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in October 2014, the Government participated in
a Strategic Planning Retreat to undertake the initial
formulation of the PFD for 2016-2020.
The potential for long-term impact on national goals and
priorities has been paramount in determining common
issues, as has the ability to achieve the post-2015
development agenda. Opportunities to strengthen
national capacities and international co-operation –
and to build on lessons learnt during the current UNDAF
cycle, particularly including the need for more strategic
focus and enhanced monitoring – have likewise shaped
selection.
Deriving from the UNCT vision (outlined in Section 1.1)
the three Pillars are:
•
Reduced Disparities and Improved Human
Development
•
Strengthened and Innovative Public Institutions
•
Enhanced International and Regional Co-operation
Six Outcomes have been adopted under these three
strategic Pillars, emphasising inter-sectoral links,
and such crosscutting issues as: (1) a human rights-
based approach, particularly for vulnerable groups;
(2) specific capacity development for monitoring and
evaluation; (3) improving the overall evidence base;
(4) youth involvement; and (5) gender equality.
The PFD benefited from a series of consultations
with national counterparts, for quality support and
assurance, before being finalized in March 2015.
However, it should be noted that the PFD is intended
to be ‘organic’, responding flexibly to Kazakhstan’s
evolving socio-economic context. As noted in Section
1.1 and elaborated below, the PFD offers important
opportunities for stronger national leadership,
ownership of and accountability for the development
agenda, while allowing the UNCT to continue as an
active, coordinated and responsive partner to the
people and Government of Kazakhstan.
1.4. PARTNERSHIP VALUES
AND PRINCIPLES
A co-operative partnership framework is becoming
increasingly attractive to middle-income countries
around the world, and particularly to upper-middle-
income countries, such as Kazakhstan. This shift is being
driven primarily by the growing confidence and ambition
of such countries to ‘own’ and lead their development
programmes, bolstered by rapid economic expansion. It
is also in line with these countries’ political ambitions of
becoming more influential within the context of global
development.
Accordingly, this PFD has paramount significance as a
reflection of a solidly established and well-functioning
partnership between the Government and the UNCT
amid a shift towards fundamental national change (as
outlined in Section 1.1). It also reinforces the strong
and mutually beneficial partnership already existing
between the Government and the UNCT: to achieve the
post-2015 development agenda; to advance human
development and equitable economic growth through
capacity development; to strengthen transparency and
accountability systems; and to deliver quality social
services.
The PFD strategies elaborated in Section 2.1 focus on
reaching the most vulnerable population groups and on
supporting the United Nations system’s commitment to
assisting the country in meeting its obligations under
international Conventions and frameworks, including
with regard to human rights and gender equality.
They also take into account the seven crosscutting
principles for action outlined in ‘Kazakhstan 2050’: all
for promotion with a sense of urgency, across all policy
areas. In particular, the PFD strategies emphasize moving
away from service delivery support and further focusing
on upstream policy and advocacy work to strengthen
the overall enabling environment for development,
particularly for vulnerable groups. Institutionalization
of capacities is central to these efforts, with particular
emphasis on quality and sustainability of both
institutional and human capacities.
This strategic UNDAF will guide the UNCT in addressing
the stipulated development Outcomes, through a
range of effective, efficient, relevant and coherent
operational modalities, including joint programmes.
By planning and working together with partners across
the Government, civil society and the private sector, the
UNCT can help achieve more and better results across
all spheres, including development, joint advocacy and
communications.
Helping implement the PFD in Kazakhstan are ministries,
Parliament, the judiciary, civil society organizations and
the private sector, via their own plans and programmes
(see also Section IV). In adherence with the Paris
Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda
for Action, the United Nations system will be liaising and
coordinating with international development partners
such as the Bretton Woods Institutions, to ensure
that the UNCT’s development co-operation is aligned,
harmonized and managed for greater effectiveness.
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This PFD will present the following new pathways of co-
operation and partnership with Kazakhstan:
•
Better leverage of UNCT expertise, knowledge and
experience, providing more coherent and joint
policy advisory services in the spheres of economic,
social and environmental sustainability, as well
as transparent and accountable governance, and
regional co-operation:
◊
Prioritized and more concerted joint efforts to
address inequalities across all spheres
◊
Promotion of the ‘Government for the People’
concept across programmes and projects
◊
Joint support for Kazakhstan’s commitment to
becoming a regional leader/facilitator
•
Deeper engagement with national and local partners,
proactively and dynamically monitoring progress
and guiding joint action, taking into account shifts in
the political and economic landscape of the country
and the region.
•
A more compact set of strategic Outcomes and
Outputs, with more focused indicators, baselines
and targets, relying on data collection and an
evidence-based system, set up in partnership with
the National Statistics Office and other partners.
•
Stronger Government ownership of proposed
PFD Outcomes, including a political commitment
towards allocating resources in a timely and reliable
fashion, preferably covering a longer, medium-term
period (at least three years).
•
Adherence to the principle of delivering results more
effectively, across fewer spheres, with a ‘value-for-
money’ approach and improved business processes.
•
Improved knowledge management, East-East/
South-South and triangular co-operation, and
networking, in-country, regionally and within a
global context.
II. PFD STRATEGIES, PILLARS
AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
2.1. KEY STRATEGIES FOR PFD IMPLEMENTATION
The new PFD for the period 2016-2020 presents a point of departure from previous
UNDAFs, providing the UNCT with a unique opportunity to elevate its partnership with
the Government and other stakeholders, to a new level of strategic importance, both
domestically and regionally/internationally. This implies that the relationship between the
UNCT and the country will no longer be ‘business as usual’; the United Nations system
should collectively reassess its comparative strengths vis-à-vis supporting the long-term
vision of the country, as well as new SDGs.
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