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Proposed Programme. 50. The goal of the Sixth Country Programme (2015-2019) is to contribute to “universal access to rights-based, gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including for adolescents and young people” as defined in the UNFPA Strategic Plan (2014-2017). These efforts will be guided by an understanding of population dynamics, human rights and gender equality, driven by country needs and tailored to the country context in order to empower and improve the lives of underserved populations, especially women, youths and adolescents. 51. The programme will further take into account the devastating impact of EVD on the health sector, with focus on building a resilient health system for the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services. Greater emphasis will be placed on building human resources for health service delivery, as well as addressing the diminished confidence by communities in the ability of Service Delivery Points and health workers for saving lives. 52. The programme is linked to the following frameworks- UNFPA Strategic Plan (2014- 2017); UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2015-2018) for Sierra Leone; the Third Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper- Agenda for Prosperity (2013-2018) and the Sixth Country Programme Document (CPD 2015-2019) Outcomes. Overall, it is aligned with four main pillars of the Government’s Agenda for Prosperity and related UNDAF ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. It also addresses related issues in the ICPD + 10 Review Report; ICPD Beyond 2014, and the new Post- 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. 53. The new programme is largely informed by the mid-term and annual reviews; the end- evaluation of the fifth Country Programme (2008-2012) and its two-year extension (2013-2014). Studies and consultancies by both national and international consultants also provided valuable information for enriching the programme. In compliance with the UNFPA guidelines, technical backstopping was provided from the UNFPA Sub-Regional Office (SRO) and West and Central African Regional Office (WCARO) in Johannesburg and Senegal respectively. An impact assessment of the EVD epidemic will be performed to enable appropriate programming in the aftermath of the epidemic. 54. The formulation and design of the programme has been extensively participatory and inclusive. It involved mainly the Government of Sierra Leone, UNFPA Country Office and other United Nations Agencies, Development Partners, Implementing Partners, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), including Traditional and Religious Leaders (TRLs). 55. To achieve the above goal, the programme has also infused into its design an innovative advocacy and communications strategy for improved UNFPA visibility and resource 9 The relevant pillars of the Agenda for Prosperity include: Pillar 3 – Accelerating Human Development; Pillar 6- Strengthening Social Protection Systems; Pillar 7- Governance and Public Sector Reform; Pillar 8- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. See the related UNDAF outcomes in the Results and Resources Framework of the country programme (Annex 1). mobilization capacity. It will also ensure that stronger emphasis is placed on providing the Country Office (CO) with the tools and resources to strengthen delivery and greater accountability for resources and results. 56. The underlying strategy for programme design and implementation is the UNFPA “Cluster Approach” adopted since the fifth country programme, including strategies outlined in the national Agenda for Prosperity- the roadmap for the country’s attainment of a middle-income status by 2035. These efforts will require building strong partnerships with Government to facilitate improvements in the lives of women, youth and adolescents. 57. The two main clusters for the current programme include: (a)

Proposed Programme. 50. The goal of the Sixth 4.1 UNDP’s proposed Country Programme (20152012-20192016) is has been formulated in the context of an intense national transition, in partnership with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. It builds on the 2012-2016 UNDAF, seeking to contribute to “universal the UNDAF outcomes of promoting peace and stability in the country; application of rule of law; promoting inclusive growth that benefits women and youth; contributing to food security and access to social protection and social services; sustainable management of environment, energy and natural resources; and strengthening disaster risk management practices. 4.2 Throughout this programme, UNDP will be working to support achievement of its overarching goal: sustainable and equitable human development. To reflect UNDP’s global Agenda for Organizational Change, the Country Programme will improve its efficiency and effectiveness, and follow clear strategic priorities (as noted below) where it can demonstrate impacts, continue to adapt to changing circumstances and refine its priorities accordingly. 