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UN-Moldova Partnership Framework 2013-2017 Towards Unity in Action 2013 Progress Report 31 July 2014 General Context • • • • • • • • • • This United Nations – Republic of Moldova Partnership Framework (UNPF) 2013–2017 voices the collective determination of the UN Country Team (UNCT) to support Moldova in tackling major development challenges as it implements its vision to be a prosperous and modern European country • Twenty-one UN agencies and the World Bank have signed UNPF with he Government of Moldova. • The UNPF “Towards Unity in Action” has been developed through consultation with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Moldova and Non-Resident Agencies, the Government of Moldova, civil society and other stakeholders The five programming principles of a human rights based approach, gender equality, environmental sustainability, results-based management and capacity development underlie this Partnership Framework. • The key elements of the UNPF development process: Comprehensive UNDAF evaluation Country analysis Alignment with national development priorities National ownership and engagement Inclusiveness and Improving quality through regional and headquarters support Focus on results and strategic prioritization Increased coherence of programming and business practices (Delivering as One) The expected results are organized by three thematic pillars: a. Democratic governance, justice, equality and human rights b. Human development and social inclusion c. Environment, climate change and disaster risk management. • The main planning and reporting instrument is the UN Partnership Framework’s Action Plan. UN-Moldova Partnership Framework 2013 Progress Report: Democratic Governance, Justice, Equality and Human Rights 31 July 2014 Key successes Democratic Governance • Law on Local Public Finance adopted in 2013 with extensive UN support and guidance and following long-term efforts, including provisions for autonomous local budgets, local revenue sources, and formula-based transfers. Implementation piloted in 4 regions including Chisinau. • Evidence-based policy-making improved, including via review of the Small Area Deprivation Index enabling local development initiatives to target the most vulnerable segments of the population. New tools for compiling regional data established to better measure regional develop and to monitor decentralization. Data on particular groups including Roma updated, improved and made widely available to be used as a basis for human rights-based social inclusion policies. Justice Sector Reform • Monitoring and reporting system for the Strategy and its Action Plan established, enabling the Ministry of Justice to analyze the reform’s progress. • Extensive contributions to strengthen the capacity of the judiciary to render consistent, independent judgments in conformity with international law and standards, as well as the ability of other public authorities including police, social workers and others to respond effectively in areas including combating human trafficking; cases involving children in conflict with the law, child victims and witnesses; victims of discrimination and genderbased violence Key successes Human Rights, Empowerment of Women and Antidiscrimination • Establishment of the Council on Preventing and Combating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality, as well as start of work in September, and delivery of first decisions in individual cases • First network of Roma community mediators established and begins work • First comprehensive mapping and plan of action for improvement of human rights in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova • Groundbreaking order to transform psychiatry from institutionalization to community-based care Civil Society and Media • First ever participation by Transnistrian civil society in international human rights review process • Establishment of first national network of Roma women and girls, as well as first civil society group of users and survivors of psychiatry • Support for print and electronic media organizations to undertake a gender self-assessment to address the unbalanced representation of women and men in media, especially in areas were inequality is most evident, such as politics and business. • Extensive support for children and youth input into the consultations on the Post-2015 global development goals, including on-line platforms to promote voices of marginalized children Challenges • Hardening regional environment intensifies internal stresses • Intensified politicization delays or troubles key reforms including in the areas of decentralization, reform of Moldova’s National Human Rights Institution, legal reforms in the area of the rights of persons with disabilities, packages of proposed legislation in the field of combating violence against women and ensuring gender equality, as well as in other areas; • Capacity issues and institutional disharmony hinder full advances in justice sector reform; • Intolerant attitudes as well as institutional resistance hinder implementation of normative commitments; • Continued political influence on media; • Continued weaknesses in civil society, particularly outside major urban areas Priorities and way forward • Strengthening of evidenced-based policy development and communication • System transformation in areas including decentralization, deinstitutionalization, guardianship reform and protection from all forms of violence, including genderbased violence • Reinvigorated commitments to full implementation of normative commitments and international human rights recommendations, as well as redoubled efforts in advance of 2016 Moldova Universal Periodic Review 2 to adopt and implement human rights based legal reforms • Improvement of rules and frameworks to strengthen independent civil society in its various roles for a democratic society UN-Moldova Partnership Framework 2013 Progress Report: Human Development and Social Inclusion Key successes • • • • • • • • In line with the Decentralization Strategy, the administrative capacity of 30 local governments in public procurement, property management, public finance management and tax collection, and human resources was strengthened. National Decentralisation Strategy and its Action Plan were adopted and line ministries started the process of elaboration of sectorial strategies, such as Education and Social Services decentralisation. Reforms have reduced the time spent by businesses management on meeting regulatory requirements from 17 percent in 2005 to 10.7 percent in 2013. The third national Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that Moldova has already achieved MDG 1 before the target date of 2015, with the incidence of poverty according to the international threshold of 4.3 dollars per day decreasing from 34.5% in 2006 to 20.8% in 2012; and the share of the population suffering from hunger from 4.5% to 0.6% in the same period. National Public Health Strategy was approved and