opii annual report 2013

One UN Programme IIAnnual Report 2013

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One UN Programme IIAnnual Report 2013


ONE UN PROGRAMME II . ANNUAL REPORT 2013

Contents

Acronyms

Message from the Resident Coordinator

Executive Summary

Major developments in 2013

Delivering as One in Pakistan Background One Leader One Fund One Office: Operations One Voice: Communications One Programme (2013-2017) OPII Management Arrangements

One UN Programme II: Focus on Results SPA 1 Vulnerable and marginalised populations have equitable access and use of quality services SPA 2 Inclusive economic growth through the development of sustainable livelihoods SPA 3 Increased national resilience to disasters, crises and external shocks SPA 4 Strengthened governance and social cohesion SPA 5 Gender equality and social justice SPA 6 Food and nutrition security for the most vulnerable groups

Financial Performance

Annexes Annex A: OP II (2013) - Joint Budgetary Status at the SPA level Annex B: OP II (2013) - Joint Budgetary Status at the Outcome level Annex C: OP II (2013) - Joint Budgetary Status at the Joint Output level Annex D: SPA wise Expenditure status of Agencies Annex E: Definitions of core budgetary terminologies Annex F: The Pakistan One Fund

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Acronyms

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Anti-Narcotics Force Advice and Legal Centres

Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees Climate Change Climate Change Division Elimination of All Forms Discrimination against Women Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition Civil Society Organisation

Delivering as oneDisaster Risk ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction Daily subsistence allowance

Economic Affairs DivisionElectoral Commission of Pakistan Education for All Elimination and Prevention of all Forms of Violence against Women and Girls

Food and Agriculture OrganisationFederally Administered Tribal Areas Farmer Field Schools

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation Gender Based Violence Glacial lake outburst flood Government of Pakistan

Home Based Worker Hydro chlorofluorocarbonsHuman Development Index High Level Committee Health Management Information System

Internally displaced people International Labour OrganisationInternational Organisation for Migration

Know about business Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Law enforcement agency Lady Health Worker Long Term Agreement

ANF ALAC

CARCCCCD CEDAW

CMAM CSO

DaO DRM DRR DSA

EAD ECP EFA EVAWG

FAO FATA FFS

GAVI GBV GLOF GoP

HBW HCFC HDI HLC HMIS

IDP ILO IOM

KAB KP

LEA LHW LTA

Mother and Child Week Millennium Development Goal Maternal Newborn and Child Health

National emergency action plan for polio National Commission on the Status of Women Non-government Organisation National Physical and Standards Laboratory Nutrition Stabilisation Centre National University of Science and Technology

One UN Programme I (2009 - 2012)One UN Programme II (2013 – 2017)Operations Management Team Out Patient Therapeutic Programme

Pakistan Administered KashmirPakistan Agricultural Research Council Pakistan approach to total sanitation Provincial Disaster Management AuthorityPregnant and lactating womenPakistan Nursing Council Proof of Registration

Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas Reaching Every District Approach Renewable Energy/Energy Efficient Right to Information

Ministry of States and Frontier Regions Sustainable Consumption and Production Social Cohesion and ResilienceSexual and Gender Based Violence Small and Medium Size EnterpriseStrategic Priority Area Sanitary and Phytosanitary

Training of Trainers Technical and Vocational Education and Training

United NationsJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

MCW MDGMNCH

NEAP NCSW

NGO NPSL

NSC NUST

OPIOPII OMTOTP

PAK PARC PATSPDMA

PLW PNCPoR

RAHA RED REEERTI

SAFRONSCP

SCRSGBV SMESPA SPS

ToT TVET

UN UNAIDS


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United Nations Communications Group United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child United Nations Country TeamUnited Nations Conference on Trade & DevelopmentUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural OrganisationUnited Nations Population FundUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations Children’s FundUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganisationUnited Nations Office of Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Office for Project ServicesUnited Nations Resident CoordinatorUnited Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeUnited Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of WomenUniversal Salt Iodisation

Women facilitation centre World Food ProgrammeWomen’s Parliamentary Caucus World Health Organisation

UNCGUNCRC

UNCT UNCTAD

UNDP

UNEPUNESCO

UNFPAUNHCR

UNICEFUNIDO

UNODC

UNOPS

UNRCUN Habitat

UN Women

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Message from the UN Resident Coordinator

2013 marked the start of the second phase of the United Nations Delivering as One process in Pakistan. This was the first year of implementation of the One UN Programme II (2013-2017). In preparing the new programme, the United Nations in Pakistan built on lessons learnt from the first pilot One UN Programme (2009 – 2012). We aspired to be even more results oriented, lighter on process, fully aligned with national development priorities, and focused increasingly on upstream policy support and building national capacities, especially at provincial level. Our goal was simple but funda-mentally important: to deliver better results to the people of Pakistan.

The One UN Programme II preparation involved extensive consultations with federal and provincial governments, development partners and a wide range of civil society actors. The Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, and the United Nations signed the One UN Programme II in December 2012.

In 2013, UN agencies in Pakistan embarked on another consultation process to prepare the Operational Plan for the One UN Programme II. These consultations were timed to allow the newly elected provincial governments to settle into office and to influence the design of the Operational Plan. The Operational Plan lays out the programme implementation and management modalities of the One UN Programme. It also describes how the UN will monitor, review, report on and evaluate the Programme. For the first time in Pakistan, joint UN-Government steering committees were established at sub-national level, in addition to an overarching national steering committee. We hope that devolution of oversight and coordination of UN activities to the provinces increases national ownership and makes the UN more responsive to provincial development priorities and well tuned into sub-national capacity development needs.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon visited Pakistan in August 2013. His visit further strengthened the strong partnership between Pakistan and the United Nations. Peace building, regional issues, MDG acceleration, investment in the social sector, women’s empowerment, polio eradication, post 2015 development agenda as well as disaster risk reduction and preparedness featured prominently in discussions between the Secretary-General and the leadership of Pakistan. The visit laid a strong foundation for continued UN engagement in these areas. The Secretary-General was especially grateful for the role that Pakistan has played, and continues to play, in international peace efforts through its contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.

We hope that this 2013 annual report helps illustrate key development achievements of UN agencies, funds and programmes in Pakistan under the One UN Programme II. Humanitarian work of the UN in Pakistan falls outside the scope of this report and is reported on separately.

On behalf of the United Nations system, I thank our federal and provincial government counterparts, civil society organi-sations, development partners and the people of Pakistan for their support and guidance for the work of the United Nations in Pakistan.

TIMO PAKKALAUN Resident Coordinator

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The Operational Plan for the implementation of the One UN Programme II (OPII) was finalised in 2013. It was developed in consultation with federal and provincial governments and complements the common UN development strategy by providing management guidance and a framework for coherent delivery. The Operational Plan’s management structure supports effective results based management at sub-national and sub national levels. The national High Level Committee (HLC) and the joint UN-government Provincial Steering Committees ensure government ownership and oversight. The HLC holds the overarching oversight role in the implementation of the One UN reform process in Pakistan. The Provincial Steering Committees provide strategic oversight and guidance to programme planning, implementation and monitoring.

In support of the OPII implementation, process and proce-dures were harmonised throughout Pakistan UN operations. One Office promoted the streamlining of operations and the creation of common portals to reduce overhead costs and improve the effectiveness of systems. One Voice supported the UN agencies to communicate as one, and to improve media relationships and communication campaign coverage. One Leader, in the form of the UN Country Team chaired by the RC, led to increased alignment between programmatic priorities and operational systems, thereby improving coherence between agencies.

In 2013 the UN focused on the bottlenecks and barriers that exclude the poor and most vulnerable to increase access to basic services such as water, health, sanitation and educa-tion. The UN supported livelihood projects, vocational training and quality assurance to increase employment opportunities and enhanced trading standards and procedures.

To accelerate progress towards Millennium Development Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education, the UN supported the development of an MDG Acceleration Framework focusing on education. This framework is an action plan based on existing provincial education sector plans to pursue educational priorities linked to MDG 2.

The UN supported efforts to eradicate the wild polio virus in hard to reach districts throughout the country. Despite security challenges, the UN worked with mass media campaigns, journalists, religious leaders and community mobilisers to increase immunisation coverage.

To improve access to justice for the most marginalised communities the UN supported a range of activities

promoting best practice in civilian law enforcement agencies and criminal justice institutions. Officials from the justice system continuum of services including police, prosecutors and prisons were trained to improve service delivery and to operate in coordination.

The UN provided continued support for refugees in 2013. A national refugee law was drafted with UN guidance. Assis-tance included the provision of health, education, nutrition, and WASH activities for IDPs in camps and host communi-ties as well as a strengthening of referral systems to provide increased access to basic services and protective environ-ments for families.

The UN also gave vital support to the Electoral Commission of Pakistan to hold transparent and accountable elections. This support came in the form of staff training, a results management information system, a database of polling results and an unprecedented voter education media campaign reaching over 40 million citizens, encouraging them to exercise their democratic right to vote.

In 2013, the UN worked with the governments’ National Disaster Management Authority and the Provincial / State Disaster Management Authorities in a proactive approach to increase the country’s resilience to disasters. The UN supported the construction of safe shelter and public infrastructure, developing the skills and technical capacities of communities to ‘build back better’.

Throughout the reporting year there was a significant increase in advocating for gender equality and social justice. The UN worked closely with the Government of Pakistan and national women's machineries to implement its commit-ments under CEDAW as well as to ensure bonded labour-ers, home-based workers and child labourers were better protected through specific policies and national bills.

The UN made progress in building the capacity of individuals in agriculture development, nutritional practices and develop-ing food security policies. The UN-led training courses incorporated cross sections of society including education managers, teachers, farmers, and policy makers to increase understanding on how to address under-nutrition and create sustainable food systems.

In 2013, 19 Agencies, Funds and Programmes implemented the One UN Programme II joint programming framework, yield-ing a joint UN delivery of US$290 million, contributing to the 54 joint outputs, 20 outcomes and the 6 strategic priority areas.