4.3 While national strategies are evolving, the proposed country programme reflects the priorities set in the Joint Country Support Strategy for Kyrgyzstan and the Joint Economic Assessment.16 The proposed Country Programme was formulated in consultation with civil society and the United Nations (UN) system. It is closely aligned with national priorities, such as maintaining interethnic harmony and public security, socio-economic development, reducing unemployment, public administration reform, disaster risk management and 16 The Joint Country Support Strategy (JCSS) for the Kyrgyz Republic was a core strategy of five development partners to support the Kyrgyz Republic’s development agenda in the period 2007-10. The JCSS was a joint effort of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Swiss Cooperation (SC), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the United Nations Agencies. The Joint Economic Assessment: Reconciliation, Recovery and Reconstruction (JEA), led by the ADB, the IMF and the World Bank in May-June 2010, presented key findings on the impact of the 2010 April events on Kyrgyzstan’s economy. The JEA is available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/external/np/pp/eng/2010/072110.pdf environmental protection.17 It follows a human rights-basedbased approach, gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including seeks to support adherence to the June 2010 Universal Periodic Review recommendations calling for adolescents and young people” as defined more efforts in the UNFPA Strategic Plan (2014areas of human trafficking, discrimination and law enforcement, and is designed to address gender inequalities in all areas. 4.4 Under the new Country Programme, UNDP will focus on its strategic priorities of supporting efforts to ensure social justice, strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, facilitating better economic growth and regional cooperation, and promoting integrated and area-2017)based poverty reduction with a special focus on youth and women; strengthening national efforts to properly address sustainable management of natural resources and disaster risk reduction; engaging national institutions and local actors to implement conflict prevention polices and respond to local and national level tensions; strengthening the national response to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria through improving policy and legislation, capacity building of national institutions and increasing access of the most vulnerable to prevention and treatment; and promoting peace and stability for regionally-balanced and inclusive growth. These efforts Synergistic programme management will continue between areas of practice, particularly in communication for social change, the poverty-environment nexus, the relationship between disaster risk management and climate change, the legal empowerment of the poor to ensure access to public services; and a broad spectrum of activities to build peace and support reconciliation. Programme objectives will be guided by an understanding of population dynamics, human rights achieved through capacity development support to institutions and gender equality, driven by country needs and tailored to the country context in order to empower and improve the lives of underserved populations, especially women, youths and adolescents. 51. The programme will further take into account the devastating impact of EVD on the health sector, with focus on building a resilient health system for the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services. Greater emphasis will be placed on building human resources for health service deliverycommunities, as well as addressing by the diminished confidence by communities in the ability use of Service Delivery Points analytical tools, such as NHDRs and health workers for saving lives. 52MDG reports. The programme is linked to the following frameworks- UNFPA Strategic Plan (2014- 2017); UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2015-2018) for Sierra Leone; the Third Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper- Agenda for Prosperity (2013-2018) and the Sixth Given that this Country Programme Document spans the deadline to achieve the MDGs (CPD 2015-2019) Outcomes. Overall), it is aligned with four main pillars of the Government’s Agenda for Prosperity and related UNDAF ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. It also addresses related issues in the ICPD + 10 Review Report; ICPD Beyond 2014, and the new Post- 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. 53. The new programme is largely informed by the mid-term and annual reviews; the end- evaluation of the fifth Country Programme (2008-2012) and its two-year extension (2013-2014). Studies and consultancies by both national and international consultants also provided valuable information for enriching the programme. In compliance with the UNFPA guidelines, technical backstopping was provided from the UNFPA Sub-Regional Office (SRO) and West and Central African Regional Office (WCARO) in Johannesburg and Senegal respectively. An impact assessment of the EVD epidemic will be performed to enable appropriate programming in the aftermath of the epidemic. 54. The formulation and design each of the programme outcomes will focus on MDG advocacy to redouble efforts to achieve the goals, and will use the MDG Acceleration Framework as a tool. 4.5 The programme will focus on outcomes consistent with the thrust of the UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-11 and the UNDAF Outcomes listed above. In an innovation for Kyrgyzstan, the programme will be divided between two pillars – national level policy advice and capacity development, and a new cross-sectoral area-based development programme which will be administered at the provincial level. Meanwhile, the Country Programme will continue to work in the practice areas outlined in the section below. Gender concerns cut across all these pillars and practice areas, contributing to UNDP’s collective efforts to reduce gender disparities and promote women’s empowerment. All components will be designed to be conflict-sensitive and to take the particular needs of young people into account. 