National Program on Mental Health Implementation began. Non-Communicable Diseases surveillance and control systems were strengthened. Improved medical services and extent, including revised list of compensated drugs covered by NHIS. Strategy on Safe Sexual Behaviour developed and approved by the Ministry of Health, to reduce levels of • • • • • • • • • • • high-risk sexual behaviour and new cases of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Capacities of Youth Friendly Health Services strengthened in the entire country (and integrated into the Medical University curricula) Code of Education drafted for improved education quality, enrollment and compulsory education until the age of18. Inclusive Education Programme was included in the Medium-Term Budgetary Framework of the Ministry of Education Improvement of 65 pre-school institutions through Global Partnership for Education grant. Number of children with disabilities in regular schools increased to over 2,300. Progress in desegregating 3 schools with Roma children. Quality standards for schools were approved. National Referral System for protection against trafficking used in most of the country – including the Trustline service. Co-payments for visits to physicians, including children, were abolished by the Ministry of Health. Additional Labor and Social Protection bilateral agreements signed (to address issues of migrant workers) De-institutionalization of children - 293 children reintegrated in family environment – 4,500 children remain in institutions. Challenges • Dependence on remittances remains high (24.5% OF GDP) • Geopolitical risks, including exports to the Russian Federation, impact on labor migration and regional stability • Foreign direct investment remains small and concentrated on SMEs and small businesses • Remaining informal payments in the health and education systems (The extent of out-of-pocket payments has been marginally reduced but is still significant at above 45 percent of total expenditures on health care. Moldova also continues to face severe challenges related to the mobility and emigration of health workers) • Low availability or quality of social services at the local level (including the high staff turnover) • 80% poverty remains in rural areas, with significant non-monetary issues (access to water and sanitation / social services) • One in five young children in rural areas does not have access to early childhood development programs. Discrepancies between enrolment in rural and urban areas remain large at all levels of education, with rural children being worse off. • Poor children, Roma children, children with disabilities and children living with HIV face significant barriers (including stigma and discrimination) to access quality education in mainstream schools and hence deprived of opportunities for decent life • None of the targets under the MDG 6 on combatting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other diseases were achieved, and it will not be possible to reach them by 2015. • Total social protection spending in Moldova was almost 13 percent in 2013. Of this amount, over 11 percent of GDP was spent on social insurance - mostly pensions, and about 2 percent was used for non-contributory social Priorities and way forward • Employment and decent work • Support to implementation of the Association Agenda (national action plan) • Support to implementation and monitoring of UNPRPD, CEDAW, CRC and Conventions optional protocols • Improving access to services (education, health social services and communal services) at the local level, especially for women and the most vulnerable • Pursuing important reforms such as fiscal decentralization • Economic development, including education, jobs and sustainable economic growth; social development and creating a more inclusive, tolerant and solidary society; environment and health; good governance, human rights, and a decrease in rural-urban discrepancies were identified as priorities in the national post-2015 consultation campaign “The Future Moldova Wants”. UN-Moldova Partnership Framework 2013 Progress Report: Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 31 July 2014 Key successes Improved environmental management in increased compliance with international and regional standards • Official establishment of Moldova’s first National Park Orhei which increased the coverage of the National Protected Area System by 33,792 ha, or by 1% • The draft National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2014 – 2020 is formulated and awaiting approval in 2014 and contributes to mainstreaming biodiversity conservation targets and actions across economic sectors; • Sectoral policies and strategies integrate sectoral environmental objectives, actions and indicators (e.g. Energy Efficiency Law, Moldova 2020, Energy Strategy until 2030, Renewable Energy Law, etc.). The National Environment Strategy provides for application of SEA during elaboration of policy documents Key successes Strengthened national policies and capacities enable climate and disaster resilient, low emission economic development and sustainable consumption • Drafts of National Adaptation Strategy, Low Emission Development Strategy and Disaster Risk Management Strategy presented, and development of a CC Adaptation Plan in health sector • Share of renewable energy in gross domestic consumption increased to 11.9% (compared to 5% baseline). Number of biomass heating installations in public buildings - 99, private households – 50 and number of biomass fuel producers – 80. Ministry of Education included the subject “Renewable Energy Sources” in the National Curriculum for 2013-2014 (optional subject). • 25 new enterprises/organizations implement Resource Efficient Cleaner Production • Drought recovery framework and coordination mechanism proposed. Challenges • Slowdown in the approval of key strategic documents in climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction • Institutional reform processes in key institutions not initiated as envisaged; capacities for strategic documents’ implementation and enforcement remain weak • Weak inter-sectoral cooperation on cross-cutting areas, i.e. sustainable and green development • Lack of environmental data availability • Limited capacities of LGs/LPAs to plan, budget, implement and monitor local environmental measures Priorities and way forward - Closer alignment with national priorities and support in harmonization with EU environmental and energy acquis - Strengthened programming coherence and inter-agency cooperation in such fields as environmental governance, energy and resource efficiency and renewables, disaster risk management and climate change - Continuously advocating for cross-sectoral cooperation for sustainable development and promotion of the green economy - Greatest focus on building national ownership for established practices in the areas of Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management THANK YOU! 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