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strategic priority areas (SPAs)comprise the One UN Prog-ramme II for Pakistan6

Vulnerable andmarginalisedpopulations

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Inclusiveeconomic

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Increasednational

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Strengthenedgovernanceand socialcohesion

Genderequality andsocial justice

Food andnutrition

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Strategic priority areas (SPAs) for Pakistan

UN Delivery per Strategic Priority Area of OPII 2013 (US$)

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69.86m

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is the total amount delivered under the One UN Programme II in 2013US$289, 917,484

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2013 was a landmark year for Pakistan. For the first time in the country’s history, an elected government completed its full five-year term and handed power to a newly elected government. The general elections were successfully held in May 2013, at both the federal and provincial levels, witnessing a turnout of more than 55 per cent, an 11 per cent increase over the 2008 general elections, with a record level of participation by women and youth. The new federal government, led by the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz, prioritised the revival of the economy, the resolu-tion of the energy crisis, strengthening rule of law and enhancing security as well as the positioning of Pakistan in global politics. The Government also embarked upon the development of the eleventh Five-Year Plan and, with technical support from the United Nations, the longer term Vision 2025,1 which was developed in consultation with the provinces.

Pakistan is now the sixth most populous country in the world with an estimated population of over 180 million, with nearly two thirds under the age of 25 and an estimated population growth of 2 per cent per year. Endemic poverty has consistently been recognised asone of the key challenges towards achieving most human development goals. Pakistan's Human Development Index (HDI) value has marginally improved over the years (at the rate of 1.74 per cent from 2000-2012), but its level of achievement and ranking (146) remains low.2

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Pakistan showed a slow growth of 3.59 percent in 2013 from the previous year. The government cites several reasons for the slow development progress over the last few years, including increasing economic difficulties, the domestic cost of fighting militancy and the rising numbers of displaced people, all of which create pressures on strained govern-ment finances.

The Pakistan MDG Report 2013 was finalised by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, in partner-ship with the UN and highlighted that of the 34 national MDGs, Pakistan is on-track to achieve 10 indicators, but is off-track on 24 indicators.3 Among these, the education sector fares the poorest, despite having shown some signs of improvement between 2004 and 2008. In 2013, over 6.7 million children were out-of-school,4 which essentially

18th Amendment to theConstitution of Pakistan

Pakistan’s 18th Constitutional Amend-ment was promulgated in 2010 and decentralises political power. It empowers the country’s provinces by transferring federal-level resources and public service delivery such as education and health to provincial governments. This amendment represents a milestone in the history of the country, both on the political front, as well as in terms of governance reform.

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1 Approved by the National Economic Council (NEC) of Pakistan in May 20142 http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/Country-Profiles/PAK.pdf3 http://www.undp.org/content/dam/pakistan/docs/MDGs/MDG2013Report/UNDP-Report13.pdf4 National Plan of Action to Accelerate Education-related MDGs 2013-16, Ministry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education.

55%turnout witnessed in 2013 general elections, an 11 per cent increase over the the2008 general elections, witha record level of participationby women and youth

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0.5459is Pakistan’s Gender InequalityIndex value, ranking it 135 out of 136 countries in the 2013 index

means that 30% of the country’s population lives in conditions of extreme educational poverty.5 In response to these challenges, Pakistan decided to focus on progress towards MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education for all.

Throughout Pakistan, gender inequality, despite much progress, remains among the greatest challenges for the country. Compounding the situation are prevalent social norms and practices, which create difficulty in accessing services and equal opportunities. Pakistan has a Gender Inequality Index value of 0.5459, ranking it 135 out of 136 countries in the 2013 index.6

Pakistan remains one of only three countries in the world where polio is endemic.7 In 2013, Pakistan had 93 cases of the wild polio virus, compared to 58 in 2012. Tremen-dous efforts were made in 2013 to fight against further spread of the virus. Mass media and community mobilisa-tion methods were used to raise awareness about the devastating effects of polio and to increase coverage of the government’s vaccination campaign to protect more children against the disease.

Throughout 2013, the security situation in Pakistan presented challenges to UN operations around the country. The fight against terrorist networks caused damage to infrastructure, loss of human life and extreme suffering. The cost to the economy in lost output, foregone fixed investment, cancelled export orders, weak revenue collection and diversion of budgetary resources from social spending to security expenditures was immense: an official estimate places this in the vicinity of US$70 billion in the ten-year period from 20018 - a lost, potentially vast, pool of development funding. A total of 161,072 registered families, with almost 1 million individuals, were displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally

Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) including a total of 0.14 million who were displaced in 2013, as a result of ongoing insecurity. In the reporting year there were three camps for the displaced population supported by the UN, accommo-dating more than 80,000 individuals.

The monsoon floods affected 1.5 million people across Pakistan in 2013, many of them for the fourth consecutive year, amplifying and further exasperating the vulnerability of people living in flood affected areas - particularly in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. In September, earth-quakes in Balochistan affected 185,000 people, of whom 120,000 needed shelter assistance.9

Pakistan has the largest protracted refugee situation globally. In 2013 the UN assisted 1.61 million registered refugees, the majority of whom have fled Afghanistan due to violence and persecution at various times since 1979.10 However, it is estimated that another 1 million are unregis-tered.

In addition to the development programming under the OPII, the UN in Pakistan also provided significant humani-tarian assistance. A total of US$210 million was contrib-uted to projects in the 2013 Humanitarian Operational Plan for KP and FATA. The UN Emergency Response Fund allocated an additional US$13.2 million to 78 humanitarian projects targeting more than 4 million people in need.

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5 Education Emergency Pakistan 2011 The Pakistan Education Task Force6 http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-gender-gap7 http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/media_8847.htm8 http://www.undp.org/content/dam/pakistan/docs/MDGs/MDG2013Report/UNDP-Report13.pdf9 https://pak.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/pak.humanitarianresponse.info/files/PAK691_Pakistan_Humanitarian_Snapshot_v18_A4_20140115_0.pdf10 http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e487016.html

80,000individuals accommodated in three UN supported camps for displaced people

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Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.

International BoundaryProvincial BoundaryLine of ControlProvincial BoundaryLine of Control

AJK UN Women, UNESCO, UNICEF, IOM, UNAIDS, UNHCR, UNIDO, WFP, WHO, FAO, UN-Habitat

GB UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, UNIDO, WFP, WHO, UN Women, UNDP

KP UN Women, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA ,ILO, UNIDO, IOM, WFP, WHO, UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNODC, FAO

Balochistan UN Women, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, UNAIDS, FAO, ILO, WFP, WHO, UNDP, UNODC

Punjab UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UN-Habitat, UNIDO, ILO, UN Women, IOM, WFP, WHO, UNDP, UNODC, FAO

Sindh UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNIDO, ILO, UN Women, IOM, WFP, WHO, FAO, UNODC

FATA UNESCO, UNICEF, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNIDO, WFP, WHO, FAO

Federal UN Women, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, UNAIDS, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNIDO, ILO, UNCTAD, FAO, WFP, WHO, UNODC

ICT UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, WFP, WHO, UN Women, UN-Habitat

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Delivering as One in Pakistan

Background

In 2005, a high-level panel was established on system-wide coherence in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment,11 which put forth recom-mendations leading to greater efficiency and effectiveness of the UN system as a whole. The high-level panel, whose report was titled ‘Delivering as One’, made recommenda-tions regarding operations, funding and resource alloca-tion, joint programming, and empowered leadership. Initially eight countries volunteered to pilot the programme, Pakistan being one of them.

One Leader

The Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) work together to provide technical support and strategic oversight for the implementation of the UN One programme in Pakistan. The following management arrangements support their leadership:

Operations Management Team (OMT)The OMT advances common business practices including aspects of finance, administration, procure-ment, information and communications technology (ICT), and human resources etc. The OMT aims to improve the effectiveness of common services and the identification of new joint services and activities.

Programme Management Team (PMT)Reporting to the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), the principle function of the PMT is to manage the plan-ning, implementation and monitoring of the OPII and ensure One Programme coherence across the Strate-gic Priority Areas. Furthermore the PMT manages and provides quality assurance to monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes.

Inter Agency Group on Gender Equality (IAGonGE)The inter agency group is made up of gender focal points and gender specialists. The group of experts further develop capacities and provide technical support to effectively address gender perspectives, within the context of the OPII.

Human Rights Task Force (HRTF)The task force is comprised of human rights focal points and provides technical support for the advancement of human rights and the ‘human rights based approach’ to programming throughout OPII implementation.

UN Communications Group (UNCG)The communications group is comprised of communica-tions focal points from all agencies and focuses on raising awareness of the development priorities in the country, at engaging counterparts in communicating those priorities, and keeping the donor community informed on the achievements of the One UN Programme.

Delivering as One is intended to streamline UN interven-tions, to increase national ownership, to improve joint programming among UN organisations at the country level, to reduce transaction costs, and increase harmoni-sation and accountability through four main pillars – One Leader, One Budget,12 One Office and One Programme. A fifth pillar – One Voice – was also added after inception.

The pilot phase of Delivering as One, saw the develop-ment of the One Programme (2008 – 2012). The One Programme focused on five thematic Joint Programmes: agriculture, rural development, and poverty reduction; disaster risk management; environment; education; and health and population; and four crosscutting issues of gender, human rights, civil society and refugees. The second iteration of the One Programme (2013 – 2017) focuses on six Strategic Priority Areas, aligned with national priorities, and includes four normative principles: human rights, gender equality, capacity development, and environmental sustainability.

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Pillars of Delivering as

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One Fund

The Pakistan One Fund,13 operational since 2009, has managed a portfolio of US$83m to date. The fund is an important UN reform instrument for UN country coherence and addresses critical funding gaps in DaO programming. The One Fund in Pakistan supported new initiatives, allowing a response to emerging needs, and helped strengthen the convening power of the UN, by bringing together UN agencies and line ministries to jointly agree on planning, as well as implementing joint programming.

