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KAZAKHSTAN, 2016-2020
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
AND CO-FINANCING OF PFD PRIORITIES:
Special attention will be given to securing stronger
Government ownership and commitment to United
Nations-supported development programmes,
including leveraging Government co-financing for
PFD implementation (see also Section III). As the focus
shifts from development assistance to development
partnership, governments tend to assume a stronger
role in funding, implementation and monitoring. In
this context, it’s vital that national monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) systems are used, so that specific UN
support can strengthen M&E capacity.
Kazakhstan has already made important progress,
particularly since 2011, in co-financing larger
development initiatives. The joint UN programme
to enhance local development
and local governance
and to advance MDGs in Semipalatinsk, for example,
is the first large-value project co-financed with the
Government, contributing US$9.8 million of the total
cost of US$11.7 million.
This has become a key element of the Semipalatinsk
model’s success; in turn, this has supported its use as
a new framework for future United Nations assistance
on local and national development across major inter-
agency programmes in Kyzylorda and Mangystau;
the Government has contributed US$13.2 million of
the $17 million total (as highlighted in Section 1.1).
In addition, a Memorandum of Understanding to set
up a forum on specific cost-sharing negotiations has
been agreed between the United Nations Development
Programme and the Government: the Strategic Advisory
Council is designed to help leverage additional funding,
by allowing appeals for
extra-budgetary Government
funding for individual ministries.
STRATEGIC POSITIONING OF THE UNITED
NATIONS SYSTEM:
The United Nations system’s wide experience in
strategic development visioning, including its focus
on crosscutting themes and multisectoral issues, is
underpinned by effective accountability mechanisms.
In particular, it offers considerable potential to build
and expand strategic partnerships with national and
regional institutions, non-Government and civil society
organizations, think tanks, academia, media and the
private sector, pushing forward the development
agenda, while leveraging political will. Efforts aim to
capitalize on various agencies’ expertise, and to deepen
horizontal linkages (between national-level institutions)
and vertical (between national and sub-national levels).
Lastly, the UN’s wide recognition and credibility are
complemented by its acknowledged impartiality and
convening power. In particular, it can help to promote
and monitor Kazakhstan’s implementation of its
international obligations. Fundamentally, the United
Nations system fosters deepened trust in its partnership
with the
Government and civil society, at all levels,
striving not only to bring the world to Kazakhstan but
to bring the considerable achievements of Kazakhstan
to the world.
These key means of implementation will be further
refined during PFD implementation, through
coordination mechanisms already being developed
(see also Section IV). The UNCT will strive for robust
joint programming and inter-agency co-operation,
while exploring opportunities for resource mobilization
and more ‘joined-up’ approaches, applying the most
appropriate and feasible elements of the United Nations
Standard Operating Procedures for Delivering as One
(see also Section IV).
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The United Nations will offer a stronger and more
strategic partnership agenda, generating innovative,
relevant and up-to-date knowledge and expertise
for the implementation of SDGs and the ‘Kazakhstan
2050’ vision. Results and activities to be undertaken
by the United Nations are briefly described below; a
Results and Resources Framework is detailed in Annex
A, while agency-specific inputs under each Outcome
are outlined in Annex B.
2.2. PILLAR 1: REDUCED
DISPARITIES AND IMPROVED
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Outcome 1.1:
Improved equitable access
to integrated quality social services (health,
education, social protection, legal et al.)
for the population, including for socially
vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals
and groups
Outcome 1.2:
Diversification of the economy
provides decent work opportunities for
the underemployed, youth and socially
vulnerable women and men
Outcome 1.3:
Ecosystems and natural
resources are protected and sustainably
used, and human settlements are resilient
to natural and manmade disasters and
climate change
‘KAZAKHSTAN 2050’ GOALS:
•
A strong human capital base of highly educated,
healthy and secure people, with good employment
opportunities
•
An efficient, sustainable and diversified energy
resource base that contributes to the effective long-
term development of the country
•
A prosperous
country with clean air, water and land,
rich in biodiversity and using its natural resources
sustainably in the face of growing threats from
global climate change
•
A balanced and efficient urban and regional
economy
•
A diversified knowledge-based economy in which
competitive entrepreneurs make effective and
sustainable use of the country’s natural resources
Outcome 1.1:
Improved equitable access
to integrated quality social services (health,
education, social protection, legal et al)
for the population, including for socially
vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals
and groups
Attainment of the highest standards of education,
health, nutrition and social protection services is a
basic
right for all women and men, girls and boys, and
requires further strengthening in Kazakhstan, to ensure
a smooth transition to overall sustainable development.
Although many of the country’s key human
development indicators have improved (as noted in
Section I) significant disparities remain. For improved
social inclusion and equity, interlinked strategic
challenges need to be addressed, including access,
availability and administrative barriers. This should
promote many SDGs, including: Goal 1 (End poverty in
all its forms, everywhere); Goal 2 (End hunger, achieve
food security and improved nutrition, and promote
sustainable agriculture); Goal 3 (Ensure healthy lives
and promote well-being for all, at all ages); Goal 4
(Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and
promote lifelong learning opportunities for all); Goal
5 (Achieve gender equality, and empower all women
and girls); Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all); Goal 10
(reduce inequality within and between countries); and
Goal 16 (Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable
development, providing access to justice
for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive
institutions, at all levels). The United Nations system’s
comparative advantages lie in its core mandate of basic
social services, complemented by extensive experience
of economic development, as well as in its commitment
to supporting the Government in achieving national
goals, in its strong links to global expertise and
international best practices, and in its relationship of
trust with relevant ministries.
Sustainability of Outcomes remains a notable
challenge; for example, more targeted social
protection services (reaching beyond targeted social
assistance) need to be made available, to address the
needs of the poorest and most vulnerable groups.
Numerous rights and empowerment issues also need
to be addressed, including various forms of abuse,
violence and neglect, supported by the cadre of
professional social workers.
