UNDG RCAR 06

Key Results Area	Expected Outputs	Performance Indicators	Funds required/spent at Year End
2007 Results and Use of Funds
			SRC		Trans Fund		UN Agencies		Other
			Req	Spt	Req	Spt	Req	Spt	Req	Spt
UNCT Contribution to the National Development Plan/Poverty Reduction Strategy
UN support to formulation/implementation of relevant national strategies or plans e.g. JAS/NDP/PRSP
UN plan to support the implementation of the UNDG Action Plan on the Development Outcome of the World Summit (MDG Action Plan) *	1. National Develelopment interventions are increasingly geared towards the MDGs. 2. Government supported in its reporting on UN treaties and conventions. 3. Clearer understanding of inequalities existing between and within the islands. 4. Possibilities for UN Millennium Campaign explored. 5. Government assisted in Aid Coordination and follow up to the Paris Declaration. 6. Non Resident Agencies increasingly participate in country level work. 7. Strengthened anti-corruption mechanisms, institutions and legislation to meet international norms and standards. 8. Promotion of local governance/decentralization, supporting the Government in this area. 9. Promotion of the UN as a knowledge centre on progress towards the MDGs. etc. (see also below as many results relate to the UNDG Action Plan on MD/MDGs).	2nd MDG Report finalised, with data broken down by municipalities. MDG Costing in the Education, Health and Water and Sanitation sectors carried out. MDG campaigns on municipality level carried out. Possibility of a Millennium Village explored. See also indicators related to aid coordination and NRAs. UNODC workplan carried out. Participative budget pilots carried out. CDI strengthened. etc.	$20,000.00
UN support to capacity development strategies
UN assistance to national authorities for the preparation of the national report on the implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action of LDCs *	Cape Verde has already prepared a report end of 2005, with UN support and is now graduating from LDC. Therefore a great part of UNCT support to the country in 2007 will focus on graduation (see below).
Formulation/implementation of a transition plan or strategy	Assistance provided to Cape Verde in its preparation for a smooth graduation from the LDC group in January 2008, ensuring continued support from the development partners including the UN. Key activities include: (1)Continued meetings in 2007 of the "Groupe Appui au Transition" (GAT), with the recommendations of GAT carried out. (2)Assisting the country in debt relief and access to credits. (3)Assisting the country in attracting foreign investments.	Number of GAT meetings. Capacity building of country re. issues concerning debt reduction carried out. Credit rating and/or sovereign risk rating carried out. Commitments from partners to maintain or increase ODA levels to Cape Verde. Involvment of private sector.	$80,000.00				$50,000.00
Tourism has been identified by the Governement as on of the motors of economy. Yet there exists no National Strategy on Tourism. The UN will, if requested by the Government, draw on the wide expertise of the UN agencies and facilitate the drafting of such a strategy.	Increased tourism contributes to economic growth. The country is better prepared to handle the increasing tourism in a sustainable way.	Progress towards drafting a national strategy. Roundtable organised with donors on tourism.
Aid Coordination/Management/Paris Declaration
Planned efforts to making use of national systems in the areas such as programme/project reporting, PRS/sectoral monitoring and evaluation systems, annual PRS/sectoral performance reviews, national procurement systems, etc	Cape Verde has been selected by OECD/UNDP Joint Venture as one of the Pilot Countries for pilot testing the common benchmarking and assessment methodology for national procurement systems. The UN will assist Cape Verde in this undertaking, ensuring that the country has started a process of improving national procurement systems to allow development partners increasingly rely on the national systems in the future.	Recommendations of the OECD/UNDP Joint Venture carried out. Participation in training on procurement.	$10,000.00
UN support to aid coordination/management	UN support ensures that the Government of Cape Verde and its development partners are better prepared for the High Level Meeting on the Paris Declaration in Ghana in 2008, and for the Survey to be carried out prior to the meeting. The existing donor coordination mechanism is strengthened and more strategic, including additional partners. Strengthened Aid Coordination Unit within Government receiving UN support. The UN continues its role as facilitator of aid coordinator where requested by Government, including SWAP.	Draft report from OECD 2006 Survey on Paris Declaration disseminated and commented on by donors. OECD 2006 Survey Final report conclusions and lessons learned studied and implemented where relevant. Donors involved in improving national procurement systems where relevant (see above). Monthly meetings with donors held.	$1,000.00
UNDAF/Common Programming
Efforts to align UN programme cycle with national development cycle *	(In Cape Verde, the four ExCom Agencies programme cycles are already aligned with national development cycles).