One Office: Operations

In alignment with the principles of the OPII, and to support the delivery of the SPAs, operations in Pakistan were harmonised in 2013 to reduce parallel processes and promote cost effective practices.

During 2013 the UN created 42 Long Term Agreements (LTAs) for goods and 42 LTAs for micro assessments to promote efficiencies in procurement processes. Three LTAs for travel, banking and security services also allowed for smoother transitions. The common One-UN online recruitment portal streamlined recruitment procedures, while standardised daily subsistence allowance rates for non-UN staff reduced the financial implication of official visits by non-UN staff. This resulted in budgetary savings both at project and programme level.

The common One UN platform was used to renegotiate telecommunications contracts to save the UN time and money through a reduction in license fees, and the UN also advocated with the government to be allowed to import radio communication equipment to reduce costs. An additional common online vehicle-tracking database, via a secure intranet, was developed to monitor actual maintenance and mileage data and ensured proper maintenance of UN vehicles.

By negotiating common legal terms, and standardising and creating common One-UN online portals the UN has improved operational coherence. The information sharing and harmonisation throughout 2013 resulted in increased value for money and allowed for better efficiency and effectiveness gains throughout UN operations in Pakistan.

One Voice: Communications

The UN established a common communications strategy in 2013 to raise awareness of the development priorities in Pakistan. The interagency UN Communication Group (UNCG) supported programme delivery and the country team to ‘communicate as one’. One Voice provided the dual focus of showcasing UN programming to the public and stakeholders in Pakistan, as well as leading on communication campaigns to infer behaviour change. Improved media partnerships and links with the private sector helped to raise awareness, and resulted in better dialogue with youth, media, journalists and national institutions.

A renewed focus was placed on building a ‘media bridge’ with both national and international press to explore areas of common interest to showcase. A new common UN website was developed and launched as a platform to post photos, human interest stories, and updates of UN programming nationwide. The website places as emphasis on pictorial information to render development information more accessible to all communities throughout the country.

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(2013-2017)

Strategic Priority AreasThe Government of Pakistan and the United Nations identified six key Strategic Priority Areas (SPAs), or goals, in which the UN has a comparative advantage and can significantly contribute to over the five-year implementation period. The SPAs reflect priorities identified through the national and provincial consulta-tions mentioned above. Working groups, organised around each SPA, provide a platform for strategic guidance, collaboration, coordination and coherent dialogue with the government throughout the year.

UN programming principlesAs the OPII looks to a future that fosters greater social justice for all, UN programming embraced the key normative UN programming principles. These are:

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Vulnerable and marginalised populations have equitable access and use of quality services

Inclusive economic growth through the development of sustainable livelihoods.

Increased national resilience to disasters, crises and external shocks

Strengthened governance and social cohesion

Gender equality and social justice

Food and nutrition security for the most vulnerable groups

Strategic Priority Areas (SPAs)

Capacity developmentGender equalityEnvironmental sustainabilityHuman rights

These cross cutting issues underpin the values and ethical considerations evident across all procedures, programmes, systems and initiatives of the OPII and proved to be vital principles to guide and benchmark achievements against.

Pursuing its equity agenda, the UN in Pakistan promoted effective responses to gender-based inequalities in 2013 both through a dedicated SPA focusing exclusively on gender, and also through the inclusion of gender as a cross cutting issue throughout all SPAs.

As an influential component of a robust long-term development plan and the OPII, capacity development and leadership remained crucial to build up the capabilities of the rights holders themselves throughout the reporting year.

As Pakistan strives to fulfil MDG 7: Ensure environ-mental sustainability, the UN unceasingly supported government authorities, CSOs and communities to adapt to the impending catastrophes that climate change can bring. Mitigation and adaptation techniques and sustainable energy solutions were implemented as the basis for programming.

Human rights issues such as child marriage, bonded labour, minority rights and a shortage of equitable laws and policies remained at the forefront of UN program-ming in 2013. Progress came in the form of partnership between the UN and the government, jointly committed to national priority development areas for human rights and equality for all.

Human Rights Based ApproachOver the last decade there has been significant progress in mainstreaming human rights in the work of the UN system, including in Pakistan. In a human rights based approach (HBRA) to programming and development, the aim of all activities is to contribute directly to the realisation of one or more human rights. Human rights principles such as universality, indivisibil-ity, non-discrimination, participation, and the rule of law guide all phases of the programming process. This approach leads to better and more sustainable outcomes.

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OPII Management

arrangements

The OPII management and coordination architecture articulates the principles of partnership and government ownership, as well as UN coherence. At the federal level a High Level Committee supports overall strategic guidance to the Delivering as One process and implementation of the One UN Programme II. A total of nine administrative area steering committees were also established in 2013 at national, provincial and regional levels, to provide monitor-ing oversight and guidance to the devolved priorities and targets of the Operational Plan. Senior government representatives co-chair the steering committees, together with the relevant UN agency. The specified UN agency represents the Resident Coordinator at provincial level and takes the lead on UN coordination. This signifies the first time that the UN has been represented as a whole on a sub-national level, and worked with all line departments of the government.

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One UN Programme II: Focus on Results

Figure 1: Provincial consultations

Table 1: Total delivery per Strategic Priority Area for OPII 2013

The launch of the OPII in 2013 represents the second generation of joint UN programming and collaboration between UN entities, and builds upon lessons learnt during the pilot phase which ended in 2012.

Following an intensive preparation phase of nation-wide consultations and the subsequent identification of regional priorities - together with federal, provincial, and regional government counterparts - the OPII framework for the period 2013 – 2017 was finalised in 2011 and signed off in December 2012 by the Economic Affairs Division of the Government of Pakistan (GoP) and the United Nations. In addition, provincial consultations, which brought together over 100 senior government officials, federal and sub national government officers, CSOs, and UN specialists, were held in July and August 2013 (Figure 1) to prepare the OPII Operational Plan. The Operational Plan specifies the programme implementation and management modali-ties (see Management Arrangements above) and is a tool to promote an increased focus on results. It outlines the joint UN-government steering and coordination mecha-nisms at federal, provincial and regional levels, as well as internal UN coordination mechanisms.

One UN Programme II:Focus on Results

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QuettaBalochistan

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MuzaffarabadPAK

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1Vulnerable and marginalised populations have equitable access and use of quality services

104,276,356.7

2 Inclusive economic growth through the development of sustainable livelihoods 14,876,649.66

3 Increased national resilience to disasters, crises and external shocks 69,857,106.38

4 Strengthened governance and social cohe-sion 44,039,728.07

5 Gender equality and social justice 6,511,571.98

6 Food and nutrition security for the most vulnerable groups 50,356,071.41

Total 289,917,484.2

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Focus

Building on the 2006 legislation, the UN supported the development of a National Sanitation Policy and a National Drinking Water Policy that were approved at federal level and are being drafted in the provinces of KP, Punjab, PAK and Sindh. Though it is commonly understood that the health workforce is the backbone of any health system there remains a distinct lack of regulatory policies for these workers in Pakistan. Therefore the UN supported six costed provincial health strategies to be developed, in line with the MDGs.


50,651,870

39,548,110 14,076,377

Total delivery per Outcome Area

Outcome Area

Policy environment,legislation, budgetary allocation and accountability mech-anisms strengthened in support of equitable access to social and basic services for human development

Increased public awareness/behaviour change to ensure vulnerable and excluded populations practice safe behav-iour, as well as accessand use quality services, including housing

Capacity for equitable social service delivery improved at all levels, including using innovative technology

is the total amount delivered for SPA1USD 104,276,357

gender equality and women’s empowerment frameworksendorsed in Balochistan and Sindh3

education sector plans developedin Balochistan and Sindh and endorsed by the local education group2

provided to education sector planningin Punjab, PAK and FATA

Technical input

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Access to health services

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The burden of under-nutritionUnder-nutrition remains a recognised health problem at provincial level and plays a substantial role in the elevated maternal and child morbidity and mortality rates (see SPA 6). The devastating burden of under-nutrition has lifelong negative consequences, including stunted growth and impaired cognitive development.

The UN supported the scaling up of community based nutrition programmes, which reached a remarkable 2.1 million children between the ages of six months and five years. Specific nutrition treatment improved the health of 440,000 children and over 182,000 women. The Reaching Every District approach (RED) to immunisation covered a further 15 districts in four provinces.

Fighting pneumoniaIn Pakistan, more than 352,000 children die before reaching their fifth birthday and almost one in five of these deaths are due to pneumonia.14 The UN rolled out its pneumococcal vaccine (PCV 10) programme to deliver this life-saving vaccine to Pakistan’s children. This historic event recognised Pakistan as the first Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) eligible country in South Asia.

Mother and child health programmesThe health departments in Punjab and KP, along with UN assistance, developed an integrated package to success-fully deliver expanded programmes on immunisation, maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) and nutrition services.

Highly successful bi-annual mother and child weeks (MCWs) led by UN agencies reached over ten million children and seven million women15 throughout the year, offering tailored integrated intervention programmes. Provincial governments assumed the leadership role in planning and funding MCWs, recognising the significant impact the initiative has on saving the lives of mothers and children. With the introduction of maternal health vouchers – a powerful pay for performance approach to reducing inequities in the use of health services - the UN sustained its reputation for innovative practices in MNCH care, making the difference between life and death.

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The International Health Regulations 2005

This is the first year that Pakistan, with technical assistance from the UN, assessed its core capacity to implement the international health legislation, intro-duced globally in 2005. The regulations set out minimum national public health core capacities related to surveillance and response to public health events.

prospective migrants and refugees assessed at health

facilities in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Mirpur

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cases of active tuberculosis detected and treated whilst screening for communicable diseases amongst potential migrants

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PolioIn 2013, Pakistan had 93 cases of the wild polio virus - compared to 58 in 2012. Over 70 per cent of the cases were from inaccessible areas in FATA, where the oral polio vaccine has been banned for over a year. Despite security and accessibility constraints – including the restricted promotion and visibility of polio campaigns, the UN achieved a missed-children-rate of less than two per cent and a refusal rate of only 0.14 per cent, against a baseline of 0.26 per cent from 2012. This extremely low refusal rate was in part due to the 1,400 community mobilisers who put their lives at risk to communicate the importance and safety of polio vaccinations. They collected extremely important data at the local level on why children are missed during vaccination campaigns, highlighting that accessibility and availability are greater challenges to immunisation coverage than religious objections - knowl-edge which must be harnessed in future campaigns.

Polio PlusPolio eradication in Pakistan was high on the UNCT agenda in 2013 and the UN piloted inter agency initiatives to combat the disease. The UN led Polio Plus projects used creative ways to effectively communicate with and mobilise communities in the high-risk areas to increase knowledge and action for the eradication of polio. These projects were implemented in alignment with the Govern-ment of Pakistan’s National Emergency Action Plan for Polio (NEAP). The UN provided technical guidance to authorities and partners on effective targeting of popula-tions, using social mobilisers to raise awareness of the vaccination campaigns, and successful engagement with local stakeholders. The promotion of the polio message as an integrated programme intervention with strong commu-nity relationships proved effective in getting key messages across to populations, especially in low acceptance areas. Additional project activities, such as curriculum design, focused on the rehabilitation of polio affected youth and were implemented in conjunction with UN supported rehabilitation units.

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Journal series on maternal and child under-nutrition

Maternal and child under-nutrition was the subject of a series of papers in The Lancet in 2008 and again in 2013. Five years after the initial series, the journal re-evaluated the problems of maternal and child under-nutrition globally and their consequences in low-income and middle-income countries, including Pakistan. The results furthered the evidence base that good nutrition is a fundamental driver of a wide range of development goals and maintained that the post-2015 sustainable development agenda must put addressing all forms of malnutrition at the top of its goals. These results substantiated advocacy messages to the new government in Pakistan on the significant impact nutrition programmes have on people’s lives.


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National emergency action plan for polio eradication developed

Pakistan completed its first ever computerised national cold chain inventory system

300journalists in high risk areasincreased positive coverage foreradicating polio, in print and electronic media

80mpeople reached through mass media disease education campaigns

A range of media, including religious publications, television, radio and voice messaging increased acceptance of polio and other routine vaccinations by engaging influential religious leaders. As a result, in 2013 no major religious leader opposed the polio vaccination.

2000government health personneltrained on vaccine management,routine immunisation, and compilingcold chain inventories

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children between the ages of six months and five years reached through community based nutrition programmes

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In a country where almost seven per cent of global newborn deaths occur,18 an MNCH initiative by the UN prepared 17 core trainers to teach skilled birth attendants in 10 districts in Sindh province, as a start to saving babies lives. The helping babies breathe training is an evidence-based neonatal resuscitation curriculum for resource-limited settings to address one of the most common causes of neonatal death: birth asphyxia.

A spotlight on HIV/AIDSPunitive laws and policies that prevent people living with HIV from accessing life-saving services fuel stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and populations at higher risk of infection. In 2013 the UN supported a review of the AIDS response, which was conducted in three provinces. The review results highlighted improved methods for decision making in HIV prevention strategies, gender sensitive support and treatment services for key populations. Provincial AIDS strategies approved by the government, increased prevention and treatment support to 60-80 per cent coverage rate nationwide. Technical assistance and the Lady Health Worker19 (LHW) network mobilised and channelled resources to the most vulnerable communities. The updating of the LHW curriculum, which has an HIV component, led to 800 trained LHWs delivering crucial HIV information to vulnerable women and families in their homes.

Pakistan calls for midwivesChildbirth is perhaps the riskiest and most miraculous time in a woman's life. Thousands of women and newborns in Pakistan die each year as a result of preventable compli-cations of pregnancy and childbirth. However, most of these deaths could be avoided if there were enough properly trained, competent and supported midwives working in communities and within a functional health system.17

Pregnancy is a key entry-point into the Pakistan health system. The Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) strengthened education and regulation in the area of midwifery in 2013, and introduced a new degree course for midwives in Karachi. An in-depth workforce analysis of community midwives showed improved service delivery and a new management information system for the PNC eased collection and storing of data.

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Furthermore, with technical assistance from UN agencies, the provincial AIDS control programmes scaled up community outreach methods using the Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission district model. These ‘family health days’ enabled 4,037 women to receive crucial confidential HIV counselling, testing and information on safe practices and behaviours, resulting in 44 referrals to HIV prevention and treatment services.

Health management information systemsHealth management information systems (HMIS) received much needed attention at provincial and federal levels to collect sex disaggregated data on health issues. The UN provided technical advice to enable targeted data collec-tion, which not only promoted evidence based decision-making, but also addressed discriminatory practices in current health service delivery. Furthermore support was given to a detailed plan for both routine and non-routine data systems which led to the use of information technol-ogy to support the strategic planning of health services provision.

Early detection of diseases through DEWSThe objective of the disease early warning and response system (DEWS) is to reduce morbidity and mortality through detecting early and responding rapidly, to outbreaks of infectious diseases. This UN supported system provided surveillance data and weekly reports in 87 districts and monitored 17 priority diseases over the course of the year. A massive 5,625 alerts resulted in 534 confirmed outbreaks. The quick response prevented further spread of the diseases within the communities.

Water, sanitation and hygiene - saving livesA landmark endorsement of ‘the right to sanitation’ came in the form of the South Asian conference on sanitation held in 2013. Pakistan included water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as key priorities in Vision 2025, promising universal access to water and sanitation.


Refugees

Refugees are undoubtedly one of the most vulnerable communities in Pakistan. The UN provided administrative support to the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR) at the provincial level and at the federal level, which included monitoring, external auditing and training of partners.

The UNs assistance programmes in host communities, in particular WASH and education rights, increased access to basic services by using a human rights based approach to work closely with community management structures, school and youth committees and local authorities.

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I cannot explain to what extent our lives have im-proved because of the water pond and the pumps installed in our village.We save a lot of time and effort, and our children do not fall sick like they used to. It is a blessing for us in every way .

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CASE STUDY:Paved water ponds providing clean water in Punjab

Every day the women in Majeed Utra, a village near Punjab, have to collect water from a canal miles away from their homes. The canal is meant for irrigation but doubles up as the main source of water for these communities and the water is often muddy, unprotected and increasingly unsafe to drink. It is a tough and often unsafe journey that has to be made at least once a day.

As part of a larger WASH programme, the UN worked with an implementing partner to construct seven paved water ponds in the district - including in Majeed Utra with the aim of improving sanitation and hygiene. The ponds have a sand filtration system that produces clean and safe water. Hand pumps are then connected to the ponds to give communities safe water right on their doorsteps. Each of the ponds can store up to 154,000 gallons of water and benefit over 1000 individuals.

The whole community got involved in the construction of the ponds with the villagers receiving technical input to build the filtration systems. There was a real sense of achievement when the ponds were finalised. Parveen Saifullah is a community member whose responsibility it was to go to the canal. ‘We had to go to the canal at least once a day to fetch water for drinking and household use. For all purposes, it was our only source of water. Now we have a hand pump next to our house. We get clean water that our children can drink and they are healthier than before’.

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A disease early warning system was implemented and essential medicine and equipment provided across health facilities in Khyber Agency (a RAHA programme area)

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individuals have improved access tobasic social services such as water,health education due to 600 infra-structure initiatives

310,000individuals benefitted from 46 environmentconservation initiatives such as nurseriers, flood protection structure and alternative energy solutions

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The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA) programme in Pakistan seeks to increase tolerance towards Afghans in Pakistan, improve social cohesion to promote co-existence and provide Afghans with a predictable means of temporary stay. It aims to integrate interventions into the government’s national programmes.

Communities fall into two broadly defined areas – those where millions of Afghan refugees lived for 30 years before returning home (refugee affected areas – RAs) and those which are still hosting refugees (Refugee Hosting Areas – HAs).

The RAHA programme is active in 41 districts of KP, Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh and in five agencies of FATA. Interventions include health, education, water and sanitation, community infrastructure, the environment and livelihoods. Urban development was included in 2013.

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this is a big relief to us. Now we don't need to wait for our male family members to come and take us or our children to the hospital .

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Safe behaviours, safe practicesVulnerable people, in particular women and children, have the right to access information relating to safe practices and behaviours. A public awareness and education campaign led by the UN and targeted at policy makers advocated for the inclusion of ‘education for sustainable development’ in curricula and textbooks. In addition the Education Department endorsed their commitment to work towards an inclusive, pluralistic and pro-peace curriculum in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This resulted in recognition that curriculums of public schools need to address the challenge of growing extremism and militancy in the region to improve stability in the area.

The UN initiated a programme in 2013 aimed at adoles-cents on sexual reproductive and health rights (SRHR) and lobbied the Health and Population Welfare Depart-ment to pilot youth friendly reproductive services in three districts. This immensely important initiative created hope for young people in the country to be able to fully exercise their SRHR rights.

The Pakistan Approach to Total SanitationThe UN initiative entitled the Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation (PATS), to upscale rural sanitation, remained a main stay in WASH programming and was reconfigured based on situation analyses and capacity building needs. Remarkable achievements included 1.1 million people gaining long-term access to culturally appropriate secure sanitation facilities in priority districts and 1.8 million people benefitting from long-term safe drinking water solutions.

Meet HySterThe UN created ‘HySter’, for bringing about behavioural change in targeted communities, aims at nurturing the environment of a family, as a place where positive behav-iour can be groomed for social change and saving lives.

HySter in Pakistan promoted safe excreta and waste

disposal through school led mobilisation and demonstra-tion of appropriate technology - recognising the school management committees and the parent teacher associa-tions as the agents of change.

