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Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeRomanian Forum for Refugees and MigrantsRomanianAgency for Foreign InvestmentsCommon CountryAssessmentConvention on Eliminating the Discrimination againstWomenRomanian National Council for RefugeesConvention on the Rights of the ChildCivil Society OrganizationsUnited Kingdom Department for InternationalDevelopmentDirectly Observed Treatment Short CourseEuropean UnionForeign Direct InvestmentGeneralAssemblyGlobal Environmental FacilityHuman Immunodeficiency VirusInformation and Communication TechnologyIodine Deficiency DisorderInternational Labor OrganizationIntegrated Management of Infant and Child IllnessesInternational Monetary FundInternational Organization for MigrationMother and Child Health CareMonitoring EvaluationMillennium Development GoalsMulti-Disciplinary TermsMake Pregnancy SaferNon-Governmental OrganizationsNational Human Development ReportNational Refugee OfficePublic Private PartnershipPost Institutionalized YoungAdultsReproductive HealthResults-OrientedAnnual ReportsSteering CommitteeSmall and Medium EnterprisesSexually Transmitted DiseasesSexually Transmitted InfectionsSub-Regional Resource FacilityUnited NationsJoint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDSUnited Nations Country TeamUnited Nations DevelopmentAssistance FrameworkUnited Nations Development GroupUnited Nations Development ProgramUnited Nations Population FundUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations Children's FundUnited StatesAgency for International DevelopmentUniversal Salt IodinationYouth Friendly ServicesWorld Health OrganizationWorld BankWorking Groups

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Executive Summary

The foreseen accession of Romania to the European Union (EU) in 2007 is only three years away.The present juncture presents a dual opportunity for the United Nations (UN) family in Romania.First, to support Romania's accession process and policy priorities. And second, to address theneeds of vulnerable groups who have been adversely affected by the changes that have takenplace since 1989. The UNAgencies have made significant contributions to what has been alreadyaccomplished in Romania and are working to address the most important and pressing nationaldevelopment needs.

Guided by national goals and policy priorities, by global commitments made by the Governmentsuch as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and results generated by the UN CommonCountry Assessment (CCA), the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)for Romania focuses on three areas for assistance during the 2005-2009 program cycle:

, in order to strengthen by 2009, administrativecapacity at central and local levels for the Government to be able to develop, implement andmonitor sustainable policies and programs in key areas (public service delivery, environmentalgovernance and the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups). Five country programoutcomes have been identified in this area:

1. Environmental governance strengthened at central and local levels and greatercompliance with EU environmental standards and international conventions;

2. Enhanced cross-sectoral coordination and horizontal accountability in policyformulation and implementation to support transparent and effective public servicedelivery at central and local levels of government;

3. Enhanced policies, legislation and implementation capacity to better protect the rightsof vulnerable groups in the areas of social security and protection, juvenile justice,human trafficking, migration, asylum/refugees;

4. Increased capacity of the Government to efficiently respond to HIV/AIDS in the areas ofplanning, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; and

5. Enhanced national capacity for effective formulation, planning and implementation ofpopulation policies, in line with sustainable development principles.

, in order to enhance by 2009, national economic growth and reducepoverty levels among vulnerable groups through sustained social inclusion and capacitypromotion. Three key program outcomes have been formulated:

1. Vulnerable groups, such as the Roma are empoweredthrough poverty reduction and employment generation activities;

2. Increased foreign trade and capital inflows through capacity building of selected localauthorities for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and export promotion, prioritizingregions with economic potential and low levels of investment; and

3. Improved labor conditions for low-income workers through strengthened workers' andemployers' organizations and better social dialogue at sectoral and enterprise level.

1. Capacity Building for Good Governance

2. Economic Growth

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3. Basic Social Services, in order to increase by 2009, equal access to improved social, health

and education services (with focus on vulnerable groups and under-served areas). Three country

program outcomes have been identified:

1. Improved access and retention of children from poor rural areas and Roma communities

to quality early, pre-school and compulsory education;

2. Most vulnerable and marginalized children have realized their rights through increased

access to quality care and protection services; and

3. Quality of MCHC and HIV/AIDS services improved through IMCI, MPS, RH and YFS

programmes, with special focus on vulnerable/disadvantaged groups and under-served

areas.

The main objectives of the 2005-2009 Romanian UNDAF are to:

Direct UN agencies' efforts to support national priorities and long-term impact,

particularly focusing on domestic capacity and sustainability;

Optimize the use of available UN resources.

The UNDAF represents a plan for a cohesive UN support to Romania in the next country program

cycle. Throughout 2003, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Romania has worked and

interacted with government and non-governmental organizations in the preparation of the CCA

and the UNDAF. The UNCT hopes to continue this level of cooperation in the immediate future, to

implement, monitor and follow-up UNDAF activities in support of Romania's development goals,

including the MDGs.

Foster greater synergy and sharper focus of the programs and projects supported by

the UN agencies;

Establish a common plan and mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness

UN system cooperation;

Leverage UN resources to mobilize additional resources through strategic partnerships

with other development partners within and outside the UN system; and

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I. Introduction: Rationale for the UNDAF

The United Nations Development Assistance Framework emerged in 1997, as an integral part ofthe Secretary-General's reform program for the UN. The UNDAF was developed by the UnitedNations Development Group (UNDG) and was formally approved by the General Assembly (GA)in 1998 (GA Resolution A/41/128), as a strategic instrument for the operational activities of theUnited Nations system at the country level. The UNDAF is supposed to provide a collective,coherent and integrated UN system response to national priorities and needs.

The UNDAF for Romania attempts to articulate national development strategies, such as povertyreduction, the Millennium Development Goals, human development promotion and the EuropeanUnion accession process. Similarly, the UNDAF takes into account international conferencessummits, conventions and human rights instruments of the UN system. The main objectives of theUNDAF are to:

In 2003 Romania finds itself at a decisive time, both in terms of opportunities and new challenges,as the target date for the accession of Romania to the EU, the year 2007, is only three years away.The main challenge is accelerating its preparation for accession, while at the same time promotingsynergies between economic growth, good governance and policies to improve people's lives.

This UNDAF is the product of a process that started in December 2002, when the preparation ofthe 2003 CCA for Romania began. The CCA/UNDAF process involved a UN Country Teamcomposed of representatives from UN agencies. It has been a participatory process from thevery beginning. additional UN agencies were consulted in the preparation of theCCA/UNDAF. Government counterparts from the line ministries were kept informed, and duringlater stages of the process there was a productive interaction with key overnment agencies. Sixthematic Working Groups (WGs) were the basis of the 2003 CCA process and to complementtheir work the UN Resident Coordinator met with a number of key ministerial representatives toengage them in the process and solicit inputs.

An inter-agency Steering Committee (SC) was also established. The involvement of the SC wascrucial in the latter part of the CCA process, particularly in the prioritization of policy areas forcooperation, organizing several rounds of high-level consultations with the Government andpreparing the formulation of the UNDAF. The strong interest showed by all counterparts from keyministries in the CCA's considerations was reflected in a series of observations submitted to theSC.Asignificant number of the comments that were received were subsequently incorporated intothe UNDAF.

Ultimately, the UNDAF is a joint UN programmatic framework, under which individual UN agencieswill develop their country programmes. The UNDAF outlines a limited number of tangible resultsthe UN system aims to achieve through common and integrated activities in the period from 2005to 2009.

Foster greater synergy

support national prioritiescommon plan and mechanisms

strategic partnerships;Optimize

and sharper focus of the programs and projects supported bythe UN agencies;Direct UN agencies' efforts to ;Establish a ;Leverage UN resources through and

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The thematic Working Groups were, 1) HumanRights and Democratic Governance, 2) Poverty and Socio-EconomicIssues, 3) Education and Child Protection, 4) Environment, 5) Gender Issues and 6) Health and HIV/AIDS.

UNICEF chaired the SC, and UNDP and the Inter-Agency Support Unit (IASU) actively participated. In addition tooverseeing the entire CCA process, the SC also made several key contributions to the process and the document. TheSC reviewed the various drafts, provided detailed recommendations to the WG and subsequently edited the document.

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4 3With the support from the United Nations System Staff College in Turin.4Additional information can be found in the Romania 2005-2009 UNDAF Results Matrix in Annex 1.

Agencies therefore agreed on which results the UN can realistically achieve by 2009, and on thatbasis, subsequently develop country programmes consistent to the agreed results. Tooperationalize a selection of the strategic priorities for UN support to Romania, the UN agencies inRomania held on September 2003 an UNDAF Prioritization Retreat. This exercise built on therecently finalized CCA and placed strong emphasis on key national development priorities,including the country-tailored Millennium Development Goals. More than 30 participants, of whomhalf were representatives of partner governmental institutions and major Non-GovernmentalOrganizations (NGOs), worked to identify three priority areas for UN system intervention throughthe UNDAF. In accordance with the CCA/UNDAF formulation work plan, the UNDAF was finalizedin December 2003.

The CCA 2003 for Romania analyzed the national development situation and identified threepotential areas of cooperation: 1) good governance and public administration; 2) sustainedeconomic growth; and 3) policies to improve people's lives (population, migration, refugees,human trafficking, drugs and crime, health and HIV/AIDS, education, child protection andenvironmental sustainability. These are areas in which the UN system has a comparativeadvantage and leverage, and thus can work closely with the national entities concerned.Similarly, the areas identified embody issues relevant to the UN agencies' mandates and specificareas of intervention. Therefore, these three themes constitute the basis for the formulation of theRomanian UNDAF.

This UNDAF has incorporated goals, outcomes and outputs concerning the three priority areas.The UNDAF also outlines and discusses the major means for addressing the country program,which lie primarily in targeted capacity development in government. EU accession representsRomania's key objective and requires the closing of major gaps in the administration's capacity.The UN system has a comparative and strategic advantage to help close the implementationgaps, as well as to strengthen and/or promote inter-sectoral coordination and cooperation. Thesecomparative advantages stem from the nature of the UN programming interventions. The UNsystem is following country programmes and planning mechanisms for its interventions, whichare, therefore, in harmony with the priorities and strategies of the Government. Equally, inRomania's efforts to acceding to the EU, the UN system has been in a position to provide supportin building models of excellence and innovative projects that can be replicated through ensuredsustainability. Through a rights based approach, UNDAF will ensure the participation of keygovernmental and non-governmental actors and will build on results and achievements andinnovative approaches. By mainstreaming sustainable development concepts, the UNDAFshould ensure and contribute to sound policy development.

The UNCT is committed to making the best possible use of its common resources and knowledgeto build effective and efficient partnerships. In so doing it will aim at complementing the RomanianGovernment and people's own efforts towards addressing the identified crosscutting areas. Thefulfillment of this objective will require key outputs, active participation of UN agencies,coordination with Government agencies and other partners and approval and mobilization ofresources. The UNDAF has selected one outcome for each priority development area.

PriorityArea 1: Capacity Building for Good GovernanceUNDAF Outcome: By 2009, administrative capacity at central and local levels is strengthened

to be able to develop, implement and monitor sustainable policies and programsin key areas such as public service delivery, environmental governance and the protection of therights of vulnerable groups. Key principles for this goal will be transparency, accountability andparticipation.

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The UN is responding to key obstacles to reform and EU accession and will focus on achieving

improved coordination in policy formulation and implementation in order to bring about

sustainable improvements in public service delivery at both the national and municipal levels of

government. Therefore the UNDAF will support the EU National Accession Plan, the National

Strategy for Public Administration Reform, the National Strategy to implement in the public sector

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Green paper on Public Services. In

this context, the UNDAF in Romania would focus on five country program outcomes:

at central and local levels and greater

compliance with EU environmental standards and international conventions;

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formulation and implementation to support transparent and effective public service

delivery at central and local levels of government;

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rights of vulnerable groups in the areas of social security and protection, juvenile justice,

human trafficking, migration, asylum/refugees;

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areas of planning, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; and

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principles.

Poverty in Romania still affects 25% of the population, the household categories facing the highest

risk of poverty being those whose head is a self-employed person working in the farming sector, or

is unemployed. Households of unemployed single mothers in particular are facing a high risk.

Moreover, in 2003, more than 75% of Roma ethnics were affected by severe poverty. In July 2002,

the Government began to implement the National Anti-Poverty and Social Inclusion Action Plan in

order to eradicate extreme poverty and social exclusion of vulnerable groups, and increase job

opportunities. The Government has targeted disadvantaged regions. The National Development

Plan (2004 - 2006) calls for “improving the competitiveness of the productive sector,” with

emphasis on job creation. Moreover, the Romanian MDGs target to halve the severe poverty rate

by 2009 and increase the employment, particularly among 15-24 years old and women. In this

context, the UN will advocate for strategies that build partnerships to fight poverty and prevent the

further exclusion of the poor from the development process by addressing three key program

outcomes:

through poverty reduction and employment generation activities;

through capacity building of selected

local authorities for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and export promotion, prioritizing

regions with economic potential and low levels of investment; and

for low-income workers through strengthened workers'

and employers' organizations and better social dialogue at sectoral and enterprise level.