Progress towards UNDAF outcomes (inputs provided by theme group chairs)	Progress made towards UNDAF outcomes.	see UNDAF (2006-10) for specific indicators relevant for UNDAF Outcomes.
UNDAF Annual Review/ UNDAF Evaluation *	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
Joint Programmes
Preparation/implementation of new Joint Programmes *	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
M&E of Joint Programmes	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
HACT
Plan for the roll-out/implementation of HACT in the country	Set of initial HACT activities finalised and evaluated.	Assurance Activities plan formulated for the office. Evaluation done on the HACT implementation after 12 months implementation.	$2,000.00
Strethening national systems/capacities through HACT *	1. Lessons learned from HACT implementation after 6 months implementation gathered and presented to HACT network. 2. Evaluation results from HACT implementation after 12 months shared. 3. New AIs trained on HACT procedures	Lessons learned compiled and disseminated. Training organised.
Gender Equality
UN support to incorporation of gender equality in national planning processes (such as National Development Strategies; PRSPs; SWAPs; Joint Assistance Strategies, etc.)	New national policies formulated in 2007 are gender-sensitive and formulated to achieve gender equality. Sub-regional center for women's affairs created in Cape Verde.	Gender issues are taken into account in the planning of next PRSP.
Gender theme groups able to support enhanced effectiveness of UNCT to respond to national priorities for gender equality	Gender Theme group is strengthened and increasingly active.	Number of Gender Theme Group meetings. Theme Group includes national partners. Theme Group includes Non Resident Agencies participation.
HIV/AIDS
Operationalization of the joint UN Team on AIDS and the UN programme of Support	Strengthened and more strategic UN Team on AIDS.
UN support to the national response to AIDS through strengthening the Three Ones *	1. Strengthened HIV/AIDS prevention at municipal level (includes training of trainers). 2.Strengthened capacity in information, education and communication in order to change behaviour and develop social competencies related to HIV/AIDS. 3. Lives of people living with HIV/AIDS improved.	Trainings on municipality level. HIV/AIDS strategies for social mobilization and communication developed and disseminated. Organization of professional training for people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. Income generating activities for people with HIV/AIDS initiated. Association for people living with HIV/AIDS created.	$5,000.00				$73,000.00
Coordination of Humanitarian/Natural Disaster Operations
Coordination of humanitarian operations *	The country is better prepared to respond to Natural Disasters.	UN facilitated Natural Disaster Contingency Plan developed. UNOCHA follows up it mission in 2006 with mission(s) in 2007. A roundtable organised with donors in relation to Natural Disaster Preparedness, Prevention and Response.	$500.00
Preparation of crisis prevention/natural disaster operations/plans	See above.
Contingency Plan initiatives	See above.
Common Services and Premises
Planned initiatives to increase cost-effectiveness of UN operations, incl. common administrative services and common arrangements in support of programme delivery (including Joint Office initiative)	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
Planned inititatives on common premises	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
Joint UNCT Advocacy and Communications
Development/implementation of the UNCT communications/advocacy strategy & plan	Development of a Joint UN strategy an action plan on communication	Communication Strategy developed	$14,570.00
Joint UNCT Resource Mobilization Strategy
Development/implementation of RM strategy	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
Special measures to integrate non-resident UN agencies in UNCT processes
Supporting the Involvement of non-resident UN agencies in the national strategic planning processes/ UN programming	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
Strengthening UNCT Coordination Capacity
RCO Staffing	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN
Materials/Equipment
Training of UN staff	For results related to this please see the work plan for Delivering as One UN

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RCAR 2006 - Cape Verde