UN presents Cooperation Framework Roadmap to diplomatic community

The representatives of the diplomatic missions accredited to Turkmenistan, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance and Economy, and the UN team reviewed the progress in implementing  the UN development system reform and discussed the development of the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework which has started this year.

The participants were briefed about the main objective of the reform, which is focused on providing the coordinated and cohesive support to the country in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.

In her statement the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Ms. Elena Panova appreciated the Government of Turkmenistan for their commitment to the 2030 Agenda and aligning its programs with SDGs, as well as for the support to the UNDS reform. She also noted that UNDS reform requires development of the new generation of Cooperation Frameworks  with the Government where Cooperation Framework becomes the main planning and implementation document for the UN and the Government. This document will enhance partnerships and more robust leveraging of resources to deliver on the planned results.

The participants of the meeting benefitted from the global perspective on the UNDS reform and the  new generation of Cooperation Frameworks presented by Ms. Patience Lily Alidri, Policy Specialist on system-wide programming of the UN Development Coordination Office from the UN headquarters.

The Development Partners were informed of the findings and recommendations of the independent evaluation of the current Partnership Framework for Development for 2016-2020 and the main elements of the Roadmap for the roll out of the new Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2021-2025.    

The participants raised questions with regard to the effectiveness of UN programs on the ground and operational efficiencies and well as on the presence of UN specialized agencies in the country.