1. Environmental governance strengthened

2. Enhanced cross-sectoral coordination and horizontal accountability

3. Enhanced policies, legislation and implementation capacity

4. Increased capacity of the Government to efficiently respond to HIV/AIDS

5. Enhanced national capacity for effective formulation, planning and

implementation of population policies

PriorityArea 2: Economic Growth

UNDAF Outcome:

1. Vulnerable groups, such as rural women are

empowered

2. Increased foreign trade and capital inflows

3. Improved labor conditions

By 2009, national economic growth is enhanced and poverty levels among

vulnerable groups are reduced through sustained social inclusion and capacity promotion.

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PriorityArea 3: Basic Social ServicesUNDAF Outcome:

1. Improved access and retention of children

2. increasedaccess to quality care and protection services

3. Quality of MCHC and HIV/AIDS services improved

Cooperation Strategy for Priority 1: Capacity Building for Good Governance

By 2009, increased and equal access to improved social, health andeducation services (with focus on vulnerable groups and under-served areas).

Strengthened environmental governance

Enhanced cross-sectoral coordination to support public servicedelivery

The UN system will advise the Government and strengthen its capacity to develop, sustain andimplement appropriate policies and quality programs for equitable access to, and reform of, theeducational and health systems. The UN system will also support the provision of targetedservices for vulnerable groups. The Romanian MDGs target increasing the completion rate incompulsory education, especially in rural areas, reducing child mortality, improving maternalhealth and combating HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. In addition, the National Anti-Poverty andSocial Inclusion Plan prioritizes access to basic social services, health care, education,employment and social assistance. In this context, the UNDAF in Romania would focus on threecountry program outcomes:

from poor rural areas and Romacommunities to quality early, pre-school and compulsory education;Most vulnerable and marginalized children have realized their rights through

; andthrough IMCI, MPS, RH and YFS

programmes, with special focus on vulnerable/disadvantaged groups and under-servedareas.

Annex 2 estimates the financial contributions of the UN system organizations participating in theUNDAF. The budget estimates are broken down by source (regular or other) and by the threeprioritized areas of the UNDAF. Each UN agency has estimated the resources that it plans tospend and raise in support of Country Program Outcomes. It is estimated that altogether, nearlyUS$11 million from the regular budget and more than US$48 million from other sources will bespend to achieve UNDAF outcomes. Throughout the UNDAF cycle UN agencies will committhese resources through program and project activities and in accordance to the procedures andapproval mechanisms of each agency. Each participating agency manages and remainsaccountable for the funds it has contributed under these agreements. This financial projectionshould be for indicative purposes only.

For Country Program Outcome 1 ( ), the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) will play a leading role. UNDP will:

For Country Program Outcome 2 (), several UN agencies will have key roles:

Work with the Inter-Ministerial Committee on environmental policy to train its members and toestablish partnerships with think tanks and with water/waste projects at the local level;Act as a coordinator and will partially fund training initiatives for governmental and non-governmental institutions on compliance with EU standards and international conventions onbiodiversity, trans-boundary effects of industrial accidents, and climate change.Be a facilitator for the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and will seek co-financing from theGovernment and other donors.

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UNDP will provide technical assistance in areas such as e-government, cross-sectoral policycoordination, sustainable development strategies and action plans and multi-stakeholderstrategic policymaking. It will work closely with the Ministry of Communication andInformation Technology, the Presidency, the Ministry of Administration and Interior, 40municipalities and other donor partners;The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will work on the development of an integratednational plan of action for children and will promote decentralization of childcare system. TheEU, the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), theUnited Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and national lineministries and NGOs will be key partners; and

For Country Program Outcome 3 (), several UN agencies will have key roles:

UNICEF will foster the participation of Roma children in education activities, establish public-private partnerships for child protection and strengthen food fortification initiatives (flourfortification and salt iodization). The EU, the World Bank (WB) and USAID will be keypartners;

For Country Program Outcome 4 (), UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA and WHO will have leading roles in key areas, such as:

Capacity of health and school systems in prevention measures; and

For Country Program Outcome 5 (), UNFPAwill have a leading role in:

UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Health Organization(WHO) and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will work on life skillsbased educational approaches and on increasing capacity of the health system to respond topublic health priorities.

UNDP will offer technical assistance to civil society to combat discrimination. Cooperationprotocols to combat human trafficking between law enforcement authorities and civil societywill be developed and a national anti-trafficking call center will be established. The NationalAnti-Discrimination Council, the Ministry of Administration and Interior, the national inter-ministerial anti-trafficking task force, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), civilsociety, Capacity 21 network and USAID will be key partners;

The International Labor Organization (ILO) will have a leading role in training staff of keygovernmental agencies in prevention of human trafficking strategies; andThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will work in key areas suchas: treatment in accordance with international human rights standards; access to fair andefficient refugee status determination procedures in line with international and Europeanstandards; equal access to education, health, and guardianship/care arrangements forseparated children/unaccompanied minors; capacity building for the National RefugeeOffice (NRO) of the Ministry of Administration and Interior and judges; advocacy initiativesfor national policies and financial resources; and border monitoring system and legalframework to address statelessness in line with international standards (including possibilityof naturalization for some refugees). The Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR),the Romanian Forum for Refugees and Migrants, Save the Children, the Refugee Women'sOrganization and NRO will be key partners.

HIV/AIDS policy and legislation enforcement at all levels of government;Functioning National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System for HIV/AIDS;

Capacity of Ministry of Education to expand health education programs.

Establishing a National Commission for Population and making it operational; andProviding inputs to national development programming, based on research andspecialized studies.

Enhanced policies, legislation and implementation capacity tobetter protect the rights of vulnerable groups

Increased capacity to efficiently and effectively respond toHIV/AIDS

Enhanced national capacity for effective formulation, planningand implementation of population policies

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Additional Coordination and Program Modalities for Priority 1:

Poverty reduced and vulnerable groups empowered

Program coordination modalities among UN agencies working in Priority 1, will take into accountseveral elements, which are particularly relevant to Outcomes 3 & 4:

UNDP, relevant Government authorities and non-governmental organizations will set upworking groups to facilitate introduction of environmental concerns (based on UNconventions and EU directives) into local/sectoral strategies;

(e.g. inter-agency Theme group).

For Country Program Outcome 1 ( ), UNDP, inclose cooperation with ILO and in collaboration with UNHCR, will play a leading role:

ILO will train civil servants, social researchers, and NGOs in planning, delivering andevaluating social service programs for elderly and victims of poverty, violence, abuse anddisabilities; and

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UNDP and WHO will assign one person each to prepare and implement an awarenesscampaign for rural communities on water and waste management;

In the area of HIV/AIDS the major coordination forum is the National Multisectoral HIV/AIDSCommission established under the authority of the Prime Minister that includes 16 ministries,civil society organizations (CSOs), associations of people living with HIV/AIDS, bilateral andmultilateral donors. Commission is entrusted with the development of national policies andstrategies and for coordinating the implementation. UN Agencies are members of theCommission and are providing active support for the facilitation of the Commission work;The UN system jointly has sponsored the elaboration of a White Paper on Roma. Themodality used in this experience to promote interagency collaboration, can be used as amodel for future activities; andPoverty alleviation, Roma issues and human, children and women rights and gendermainstreaming (electronic network on gender) are potential areas for inter-agencycooperation. Trafficking of human beings is another key concern, which in the future willrequire the establishment of a permanent consultation and coordination mechanism

UNDP will coordinate the development of a broad partnership that includes centralGovernment, municipalities, NGOs, UN agencies and other donors. ILO will providetechnical expertise to the Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family, the School of SocialScience of Bucharest University and relevant NGOs;UNDP will promote employment creation for post institutionalized young adults (PIYA)through public works, vocational training and job counseling and will support SME businessincubators;UNDP and ILO will establish sustainable social centers for disabled and other vulnerablegroups and will train local administration on implementation of national social servicepolicies;

UNHCR will work towards eliminating administrative barriers to improve access toemployment and to enhance community-based initiatives for refugees. The NationalAgencyfor Employment, NRO, the Refugee Women's Organization and other NGOs (ARCA, CNRR)will be key partners.

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For Country Program Outcome 2 (), UNDP will have a leading role. UNDP will:

Act as a catalyst in broadening a strong partnership with the government, primarily the PrimeMinister's Office and the Romanian Agency for Foreign Investments (ARIS) to developeffective FDI strategies;

For Country Program Outcome 3 (), ILO will have a leading role. ILO will:

For Country Program Outcome 1 () UNICEF will

have a leading role. UNICEF will:

Strengthened capacity to increase foreign trade and capitalinflows

Improved labor conditions and labor organizationsstrengthened

Additional Coordination and Program Modalities for Priority 2:

Improved access to pre-school and compulsory education, aswell as retention for children from poverty stricken areas and Roma communities

Develop export promotion strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in industrieswith high foreign trade potential; andSupport the Government's activities on trade services directed to the business community.

Work closely with the Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family, the National Agency forEmployment, the Labor Inspectorates and with major national labor organizations topromote social dialogue and to enhance fundamental rights at work (through training andtechnical support);Provide technical assistance to major national labor organizations to strengthen skills oncollective bargaining, recruitment of new members and lobbying techniques; andProvide training to its Government and non-governmental counterparts on labor legislationenforcement and international labor standards.

The ILO and UNDP Joint Program on Employment and Poverty Reduction initiated in 2002will represent the basis for an effective UNDAF inter-agency cooperation (joint researchprograms on employment, labor policy and poverty reduction);Country-level collaboration between ILO's Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) and UNDP Sub-Regional Resource Facility (SURF) in areas related to the MDGs, the National HumanDevelopment Reports (NHDRs) and various other employment issues will also provide asource for additional collaboration;Other coordination modalities and mechanisms among UNDP, UNHCR and ILO, will includeparticipation at annual and mid-term reviews, especially on projects with complementaryactivities (youth social inclusion initiative and Roma social inclusion institutive). On thesespecific joint activities, planning and agreement on resource allocation are also envisaged.

Concentrate in key areas such as, development of curriculum, development and support ofadvocacy and awareness raising, playing a catalytic role and building modules of excellencefor replication by NGOs and overnment counterparts and since the need is enormous it willalso work in support of the Roma communities. Other main partners in the field of education(the EU, WB, USAID, DFID, and Open Society Foundation) will be mostly involved ininfrastructure development;Support capacity building of local and central overnment structures and will be activelyinvolved in advocacy and lobbying for policy reform; monitoring the situation of children andwomen through the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention onEliminating the Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and strengthening the capacity ofcivil society organizations;Play a leading role in activities related to integrated early childhood development and care,education for democratic citizenship and environmental protection and training of teachersin new methodologies and techniques related to Child Rights Education and Participation;andSupport curriculum development for early learning and parent education and capacitybuilding activities for teachers (at all levels) on techniques to deliver effectively new curricula.

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For Country Program Outcome 2 (), UNICEF (in collaboration with WHO) and UNHCR will have important roles:

For Country Program Outcome 3 (), WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA will have leading

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Increased access to quality care and protection services forvulnerable groups

Improved mother & child health care and HIV/AIDS services inunder-serviced areas and for vulnerable groups

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UNICEF will continue to support capacity building activities directed to local and centralGovernment structures; will be actively involved in advocacy and lobbying for policy reform;and will conduct awareness-raising campaigns on protecting the rights of children at risk andon prevention of abandonment and child trafficking;UNICEF, along with WHO and UNHCR, will continue to monitor compliance to CRC andCEDAW and to build monitoring capacity among the more than forty civil societyorganizations working on this issue; andUNHCR will implement advocacy campaigns for equal access to quality care and protectionservice for refugee and asylum seeking children.

Complementary with the WB and USAID, UNICEF, its national NGO partners and other UNagencies will continue to support specific interventions, such as the safe motherhoodinitiative (along with WHO and UNFPA); the integrated management of childhood illnessesand the integrated national nutrition surveillance system (with WHO); and supporting anetwork of knowledgeable and skilled community nurses to provide quality home/familyhealth services (with WHO, UNFPAand UNAIDS);UNICEF will also work to increase awareness of maternity hospital managers on benefits ofbreastfeeding and towards the adoption as a national law of the International Code onMarketing of Breast Milk Substitutes and its succeeding implementation;In relation to HIV/AIDS, UNICEF, WHO, UNFPAand UNAIDS will work in different fronts, suchas increasing awareness for professionals working in the health and education sectorsregarding violations of the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS; increasing knowledge andskills of associations of people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS; and increasing knowledgeand skills of networks of educators and peers for the prevention of HIV/STIs, substanceabuse and unwanted pregnancies;UNHCR will provide counsel on general hygiene, reproductive health, prevention andtreatment of drug abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS and willcontinue to advocate to ensure equal access to health services for asylum seekers andrefugees; andWHO will continue to support the implementation of Directly Observed Treatment ShortCourse (DOTS) for Tuberculosis, as part of health services provision nation-wide.