4.6 In order to address regional disparities in development, there is a strong need to improve local capacity in participatory problem identification, planning, costing, budgeting, resource mobilization, and implementation of development projects. Local authority capacity has been extensively participatory to be built to deliver public services in close consultation with the private sector and inclusivecivil society. It involved mainly Enhanced local development capacity will ensure sustainability of UNDP interventions, even after interventions have ended. The integration of reconciliation and 17 Programme of the Government of Sierra Leonethe Kyrgyz Republic, UNFPA Country Office 17 December 2010. conflict prevention interventions will ensure that local development will be based on resilient communities that prevent conflicts and other United Nations Agenciespromote social cohesion through joint development activities. This is why there is a need for integrated development approach with a strong cross-practice component. The best approach to tackle those development and integration issues is by means of area-based development (ABD). UNDP world-wide has very strong and successful experience in area-based development. Kyrgyzstan will pilot an area-based approach in 3-4 oblasts, Development Partnerstargeting two districts in each oblast. In each selected oblast existing project implementation units from different practice areas will be integrated into one area- based development office with clear lines of reporting and accountability to one area-based manager. At country level, Implementing Partnerseach practice area will work with ABD offices through the area- based manager on a cost-recovery basis, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), including Traditional and Religious Leaders (TRLs)by outsourcing sectoral local development issues. 554.7 The new CPAP will also include some projects from the previous programme cycle (2005-2011) that are likely to continue for a few more years. To achieve However, these are in line with the above goalnational priorities and the current UNDAF and will complement the new projects under the 2012-16 CPAP. 4.8 Under the new UNDAF, the programme has also infused into its design an innovative advocacy and communications strategy for improved UNFPA visibility and resource 9 UNDP will work closely with other UN organisations in country. The relevant pillars of the Agenda for Prosperity include: Pillar 3 – Accelerating Human Development; Pillar 6- Strengthening Social Protection Systems; Pillar 7- Governance and Public Sector Reform; Pillar 8- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. See the related UNDAF outcomes UN system in the Results Kyrgyz Republic has voluntarily adopted the Delivering as One (DAO) model of enhancing development outcomes through joint programming in a number of areas. Even outside DAO, there are a host of joint UN programmes that reflect strong inter-agency cooperation and Resources Framework of the country programme (Annex 1). mobilization capacity. It will also ensure that stronger emphasis is placed on providing the Country Office (CO) with the tools and resources recognized need to strengthen delivery and greater accountability for resources and resultsbring about synergies. 56. The underlying strategy for programme design and implementation is the UNFPA “Cluster Approach” adopted since the fifth country programme, including strategies outlined in the national Agenda for Prosperity- the roadmap for the country’s attainment of a middle-income status by 2035. These efforts will require building strong partnerships with Government to facilitate improvements in the lives of women, youth and adolescents. 57. The two main clusters for the current programme include: (a)

Proposed Programme. 504.1 Based on the lessons learned, UNDP would operate within an environment-economic- governance nexus in the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau. It would seek to demonstrate MDG impact through an integrated and coordinated and gender responsive approach to equitable economic growth and poverty reduction, good governance and human rights from the angle of HIV/AIDS prevention, crisis prevention and recovery, and sustainable environmental management. These are aligned to the priority areas of the UNDAF. The goal of the Sixth Country Programme (2015-2019) Action Plan for Tokelau will to a large extent seek to complement the sector planning processes used by the Government, existing annual work and budget planning processes and enhanced partnerships. 4.2 UNDP is to contribute to “universal access to rights-based, gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including for adolescents and young people” as defined in the UNFPA Strategic Plan (2014-2017). These efforts will be guided by an understanding the human rights principles of population dynamicsparticipation, accountability, empowerment, gender equality and non-discrimination. Promoting human rights and protecting the dignity and integrity of men, women and children, particularly their protection from HIV/AIDS infection cut across the programme objectives and results areas. The UNDP Multi- country Office’s gender-mainstreaming strategy will support mainstreaming gender equalityinto all programme design, driven by implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. Capacity development in sex-disaggregated data collection and analysis, gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and auditing will be provided to Governments, CSOs and the United Nations multi-country needs team, with advice from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). The Tokelau CPAP will concentrate on the goals set out below (for details, see the annex, Results and tailored to the country context in order to empower and improve the lives of underserved populations, especially women, youths and adolescentsresources framework). 