CASE STUDY:Building basic health units in KP

Naila is 19 years old and expecting her first child. She comes for regular medical check-ups at the new reproduc-tive health care unit in a government-run Basic Health Unit (BHU) in the remote town of Chamkani. Before this centre was built she had to find a way to get to Peshawar, to go to the city hospitals there for ante natal and post natal care – a long and expensive journey and one she wasn’t always able to make.

The Chamkani project is one of seven BHUs constructed across the district under the Refugee Affected and Hosting Area (RAHA) programme. The centres not only have delivery rooms, places to recover and waiting areas but they also offer additional training for birth attendants and female health visitors to provide essential health services. The centres are accessed by both Afghans and Pakistanis and are a lifesaver to the community.

With a clean and accessible health facility in their district, families and community members encourage pregnant women to go for check-ups. After her appointment Naila was happy to hear that all was safe and sound with the baby and willingly paid her token fee of five rupees for the ultrasound examination, a procedure that would cost one hundred times more at a private surgery. Naila expressed her appreciation for her health centre,

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The Integrated Resource Recovery Centre in Islamabad recovers valuable resources from household waste through the collection and processing of segregated waste to generate high quality compost that can then be sold as recyclable material.

The Behaviour Change Communication Framework improved household hygiene through technical education on latrine use , safe drinking water , hand washing .

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obtaining input from students, teachers, parents, religious and political leaders leading to recommended priority areas for education plans and more ownership within the education sector.

Low enrolment levels are cause for concernPakistan has one of the largest numbers of primary-aged out-of-school children.20 A joint UN-government report in 2013 on out-of-school children in Pakistan indicated that despite achievements in the education sector, over 6.5 million children are not enrolled in primary education and another 2.7 million are not enrolled at lower secondary level. The study confirms what is already widely known - that more girls than boys are out of school - 38.9 per cent of primary age girls are not attending school, with the rate of 30.2 per cent for boys.

National Plan of Action 2013-16: ‘Achieving Universal Primary Education in Pakistan - MDG Acceleration Framework’The Ministry of Education, Trainings & Standards in Higher Education (MET&SHE) undertook an important initiative in 2013 to prepare a status report on education-related MDGs. This provided the basis for the development of an acceleration framework with the Departments of Education in 4 provinces, aimed at achieving MDG related goals by 2015. A core committee including UN agencies and other specialists such as economists, statisticians and education experts provided technical advice and guidance through-out the consultative process. Provincial education sector plans were used as guiding documents for developing the plan of action. The framework covers areas such as enrolment, out-of-school children, in-school retention, and the quality of primary education.

Mobile technologies: reaching and teaching rural communitiesUsing ICT in education was a unique feature in UN-led training programmes in 2013. The UN-led early childhood education (ECE) initiative led to the launch of remarkable audio visual materials which trained 150 female rural teachers, and gave them access to learning resources. The teachers received face-to-face trainings in the conventional teaching-learning sessions and were then evaluated through ICT technologies, such mobiles for downloading/uploading ECE videos and social networking sites to upload pictures/videos of their classroom settings. This resulted in increased access to learning resources and a better-prepared teacher base in rural areas.

Education, education, educationA National Education for All 2015 Review (EFA), in line with the global initiative to evaluate progress made towards achieving EFA, emphasised strategies, constraints and reforms as well as milestones achieved, which informed policy, and mobilised support for Pakistan to achieve the EFA goals. The Core EFA Review working group prepared the document following participatory consultations and data analysis of past trends, to predict future scenarios.

Putting the best possible teacher in every classroomA two day national conference on teachers' accreditation and certification, held in collaboration with the UN, propelled discussion for a much needed teachers’ accredi-tation, certification and licensing mechanism at federal and provincial levels. Over 60 teachers and academicians shaped roadmaps and action plans for quality assurance measures and the establishment of a national level advisory board.

800 provincial government education officials attended trainings on educational leadership and imparting child friendly education resulting in a more inclusive and equity based approach in their districts. Technical input was also given to education sector plans (ESP) at provincial level,

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A core committee developed the accelerated framework and eight provincial workshops developed a plan of action to achieve education related MDG goals

The UN Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in Sindh and Punjab proved a critical instrument to feed into the post 2015 agenda of Pakistan.

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grants given in a range of sectors includingflood protection, potable water, irrigation,agriculture and livelihood in six frontier regions of FATA

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Given that Pakistan is an agricultural country, with 70 per cent of the total population living and working in rural areas, the significant impact agriculture has in terms of Pakistan economic growth potential cannot be underesti-mated. The UN joined forces with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), preparing a long-term agricul-tural development framework to boost agricultural growth and create more jobs. The consultation process used UN expertise and local knowledge to forecast future trends and challenges in the agriculture sector.

Some 51 percent of Sindh’s population is rural, primarily dependent on agriculture for their income and livelihoods. However, 85 percent of the land is owned by less than two percent of the population. UN agencies jointly initiated a three-year livelihood project to restore and protect livelihoods, and empower the poor and vulnerable peas-ants (men, women, girls and boys) dependent on feudal and tribal landholding and farming system. A consultative workshop, held with the government of Sindh, the UN, and members of civil society, gathered insights and experi-ences from on going programmes, geographic targeting and finalised the projects’ goals and objectives.

Inclusive economic growth through sustainable livelihoods

Creation of employ-ment opportunities and decent work through industry, construction, services, vocational/skill training, agri-cultural and cultural development, as well as promoting youth employment and public-private partnerships

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Vocational trainingIncome represents the main concern for refugees, especially women. Opportunities for daily employment are mostly concentrated in urban areas, leaving refugees living in villages at a distinct disadvantage. The UN and certified vocational training providers held workshops on market-able skills development enhancing employment opportuni-ties for rural refugees.


The Agricultural Woman – gender roles in agriculture

The agriculture sector is an essential component of Pakistan’s economy, contributing one-fifth of GDP, and of its workforce 74 per cent are female.

In 2013, the UN along with PARC, conducted a review on women in agricul-ture in different provinces in Pakistan, and researched the diversity of gender roles in agriculture. The results gave insight into the constraints faced by female farmers, which limit their agriculture production. This included lack of access to new technology, restricted use of machinery (therefore increasing a reliance on manual work), owning fewer tools, and having no access to land rights. The results informed decision making for improved project design and capacity development.

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Enterprising PakistanIn Pakistan, an important factor limiting employment growth is the low level of education and skill in the labour force. The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in Pakistan is not sufficiently adapted to labour market requirements, and only covers a small proportion of the training needs. The institutions further suffer from a lack of decentralised decision-making, high levels of bureaucracy and insufficient funding. In order to achieve sustained economic and social develop-ment, remain globally competitive and be able to respond to changes in technology and work patterns, the Pakistan government recently made skills development a political priority.

Know About Business (KAB) is part of the UN international curriculum for vocational training and is being piloted in more than 20 countries, including Pakistan. In 2013 projects in Sindh and Punjab included empowering vulnerable groups through education, employment and training (EET) and promoting gender equality for decent employment (GE4DE). TVET authorities of Sindh and Punjab, the Punjab Vocational Training Council and local colleges mainstreamed KAB and entrepreneurship training in their TVET courses with remarkable results.

30 trainers from 29 rural and urban institutes in Punjab and Sindh trained on KAB, over a series of primary and refresher workshops. 23 TVET institutes in Sindh introduced KAB in their regular training delivery, reaching out to 500 students.

A School without walls

Farmer field schools (FFS) took the classroom outside for farmers and exten-sion workers and used fields as schools and crops as teachers. Hands-on practi-cal learning during a cropping season and an animal production cycle gave farmers valuable technical insights into farming, such as varying weather conditions, plant growth and physiology, pests and soil conditions.

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CASE STUDY:Enterprising skill building in Sindh

One of Summaya’s goals in life was to become a businesswoman. She designed and sold women's Kolhapur sandals21 and jewellery decorated with foil, financing her small enterprise with her pocket money. She decided to take her samples to local shops and they started to sell her products. The orders were small but gave her the opportunity to perfect her jewellery designs according to feedback she got from her customers.

She used the money she made to complete a diploma from the Vocational Training Institute for Women in Karachi, which was is part of a pilot project in the UNs entrepreneurship education course ‘Know about Business’. Taking the course made Summaya realise the rights and responsibilities of being self-employed and gave her the skills to start and run a successful enterprise.

Summaya applied her new marketing skills by interacting directly with shopkeepers, building up crucial relationships and now has a regular pool of sales outlets. Her earnings have grown steadily and she earns between PKR 7,000 and 8,000 every month. She uses her profit to finance her studies, and reinvest in her business. She is now expand-ing her product line and she even employs her little sister to make the products!

Promoting economic rights for womenThe UN increased women's awareness of their labour rights in 2013 through information on healthy, safe and improved working conditions, separate washrooms, equal wages and the right to join unions.

Trainings and workshops, held for 2200 female home- based workers (HBWs), enabled women to better lobby for registration, greater recognition and protection in the workforce.

The ‘Know About Business’ technique is prize winning

Five business plans for the hospitality and textile industries were presented to a panel of entrepreneurs and sector specialist and won industry sponsored cash and in-kind prizes to help the winners put their plans into practice and start their own businesses.



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Sustainable energy for all The UN provided five manufacturing companies in the refrigeration sector in targeted regions with upgraded technologies to become more efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly – in line with the Montreal Protocol to phase out ozone depleting substances / hydro chloro-fluorocarbons by 2015. Furthermore, the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) centre was launched, mainstreaming SCP within environmental, economic and broader sustainable development planning and policies.

Biomass Energy – Fuelling the futureThe energy crisis in Pakistan means Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) have difficulties in accessing modern energy services due to the frequent power shortages, and must resort to the use of expensive diesel generators. The launch of a UN supported green energy project for SMEs and a rural biomass gasification technol-ogy project, addressed this challenge. The initiative combined demonstration projects (with high replication potential) with interventions to establish a market environ-ment conducive for investments.

The National Energy Conservation Centre, the Ministry of Industry, the National Productivity Organ- isation, and the CCD developed a policy and regulatory framework that promoted market transform-ation in Renewable Energy/Energy Efficient industries as well as investment in renewable energy technologies.


Preserving History

Mohenjodaro is an ancient urban ruin in South Asia. The Mohenjodaro ‘master plan’ protects the historical site from the threat of damage and decay and provides appropriate facilities for tourists. The UN and the Culture Directorate in Balochistan increased understanding of expediting conservation efforts and livelihood oppor-tunities for local communities through capacity building workshops. 50 partici-pants attended the workshops resulting in increased awareness of the 2003 ‘Con-vention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’.

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International trade: think, debate, deliverPakistan’s economy is in transition and needs to become equitably integrated into the global economy to improve the well being of the population. In 2013, the UN and the government established essential links to qualified buyers resulting in direct export to high-end markets in Europe, South Asia and China - a significant step forward for Pakistan.

The UN managed the Trade Related Technical Assistance II programme in Pakistan in partnership with the Interna-tional Trade Centre and the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Technical support improved quality infrastructure, services delivery and sector-specific value chain development. A national quality policy and plan, drafted jointly with the Ministry of Science and Technology, was submitted to the Cabinet for approval. Furthermore, the Pakistan National Accreditation Council was estab-lished to offer internationally recognised accreditation. This council awarded the national physical and standards laboratory (NPSL) an accreditation certificate for its on-site calibration services for thermal and mass metrology. By virtue of this, the NPSL is now able to provide internation-ally traceable calibration services.

Improving quality controlPakistan has a large number of non-compliant food business operators in the agro-food industry, which compromises the overall quality control system in the country and exposes the population to health risks and economic losses. Such prevailing conditions in the food industry result in compromised trade relations. For example, there has been a ban on fish imports from Pakistan to the European Union since 2007. However in 2013, specialised expertise from the UN enabled the Marine Fishery Department in Karachi to safeguard Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) compliance along the

After the floods, I was forced to leave my family and travelled to different cities to find work. It was during this time that I learnt about solar energy from the UN. I kept finding out how the solar energy works and wanted to start my own small business, as there is no electricity in our village. With technical advice from the UN, I decided to purchase a solar panel. I use this panel to charge people’s mobile phones, fans and lights in return for a small charge. This way I have a source of income to support my family. I’m planning to invest any extra money into buying bigger panels.

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Pro-poor sustainable energy demonstrations

Solar lights, solar water pumps and solar geysers installed in a district in KP, and a district hospital in Balochistan combated the lack of energy and electricity. Women living in KP reported the positive impact the installation had on their lives - they no longer need to spend the whole day ‘searching for water’.

was submitted to the federal Cabinet for approval

A national animal and plant health safety bill

improving the yield and quality of Mango and Kinnow (Mandarins)

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entire supply chain resulting in the resumption of fish exports to the EU – a remarkable achievement.

Furthermore, the Trade and Transport Facilitation Unit within the Ministry of Commerce were supported with policy recommendations which strengthened regional connectivity, and integrated border check posts and custom house agents.

Population and public policyA mapping study to identify gaps in provincial strategies regarding population-related issues helped to gauge the current capacity within each province to integrate popula-tion into national and provincial policies and plans. More-over, three additional studies guided future population strategies resulting in two central recommendations - to increase knowledge of population issues through civil servant trainings and to include population trends in provincial policies and plans.

MDG Acceleration FrameworkThe UN supported Pakistan’s provinces in preparing MDG Acceleration Frameworks (MAFs) to reflect provincial prioritisation of the education related MDG targets for the period 2014-15 (see SPA 1). The formulation of MAFs coincided with the elections and the new government, which helped put the MAFs high on the political agenda.

Draft MDG Acceleration Frameworks for four provinces were prepared through a consultative process, with support from the UN. Provincial MDG reports were launched for Punjab, Sindh, KP and Balochistan and the action plans finalised.

due to safeguarding SPS compliance along the supply chain

Fish exporting to the EU was resumed forthe first time in six years

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Focus

The GoP ratified the National Disaster Risk Management Policy in 2013 thus marking a shift away from a response-driven policy to one focused on preparedness. This opened the way for the UN to partner with the government to align disaster resilience programmes with national development priorities and to support communities to be more resilient.

Building back betterThe UN and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), along with the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMA) adopted the principles of building back better in 2013. A holistic multi-sector, multi-level and multi-discipline approach was needed, in recognition of the complexity of Pakistan's challenges – reconstruction was still taking place in 2013 from floods and earthquakes and large communities of IDPs continued to require humanitar-ian assistance. The shift entailed a widening of institutional partnerships to include civil society, lower administrative levels, sector ministries and academic institutions.

A focus on knowledge buildingThe UN provided tools to the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) that improved the management of water resources and the mapping, measurement, analysis and communication of flooding of the western rivers of the Indus Valley.

The UN held several inter-agency trainings on disaster preparedness for district authorities, first line responders,

Increased national resilience to disasters, crises and external shocks

Vulnerable populations benefit from improved sustainable environ-mental management practices, including climate change mitigation and adaptation

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Country policies, plans and institutions are enabled to prevent and manage narcotics trafficking-related challenges

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government officials and local civil society. For example 1,053 people were trained in Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) skills, a key area involved in large population movements. Of these 58 were retained for ToT, thus expanding the skills of the local government.

Disaster risk reduction integration Disaster risk reduction (DRR) concerns everyone and should not be the responsibility of any single institution. Education, health and housing services all play a role. To this effect a school and hospital safety programme, designed in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, worked with provincial, district and urban authorities to investigate and produce disaster resilient shelters and public infrastructure. This support developed local skills and technical capacities for shelter reconstruction, and assisted 1000 communities to ‘build back’ 22,900 safer shelters using DRR-enhanced vernacular construction methodologies. In addition, 21 warehouses (‘flospans’) were installed in 21 districts to stockpile food and supplies to meet emergency needs.

The UN also supported the Forestry and Wildlife Depart-ment in Balochistan to kick start the rehabilitation of forest lands - a long-term development initiative of the local authorities, and a priority sector for the communities – which included training programmes on seed production and protection, and the development of water reservoirs.

conducted by the UN in five districts of Punjab and two in Balochistan, developed guidelines to mainstream gender into livestock management, community preparedness and recovery manuals

Seven livelihood recovery appraisals

hazard, livelihood and vulnerability baseline studies were implemented by the UN in rural districts which improved district contingency plans6

safer shelters were reconstructedusing DRR-enhanced vernacularconstruction methodologies,with support from the UN

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The Global Climate Change Vulner-ability Index by Maplecroft22 ranked Pakistan at 16 in 2010- 2011

The UN-supported Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Assess-ment highlights the temperature increase is double than the global average at 3.5 per cent

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We intend to work holisti-cally on the comprehen-sive flood management plan, including plan of early warning flood systems, review of the gaps, capaci-tating institutions, and co-ordination, management and community responses.

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The UN reduced the risk of flash floods from glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in high-risk areas of Chitral and Gilgit. Over 1,000 community members, including 50 per cent women, were made aware of GLOF related hazards and through monitoring changes, creating maps, and installing observatories and weather stations, climate change risks were reduced and communities given early warnings of impending dangers.

Reducing the threat of habitat lossPakistan is a country rich in biodiversity, but is in danger from habitat loss and overuse, coupled with rising popula-tion. This has put immense pressure on the country’s natural resource base. The UN contributed to conserva-tion work in the wetlands and in Juniper forests and furthermore revived the ‘Man and biosphere programme’ after a long dormancy. The first meeting was held in Pakistan in 2013 to kick-start the programme, which is an international initiative of the UN to set a scientific base for the improvement of relationships between people and their environment around the world.

Increasing the resilience of rights holdersThe UN and local governments constructed seven community based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) centre which served as training locations for community activities and as evacuation points in cases of a disaster. In the Jhang district in Punjab, 17 trainings sessions were held with seven at-risk communities with a focus on DRR, preparedness, mitigation and management. 832 women and 20 men, were trained and equipped to provide

Climate change mitigation The UN concluded a number of pilot interventions along-side communities, to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. In order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in Pakistan, the UN worked with all households in 400 villages to support the use of improved heating and cooking methods, thus reducing wood consumption by around 60 per cent.

In addition more than 200,000 solar lamps distributed to flood affected and displaced households in Sindh, resulted in drastically reducing the emission of at least 100,000 tons of CO2 throughout the year.

With the installation of sensors for 10 automatic weather stations, the monitoring capacities of the Pakistan Meteo-rological Department were strengthened and 35 general packet radio service communication devices provided better early warning of destructive weather patterns.

reduction in wood consumption was a result of 400 villages using improved heating and cooking methods

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85 km

Rehabilitation of water courses 227 km

Rehabilitation of drains 252 km

Construction of culverts 70

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Construction fuel efficient stoves

Construction kitchens

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Cash for work to 670 CSOs/ 20,000 households US$ 2,980,000

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additional CBDRR trainings.

Decisive action after a flood or a drought can make a significant difference between destitution and aid depen-dency, or medium and long-term recovery of households. 670 community organisations supported livelihood and DRR activities through the modalities of cash for work, which reduced this negative impact.

In Balochistan, the UN supported 24 villages and 40,000 community members in sustainable land management practices aimed at combatting desertification and drought. This resulted in the conversion of a massive 8,000 hectares of semi-desert land into productive farmland, and included the substantial creation of 2,000 hectare of pasture. In addition, a nursery of up to 200,000 seedlings of local desert plants provided vital planting material for soil protection.

Safe rehabilitation of community infrastructure Public buildings such as schools and hospitals have been destroyed in past disasters, hampering the provision of essential services. The UN’s assistance played a critical role in the safe rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure and assets, especially in the vulnerable districts of Sindh and KP.

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Integrating internationalbest practices into LEAs

core training curriculum modules were developed for all LEAs4

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Eight specialist training courses for 30 participants from Afghanistan and Pakistan improved drug identification and interdiction, and regional law enforcement cooperation

Reducing narcotics traffickingPakistan is a transit destination, and to a lesser extent, a producing country for drugs and precursor chemicals. This illicit traffic poses significant challenges to border manage-ment - a critical issue for economic development and security. The UN in Pakistan enhanced core capacities of Pakistan's law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to reduce illicit traffic, and manage borders through the provision of numerous specialised trainings and equipment. Agencies invited to participate included all provincial police depart-ments, the anti-narcotics force (ANF), Pakistan customs, the National Police Bureau and the Federal Investigation Agency.

The UN in Pakistan built bridges between Iran, Afghani-stan and Pakistan in the area of counter-narcotics enforce-ment through the Triangular Initiative (TI).23 Programming in 2013 built on this intelligence sharing through providing technical support to counter-narcotics strategy meetings in Afghanistan. In addition, the UN refurbished ANF stations and checkpoints in eight locations as well as equipping them with vehicles, solar power, night vision goggles, bullet proof jackets and helmets, communication equip-ment and building safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers and anti-blast film for windows.

For the first time in Pakistan a national public awareness campaign against human trafficking and migrant smug-gling was rolled-out by the UN which targeted specific provinces and increased knowledge on trafficking and points of origin and exit. The UN also held regional meetings on human trafficking and migrant smuggling. This significant event resulted in sharing of information between senior delegates from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan to highlight emerging routes and trends.

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In 2013 the UN supported the legal reforms that took place in Pakistan bringing national laws in line with international standards. The UN and federal and provincial institutions developed the capacity of parliamentarians and policy advisors thereby increasing accountability and participa-tion, which helped with the settling in period that necessar-ily accompanies the devolution of power and general elections.

Providing support to ParliamentThe UN provided technical assistance to 12 parliamentary standing committees through public hearings, public consultations and committee outreach. In alignment with mainstreaming gender equality, the women’s parliamen-tary caucus was established and encouraged female participation in the democratic process. Provincial women’s caucuses followed this. The UN gave technical advice to develop their broad-based strategic plan. The caucus looks set to make strides in mainstreaming gender issues in parliamentary debates, taking Pakistan into a more gender equitable future.

Improving labour lawsAfter the devolution from federal level, all labour laws had to be promulgated in the new provincial governments afresh. In view of the limited legislative capacity at provincial levels, the UN worked closely with provincial Departments of Labour to process relevant laws through the provincial assemblies. By end of 2013, Punjab was leading the way, processing eleven (out of an essential thirteen) labour laws, followed by the KP government with nine.

Strengthened governanceand social cohesion

Rule of law and public security institutions strengthened to enhance public trust and social stability, and to provide imp-roved safety and security, including measures to address transnational crime and trafficking

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Strengthened decentralisedgovernance

The capacity of institutions to be more democratic and accountable is strengthened, including, inter alia, the engagement of civil society organ-isations media and academia.

Improved account-ability and access to quality social protection and otherservices for excluded and vulnerable people

is the total amount delivered for SPA4USD 44,039,728to develop the Vision 2025 national strategy and the 11th five-year plan of Pakistan to create synergies and close links between policies and strategies at the national and sub-national levels

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Improving living condition in cities

A high proportion of people in Pakistan live in slums and the country is facing rapid, sustained slum growth rates. A significant proportion of Pakistan’s city population lack access to basic infrastruc-ture, suffer from ill health and are illiterate. A study on slums in Peshawar was conducted in 2013 with the assistance of UN research specialists, which encour-aged the urban policy unit of the govern-ment to consult with provincial stakehold-ers on slums or informal settlements. This essential collaboration raised awareness and mobilised resources for inclusive urban development and helped to improve the living conditions in the grow-ing cities of Pakistan.

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Understanding urban developmentPakistan is the fastest urbanising country in South Asia. The current level of 36 per cent in 2013 is projected to increase to 50 per cent by 2030.24 Currently there is no urban policy for the country though increasingly efforts are being made to move towards one. The UN worked closely with the Climate Change Division (CCD) and civil society networks to form a ‘core group’ that carved out a vision for cities throughout the country. The CCD notified a national habitat committee and the UN undertook slum studies in Peshawar, Kohat and Islamabad. These studies facilitated the government in upgrading urban slums/informal settlements and developing urban policies, including land use planning and governance.

Understanding land rightsThe UN, in close collaboration with the Federal Board of Review and the government of KP, combined manage-ment information systems with geographical information system in a pilot project to digitise the documenting of land records and to prepare maps of land parcels. Along with the restoration of old land records, the implementation of a new online system allows individual owners/vendees to look up their respective share of land being sold/ purchased and identify their parcel of land in case of natural disaster such as flooding. It had a significant impact on reducing land ownership disputes, and enhanced transparency and accountability of the provincial government when handing over land titles to citizens, including women and poor.

Election processes make history2013 was an important year for the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP). For the first time in Pakistan’s history a civilian government completed its term in office and peacefully transfered power to a new civilian government. Extraordinary efforts were made to strengthen the overall election process, paving the way for peaceful elections in the future.

The UN also worked with the ECP to develop an elections results management system used by over 80 percent of all returning officers. For the first time in the ECPs history, it has a database of polling station results from which to analyse voting patterns and turnout.

46.2mpeople exercised their right to vote in the elections in Pakistan in 2013

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CASE STUDY:Paving the way for women electoral candidates

Hajiani Lanjo stood as an independent electoral candidate for the first time in 2013. It was a momentous occasion and one she took very seriously. ‘I stood from an area where women are subject to tribal pressures, where elders believe women should not stand as candidates and nor should they go out and cast their votes. Even a ‘fatwa’25 was issued by a local clergy. Despite this, I am the first woman to contest the elections from my village and I faced lots of threats to step down, but I didn’t’.

Hajiani faced significant challenges in her local community but would not be deterred from participating in the demo-cratic processes of her country. ‘No security/transportation facilities were provided to carry out my campaigning and fundraising was challenging. Polling stations were far from my home and there was no transportation, whereas the bigger parties had their own buses for their voters’.

Despite these barriers, Hajiani stayed true to her cause. ‘Election day rumours were circulated saying I had withdrawn my nomination and was supporting a major political party so people should vote for that party now.’ Against all odds Hajiani remained committed to her ideals and standing as an electoral candidate is an experience that will stay with her throughout her life, and will hopefully encourage many other women to stand for office in the future.

Access to justice

Without effective structures, the poor and marginalised cannot access justice. Legal aid desks, established with UN assistance in all districts of Malakand, KP, provided free legal assistance and 546 mobile legal aid clinics enabled 26,569 (12,056 female and 14,512 male) commu-nity members to be more aware of their legal rights and duties. This enhanced community trust in the justice institutions. 1,152 community paralegals and 495 members

With support from the UN, the ECP and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) significantly improved the electoral roll for the 2013 elections. Duplications of voter registrations were removed and voters’ photographs were added to the electoral roll for a more transparent process. The UN also helped the ECP revise the voting results form, which improved transparency and deterred ballot stuffing. Results were sex-disaggregated in order to determine the turnout of women voters for the first time in Pakistan’s history.

An unprecedented 40 million citizens were reached through a multifaceted voter education campaign conducted through the media, social media, ECP district officers and CSOs that encouraged voter participation, with particular attention paid to women and youth. This resulted in voter turnout increasing from 44 per cent in 2008 to 55 per cent in 2013.

There were over 69,000 polling stations and in excess of 600,000 polling officials for the general elections. Capacity building featured strongly during the whole process with workshops, focus group discussions and key informant interviews carried out with ECP officers, polling staff, and law enforcers.

40mcitizens reached througha voter education campaignconducted through the media,social media, ECP district officers and CSOs

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of the Musalihati Jirga26 were identified and trained. They supported their communities in dispute resolution and made referrals to support services.

Grievance redress mechanismsGrievance redress mechanisms addressed issues of administrative justice in Pakistan. A total of eight Advice and Legal Centres (ALACs) offered legal assistance to refugees and asylum seekers improving the outreach and quality of grievance redress mechanisms available to citizens, as well as increasing public demand for respon-sive and transparent delivery of services.

Of particular concern were the cases of arbitrary arrest and detention of over 650 refugees, who received ALAC assistance at both the administrative and judiciary levels. The ALACs also assisted 17,000 Afghan refugees in cases of civil matters, family issues and tenancy concerns either within refugee communities and/or within the local commu-nities. Over 3000 IDPs acquired CNIC cards, a legal requirement for IDP registration.

Improving criminal justiceCriminal justice formed a large part of UN programming in 2013, which improved the capacity of law enforcement and prosecution services as well as supported prison reform in Pakistan. The UN worked alongside the Ministry of Interior to identify gaps in domestic legislation and supported the drafting of laws.

Community policing was successfully piloted in selected districts (Swat, Buner, Lower Dir) with 10 community police forums established and 246 police officials trained on community policing, creating greater coordination and effective two way communication.

8Advice and Legal Centres established in ICT, Punjab, Sindh and KP and Balochistan

495members of the Musalihati Jirga were trained in dispute resolution

546mobile legal aid clinics organised

1,152community paralegals were identified and trained

245police officials trainedon community policing,creating greater co-ordination and effectivetwo way communication

26,569community members increased theirawareness of legal rights and duties

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21,140people were reached in a legal literacy and awareness campaign

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A focus on trainingThe lack of coordination between police and prosecution departments has had a negative impact on the rates of convictions, with defendants languishing in prisons awaiting trial, resulting in a deterioration of confidence in the criminal justice system. Forums and trainings brought together policymakers from police and prosecution departments to seek solutions to this critical issue. Apprised hardware support, training manuals, handbooks, new curricula and technical guidance assisted in the capacity development of officials.

In order to strengthen the capabilities of crime scene investigators, the UN also developed a crime scene investigations package, which addressed the noticeable gap in crime scene awareness, and physical evidence detection, collection and investigation. Furthermore the UN organised training for 700 first responders and another 500 investigative officers using the latest forensic science equipment.

