The UNDP Programme in 2005 Annual Review Meeting December 19, 2005

1. The UNDP Programme in 2005Annual Review MeetingDecember 19, 2005 www.undp.md

2. Content • Portfolio Overview • Results • Lessons Learnt • Challenges

3. Areas of UNDP work • Democratic Governance • Poverty Reduction • Crisis Prevention and Recovery • Energy and Environment • HIV/AIDS http://www.undp.md

4. Achieving MDGs and Reducing Human Poverty • Joint programmein support of strategicpolicies • Policy Studies report • National Human Development Report • Building internal capacity for gender-sensitive programming • Support for Programme Development and Resource Mobilisation

5. Fostering Democratic Governance • Support to the Parliament • Implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan • Improving the Administration of Justice • Centre for Prevention of Trafficking in Women • Strengthened Capacity to Fight Corruption • Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Actions on Drugs • Border Control Management • EU Border Assistance Mission • E-Moldova Strategy Implementation • HIV/AIDS in Armed Forces/Life Skills Education

6. Environment • National Capacity Self-Assessment • Integrated and Sustainable Land Management • Implementation of the Refrigerants Management Plan

7. LocalDevelopment • Local Agenda 21 in Moldova • Sustainable Tourism Development • Habitat Agenda (Mesmerizing Moldova) • Better Opportunities for Youth and Women

8. Initiatives with the Private Sector • Study on Corporate Social Responsibility • Growing Sustainable Businesses regional project • Global Compact initiative

9. Legislative The Parliament The Center for Human Rights The Ombudsman Executive The Government Office Ministry of Economy and Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ministry of Justice Ministry of Interior Ministry of Defense Ministry of Information Development Ministry of Culture and Tourism Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Border Guards Service Customs Service Agency for Regional development Center for Combating Organised Crime Partners at central level Judiciary The Supreme Court of Magistrates The Prosecutor’s Office Courts www.undp.md

10. Partners at local level www.undp.md

11. Civil Society Partners • Think tanks, resource centres, national level organisations (CISR, CLSP, Expert-Group, Adept, IPP, SIEDO, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, LADOM, IRP, Transparency International, Lawyers for Human Rights, etc.) • Local level organisations (appr. 100 direct partners and over 250 involved in our activities)

12. Private Sector Partners • Over 40 companies participated in our initiatives this year (Corporate Social Responsibility Study, Growing Sustainable Business project, Global Compact initiative)

13. Key principles • Support national development frameworks (EGPRS, EU-Moldova Action Plan) • Support essential elements of a sustainable development process (national ownership, an enabling policy environment, national capacities, partnerships for results, gender equality) www.undp.md

14. How our support contributes to more effective development? • Dialogue on policies and development options, supported by analysis and studies, has intensified • A common national monitoring and evaluation system for tracking development results is developed • The institutional reform (in separate institutions, and across the Government) is gaining momentum and is aiming towards EU best practices and standards • Strengthening national capacity for managing development assistance

15. Our Support for Partnerships Domestic partnerships: between local authorities, civil society and private sector: • Centres for youth • Local development centres • Centres for provision of social services & referral system • Agro-tourism • Human Rights projects • Public-private partnerships and Global Compact

16. Partnerships (2) East-East Partnerships: • Border Guards Service & Customs Service: study visits to Lithuania, Slovenia, Hungary, Latvia, Romania; 2 collaboration protocols signed with Latvia and Romania • PAR Unit: study visits Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, contacts established with counterparts in these countries • E-governance: training in Estonia • Regional networks, seminars

17. Lessons learnt • Flexibility of UNDP assistance is valued by the Government • Donors coordination and collaboration is very important – increasingly led by the Government • Combination of international and national expertise is the best solution • Expertise from New Member States (EU-10) is cost-effective and particularly relevant to Moldova • Local level partnerships are key for the success of the project

18. Challenges • The Government reorganisation affected projects’ work • Limited national capacity for carrying out institutional reforms • Need for a long-term vision of reform at initial stage is a must • Government plans to improve the mechanisms and substantive dialogue on development assistance with donors – challenge to make it happen.

19. Challenges • Work can be affected by too tight and changing deadlines • Communication among central public institutions needs to be further developed • NGOs still not participating in many policy-making exercises; the participation in service delivery is not regulated by standards/functioning mechanisms • Persistence of several development agendas – need to further focus in medium term

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