to date
• Continued relevance of the outcomes and expected
  results
• Lessons learned, best practices, and follow up
  action plans

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Looking Ahead

• An UNDAF Annual Review Report summarizing the
  findings and recommendations will be prepared
• Realignment and adjustments to UNDAF and agency
  programmes, as necessary
• A mid-term review in 2007