51. The programme will further take into account the devastating impact of EVD on the health sector4.3 To reduce transaction costs for Government and development partners and to share best practices and lessons learnt, with focus on building a resilient health system for the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services. Greater emphasis will be placed on building human resources for health service delivery, as well as addressing the diminished confidence by communities in the ability of Service Delivery Points and health workers for saving lives. 52. The programme is linked to the following frameworks- UNFPA Strategic Plan (2014- 2017); UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2015-2018) for Sierra Leone; the Third Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper- Agenda for Prosperity (2013-2018) and the Sixth Country Programme Document (CPD 2015-2019) Outcomes. Overall, it is aligned with four main pillars of the Government’s Agenda for Prosperity and related UNDAF ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. It also addresses related issues in the ICPD + 10 Review Report; ICPD Beyond 2014, and the new Post- 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. 53. The new programme is largely informed by the mid-term and annual reviews; the end- evaluation of the fifth Country Programme (2008-2012) and its two-year extension (2013-2014). Studies and consultancies by both national and international consultants also provided valuable information for enriching the programme. In compliance with the UNFPA guidelines, technical backstopping was provided from the UNFPA Sub-Regional Office South-South Cooperation and Capacity Development Unit would provide funding for MCPD/UNDAF programmes in the areas of: (SROa) policy and programme formulation and implementation; (b) MDG small grants for community-based sustainable development initiatives; (c) management-capacity development; (d) planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation and auditing; and (e) documentation of good practices/lessons, communications and advocacy. A. Equitable economic growth and poverty reduction 4.4 Through a United Nations joint programme on national planning for MDG achievement, UNDP would focus its support on MDG 1 (eradicating poverty) and West MDG 3 (empowering women) to achieve the following results: (a) gender mainstreamed into national development plans/national sustainable development plans, which are aligned with MDG targets and Central African Regional Office indicators and linked to national budgets; (WCAROb) in Johannesburg strengthened and Senegal respectively. An impact assessment of the EVD epidemic will be performed to enable appropriate programming in the aftermath of the epidemic. 54. The formulation harmonized national and design of the programme has been extensively participatory regional statistical information systems and inclusive. It involved mainly the Government of Sierra Leonedatabases, UNFPA Country Office and other United Nations Agencies, Development Partners, Implementing Partners, Non- Governmental Organizations including development information (NGOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOsDEVINFO), including Traditional focusing on sex-disaggregated data; (c) strategic planners/MDG advisers provided for national planning, policy/programme formulation, gender mainstreaming, development plan implementation, and Religious Leaders to support annual reviews facilitating MDG-based monitoring and evaluation, aid coordination and resource mobilization; (TRLsd) first MDG report for Tokelau prepared for reporting to the General Assembly in 2010; (e) human development indices and gender-related development indices produced for the first time for Tokelau; (f) human development or other reports providing practical options for population retention, income generation, gender equality and sustainable livelihoods in each country, especially Tokelau; (g) best practices and lessons learned documented and disseminated through Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D). 55. To achieve the above goal; (h) capacities developed of Governments, civil society, the programme has also infused into its design an innovative advocacy and communications strategy for improved UNFPA visibility and resource 9 The relevant pillars of the Agenda for Prosperity include: Pillar 3 – Accelerating Human Development; Pillar 6- Strengthening Social Protection Systems; Pillar 7- Governance and Public Sector Reform; Pillar 8- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. See the related UNDAF outcomes in the Results and Resources Framework of the country programme (Annex 1). mobilization capacity. It will also ensure that stronger emphasis is placed on providing the Country Office (CO) with the tools and resources to strengthen delivery and greater accountability for resources and results. 56. The underlying strategy for programme design and implementation is the UNFPA “Cluster Approach” adopted since the fifth country programme, including strategies outlined in the national Agenda for Prosperity- the roadmap for the country’s attainment of a middle-income status by 2035. These efforts will require building strong partnerships with Government to facilitate improvements in the lives of womenprivate sector, youth and adolescents“MDG volunteers” in strategic planning, leadership and management, programme design, MDG-based data-collection and monitoring and evaluation, gender mainstreaming, and communications; and (i) South-South cooperation and capacity development enhanced. 57. The two main clusters for the current programme include: (a)