1 ANNUAL REVIEW 2003 UNDP Moldova Office 18 December 2003

2 Annual Review Management dialogue at country level to assess progress towards results Involves an assessment by CO and its partners of SRF outcomes and their contributions to goals at the Country Programme Guides the planning of UNDP assistanceover the next 12 months Key vehicle for learning by determining lessons learned and reviewing recommendations Connects reporting, feedback, evaluation and learning in order to assess performance as a basis for the ROAR

3 UNDP Administrator’s Business Plans 3 legs: advocacy, policy advice and development services 6 areas of concentration: –Democratic Governance –Poverty Reduction –Crisis Prevention and Recovery –Energy and Environment –Information and Communications Technology –HIV/AIDS Plus –protection of human rights and empowerment of women. –UNDP is also the "scorekeeper" and “campaign manager” for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) –Resident Coordinator of development activities for the United Nations system -- seeking to ensure the most effective use of UN and international aid resources.

4 UNDP Programme Activities: Mandate: Technical Assistance for building up national capacity to formulate priorities and implement them Priorities: Country Cooperation Framework (CCF) Modality: National Execution Measuring progress: Results-Based Management System (RBMS)

5 UNDP Moldova Country Cooperation Framework Drafted by UNDP Moldova in consultation with Government of Moldova and partners and approved by the UNDP Executive Board in January Primary Objectives: to strengthen governance as a basis for sustainable and equitable growth and development to exploit opportunities to integrate people, ideas and activities in support of sustainable and equitable growth and development Major goal: To help Government create an environment that enables ‘pro poor’ sustainable human development Cross-Cutting Themes: Fostering civil society · Promotion of human rights Poverty alleviation · Information access Promotion of gender equality

6 UNDP Moldova Country Cooperation Framework Governance: Furthering judicial reform –Judicial Training –Management of the legislative process Strengthening local government –Public administration; –Participatory development Strengthening the rule of law –Anti corruption –Drug control Integration: Alleviating poverty –Poverty analysis –Tourism Development Assisting vulnerable groups –HIV/AIDS –Women Language & Information access Strengthening environmental compliance support Regional development

7 RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT AT UNDP Effective and efficient delivery of services for building national capacities for development Focus on national priorities within mandate and comparative advantages (3 legs, 6 areas) Clarity of expected outcomes; Careful monitoring of progress towards outcomes; Partnerships; Reporting for transparency.

8 Strategic Results Framework (SRF) Management Tool which translates the broad areas of cooperation reflected in the Country Cooperation Framework into: Outcome: Actual or intended change in development conditions Output : Product and/or service of a project. Indicator: Means of measuring what actually happens against what was planned in terms of quality, quantity and timeliness. Partnership strategy: Who are the partners, who will do what Inputs > Outputs >>> Outcomes > Impact Experts People trained; Jobs created; Conditions improved: Curriculum Studies Incomes Health/longevity completed increased

9 Results-Oriented Annual Report (ROAR) Results-based report capturing progress towards the achievement of strategic outcomes prepared on an annual basis. Provides a basis for performance assessment Written at country level and aggregated at global level into a corporate ROAR submitted to the UNDP Executive Board

10 MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR UNDP IN MOLDOVA Programme Management Joint responsibility of National Counterpart (Minister of Economy) and UNDP Office; Annual Review (AR) Annual Report focused on outcomes Project Management National Project Coordinator (state official) UNDP-funded project staff Steering Committee with partners’ participation Project implementation support services and monitoring of overall progress – provided by UNDP CO

11 Results-Based Management at UNDP Global SRF CCF Country SRF ROAR Global ROAR

12 UNDP Moldova On-going Programme NoNoProject TitleTotalBUDGETUS$ Budget US$ Formulation of the National Human Development Report91,0735,47827,906 2Support for Programme Development and Resource Mobilization (Umbrella)346,35861,78280,867 3Establishment of a Leadership Programme203,09544,56149,708 4Capacity Building for Poverty Monitoring and Programme Evaluation820,075238,156119,990 5Sustainable Tourism Development638,362161,462185,837 6Center for Prevention of Trafficking in Women283,43686,74731,567 7Strengthen the Capacity of Fight Corruption227,00050,32052,876 8Mesmerizing Moldova423,851158,129196,051 9Local Agenda 21 in Moldova586,396308,992131,191 10Gender Leadership and Networking 2.122,24557,204 11Support to the National Human Rights Action Plan in the Republic of Moldova113,02465,9062,141 12Education for All25,000 13Language as a Social Integration Tool179,06695,47466,206 14Development of HIV/STI Preventive Education System in the Armed Forces in Moldova29,98021,5887,431 15Partnership against HIV/SIDA in eastern Europe, Baltic States and CIS19,98817,612 16Center of Legal Studies and Policies418,579128,537275,276 17Formulation the Nat Industrial Dev Strategy and Laws on Techno-Parks17,800 18Gender Equality in Moldova -Drafting, Adopting, Advocacy for Gender Equality Legisl122,00039,41382,587 19Formulation of a National Strategy Information Society Technologies for Development116,48348,87267,611 20Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Drug Control Programme (BUMAD)539,31351,906487,407 21National Self Assessment of Capacity Building Needs200,00030,633154,592 TOTAL5,523,1241,715,5722,019,244

13 Results: Outputs and Outcomes Inputs > Outputs >>> Outcomes > Impact Experts People trained; Jobs created; Conditions Curriculum Studies Incomes improved: completed increased Health/longevity

14 SRF and On-going Projects Good Governance Increased use by decision-makers of sustainable human development concepts in policy formulation and implementation Fair and efficient administration of justice Increased public awareness of human rights treaties and norms. Local Agenda 21 in Moldova Mesmerizing Moldova Sustainable Tourism Development Center for Legal Studies and Policies Support to Development of the National Human Rights Action Plan in the Republic of Moldova Social Integration Improved efficiency, accountability and transparency in the civil service Acceptance and use of survey and participatory methodologies for planning, implementing and monitoring anti-poverty policies and programmes. National machinery in place for policy and strategy formulation on the advancement of women and gender equality in line with the Convention on the Elimination of all Discrimination Against Women. Improved national capacity to integrate national minorities into the economic, social and cultural life of the country. Strengthening Moldova’s Government and Civil Society Capacity to Fight Corruption and to Improve Governance Capacity Building for Poverty Monitoring and Programme Evaluation Leadership Programme Promoting Gender Equality through Legislation L Language as a Social Integration Tool UN System More coherent response of the UN to Moldova’s national priorities and needs through the adoption of common positions on development issues and more integrated, collaborative, complementary and efficient country-level programming Expanded and cost-efficient participation of non-resident UN agencies in operational activities at the country level. UNCT activities MDGs