The main modalities and mechanisms for coordination among the UN organizations,particularly UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNAIDS and WHO, include participation at annual andmid-term reviews and workshops. These are particularly relevant in case of projectsimplemented by agencies that are complementing each other such as UNICEF and UNDP inyouth projects, which are also suitable venues for sharing information and coordination ofactivities; andThe UN Theme group on HIV/AIDS is a major mechanism for coordination, programming andsharing of information. The Theme Group will develop and implement a Joint ImplementationSupport Plan for HIV/AIDS. Other modalities include sharing of evaluations and reviews andparticipation in each other's programming events.

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V. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

The overall objective of the Romanian UNDAF Monitoring and Evaluation Plan is to reduceduplication and transaction costs and ultimately promote greater country level inter-agencycollaboration and coordination, including joint M&E activities. In addition, the UN ResidentCoordinator and the UNCT will use this plan as an instrument to increase coordination of activitiesamong UN agencies.

The M&E Plan is composed of a framework of activities (Annex 3), with indicators, sources ofverification and possible risks. The UNDAF M&E Plan also has a five-year program cyclecalendar (Annex 4), in which major M&E activities, planning references and partners areprioritized.

M&E activities will be guided by a system of indicators and baselines, which will be monitoredclosely by the UNCT (Annex 3). Depending on the outcome activities, indicators will be generaland/or specific and will be collected regularly by UN agencies and/or will be obtained from reliablesources in the Government and from within the donor community. In some cases, the informationfor monitoring these indicators will be gathered directly from project sites by the respective UNagencies providing financial and technical assistance.

UNDAF M&E activities will be ensured through various modalities and mechanisms. Forexample, regular field visits, coordination and strategic meetings with partners, focused groupdiscussions and annual review meetings. Key sources of verification will be, the EU CountryAccession Progress Report, reports and publications that evaluate the degree of compliance andreports published by Government agencies. In addition, the UNCT will rely on UN agency annualreports, reviews and surveys, as well as on assessments and relevant publications from otherdonors, such as the World Bank.

The UNCT has also designed an M&E Program Cycle Calendar (Annex 4), as an implementationtool that will help coordinate M&E UNDAF activities, as well as enhance interagency collaborationand identify gaps in data collection. Throughout the 5-year UNDAF cycle, surveys such as theassessment of the status of children and women, UNICEF's Mid-Term Review and the nationalhuman development reports, will supply key information for M&E activities. As part of themonitoring systems that will be utilized for the UNDAF, UN agencies will also adapt and adopt aresults-based project management methodology, which requires regular reporting and progressassessment against measurable indicators and targets defined for each project. For example,UNDP has the Results-Oriented Annual Reports (ROARs), which will provide systematic updatesto monitor UNDAF activities. UNICEF will utilize monitoring systems already in place, such as forIodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) and Universal Salt Iodination (USI) among others. On the otherhand, management of UNHCR-funded projects is entirely delegated to implementing partners.UNHCR Representation in Romania chairs regular coordination meetings, attended by relevantauthorities, task forces and working groups. NGO partners report on a monthly basis on theiractivities and expenditures, providing further aggregate financial reports on a quarterly basis andfurther narrative reports twice a year.

The UNDAF M&E Plan will also benefit from yearly reviews, such as the program annual reviewand from evaluations such as the annual report, on child protection programs, healthinterventions and Roma education. M&E activities will also be ensured through governmental andnon-governmental partners, at both national and local levels. Towards this goal, centralGovernment entities will have specific

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a collective body to ensure the development of specific activities and/or components; evaluatingthe results of project initiatives and to propose potential regions for replication; and to incorporateUNDAF objectives and strategies into long-term public policy.

At the local level, key partners for UNDAF activities will be local governments, universities andnon-governmental organizations. The major public and governmental agencies include mayors,City and County Councils, the Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, the Inspectorates(for Education, Health, Labor and Social Solidarity) as well as local NGOs. M&E capacity buildingand training will be provided to key national institutions such as the National Institute of Statistics,Ombudsman Office and the national surveillance system for nutrition.

Key factors of success will be a close working relationship between key partners directly involvedin the project and target population, the strengthening of the leadership role of implementingagencies, enhanced coordination among UN agencies, clear division of roles among key playersand building the evaluation capacity of partners in development strategies, management andM&E activities.

The UN Resident Coordinator and UNCT will review the implementation of the UNDAF regularly atProgramAnnual Review meetings. If necessary, revisions and amendments will be produced anddisseminated. The Government will be invited periodically to review the implementation of theUNDAF and advise the UN system agencies of its findings and recommendations. Ultimately, thesuccess of the Romanian UNDAF will be measured in terms of increased collaboration among UNsystem agencies and the impact on the achievement of Romanian development goals.

Annex 1: UNDAF Results Matrix

com

plia

nce

with

EU

sta

ndar

ds a

nd in

tern

atio

nal

conv

entio

ns o

n bi

odiv

ersi

ty, t

rans

-bou

ndar

y ef

fect

s of

indu

stria

l acc

iden

ts a

nd c

limat

e ch

ange

. C

ompl

ianc

epl

ans

with

cos

t est

imat

es p

repa

red

for

each

maj

oren

viro

nmen

tal t

arge

t. (U

ND

P).

§Tr

aini

ng, p

ilot p

roje

cts

and

awar

enes

s ca

mpa

igns

on

rene

wab

le e

nerg

y pr

ovid

ed to

loca

l and

nat

iona

lde

cisi

on-m

aker

s an

d in

vest

ors.

Fea

sibi

lity

ofin

vest

men

t in

rene

wab

le e

nerg

y so

urce

s in

tegr

ated

inna

tiona

l and

loca

l ene

rgy

polic

ies

(UN

DP

).1b

) E

nhan

ced

cros

s-se

ctor

alco

ordi

natio

n an

d ho

rizon

tal

acco

unta

bilit

y in

pol

icy

form

ulat

ion

and

impl

emen

tatio

n to

sup

port

tran

spar

ent a

nd e

ffect

ive

publ

icse

rvic

e de

liver

y at

cen

tral

and

loca

l

§E

-gov

ernm

ent a

pplic

atio

ns fu

nctio

nal -

incl

udin

g IC

Ten

hanc

emen

t and

inst

itutio

nal r

e-al

ignm

ent c

ente

red

on s

ervi

ce d

eliv

ery

-in

key

are

as o

f pub

lic s

ervi

cepr

iorit

ized

in c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith th

e M

inis

try

ofC

omm

unic

atio

n an

d IT

(UN

DP

).§

Inte

rnal

and

cro

ss-in

stitu

tiona

l pol

icy

impl

emen

tatio

n

§U

ND

Ppr

ovid

es te

chni

cal a

ssis

tanc

e to

prom

ote

e-go

vern

men

t, im

prov

e cr

oss-

sect

oral

pol

icy

coor

dina

tion

and

faci

litat

em

ulti-

stak

ehol

der

stra

tegi

c po

licym

akin

g.U

ND

Pw

ill w

ork

clos

ely

with

the

Pre

side

ncy

(key

par

tner

for

mob

ilizi

ng

UN

DP

Reg

ular

:U

S$

800,

000

Oth

er: G

oR,

TP

CS

,TT

F,pr

ivat

e se

ctor

US

$ 5

mill

ion;

leve

ls o

f gov

ernm

ent (

UN

DP

,U

NIC

EF

).st

ream

lined

, inf

orm

atio

n m

anag

emen

t im

prov

ed, a

ndst

aff t

rain

ed in

key

cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent i

nstit

utio

nsst

akeh

olde

rs);

The

Min

istr

y of

Adm

inis

trat

ion

and

Inte

rior

(to

ensu

reU

NIC

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Oth

er:

US

$50

0,00

0

UN

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OR

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ori

tyA

rea

1: C

apac

ity

Bu

ildin

g f

or

Go

od

Go

vern

ance

Nat

ion

al P

rio

rity

/Go

al:

1) E

U a

cces

sion

req

uire

men

ts (

Nat

iona

lAcc

essi

on P

lan)

; 2)

Nat

iona

l Str

ateg

y fo

r P

ublic

Adm

inis

trat

ion

refo

rm; 3

) N

atio

nal S

trat

egy

on e

-ad

min

istr

atio

n; a

nd 4

) G

reen

Pap

er o

n P

ublic

Ser

vice

s.U

ND

AF

Ou

tco

me:

By

2009

, adm

inis

trat

ive

capa

city

at c

entr

al a

nd lo

cal l

evel

s is

str

engt

hene

d fo

r th

e G

over

nmen

t to

deve

lop,

impl

emen

t and

mon

itor

sust

aina

ble

polic

ies

and

prog

ram

s, e

nsur

ing

tran

spar

ency

, acc

ount

abili

ty a

nd p

artic

ipat

ion.

Co

un

try

Pro

gra

mm

e O

utc

om

esC

ou

ntr

y P

rog

ram

me

Ou

tpu

tsR

ole

of

Par

tner

sR

M T

arg

ets

1a)

Env

ironm

enta

l gov

erna

nce

stre

ngth

ened

at c

entr

al a

nd lo

cal

leve

ls a

nd g

reat

er c

ompl

ianc

e w

ithE

U e

nviro

nmen

tal s

tand

ards

and

inte

rnat

iona

l con

vent

ions

(U

ND

P).

§In

ter-

Min

iste

rial C

omm

ittee

on

envi

ronm

enta

l pol

icy

func

tiona

l, in

tegr

atin

g en

viro

nmen

tal c

onsi

dera

tions

into

the

deve

lopm

ent a

nd im

plem

enta

tion

of o

ther

polic

ies.

Com

mitt

ee m

embe

rs tr

aine

d an

d pa

rtne

rshi

pses

tabl

ishe

d w

ith th

ink

tank

s (U

ND

P).

§R

ural

com

mun

ities

edu

cate

d th

roug

h pi

lot a

ctiv

ities

and

awar

enes

s ca

mpa

igns

(w

ithin

loca

l Gov

ernm

ent

wat

er/w

aste

pro

ject

s) in

ord

er to

enc

oura

gepa

rtic

ipat

ion

and

sust

aina

bilit

y (U

ND

P).

§S

taff

from

app

ropr

iate

loca

l and

nat

iona

l Gov

ernm

ent

inst

itutio

ns, c

ivil

soci

ety

and

priv

ate

sect

or tr

aine

d on

§U

ND

Pw

ill p

lay

a fa

cilit

atio

n ro

le a

nd w

ork

with

the

Gov

ernm

ent t

o en

hanc

e ef

ficie

ncy

of th

e in

ter-

Min

iste

rial C

omm

ittee

;§

UN

DP

will

als

o ac

t as

a co

ordi

nato

r an

dw

ill p

artia

lly fu

nd th

e ca

mpa

igns

and

pilo

tpr

ojec

t; lo

cal a

utho

ritie

s, p

rofe

ssio

nal

asso

ciat

ions

and

busi

ness

es w

ill p

rovi

delo

gist

ic s

uppo

rt a

nd s

ervi

ces;

§U

ND

Pas

faci

litat

or fo

r th

e G

EF

fund

s w

illco

-fin

ance

with

the

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd o

ther

dono

rs p

roje

cts

to in

crea

se c

ompl

ianc

e.

UN

DP

Reg

ular

:U

S$

400,

000

Oth

er:

GE

F, G

oR,

TP

CS

US

$ 5

mill

ion

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

14

seek

ing

UN

DP

tech

nica

l ass

ista

nce

(UN

DP

).§

Sus

tain

able

dev

elop

men

t prin

cipl

es in

corp

orat

ed in

loca

l str

ateg

ies

and

actio

n pl

ans

of 4

0 m

unic

ipal

ities

seek

ing

UN

DP

advi

sory

ser

vice

s (U

ND

P).

§N

atio

nal S

usta

inab

le D

evel

opm

ent S

trat

egy

form

ulat

edth

roug

h pa

rtic

ipat

ory

proc

ess

(fac

ilita

ted

by U

ND

P).

§N

atio

nal s

trat

egic

pol

icy

capa

city

dev

elop

ed th

roug

hth

e es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f a c

ross

-inst

itutio

nal a

dvis

ory

grou

p (P

erm

anen

t Sec

reta

riat a

nd th

emat

ic ta

skfo

rces

) in

volv

ing

publ

ic in

stitu

tions

and

civ

il so

ciet

y(U

ND

P)

§In

tegr

ated

nat

iona

l act

ion

plan

for

child

ren

deve

lope

dan

d de

cent

raliz

atio

n of

chi

ldca

re s

yste

m th

roug

hin

crea

sed

inst

itutio

nal c

apac

ity a

t loc

al a

nd c

entr

alle

vel a

chie

ved

(UN

ICE

F).

§Li

fe s

kills

bas

ed e

duca

tion

appr

oach

incl

uded

in th

eed

ucat

ion

syst

em r

efor

m (

UN

ICE

F, U

NF

PA, W

HO

,U

NA

IDS

).§

Incr

ease

d ca

paci

ty o

f the

hea

lth s

yste

m to

res

pond

topu

blic

hea

lth p

riorit

ies

in th

e co

ntex

t of t

he h

ealth

refo

rm (

WH

O,U

NIC

EF,

UN

FPA

, UN

AID

S).

sust

aina

bilit

y of

cro

ss-s

ecto

ral p

olic

yco

ordi

natio

n); a

nd th

e M

inis

try

ofC

omm

unic

atio

ns a

nd IT

(UN

DP

's m

ain

Gov

ernm

ent c

ount

erpa

rt o

n e

-go

vern

men

t).

Civ

il so

ciet

y an

d th

ink

tank

spr

ovid

e su

bsta

ntiv

e in

puts

to s

trat

egic

polic

ymak

ing.

The

Net

herla

nds

is U

ND

P's

mai

n bi

late

ral d

onor

.§

The

mai

n pa

rtne

rs o

f UN

ICE

F in

this

are

aar

e E

U, W

B, U

SA

ID, a

nd D

FID

in a

dditi

onto

the

natio

nal l

ine

min

istr

ies

and

NG

Os.

Mos

t of U

NIC

EF

’s d

onor

par

tner

s ar

efo

cusi

ng o

n se

rvic

e de

liver

y, w

hile

UN

ICE

F a

nd it

s im

plem

entin

g pa

rtne

rsar

e su

ppor

ting

polic

y re

form

and

advo

catin

g fo

r ch

ild-f

ocus

ed p

olic

yde

velo

pmen

t.

1c)

Enh

ance

d po

licie

s, le

gisl

atio

nan

d im

plem

enta

tion

capa

city

tobe

tter

prot

ect t

he r

ight

s of

vuln

erab

le g

roup

s in

the

area

s of

soci

al s

ecur

ity a

nd p

rote

ctio

n,ju

veni

le ju

stic

e, h

uman

traf

ficki

ng,

mig

ratio

n, a

sylu

m/r

efug

ees

(UN

DP

,

§C

oope

ratio

n pr

otoc

ols

betw

een

law

enf

orce

men

tau

thor

ities

and

civ

il so

ciet

y to

figh

t hum

an tr

affic

king

deve

lope

d w

ith U

ND

Pas

sist

ance

and

nat

iona

l ant

i-tr

affic

king

cal

l-cen

ter

esta

blis

hed

(UN

DP

).§

Nat

iona

l Ant

i-Dis

crim

inat

ion

Cou

ncil,

NG

Os,

and

oth

erre

leva

nt p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns s

tren

gthe

ned

to e

nfor

cean

ti-di

scrim

inat

ion

legi

slat

ion

(e.g

., st

aff t

rain

ed,

§U

ND

Pw

ill p

rovi

de c

apac

ity s

uppo

rt to

civ

ilso

ciet

y fo

r fig

htin

g di

scrim

inat

ion.

The

Nat

iona

l Ant

i-Dis

crim

inat

ion

Cou

ncil

and

othe

r re

leva

nt p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns w

ill b

eke

y pa

rtne

rs a

nd b

enef

icia

ries

of U

ND

P.§

UN

DP

has

take

n a

key

role

in im

prov

ing

mul

ti-st

akeh

olde

r co

ordi

natio

n to

ens

ure

UN

DP

Reg

ular

:U

S$

677,

000;

Oth

er: G

oR,

TP

CS

,TT

F,pr

ivat

e se

ctor

US

$ 5

mill

ion;

UN

ICE

F O

ther

:

UN

ICE

F, U

NH

CR

, ILO

).ex

chan

ge p

rogr

ams,

out

reac

h an

d m

edia

pol

icie

sde

velo

ped)

.C

entr

al, r

egio

nal a

nd lo

cal l

evel

s po

licie

s an

dst

rate

gies

for

the

stim

ulat

ion

of p

artic

ipat

ion

toed

ucat

ion

of R

oma

child

ren

deve

lope

d an

d pu

blic

-pr

ivat

e pa

rtne

rshi

ps e

stab

lishe

d in

the

child

pro

tect

ion

§

prot

ectio

n fo

r vi

ctim

s of

traf

ficki

ng. T

hem

ain

Gov

ernm

ent c

ount

erpa

rt is

the

Min

istr

y of

Adm

inis

trat

ion

and

Inte

rior.

Oth

er p

artn

ers

incl

ude

mem

bers

of t

hena

tiona

l int

er-m

inis

teria

l ant

i-tra

ffick

ing

task

forc

e, IO

M, S

EC

I and

civ

il so

ciet

y.

US

$ 50

0,00

0;U

NH

CR

Reg

ular

:U

S$

1,6

mill

ion

Oth

er: U

S$

200,

000;

ILO

n. a

.

UN

DA

F F

OR

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15

sect

or (

UN

ICE

F).

§P

olic

ies

rega

rdin

g fo

od fo

rtifi

catio

n (f

lour

fort

ifica

tion

and

salt

iodi

zatio

n) d

evel

oped

and

com

mun

ity n

urse

syst

em im

plem

ente

d (U

NIC

EF

).La

bor

insp

ecto

rs a

nd p

olic

e st

aff t

rain

ed to

add

ress

and

prev

ent t

raffi

ckin

g of

hum

an b

eing

s (I

LO).

Gov

ernm

enta

l age

ncie

s an

d so

cial

par

tner

s tr

aine

d to

elab

orat

e sp

ecia

l com

pone

nts

on c

hild

traf

ficki

ng to

be

incl

uded

in th

e na

tiona

l leg

isla

tion

and

stra

tegi

es (

ILO

-IP

EC

).A

sylu

m p

olic

ies,

legi

slat

ion

and

impl

emen

tatio

nca

paci

ty e

nhan

ced

(UN

CH

R).

Ref

ugee

s ar

e tr

eate

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

inte

rnat

iona

lhu

man

rig

hts

stan

dard

s, h

ave

acce

ss to

fair

and

effic

ient

ref

ugee

sta

tus

dete

rmin

atio

n pr

oced

ures

, in

line

with

inte

rnat

iona

l and

Eur

opea

n st

anda

rds.

Cap

acity

of N

atio

nal R

efug

ee O

ffice

sta

ff an

d ju

dges

isen

hanc

ed in

the

area

s of

age

and

gen

der

sens

itive

proc

edur

es, i

nter

view

ing

tech

niqu

es a

nd th

e us

e of

coun

try

of o

rigin

info

rmat

ion.

The

Gov

ernm

ent

assu

mes

lega

l cou

nsel

ing

and

assi

stan

ce a

ndin

terp

reta

tion

serv

ices

(U

NH

CR

).§

The

spe

cific

nee

ds o

f ref

ugee

and

asy

lum

-see

king

US

AID

is th

e m

ain

bila

tera

l don

or.

§W

ithin

a G

erm

an fu

nded

pilo

t pro

ject

, ILO

will

pro

vide

tech

nica

l exp

ertis

e an

dtr

aini

ng ta

rget

ed to

traf

ficki

ng la

wen

forc

emen

t aut

horit

ies

and

soci

alpa

rtne

rs. T

he c

ount

erpa

rts

of IL

O a

re th

eM

inis

try

of L

abor

, Soc

ial S

olid

arity

and

Fam

ily, t

he L

abor

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ectio

n, th

e U

nit f

orC

omba

ting

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aniz

ed C

rime

and

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iD

rug,

as

wel

l as

trad

e un

ions

, em

ploy

ers'

orga

niza

tions

and

NG

Os.

§U

ND

Pas

sist

ance

is d

irect

ed a

t pro

mot

ing

a di

alog

ue a

mon

g re

leva

nt s

take

hold

ers,

loca

l aut

horit

ies,

NG

Os,

bus

ines

sco

mm

unity

, with

the

purp

ose

of id

entif

ying

loca

l pro

blem

s an

d po

ssib

le a

reas

of

inte

rven

tions

, as

part

of t

he L

ocal

Age

nda

21 p

roce

ss. T

hrou

gh L

ocal

Age

nda

21in

itiat

ives

, UN

DP

is a

key

pla

yer

in s

ettin

gup

inst

itutio

naliz

ed m

echa

nism

s fo

rre

gula

r co

nsul

tatio

ns b

etw

een

loca

lau

thor

ities

and

the

civi

l soc

iety

, thu

sla

ying

the

grou

nds

for

the

form

ulat

ion

of

legi

slat

ion

to e

nabl

e ci

vil s

ocie

typa

rtic

ipat

ion

in th

e de

cisi

on-m

akin

gpr

oces

s. I

n ad

ditio

n to

the

mun

icip

aliti

es,

key

part

ners

are

the

Min

istr

y of

Adm

inis

trat

ion

and

Inte

rior;

inte

rnat

iona

ldo

nors

are

als

o po

ssib

le c

o-fin

ance

rs, n

oton

ly th

roug

h co

st-s

harin

g/pa

ralle

lfin

anci

ng, b

ut a

lso

in p

rovi

ding

dire

ctte

chni

cal a

ssis

tanc

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SA

ID G

rasp

).U

NIC

EF

par

tner

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clud

e W

B, E

U, a

ndU

SA

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add

ition

to th

e na

tiona

l par

tner

sfr

om th

e G

over

nmen

t and

civ

il so

ciet

yor

gani

zatio

ns. U

NIC

EF

rol

e co

ntin

ues

to

§ §§

child

ren

are

adeq

uate

ly a

ddre

ssed

thro

ugh

natio

nal p

olic

ies

and

finan

cial

res

ourc

es, i

npa

rtic

ular

with

reg

ards

to e

qual

acc

ess

toed

ucat

ion,

hea

lth, a

nd g

uard

ians

hip/

care

arra

ngem

ents

for

sepa

rate

d ch

ildre

n/un

acco

mpa

nied

min

ors

(UN

HC

R).

Bor

der

mon

itorin

g sy

stem

in p

lace

to e

nsur

eac

cess

of a

sylu

m s

eeke

rs a

nd r

efug

ees

to th

ete

rrito

ry (

UN

HC

R).

Lega

l fra

mew

ork

to a

ddre

ss s

tate

less

ness

in li

new

ith in

tern

atio

nal s

tand

ards

, inc

ludi

ng th

epo

ssib

ility

of n

atur

aliz

atio

n fo

r re

fuge

es u

nder

favo

rabl

e co

nditi

ons

(UN

HC

R).

§§§§

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

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be c

atal

ytic

and

an

advo

cate

for

polic

yre

form

.

Key

par

tner

s fo

r th

e U

NH

CR

wor

k on

refu

ges

will

be

the

Nat

iona

l Ref

ugee

Offi

ce (

NR

O)

and

the

Gen

eral

Insp

ecto

rate

of t

he B

orde

r P

olic

e of

the

Min

istr

y of

Adm

inis

trat

ion

and

Inte

rior,

for

bord

er m

onito

ring;

als

o ju

dges

for

sele

cted

trai

ning

of a

dmin

istr

ativ

eau

thor

ities

; Buc

hare

st U

nive

rsity

, Law

Fac

ulty

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ugee

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Clin

ic P

rogr

am;

as w

ell a

s th

e R

oman

ian

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liam

ent,

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nd k

ey N

GO

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CA

& C

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R).

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ease

d ca

paci

ty o

f the

Gov

ernm

ent t

o ef

ficie

ntly

res

pond

toH

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IDS

in th

e ar

eas

of p

lann

ing,

prog

ram

min

g, im

plem

enta

tion,

mon

itorin

g an

d ev

alua

tion

(UN

AID

S).

§H

IV/A

IDS

pol

icy

and

legi

slat

ion

enfo

rced

at a

ll le

vels

of

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adm

inis

trat

ion

(UN

ICE

F, U

NA

IDS

).§

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ctio

ning

Nat

iona

l Sys

tem

for

HIV

/AID

S M

onito

ring

and

Eva

luat

ion

(UN

ICE

F, U

NA

IDS

, WH

O, U

NF

PA).

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apac

ity o

f hea

lth a

nd s

choo

l sys

tem

to r

espe

ctun

iver

sal p

reca

utio

ns im

prov

ed (

UN

ICE

F, U

NF

PA,

WH

O, U

NA

IDS

).§

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acity

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inis

try

of E

duca

tion

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xten

d LS

BE

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alth

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catio

n pr

ogra

m d

evel

oped

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NIC

EF ,

UN

FPA

, UN

AID

S).

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he m

ain

part

ners

in th

e ar

ea o

fH

IV/A

IDS

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the

orga

niza

tions

mem

bers

and

obse

rver

s in

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Nat

iona

lM

ultis

ecto

ral H

IV/A

IDS

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mis

sion

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inis

trie

s, N

GO

s, C

BO

s an

d pr

ivat

ese

ctor

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y re

pres

ent a

lso

the

mai

nim

plem

enta

tion

capa

city

of t

he N

atio

nal

HIV

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S S

trat

egy.

UN

AID

SR

egul

ar: U

S$

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000

1e)

Enh

ance

d na

tiona

l cap

acity

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ctiv

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rmul

atio

n, p

lann

ing

and

impl

emen

tatio

n of

pop

ulat

ion

polic

ies,

in li

ne w

ith s

usta

inab

lede

velo

pmen

t prin

cipl

es (

UN

FPA

).

§R

esul

ts o

f pop

ulat

ion

rese

arch

use

d in

nat

iona

lde

velo

pmen

t pro

gram

min

g an

d a

Nat

iona

l Com

mis

sion

for

Pop

ulat

ion

esta

blis

hed

and

oper

atio

nal (

UN

FP A

).

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he k

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artn

ers

in th

e ar

ea o

f pop

ulat

ion

and

deve

lopm

ent w

ill b

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e M

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bor,

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ily, t

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llevi

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ular

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S$

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atio

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tive

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ract

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and

loca

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tan

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mun

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int

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ctor

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atio

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riorit

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atio

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ania

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ance

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tiona

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vels

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ong

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redu

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nera

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ities

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rura

lw

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mpl

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r yo

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and

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Ath

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ocat

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d jo

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unse

ling

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tain

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soc

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able

d an

d ot

her

vuln

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tabl

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cal a

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aine

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r im

plem

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atio

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ocia

l ser

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polic

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DP,

ILO

).C

ivil

serv

ants

, soc

ial r

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rche

rs, a

nd N

GO

s tr

aine

d in

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ning

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and

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cial

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vice

spr

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r el

derly

, vic

tims

of p

over

ty, v

iole

nce,

abu

sean

d di

sabi

litie

s (I

LO).

§B

usin

ess

incu

bato

rs in

sup

port

of t

he S

ME

sec

tor

esta

blis

hed

(UN

DP

).§

Ref

ugee

s ar

e tr

eate

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

inte

rnat

iona

lhu

man

rig

hts

stan

dard

s an

d ha

ve a

cces

s to

inco

me

gene

ratio

n op

port

uniti

es in

line

with

inte

rnat

iona

l and

Eur

opea

n st

anda

rds.

In th

is c

onte

xt, t

he c

apac

ity o

fN

atio

nal R

efug

ee o

ffice

sta

ff an

d ju

dges

is e

nhan

ced

(UN

HC

R).

Em

pow

ered

ref

ugee

pop

ulat

ion,

thro

ugh

com

mun

ity-

base

d in

itiat

ives

and

em

phas

izin

g ge

nder

issu

es(U

NH

CR

).

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ND

Pis

the

lead

er/c

oord

inat

or in

deve

lopi

ng a

bro

ad p

artn

ersh

ip a

mon

gst

the

Gov

ernm

ent,

the

mun

icip

aliti

es, N

GO

san

d ot

her

dono

rs (

thro

ugh

rest

orat

ion

wor

ks in

the

hist

oric

al c

ente

r of

Rom

ania

nci

ties,

cre

atio

n of

sus

tain

able

soc

ial

cent

ers

for

yout

h an

d R

oma

and

disa

bled

pers

ons

empl

oym

ent)

.T

heM

inis

trie

s of

Labo

r,S

ocia

l Sol

idar

ityan

dF

amily

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ture

and

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igio

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ffairs

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nspo

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sing

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catio

n,R

esea

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and

Yout

h, a

re m

ain

fund

ers

and

exec

utin

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rtne

rs.

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ays

anim

port

ant r

ole

inde

velo

ping

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sect

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tabl

ishi

ngsu

stai

nabl

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sine

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cuba

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, tow

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empl

oym

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ener

atio

n. N

atio

nal A

genc

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r S

ME

s, a

s fin

anci

ng a

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part

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tech

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ertis

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good

pra

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to it

s co

unte

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uch

asth

e M

inis

try

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ial S

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and

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ily, F

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ucha

rest

Uni

vers

ity, a

s w

ell a

sre

leva

ntN

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s. IL

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fund

ing

part

ners

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UN

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ular

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tyA

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con

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th

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OR

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2005 - 2009

17

§ §

2b)

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ease

d fo

reig

n tr

ade

and

capi

tal i

nflo

ws

thro

ugh

capa

city

build

ing

of s

elec

ted

loca

lau

thor

ities

for

FD

I and

exp

ort

prom

otio

n, p

riorit

izin

g re

gion

s w

ithec

onom

ic p

oten

tial a

nd lo

w le

vels

of in

vest

men

t (U

ND

P).

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ffect

ive

stra

tegi

es d

evel

oped

by

cent

ral a

nd lo

cal

gove

rnm

ents

for

attr

actin

g F

DI;

trai

ning

and

cap

acity

build

ing

of lo

cal

§S

usta

inab

le p

roje

cts

esta

blis

hed

at th

e lo

cal l

evel

toim

prov

e w

ater

and

sew

age

infr

astr

uctu

re (

UN

DP

).§

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ort p

rom

otio

n st

rate

gies

dev

elop

ed fo

r S

ME

s in

indu

strie

s w

ith h

igh

fore

ign

trad

e po

tent

ial (

UN

DP

).

2c)

Impr

oved

labo

r co

nditi

ons

for

low

-inco

me

wor

kers

thro

ugh

stre

ngth

ened

wor

kers

’an

dem

ploy

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orga

niza

tions

and

bette

r so

cial

dia

logu

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sec

tora

lan

d en

terp

rise

leve

l (IL

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bilit

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evan

t gov

ernm

enta

l age

ncie

s an

d so

cial

part

ners

to p

rom

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soci

alrig

hts

at w

ork

are

enha

nced

thro

ugh

spec

ific

trai

ning

and

supp

ort (

ILO

).§

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ploy

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org

aniz

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kills

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rgai

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ruitm

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f new

mem

bers

and

lobb

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str

engt

hene

d (I

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bor

legi

slat

ion

enfo

rcem

auth

oriti

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UN

DP

).

To c

ompl

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For

eign

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stm

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umm

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UN

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e bu

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mm

unity

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As

the

key

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pro

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DP

isco

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utin

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deve

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nddi

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proj

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nced

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the

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dial

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fund

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tal

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aff a

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nat

iona

l sta

keho

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e th

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try

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abor

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ily, t

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atio

nal A

genc

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rE

mpl

oym

ent,

the

Labo

r In

spec

tora

te, a

sw

ell a

s m

ajor

nat

iT

he E

cono

mic

and

Soc

ial C

ounc

il an

dpr

ofes

sion

al ju

dges

and

judi

cial

adv

isor

sin

the

labo

r co

urts

will

be

bene

ficia

ries.

Fre

nch

and

Italia

n G

over

nmen

ts th

roug

hth

e S

tabi

lity

Pac

t.K

ey p

artn

ers

for

UN

HC

R a

re N

GO

sR

efug

ee W

omen

's O

rgan

izat

ion,

CN

RR

and

AR

CA

, as

wel

l as

Gov

ernm

ent

stru

ctur

es N

atio

nal R

efug

ee O

ffice

and

Nat

iona

lAge

ncy

for

Em

ploy

men

t. ct with

hig

h

f Rom

ania

n ex

port

s

-exe

cute

d

UN

DP

Reg

ular

:U

S$

650,

000

Oth

er: G

oR,

TP

CS

, Priv

ate

Sec

tor

US

$ 5

mill

ion

onal

labo

r or

gani

zatio

ns.

ILO

: n. a

.

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

18

§§§

Co

ord

inat

ion

an

d P

rog

ram

me

Mo

dal

itie

s:B

road

par

tner

ship

that

incl

udes

cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent,

mun

icip

aliti

es, N

GO

s, U

N a

genc

ies

and

othe

r do

nors

; sus

tain

able

base

d in

itiat

ives

; ILO

and

UN

DP

Join

t Pro

gram

on

Em

ploy

men

t and

Pov

erty

Red

uctio

n; c

ount

ry-le

vel c

olla

bora

tion

betw

een

ILO

’s M

ulti-

Dis

cipl

inar

yTe

ams

(MD

Ts)

and

UN

DP

/SU

RF

in a

reas

rel

ated

to th

e M

DG

s an

d N

HD

Rs.

Pri

ori

tyA

rea

3: B

asic

So

cial

Ser

vice

s

: N

atio

naliz

ed M

DG

s 2:

Incr

ease

com

plet

ion

rate

s in

com

puls

ory

educ

atio

n; 4

: Red

uce

child

mor

talit

y; 5

: Im

prov

e m

ater

nal h

ealth

; 6: C

omba

tH

IV/A

IDS

and

tube

rcul

osis

; and

Obj

ectiv

e 6

of th

e N

atio

nalA

nti-P

over

ty a

nd S

ocia

l Inc

lusi

on P

lan.

By

2009

, inc

reas

edan

d eq

ual a

cces

s to

impr

oved

bas

ic s

ocia

l, he

alth

and

edu

catio

n se

rvic

es (

with

focu

s on

vul

nera

ble

grou

ps a

nd u

nder

-ser

ved

Co

un

try

Pro

gra

mm

e O

utp

uts

Ro

le o

f P

artn

ers

RM

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get

s

Cur

ricul

a de

velo

ped

for

early

lear

ning

and

par

ent

educ

atio

n an

d ca

paci

ty b

uild

ing

activ

ities

impl

emen

ted

for

teac

her

(at a

ll le

vels

) on

effe

ctiv

ete

chni

ques

tode

liver

effe

ctiv

ely

new

cur

ricul

a (U

NIC

EF

).§

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aren

ess

rais

ing

cam

paig

ns c

ondu

cted

for

pare

nts

from

vul

nera

ble

com

mun

ities

in s

elec

ted

coun

ties

onth

e be

nefit

s of

ear

ly p

sych

o-so

cial

stim

ulat

ion/

educ

atio

nfo

r th

e co

mpl

ete

deve

lopm

ent o

f the

ir ch

ildre

nad

voca

cy a

nd a

war

enes

s ra

isin

g ac

tiviti

es (

for

vuln

erab

le c

omm

uniti

es, n

on-R

oma

popu

latio

n an

dR

oma

pare

nts

on th

e ne

ed fo

r co

ncer

ted

effo

rts

toen

hanc

e ac

cess

to, a

nd r

eten

tion

in, m

ains

trea

med

ucat

ion

syst

em fo

r R

oma

and

poor

chi

ldre

n)(U

NIC

EF

).§

Cap

acity

of t

he s

choo

l aut

horit

ies

and

othe

r ce

ntra

l and

loca

l aut

horit

ies

to d

evel

op in

tegr

ated

saf

ety

nets

for

child

ren

from

vul

nera

ble

com

mun

ities

dev

elop

ed a

ndcu

rric

ulum

and

edu

catio

nal m

ater

ials

for

the

inco

rpor

atio

n of

inte

rcul

tura

l edu

catio

n an

d af

firm

ativ

eac

tions

in th

e fie

ld o

f edu

catio

n fo

r R

oma

com

mun

ities

Whi

le U

NIC

EF

will

con

cent

rate

in k

eyar

eas,

oth

er m

ain

part

ners

in th

e fie

ld o

fE

duca

tion

(the

EU

, Wor

ld B

ank,

US

AID

,D

FID

and

SO

RO

S)

wi l

l be

mos

tlyin

volv

ed in

infr

astr

uctu

re d

evel

opm

ent.

§U

NIC

EF,

with

the

Min

istr

y of

Edu

catio

nan

d na

tiona

l NG

Os

play

s a

lead

ing

role

inde

velo

pmen

t of c

urric

ulum

, adv

ocac

y an

daw

aren

ess

rais

ing,

pla

ying

a c

atal

ytic

rol

ean

d bu

ildin

g m

odul

e of

exc

elle

nce

for

repl

icat

ion.

§T

here

are

oth

er a

reas

whe

re U

NIC

EF

has

a un

ique

adv

anta

ge, s

uch

as In

tegr

ated

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ly C

hild

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elop

men

t and

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duca

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ocra

tic C

itize

nshi

p an

dtr

aini

ng o

f tea

cher

s in

new

teac

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met

hodo

logi

es r

elat

ed to

Chi

ld R

ight

sE

duca

tion

and

Par

ticip

atio

n.U

NIC

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will

sup

port

cap

acity

bui

ldin

g of

loca

l and

cen

tral

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ernm

ent s

truc

ture

s

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ICE

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egul

ar:

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er: U

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al p

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trai

ned

on in

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atio

nal l

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sta

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LO).

Fun

ding

par

tner

s of

ILO

in e

xecu

ting

spec

ific

activ

ities

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the

Ger

man

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ernm

ent,

the

U.S

. Gov

ernm

ent a

ndth

e S

tabi

lity

Pac

t.

soci

al c

ente

rs; c

omm

unity

-

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ion

al P

rio

rity

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als

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ou

ntr

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rog

ram

me

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tco

mes

3a)

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oved

acc

ess

and

rete

ntio

nof

chi

ldre

n fr

om p

oor

rura

l are

asan

d R

oma

com

mun

ities

to q

ualit

yea

rly, p

re-s

choo

l and

com

puls

ory

educ

atio

n (U

NIC

EF

).

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005 - 2009

19

and

will

be

activ

ely

invo

lved

in a

dvoc

acy

deve

lope

d (U

NIC

EF

).

§ §

§

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

20

and

lobb

ying

for

polic

y re

form

; mon

itorin

gth

e si

tuat

ion

of c

hild

ren

and

wom

enth

roug

h th

e C

onve

ntio

n on

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Rig

hts

ofth

e C

hild

and

the

CE

DA

W a

ndst

reng

then

ing

the

capa

city

of c

ivil

soci

ety

orga

niza

tions

.

3b)

Mos

t vul

nera

ble

and

mar

gina

lized

chi

ldre

n ha

ve r

ealiz

edth

eir

right

s th

roug

h in

crea

sed

acce

ss to

qua

lity

care

and

prot

ectio

n se

rvic

es (U

NIC

EF,

WH

O, U

NH

CR

).

§R

efer

ral s

yste

m a

nd S

tand

ards

for

serv

ices

for

child

ren

deve

lope

d an

d im

plem

ente

d (U

NIC

EF

).§

Effi

cien

t mon

itorin

g sy

stem

of t

he C

RC

(U

NIC

EF,

WH

O).

§S

ocia

l ser

vice

s pr

ovid

ers

trai

ned

and

soci

al s

ervi

ces

for

child

ren

at r

isk

deve

lope

d (U

NIC

EF

).§

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aren

ess

rais

ing

cam

paig

ns c

ondu

cted

on

prot

ectin

gth

e rig

hts

of c

hild

ren

at r

isk

and

on p

reve

ntin

gab

ando

nmen

t and

chi

ld tr

affic

king

(U

NIC

EF

).§

Equ

al a

cces

s to

qua

lity

care

and

pro

tect

ion

serv

ice

for

refu

gee

and

asyl

umse

ekin

g ch

ildre

n (U

NH

CR

).3c

)Q

ualit

y of

MC

HC

and

HIV

/AID

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rvic

es im

prov

ed th

roug

h IM

CI,

MP

S, R

H a

ndY

FS

pro

gram

mes

,w

ithsp

ecia

l foc

uson

vuln

erab

le/d

isad

vant

aged

gro

ups

and

unde

r -se

rved

are

as. (

WH

O,

UN

ICE

F, U

NF

PA, U

NA

IDS

)

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afe

mot

herh

ood

initi

ativ

e(W

HO

, UN

ICE

F, U

NF

PA)

and

Inte

grat

ed M

anag

emen

t of C

hild

hood

Illn

esse

spo

licy

(WH

O, U

NIC

EF

) in

corp

orat

ed in

the

natio

nal

heal

th.

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tegr

ated

Nat

iona

l Nut

ritio

n S

urve

illan

ce S

yste

mop

erat

iona

l and

res

ults

use

d in

pro

gram

min

g(U

NIC

EF,

WH

O).

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crea

sed

natio

nal a

war

enes

s of

mat

erni

ty h

ospi

tal

man

ager

s on

ben

efits

of b

reas

tfeed

ing

(UN

ICE

F).

§In

tern

atio

nal C

ode

on M

arke

ting

of B

reas

t milk

Sub

stitu

tes

is a

dopt

ed a

s na

tiona

l law

and

impl

emen

ted

(UN

ICE

F).

§In

crea

sed

netw

ork

of k

now

ledg

eabl

e an

d sk

illed

com

mun

ity n

urse

s to

pro

vide

qua

lity

hom

e/fa

mily

hea

lthse

rvic

es (

UN

ICE

F, W

HO

, UN

FPA

, UN

AID

S).

§In

crea

sed

awar

enes

s fo

r pr

ofes

sion

als

wor

king

inhe

alth

and

edu

catio

n se

ctor

reg

ardi

ng v

iola

tions

of t

herig

hts

of p

eopl

e liv

ing

with

HIV

/AID

S (

UN

ICE

F, W

HO

,

Cur

ricul

um o

n de

moc

ratic

citi

zens

hip,

incl

udin

g al

soen

viro

nmen

tal p

rote

ctio

n to

pics

, at a

ll gr

ades

of t

heco

mpu

lsor

y ed

ucat

ion

furt

her

revi

ewed

and

dev

elop

edas

life

-ski

lls e

duca

tion

that

will

pre

pare

the

child

ren

for

adul

thoo

d in

a d

emoc

ratic

and

non

-dis

crim

inat

ory

soci

ety

(UN

ICE

F).

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NIC

EF

is s

uppo

rtin

g ca

paci

ty b

uild

ing

oflo

cal a

nd c

entr

al G

over

nmen

t str

uctu

res;

itis

act

ivel

y in

volv

ed in

adv

ocac

y an

dlo

bbyi

ng fo

r po

licy

refo

rm in

mon

itorin

gth

e si

tuat

ion

of c

hild

ren

and

wom

enth

roug

h th

e C

onve

ntio

n on

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Rig

hts

ofth

e C

hild

and

the

CE

DA

W a

nd in

bui

ldin

gth

e ca

paci

ty o

f the

mor

e th

an 4

0 ci

vil

soci

ety

and

non-

gove

rnm

enta

lor

gani

zatio

ns in

volv

ed in

chi

ld p

rote

ctio

nac

tiviti

es.

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ICE

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egul

ar:

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000

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er:

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ular

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00O

ther

:U

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00;

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n ki

nd

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he m

ain

part

ners

in th

e he

alth

sec

tor

inR

oman

ia a

re M

inis

try

of H

ealth

, NG

Os,

the

Wor

ld B

ank

and

US

AID

. How

ever

,U

N a

nd it

s na

tiona

l NG

O p

artn

ers

are

curr

ently

cov

erin

g th

e ga

ps in

cer

tain

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s, in

clud

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heal

th e

duca

tion,

com

mun

ity n

urse

s, b

reas

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ronu

trie

nts

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ifica

tion

and

anem

ia, p

rom

otio

n of

the

right

s of

vuln

erab

le g

roup

s.§

NG

Os

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ania

n N

atio

nal C

ounc

il fo

rR

efug

ees

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RR

), R

oman

ian

For

um fo

rR

efug

ees

and

Mig

rant

s (

and

AR

CA

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ave

the

Chi

ldre

n R

oman

ia to

impl

emen

tdi

rect

ass

ista

nce

to a

sylu

m s

eeke

rs a

ndre

fuge

es.

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ular

: US

$ 1.

3m

illio

nO

ther

: US

$1

mill

ion;

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ICE

F R

egul

ar:

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ular

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000

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er:

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0,00

0;U

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IDS

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ular

: US

$40

0,00

0

UN

FPA

, UN

AID

S).

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ease

d kn

owle

dge

and

skill

s of

ass

ocia

tions

of

peop

le in

fect

ed o

r af

fect

ed b

y H

IV/A

IDS

to a

ddre

ssH

IV/A

IDS

issu

es (

UN

ICE

F, U

NA

IDS

).In

crea

sed

netw

ork

of k

now

ledg

eabl

e an

d sk

illed

educ

ator

s fo

r pr

even

tion

of H

IV/S

TIs

, sub

stan

ce a

buse

and

unw

ante

d pr

egna

ncie

s (U

NIC

EF,

UN

FPA

, WH

O,

UN

AID

S).

TB

DO

TS

inte

grat

ed in

hea

lth s

ervi

ces

prov

isio

nco

untr

ywid

e (W

HO

).Q

ualit

y of

HIV

/AID

S s

ervi

ces

(UN

FPA

, UN

ICE

F, W

HO

,U

NA

IDS

).R

efug

ees

and

asyl

um-s

eeke

rs h

ave

acce

ss to

qua

lity

HIV

/AID

S s

ervi

ces

(UN

HC

R).

Cus

tom

ized

ser

vice

s fo

r vu

lner

able

gro

ups

amon

gas

ylum

-see

kers

and

ref

ugee

s, s

uch

as c

hild

ren,

wom

en, e

lder

ly a

nd s

urvi

vors

of v

iole

nce,

indi

vidu

al a

ndgr

oup

coun

selin

g an

d m

ater

ial a

ssis

tanc

e fo

r ge

nera

lhy

gien

e, r

epro

duct

ive

heal

th, p

reve

ntio

n an

d tr

eatm

ent

of d

rug

abus

e, S

TD

s an

d H

IV/A

IDS

(U

NH

CR

).

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Co

ord

inat

ion

an

d P

rog

ram

me

Mo

dal

itie

s:W

orki

ng c

lose

ly w

ith G

over

nmen

t cou

nter

part

s at

nat

iona

l and

mun

icip

al le

vels

, as

wel

l as

with

nat

iona

l and

inte

rnat

iona

lN

GO

net

wor

ks; a

ctiv

ely

invo

lvem

ent i

n ke

y ar

eas,

suc

h as

dev

elop

men

t of c

urric

ulum

, adv

ocac

y an

d aw

aren

ess

rais

ing

activ

ities

; sup

port

cur

ricul

um d

evel

opm

ent;

mon

itorin

g th

e co

mpl

ianc

e to

the

Con

vent

ion

on th

e R

ight

s of

the

Chi

ld a

nd th

e C

onve

ntio

n on

Elim

inat

ing

the

Dis

crim

inat

ion

agai

nst W

omen

; aw

aren

ess

cam

paig

ns fo

rpr

ofes

sion

als

wor

king

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e he

alth

and

edu

catio

n se

ctor

s re

gard

ing

viol

atio

ns o

f the

rig

hts

of p

eopl

e liv

ing

with

HIV

/AID

S; i

ncre

asin

g kn

owle

dge

and

skill

s of

asso

ciat

ions

of p

eopl

e in

fect

ed o

r af

fect

ed b

y H

IV/A

IDS

and

incr

easi

ng k

now

ledg

e an

d sk

ills

of n

etw

ork

of e

duca

tors

and

pee

rs fo

r th

e pr

even

tion

of H

IV/A

IDS

; ann

ual

and

mid

-ter

m r

evie

ws;

and

UN

The

me

grou

p on

HIV

/AID

S.

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005 - 2009

21

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

22

Annex 2: UNDAF Program Resources 2005-2009 (US$ millions)1

1B

est e

stim

ates

, not

com

mitm

ents

.

Ro

man

ia U

ND

AF

200

5-20

09 O

utc

om

es

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005 - 2009

23

Annex 3: UNDAF Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

UN

DA

F P

rio

rity

1:

Cap

acit

y B

uild

ing

fo

r G

oo

d G

ove

rnan

ce

§ § § § § §

1c)

Enh

ance

d po

licie

s, le

gisl

atio

n an

dim

plem

enta

tion

capa

city

to b

ette

rpr

otec

t the

rig

hts

of v

ulne

rabl

e gr

oups

in th

e ar

eas

of s

ocia

l sec

urity

and

prot

ectio

n, ju

veni

le ju

stic

e, h

uman

traf

ficki

ng, m

igra

tion,

asy

lum

/ref

ugee

s(U

ND

P, U

NIC

EF,

UN

HC

R, I

LO).

Num

ber

of p

ublic

–pr

ivat

e pa

rtne

rshi

pses

tabl

ishe

d in

the

child

pro

tect

ion

sect

or.

Legi

slat

ion

and

polic

ies

for

seco

nd c

hanc

eed

ucat

ion

for

the

Rom

a an

d ot

her

grou

ps a

re in

plac

e.N

umbe

r of

hum

an tr

affic

king

cas

es r

epor

ted

and

pros

ecut

ed (

base

line:

625

per

sons

inve

stig

ated

for

traf

ficki

ng o

f per

sons

and

hum

an o

rgan

s,20

02).

Fre

edom

Hou

se p

oliti

cal r

ight

s in

dex

(1 m

ost f

ree,

7 le

ast f

ree)

; Fre

edom

Hou

se r

atin

g in

200

2: 2

.H

uman

rig

hts

situ

atio

n (a

s as

sess

ed b

yA

mne

sty

Inte

rnat

iona

l and

Hum

an R

ight

s W

atch

; bas

elin

e:20

02 r

epor

ts).

No

case

s of

rej

ectio

n an

d/or

exp

ulsi

on o

f ref

ugee

san

d as

ylum

-see

kers

.N

o ca

ses

of r

efug

ees

and

asyl

um-s

eeke

rs in

unw

arra

nted

det

entio

n.A

ge a

nd g

ende

r se

nsiti

ve R

SD

pro

cedu

res

and

inte

rvie

win

g te

chni

ques

.U

se o

f cou

ntry

of o

rigin

info

rmat

ion

in d

ecis

ion-

mak

ing.

All

case

s of

chi

ld-s

peci

fic a

nd g

ende

r-sp

ecifi

cfo

rms

of p

erse

cutio

n id

entif

ied

and

addr

esse

d.Le

gal c

ouns

elin

g, a

ssis

tanc

e an

d in

terp

reta

tion

serv

ices

ass

umed

by

the

gove

rnm

ent.

Asy

lum

/ref

ugee

cou

rses

mai

nstr

eam

ed in

law

and

soci

al w

ork

high

er e

duca

tion.

Rom

ania

n la

ngua

ge c

ours

es a

nd c

ultu

ral

orie

ntat

ion

assi

stan

ce p

rovi

ded

to a

dults

by

Bas

elin

e su

rvey

s, s

tudi

es,

eval

uatio

ns a

nd m

edia

rep

orts

,an

nual

rep

orts

of M

inis

try

ofIn

terio

r, M

inis

try

of J

ustic

e an

dF

reed

om H

ouse

, Am

nest

yIn

tern

atio

nal a

nnua

l rep

orts

and

Hum

an R

ight

s W

atch

reg

ular

upda

tes.

Ris

ks: P

olic

ies

deve

lope

d ar

e no

tim

plem

ente

d pr

oper

ly.

Ass

umpt

ions

: Som

e U

ND

Ppl

anne

din

terv

entio

ns d

epen

d on

the

mob

iliza

tion

of a

dditi

onal

res

ourc

esfr

om th

e do

nor

com

mun

ity.

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

24

§ § § § § § § § § § § § §

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005 - 2009

251d)

Incr

ease

d ca

paci

ty o

f the

Gov

ernm

ent t

o ef

ficie

ntly

res

pond

toH

IV/A

IDS

in th

e ar

eas

of p

lann

ing,

prog

ram

min

g, im

plem

enta

tion,

mon

itorin

g an

d ev

alua

tion

(UN

AID

S).

Trai

ning

ses

sion

s co

nven

ed to

sup

port

the

Gov

ernm

ent o

ffici

als

wor

king

on

HIV

/AID

S.

The

glo

bal f

und

syst

em is

func

tioni

ng.

Incr

ease

d %

of p

eopl

e liv

ing

with

HIV

/AID

Sbe

nefit

ing

of th

e fu

ll ra

nge

of h

ealth

and

soc

ial

supp

ort a

s de

fined

by

the

lega

l fra

mew

ork.

Ann

ual r

epor

ts o

f the

HIV

/AID

S In

tegr

ated

M&

ES

yste

m.

Incr

ease

d %

of h

ealth

uni

ts a

nd s

choo

ls th

atha

ve tr

aine

d st

aff f

or u

nive

rsal

pre

vent

ion.

HIV

/AID

S In

tegr

ated

M&

E S

yste

m,

stud

ies,

ann

ual e

valu

atio

ns a

ndre

gula

r m

eetin

gs o

f the

them

egr

oup

on H

IV/A

IDS

and

dire

ctin

tera

ctio

n w

ith th

e co

unte

rpar

tsfr

om th

e M

inis

try

of H

ealth

and

Fam

ily.

Ris

ks: P

ossi

ble

sign

ifica

nt in

crea

se o

fth

e de

man

d in

the

area

of t

reat

men

tan

d ca

re a

nd o

utbu

rst o

f the

epid

emic

am

ong

intr

aven

ous

drug

user

s.

Ass

umpt

ions

:Pub

lic r

esou

rces

allo

cate

d fo

r he

alth

will

incr

ease

alon

gsid

e w

ith th

e pr

edic

ted

econ

omic

gro

wth

. Cap

acity

of t

he

Gov

ernm

ent,

with

in tw

o m

onth

s fr

om a

cces

s to

RS

D p

roce

dure

s.A

fford

able

hou

sing

out

side

col

lect

ive

cent

ers

avai

labl

e to

all

pers

ons

in n

eed

of in

tern

atio

nal

prot

ectio

n, ir

resp

ectiv

e of

thei

r st

atus

.R

efug

ees

incl

uded

in n

atio

nal p

olic

ies

and

allo

cate

d fin

anci

al r

esou

rces

in p

artic

ular

with

rega

rd to

equ

al a

cces

s to

edu

catio

n an

d he

alth

.A

ll se

para

ted

child

ren/

unac

com

pani

ed m

inor

s ar

eid

entif

ied,

reg

iste

red

and

docu

men

ted.

Gua

rdia

nshi

p an

d ca

re s

yste

m fo

r se

para

ted

child

ren/

unac

com

pani

ed m

inor

s in

pla

ce.

NG

O m

issi

ons

to e

ach

land

/sea

bor

der

area

at

leas

t onc

e a

year

.R

egul

ar N

GO

mon

itorin

g of

Oto

peni

airp

ort t

rans

itzo

ne (

at le

ast o

ne v

isit/

mon

th)

and

of r

elev

ant

dete

ntio

n fa

cilit

ies

(at l

east

two

visi

ts/m

onth

).F

ree

NG

O a

cces

s to

airp

ort t

rans

it zo

ne/d

eten

tion

faci

litie

s in

add

ition

to r

egul

ar/p

lann

ed v

isits

.Im

prov

ed c

itize

nshi

p la

w, f

avor

able

pro

visi

ons

for

natu

raliz

atio

n of

ref

ugee

s an

d bi

rth

regi

stra

tion

ofpe

rson

s in

nee

d of

inte

rnat

iona

l pro

tect

ion.

§ § § § § § § § § § § § §

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

26

Incr

ease

d %

of s

choo

ls th

at r

epor

t hav

ing

teac

hers

trai

ned

for

LSB

E/H

ealth

edu

catio

n.

syst

em to

dea

l with

pre

vent

ion

amon

g vu

lner

able

gro

ups

will

incr

ease

.1e

) E

nhan

ced

natio

nal c

apac

ity fo

ref

fect

ive

form

ulat

ion,

pla

nnin

g an

dim

plem

enta

tion

of p

opul

atio

n po

licie

s,in

line

with

sus

tain

able

dev

elop

men

tpr

inci

ples

(U

NF

PA).

Nat

iona

l Pop

ulat

ion

Com

mitt

ee in

pla

ce.

Pop

ulat

ion

polic

y pa

pers

dev

elop

ed.

No.

of t

rain

ed e

xper

ts o

n po

pula

tion

and

deve

lopm

ent i

ncre

ased

.

Min

utes

of N

atio

nal P

opul

atio

nC

omm

ittee

mee

tings

.P

opul

atio

n po

licy

pape

rsav

aila

ble.

Trai

ning

rep

orts

.

Ris

ks: T

he c

apac

ity o

f the

Gov

ernm

ent

to c

oord

inat

e ac

tiviti

es to

add

ress

popu

latio

n dy

nam

ics

is in

suf fi

cien

t.

Ass

umpt

ions

: The

Gov

ernm

ent s

how

san

incr

ease

d in

tere

st in

pop

ulat

ion

dyna

mic

s.

UN

DA

F P

rio

rity

2:

Eco

no

mic

Gro

wth

Co

un

try

Pro

gra

mm

e O

utc

om

esIn

dic

ato

rs a

nd

bas

elin

esS

ou

rces

of

veri

fica

tio

nR

isks

an

d a

ssu

mp

tio

ns

2a)

Vul

nera

ble

grou

ps, s

uch

as th

eR

oma,

are

empo

wer

ed th

roug

h po

vert

yre

duct

ion

and

empl

oym

ent g

ener

atio

nac

tiviti

es (

, ILO

, UN

HC

R).

rura

l wom

en, t

he y

outh

and

the

UN

DP

Une

mpl

oym

ent r

ate

amon

g 15

-24

year

s of

age

and

othe

r vu

lner

able

gro

ups

(Bas

elin

e 19

.7%

,N

atio

nal A

genc

y fo

r E

mpl

oym

ent)

.E

xtre

me

and

seve

re p

over

ty r

ates

, par

ticul

arly

for

Rom

a an

d ru

ral w

omen

.N

umbe

r of

SM

Es

incu

bato

rs in

ope

ratio

n.N

o m

anda

tory

req

uire

men

t for

pro

visi

on o

fed

ucat

ion

cert

ifica

tes

issu

ed in

the

coun

try

ofor

igin

, upo

n co

nclu

sion

of e

mpl

oym

ent c

ontr

act;

and

syst

em in

pla

ce to

ass

ess

the

leve

l of

educ

atio

n an

d tr

aini

ng in

the

abse

nce

ofce

rtifi

cate

s/di

plom

as.

Min

. 30%

fem

ale

and

30%

mal

e re

fuge

e ad

ults

and

teen

ager

spa

rtic

ipat

ing

in c

omm

unity

-bas

edpr

ogra

ms.

Sel

f-sus

tain

able

Ref

ugee

Wom

en’s

Org

aniz

atio

nan

d re

fuge

e co

mm

unity

wor

kers

act

ive

inre

cept

ion/

acco

mm

odat

ion

cent

ers.

Ann

ual a

nd q

uart

erly

rep

orts

from

the

Min

istr

y of

Lab

or, S

ocia

lS

olid

arity

and

Fam

ily a

nd th

eN

atio

nal A

genc

y fo

r E

mpl

oym

ent,

annu

al r

epor

ts fr

om o

ther

Gov

ernm

ent a

genc

ies

deal

ing

with

unem

ploy

men

t iss

ues,

UN

, Wor

ldB

ank

and

EU

rep

orts

and

spe

cial

stud

ies.

Ris

ks:T

he G

over

nmen

t pol

icy

rela

ted

to th

e so

cial

incl

usio

n of

vul

nera

ble

grou

ps (

Law

116

) is

not

bei

ngim

plem

ente

d on

a ti

mel

y ba

sis.

Ass

umpt

ions

:E

cono

mic

gro

wth

issu

stai

ned

at c

urre

nt r

ates

or

abov

e.

2b)

Incr

ease

d fo

reig

n tr

ade

and

capi

tal i

nflo

ws

thro

ugh

capa

city

Incr

ease

in th

e sh

are

of to

tal e

xpor

ts g

ener

ated

by S

ME

s.

Ann

ual r

epor

ts fr

om th

e N

atio

nal

Trad

e R

egis

try

Offi

ce, N

atio

nal

Ris

ks:G

over

nmen

t’s in

capa

city

toad

dres

s th

eex

istin

g pr

oble

ms

in th

e

§ § § § § § § § § § §

§ § §

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005 - 2009

27build

ing

of s

elec

ted

loca

l aut

horit

ies

for

For

eign

Dire

ct In

vest

men

t (F

DI)

and

expo

rt p

rom

otio

n, p

riorit

izin

gre

gion

s w

ith e

cono

mic

pot

entia

l and

low

leve

ls o

f inv

estm

ent (

UN

DP

).

FD

I inf

low

s di

sagg

rega

ted

by r

egio

n sh

owin

gth

ose

with

eco

nom

ic p

oten

tial s

ome

tren

dsto

war

ds in

flow

incr

ease

s.

Age

ncy

for

SM

Es,

Ann

ual S

tatis

tics

Rep

ort,

repo

rts

from

oth

erG

over

nmen

t age

ncie

s, a

s w

ell a

sth

e W

orld

Ban

k an

d th

e E

U.

busi

ness

clim

ate,

whi

ch c

onst

itute

sth

e m

ajor

obs

tacl

e to

larg

er fo

reig

nin

vest

men

t inf

low

s.

Ass

umpt

ions

: The

Gov

ernm

ent i

sef

fect

ivel

y ad

dres

sing

the

barr

iers

toth

e fo

rmat

ion

and

evol

utio

n of

SM

Es.

2c)

Impr

oved

labo

r co

nditi

ons

for

low

-in

com

e w

orke

rs th

roug

h st

reng

then

edw

orke

rs’an

d em

ploy

ers ’

orga

niza

tions

and

bet

ter

soci

aldi

alog

ue a

t sec

tora

l and

ent

erpr

ise

leve

l (IL

O).

Num

ber

of c

olle

ctiv

e la

bor

agre

emen

tsco

nclu

ded

at s

ecto

ral a

nd e

nter

pris

e le

vel.

Rep

orts

from

the

Min

istr

y of

Labo

r, S

ocia

l Sol

idar

ity a

ndF

amily

.

Ris

ks: L

ow o

rgan

isat

iona

l cap

acity

of

trad

e un

ions

in th

e pr

ivat

e se

ctor

;w

eakn

ess

of e

mpl

oyer

s ’or

gani

zatio

ns.

Ass

umpt

ions

: Int

eres

t of w

orke

rsor

gani

zatio

ns in

impr

ovin

g la

bor

cond

ition

s fo

r lo

w-in

com

e w

orke

rs.

UN

DA

F P

rio

rity

3:

Bas

ic S

oci

al S

ervi

ces

Co

un

try

Pro

gra

mm

e O

utc

om

esIn

dic

ato

rs a

nd

bas

elin

esS

ou

rces

of

veri

fica

tio

nR

isks

an

d a

ssu

mp

tio

ns

3a)

Impr

oved

acc

ess

and

rete

ntio

n of

child

ren

from

poo

r ru

ral a

reas

and

Rom

a co

mm

uniti

es to

qua

lity

early

,pr

e-sc

hool

and

com

puls

ory

educ

atio

n(U

NIC

EF

).

Incr

ease

in g

ross

enr

olm

ent r

atio

in p

re-s

choo

led

ucat

ion

(pub

lic, p

rivat

e an

d co

mm

unity

prog

ram

s) a

mon

g 3-

7 ye

ars

age

grou

p.In

crea

se in

% o

f new

ent

rant

s to

Firs

t gra

de,

amon

g th

ose

who

atte

nded

som

e fo

rm o

for

gani

zed

early

chi

ldho

od d

evel

opm

ent p

rogr

am.

Incr

ease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

ove

rall

child

ren

betw

een

3 an

d 7

year

s of

age

in r

ural

pilo

t cen

ters

and

incr

ease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

child

ren

betw

een

3an

d 7

year

s of

age

from

pre

dom

inan

tly R

oma

com

mun

ities

atte

ndin

g ki

nder

gart

ens.

Incr

ease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

trai

ned

kind

erga

rten

teac

hes.r

Incr

ease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

par

ents

atte

ndin

gco

urse

s an

d m

eetin

gs o

rgan

ized

by

the

Par

ent

Res

ourc

e C

ente

r.

Ann

ual r

epor

ts fr

om th

e M

inis

try

ofE

duca

tion

and

Yout

h;A

nnua

lS

tatis

tics

Rep

ort;

eval

uatio

ns a

ndst

udie

s fr

om th

e G

over

nmen

t and

UN

age

ncie

s.

Ris

ks:T

he G

over

nmen

t is

not

fort

hcom

ing

in th

e re

form

of t

heIE

CD

.

Ass

umpt

ions

:T

he G

over

nmen

tad

vanc

es s

ucce

ssfu

lly in

the

refo

rmof

bas

ic e

duca

tion.

§ § § § § § §

3b)

Mos

t vul

nera

ble

and

mar

gina

lized

child

ren

have

rea

lized

thei

r rig

hts

thro

ugh

incr

ease

d ac

cess

to q

ualit

yca

re a

nd p

rote

ctio

n se

rvic

esU

NIC

EF,

WH

O, U

NH

CR

).

Dec

reas

era

te o

f ins

titut

iona

lized

chi

ldre

n(b

y ag

e an

d ge

nder

).D

ecre

ase

in th

e an

nual

num

ber

of b

abie

sab

ando

ned

in m

ater

nity

hos

pita

ls p

er y

ear .

Incr

ease

in th

e an

nual

num

ber

of c

hild

ren

plac

edin

fost

er c

are.

Incr

ease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

chi

ldre

n re

unite

d w

ithth

eir

biol

ogic

al fa

mili

es.

Incr

ease

in th

e an

nual

num

ber

of c

hild

ren

adop

ted.

Incr

ease

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

fam

ilies

rec

eivi

ng s

ocia

serv

ices

.In

crea

se in

the

num

ber

of c

hild

ren

with

HIV

/AID

Sin

tegr

ated

into

pub

lic s

choo

ls.

Incr

ease

num

ber

of c

hild

ren

with

dis

abili

ties

atte

ndin

g m

ains

trea

m s

choo

ls.

Incr

ease

num

ber

of s

tree

t chi

ldre

nre

inte

grat

ed in

thei

r bi

olog

ical

fam

ilies

.C

hild

care

spe

cial

ists

em

ploy

ed in

ref

ugee

rece

ptio

n/ac

com

mod

atio

n ce

nter

s w

ithG

over

nmen

t fun

ded

activ

ities

to a

ddre

ss th

ech

ildre

n’s

(edu

catio

nal/r

ecre

atio

nal)

deve

lopm

enta

l nee

ds.

All

(100

%)

refu

gees

and

asy

lum

see

kers

with

spec

ial n

eeds

ben

efit

from

com

mun

al o

rin

stitu

tiona

l pro

gram

s.A

ll (1

00%

) re

fuge

e w

omen

and

girl

s m

enst

ruat

ing

have

acc

ess

to a

dequ

ate

sani

tary

sup

plie

s.

in th

e

l

in th

e

in th

e

Reg

ular

rep

orts

from

the

Nat

iona

lA

utho

rity

for

Chi

ld P

rote

ctio

n an

dA

dopt

ion,

reg

ular

rep

orts

from

rele

vant

nat

iona

l and

inte

rnat

iona

lor

gani

zatio

ns in

clud

ing

the

EU

,U

SA

ID a

nd D

FID

, EU

ann

ual

repo

rts

and

the

Spe

cial

Rap

port

eur

on R

oman

ia’s

chi

ld p

rote

ctio

n fr

omth

e E

urop

ean

Par

liam

ent,

Inno

cent

i Res

earc

h C

ente

rpu

blic

atio

ns a

nd p

ublic

atio

ns fr

omth

e na

tiona

l res

earc

h in

stitu

tes.

Ris

ks: D

e-in

stitu

tiona

lized

str

eet

child

ren

goin

g ba

ck to

the

stre

ets;

lack

of a

ppro

pria

te fu

ndin

g at

the

loca

l dep

artm

ents

of c

hild

pro

tect

ion;

and

no p

rogr

ess

in th

e cu

rren

t lev

elof

pov

erty

.

Ass

umpt

ions

:N

atio

nal N

GO

sco

ntin

ue to

str

engt

hen

elem

ents

of

sust

aina

bilit

y; c

urre

nt r

efor

m is

succ

essf

ully

impl

emen

ted;

and

the

prot

ectio

n of

chi

ldre

n is

clo

sely

link

edw

ith th

e so

cial

pro

tect

ion

polic

ies

and

broa

der

stra

tegi

es.

(

§ § § § § § § § §

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

28

§ § §

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005 - 2009

293c)

Qua

lity

of M

CH

C a

nd H

IV/A

IDS

serv

ices

impr

oved

thro

ugh

IMC

I, M

PS

,R

H a

ndY

FS

pro

gram

mes

, with

spe

cial

focu

s on

vul

nera

ble/

disa

dvan

tage

dgr

oups

and

und

er-s

erve

d ar

eas

(, U

NIC

EF,

UN

FPA

, UN

AID

S).

WH

O

Dec

reas

e in

the

% o

f low

birt

h w

eigh

t.D

ecre

ase

in a

naem

ia in

chi

ldre

n un

der

5 an

d in

preg

nant

wom

en.

Incr

ease

in th

e %

of h

ouse

hold

s us

ing

iodi

zed

salt.

Incr

ease

in th

e %

of m

othe

rs e

xclu

sive

lybr

east

feed

ing

for

6 m

onth

s.In

crea

se in

the

aver

age

dura

tion

of b

reas

tfeed

ing.

Dec

reas

e in

the

teen

age

preg

nanc

y ra

te (

ages

of

15-1

9).

Num

ber

of o

r %

of d

istr

icts

cov

ered

with

com

mun

ity n

urse

s.%

of h

ealth

and

edu

catio

n pr

ofes

sion

als

expo

sed

to IE

C fo

r pr

omot

ing

the

right

s of

PLW

A.

Ann

ual h

ealth

rep

orts

from

the

Min

istr

y of

Hea

lth a

nd fr

omU

NIC

EF,

WH

O, U

NF

PAan

dU

NA

IDS

, sur

veys

, eva

luat

ions

,st

udie

s an

d re

gula

r up

date

s du

ring

the

them

e gr

oup

mee

tings

.

Ris

ks: T

he r

efor

m in

the

heal

thsy

stem

is s

till i

n pr

ogre

ss a

nd fa

rfr

om b

eing

impl

emen

ted;

hig

htu

rnov

er o

f sta

ff in

hea

lth in

stitu

tions

and

lack

of m

otiv

ated

sta

f f.

Ass

umpt

ions

:The

hea

lth s

yste

m is

wel

l man

aged

and

its

inst

itutio

nal

capa

city

is s

tren

gthe

ned.

All

(100

%)

refu

gee

surv

ivor

s of

sex

ual a

ndge

nder

-bas

ed v

iole

nce

(SG

BV

) ar

e id

entif

ied

and

rece

ive

mul

ti-di

scip

linar

y as

sist

ance

.In

divi

dual

and

gro

up c

ouns

elin

g an

d m

ater

ial

assi

stan

ce fo

r ge

nera

l hyg

iene

, rep

rodu

ctiv

ehe

alth

, pre

vent

ion

and

trea

tmen

t of d

rug

abus

e,S

TD

s an

d H

IV/A

IDS

ava

ilabl

e in

ref

ugee

rece

ptio

n/ac

com

mod

atio

n ce

nter

s.

§ § § § § § § § § §

UN

DA

F F

OR

RO

MA

NIA

2005

- 2

009

30

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ear

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ear

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ear

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essm

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f the

sta

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l Hum

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ent R

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rev

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syst

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ly th

roug

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cycl

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for

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ued

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t UN

HC

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over

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t-N

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onito

ring

of r

efug

ee p

rote

ctio

n.

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iona

l Nut

ritio

n S

urve

illan

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onito

ring

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em r

elat

ed to

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ne D

efic

ienc

y D

isor

der

(ID

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and

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vers

alS

alt I

odin

atio

n (U

SI)

; Mon

itorin

g sy

stem

of t

he v

iola

tion

of r

ight

s of

Peo

ple

Livi

ng W

ith H

IV/A

IDS

(P

LWH

A);

Nat

iona

l Int

egra

ted

Sys

tem

Mon

itorin

g sy

stem

of t

he C

RC

; Mon

itorin

g sy

stem

of t

he v

iola

tion

of th

e In

tern

atio

nal C

ode

of M

arke

ting

for

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ilkS

ubst

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nnua

l Rep

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luat

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sYe

arly

thro

ugho

ut th

e cy

cle:

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cent

i ann

ual r

epor

t; E

valu

atio

n of

the

child

pro

tect

ion

prog

ram

s; E

valu

atio

n of

the

heal

th in

terv

entio

ns;

Eva

luat

ion

of th

e R

oma

educ

atio

n ac

tiviti

es;

try

Rep

ort a

ndA

nnua

l Pro

tect

ion

Rep

ort.

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HC

RA

nnua

l Cou

nR

evie

ws

Ann

ual R

evie

w m

eetin

g &

rep

ort (

UN

DP

); P

rogr

am a

nnua

l rev

iew

mee

ting

(UN

ICE

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DA

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valu

atio

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ilest

on

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ass

essm

ent a

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valu

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cou

nty

leve

l;su

ppor

t the

cap

acity

of t

he N

atio

nal I

nstit

ute

of S

tatis

tics;

sup

port

the

natio

nal

Om

buds

man

offi

ce; s

uppo

rt th

e im

plem

enta

tion

of th

e na

tiona

l sur

veill

ance

sys

tem

for

nutr

ition

; sup

port

for

the

med

ia a

s a

mon

itorin

gso

urce

for

child

ren

right

s; c

apac

ity b

uild

ing

for

mon

itorin

g th

e im

plem

enta

tion

of th

e N

atio

nal S

usta

inab

le D

evel

opm

ent S

trat

egy;

cap

acity

build

ing

for

MD

G m

onito

ring;

and

sup

port

to N

atio

nal I

nstit

ute

for

Sta

tistic

s fo

r co

llect

ing/

proc

essi

ng IC

Tst

atis

tics.

Use

of

info

rmat

ion

Fin

ding

s fr

om th

e re

sear

ch, s

urve

ys a

nd e

valu

atio

ns w

ill b

e us

ed to

gui

de th

e pr

ogra

m a

nd s

ugge

st th

e ne

cess

ary

chan

ges

inst

rate

gies

con

cern

ing

diffe

rent

targ

et g

roup

s.

Par

tner

act

ivit

ies

Ann

ual s

tatis

tical

rep

orts

by

the

Nat

iona

l Ins

titut

e of

Sta

tistic

s; In

stitu

te o

f Mot

her

and

Chi

ld w

ithin

the

Min

istr

y of

Hea

lth w

ill c

ontin

ue to

prod

uce

the

mon

thly

nut

ritio

nal s

urve

illan

ce r

epor

t; th

e M

inis

try

of H

ealth

pro

duce

s an

nual

med

ical

hea

lth s

tatis

tics;

the

Min

istr

y of

Edu

catio

nw

ill c

arry

out

the

annu

al m

onito

ring

of th

e ed

ucat

ion

syst

em th

roug

h th

e st

atis

tical

yea

rboo

k.

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ear

4Y

ear

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atio

nal H

uman

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elop

men

t Rep

ort

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essm

ent o

f the

stat

us o

f chi

ldre

n an

dw

omen

in R

oman

ia