PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT, KAZAKHSTAN, 2016-2020

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PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT, KAZAKHSTAN, 2016-2020
In addition to the areas noted above, where the UNCT 
offers considerable expertise, important assistance is 
also available in such fields as transnational organized 
crime and corruption, improved regional connectivity, 
mixed migration, trafficking in persons and drug 
trafficking, and regional food security. Special attention 
will be given to creating a ‘learning hub’ on primary 
health care and health service delivery and on Disaster 
Risk Reduction, as well as on development of industrial 
corridors to strengthen a New Silk Road economic belt. 
Across Central Asia, people are engaged in temporary, 
long-term and permanent migration. The Russian 
Federation and Kazakhstan are among the top five 
receiving countries for migrant workers from Central 
Asia, with many moving between Kazakhstan and 
Russia. Socio-economic disparities, conflicts and porous 
borders with neighbouring states are driving migration in 
the region. Current migration and demographic trends, 
environmental factors and the geopolitical situation are 
likely to trigger further internal and cross-border flows of 
people, further challenging the region’s already-fragile 
migration management and asylum systems. Because 
many of the migration trends and challenges in the 
region are common and interrelated, a more co-operative 
regional approach is required. The regional consultative 
Almaty Process, supported by the UNCT, has been formed 
to facilitate and enhance regional dialogue at policy level 
in addressing mixed-migration challenges. 
At the same time, Kazakhstan is expanding its role 
in global political and economic decision-making, 
including dialogue around the post-2015 development 
framework. These global partnerships are broader and 
more inclusive than ever, making Kazakhstan well-placed 
to contribute to this increasingly complex architecture 
for development co-operation, embracing diversity and 
recognizing the distinct roles held by all stakeholders. It 
can offer important lessons and models, playing a vital 
role in assisting other countries in eradicating poverty, 
and enhancing social protection, economic growth and 
sustainable development. This can be achieved through 
the KAZAID development agency (noted above) and 
Kazakhstan will benefit, gaining leverage and strength 
from these ‘horizontal’ partnerships. 
The United Nations system is uniquely placed to support 
the Government in its fulfilment of international 
obligations and United Nations Conventions, including 
recommendations stemming from the UPR. It can 
promote harmonization of national legislation in line 
with Conventions and protocols. It aims to facilitate 
further engagement and increase the number of 
countries participating in the Regional Civil Service 
Hub, in Astana, while supporting the establishment of 
new platforms for collaborative research, networking 
and capacity development. Kazakhstan can help in 
bringing together neighbouring countries, to learn 
from each other’s experiences in modernizing public 
institutions and governance systems. At the same 
time, the Government is keen to establish a United 
Nations Regional Hub in the city of Almaty, focusing on 
humanitarian assistance and development.
With over 60 years of experience in global development 
co-operation, the UNCT can play a key role in facilitating 
learning and knowledge sharing for Kazakhstan’s 
partners, ensuring that relevant lessons are shared and 
that Kazakhstan’s approaches are informed by global 
trends and models for East-East/South-South co-
operation and global partnership. All UN organizations 
are mandated to act as promoters and catalysts for such 
co-operation, providing opportunities to multiply the 
impact of interventions and scale-up from national level 
to a broader reach. 
Across various spheres, the UNCT can support: 
(1) policy development and analysis; (2) national 
capacity development, including more qualified staff 
and an enhanced public communications apparatus 
to give the country the recognition it deserves; (3) 
knowledge exchange; (4) reporting results and impact; 
and (5) coordination and co-operation, ensuring 
that knowledge exchange genuinely fosters national 
ownership and institutional change. 
United Nations agencies committed to supporting 
this Outcome include UNDP, UNDPI, UNECE, UNEP, 
UNESCAP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNISDR, 
UNOCHA, UNODC, UNOPS, UNRCCA, UN Women, 
WHO, and IOM (as a partner organization). Among 
national partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will 
serve as the lead agency coordinating KAZAID and the 
official development assistance (ODA) system in the 
country, assisting neighbouring countries in their socio-
economic development and strengthening regional 
co-operation. At the same time, the WHO Centre of 
Excellence on Primary Health Care, in collaboration with 
national institutions, will become a training hub for policy 
and decision makers and experts, helping strengthen 
health services across Central Asia and beyond. Other 
partners will include the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry 
of Agriculture, the Economic Ministry, the Ministry of 
the Interior (Committee on Emergency Situations), the 
Ministry of Investment and Development, the Agency 
of Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption, civil service 
agencies and training institutions in participating 
countries, relevant ministries and agencies on Disaster 
Risk Reduction and emergency situations in Central 
Asian countries, and civil service organizations and 
non-Government organizations – such as the Regional 
Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC).