DUSHANBE, December 17, 2009, Asia-Plus — The draft poverty reduction strategy paper for 2010-2012, which has been worked out by ministries and organizations of Tajikistan in cooperation with partners for development, is currently under consideration by the government, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Farrukh Hamraliyev told reporters in Dushanbe on December 16.
According to him, the document is a continuation of priorities for development determined by the national development strategy designed for the period till 2015 and stipulates public management reforms, improvement of investment climate and creation of favorable conditions for private sector as well as strengthening of capacity.
The national development strategy, in particular, notes that Tajikistan will experience negative effects of the global financial and economic crisis in 2010 as well, the minister said. “We have studied all countries, with which we have trade and economic relations, export/import operations, including flow of funds,” noted Hamraliyev, “Our partner countries project GDP growth, i.e. they expect the crisis effects to begin reducing in 2010.”
We will recall that the joint ceremony of signing the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2010-2015 and UNDP Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2010-2015 took place in Dushanbe on December 16.
The UNDAF 2010-2015 comprises 4 thematic areas, namely 1) Poverty Reduction and Governance; 2) Food and Nutrition Security; 3) Clean Water, Sustainable Environment, and Energy and 4) Quality Basic Services. The UNDAF elaboration process took place in close collaboration with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Tajikistan, the Government of Tajikistan, Civil Society and the Donor Community with the aim of improving the lives of the people of Tajikistan, especially the most vulnerable.
UNDP Tajikistan CPAP 2010 – 2015 directly addresses priorities of the Government of Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy (NDS) and is in complete alignment with the UNDAF 2010-2015 and Country Programme Document for Tajikistan (CPD) 2010 – 2015. CPAP 2010-2015 focuses its interventions in the areas of (1) Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs, (2) Reducing burden of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, (3) Good Governance, (4) Crisis Prevention and Recovery, and (5) Environment and Sustainable Development. CPAP 2010-2015 will be implemented in close collaboration with key partners and stakeholders including Government Institutions, Donor Agencies and Civil Sector. The overall planned budget of CPAP 2010-2015 is $ 166,306,000.