Improving prison managementPakistani prisons are vastly overcrowded, leading to tremendous challenges in prison management. Prison security, staff capacity building, prison registry software, and out-dated legislation featured strongly in discussions this year. Two pilot training courses centred on probation and parole officers and a conference on prison reform in Pakistan brought together key actors working within the prison system. 41 representatives from law enforcement and the justice system, as well as CSOs, discussed enhanced coordination moving forward.



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The UN spearheaded an e-learning training platform offering 92 modules to 18 LEAs in Pakistan. The e-learning provided a foundation for students through realistic scenarios, allowing them to learn at their own pace while tracking progress. Modules included: human trafficking, money laundering, drugs and precursors, and interdiction techniques for land, airports and sea scenarios.

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Peace and Harmony

The UN strengthened and established 14 Musalihati (reconciliation) committees in KP and FATA training 321 members on conflict resolution, theory and practical skills. This resulted in the investigation of 890 cases.

Furthermore 106 teachers and 827 youth were trained on peer mediation mecha-nisms within schools and resources aided rights holders to better promote peace building in their communities.


27 The Social Protection Floor is a global social policy approach promoting integrated strategies for ensuring access to essential social services and income security for all

The module 'strategic management of training for senior ranks', is part of the UN’s ‘specialist curricula’ for LEAs, and was offered as a ‘training of trainers’ course providing trainers with material necessary to facilitate further criminal investigation skills workshops. This resulted in raised awareness about modern training methods that adhere to international best practices.

Social protection The Planning and Development Department of KP built on a comprehensive social protection scheme based on the UN’s two-dimensional strategy regarding Social Protection Floors.27 The initiative included a provincial steering committee that advocated for the inclusion of social protection in the national policy debate. The committee also mapped existing social protection schemes in the province, which will inform future programming.

Providing social protection for women and childrenIn 2013, 18 women friendly spaces (WFSs) and three women facilitation centres (WFCs) provided services for 3670 women and children in KP. As a result, 175 cases of violence against women were registered, as the women felt supported to disclose their experiences. 74 of these cases have already been processed and closed. The success of these pilot centres led to all 18 spaces moving from UN management to the authority of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in KP with a further three WFCs drafted into KP’s annual development plan. This is a positive development for women in the province who can now safely avail the facilities into the future.

Peace building

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backbone of gender sensitive and peace building action learning, which promoted social cohesion and were tested in schools to ensure materials were culturally appropriate and context relevant.

Every child’s birth rightWith an estimated three million children born in Pakistan each year,29 the UN advocated for the government to register all births around the country so that children’s rights are protected. There are various socio economic reasons why parents do not register their children. A systematic, bottleneck analysis was conducted by the UN in 2013 to ascertain the exact causes of low birth registration rates in Pakistan. Reasons included an absence of policies, poor accessibility, cost and a lack of awareness – all of which prevent the realisation of children’s right to health, educa-tion and other services including protection against violence, abuse and exploitation. Two evidence-based studies were also completed using the technical knowledge of the UN – ‘Analysis and costing of birth registration

informed programme strategies to mainstream SCR into ESPs. Sindh and Balochistan both integrated SCR into their ESPs gaining endorsement from the Local Education Group in the provinces.

The issues between different cultural backgrounds and educational backgrounds of children (public and private school, madrassa,28 out-of-school) were identified as potential detriments to social cohesion. In Sindh and Balochistan, different tribal, ethnic and religious communi-ties allowed their children to attend recreational activities together resulting in total with 34,540 children (20,433 boys and 14,107 girls) aged 5-17 years old interacting together on a weekly basis. To further engage youth in their communities the UN trained 531 youth and junior leaders (291 boys and 240 girls) in peer mediation, conflict resolution and social mobilisation.

Social cohesion and resilience in the curriculumIt is imperative that curricula and supplementary education materials promote child friendly education and social cohesion and resilience. Four prototype stories for textbooks and an accompanying teacher’s guide were written in collaboration with the UN, addressing the themes of ‘resilience’, ‘social responsibility and working together’; ‘overcoming prejudices’; ‘managing and overcoming conflict’ and ‘problem solving’. These stories form the




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systems in Pakistan’ and ‘A feasibility study on using cellular technology for augmenting birth registration rates’. As a result, birth registration strategies were designed, some of which included the use of mobile communication, which are to be implemented in 2014.

Refugee rights – protecting the persecuted With a protracted refugee situation in Pakistan, significant steps were made in 2013 to reflect a commitment to refugee rights. A national refugee law which builds on existing national legislative frameworks, was drafted in 2013 incorporating expertise from the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON). This complements the GoP national policy on Afghan refugees, which was adopted this year. Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, important protection credentials for Afghan refugees to document their legal stay in Pakistan, was issued to 19,289 applicants through six UN supported PoR Card Modification Centres throughout the country.

refugees and migrants, and for the establishment of app-ropriate referral systems. In addition, the UN undertook mass information campaigns on the voluntary repatriation programme for refugees conducting outreach sessions in refugee villages as well as in urban and rural settlements.

Migration

Human rights were also protected through the regional Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees, which provides the regulatory framework for Afghan refugees in Pakistan. The UN provided administrative support to SAFRON to advocate for policies to clearly distinguish between

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4,874birth certificates were provided to children

Decentralised governance 2013 marked the agreement between the Government of Balochistan and the UN to establish the Policy Support and Reform Unit as part of the Core Development Programme of Balochistan. The unit focused on providing technical assistance, generating requisite analyses and facilitating policy research to develop the post 18th Amendment policy and institutional framework for an effective transition. The UN also provided technical assistance on developing inter-sectoral policy frameworks and advised on how both federal and provincial govern-ments can utilise the framework in order to benefit from the 18th Constitutional Amendment.

The UN provided technical assistance to all labour departments in strengthening their labour administration – for example supporting the project to eliminate bonded and child labour (see SPA 4). Child labour and gender units became fully operational in four provinces and all existing labour inspectors in four provinces were trained to include gender equality requirements within their inspec-tions. A total of 15 core staff of the Labour Market Informa-tion and Resource Centre trained in data interpretation, analysis and report writing to internally support the Labour Department.




15 core staff from the Labour Market Information and ResourceCentre trained in data interpretation

140civil servants trained in Devolution Management Information Systems to provide provincial updates on promulgating legislation and laws

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Focus

The UN continued to focus efforts on the policy and legislative environment, capacity development at the provincial level, and the strengthening of government institutions to ensure that excluded and vulnerable groups are able to access rights and resources equally, and that women, minorities and indigenous communities have a greater say in decision-making at all levels.

Legislation for women’s rightsThe Government of Pakistan (GoP) continues to demon-strate its commitment to promoting women’s empower-ment and gender equality across the country as signatory to several rights based international covenants and through progressive internal formulation of national laws, policies and initiatives that aim to reduce gender inequality and promote women and girls’ advancement. The UN provided technical assistance for the formulation and adoption of provincial frameworks on gender equality and women’s empowerment, in line with international and national commitments. These policy frameworks include the recognition that women are an integral part of society and provide clearly defined strategies for empowering women in social, political, economic and legal spheres, asserting the need for separate infrastructures for ensur-ing these commitments are translated into practice. In 2013, the gender equality frameworks for Balochistan and Sindh were endorsed, following those of Punjab and Pakistan Administered Kashmir in 2012. The GE Frame-work for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is currently being finalised and the gender policy for the FATA has been initiated.

The UN supported the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and the Ministry of Human Rights (now the Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights) along with the CSOs, with the development of a ‘national statement’ on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (EVAWG). The state-ment, developed jointly by the GoP and civil society, under the leadership of NCSW, was presented at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women in New York by the Chairperson of the NCSW, and introduced a ‘12 point plan’, guided by CEDAW and its Concluding Observations, on the way forward for policy and legislation to fulfil the EVAWG.

Gender equality and social justice

Government and civil society are active and accountable in eliminating discrim-ination against women and girls

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Political, economic, social and legal rights of all, and especially excluded groups, are respected, protected and fulfilled, including through institutional strengthening and capacity development of duty bearers



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In addition, the NCSW supported a south-south exchange of the commissions for peer learning to promote gender equality in the region.

A pivotal event in 2013 was the election of a new govern-ment and the key role women played in the democratic process, paving the way for future generations of women to guide parliamentary proceedings (see SPA 4).

Health through a gender lensStrengthening capacities for gender sensitive health planning within health systems led to the implementation of a Health Management Information System (HMIS) in 113 districts which ensured sex and age disaggregated data was collected and utilised to inform provincial health strategies. This improved health service delivery by targeting specific vulnerable groups and their health needs.

The health care system in Pakistan is well placed to detect, refer and care for women and girls living with violence, and, as such, it indubitably performs a critical function in preventing and managing GBV. The UN led the formulation of a draft National Protocol on Treatment and Health Sector Response to Gender Based Violence (GBV), the first of its kind in Pakistan. 120 health depart-ment staff (in four provinces) was capacitated on gender sensitive health planning and GBV for effective response on GBV issues. 40 policy makers also attended a national capacity building workshop to address gender equity and human rights in the health sector. These events marked a significant step towards supporting GBV survivors as a public health priority in Pakistan.

on Treatment and Health Sector Response to gender based violence

National Protocol

40 female and male participants from four provinces were trained at a national level capacity building workshop to address gender equity and human rights in the health sector

120health department staff mem-bers were trained on gender sensitive health planning and GBV in the workplace


(Prevention and Protection)passed in 2013

Sindh DomesticViolence Bill

on sexual harrassment in KP, to be constituted3-member committee

departments in Balochistan andPAK drafted implementation plans for the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act

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National Statement on the Elimin-ation and Prevention of all Forms of Violence against Women and Girls developed by the NCSW, the GoP, and Civil Society

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in KP and Sindh to make them more gender equitable

Seven lawsreviewed

was passed by the Provincial Assembly. For the first time there is a requirement for trade union representation of women to match the proportion of those employed

Sindh IndustrialRelations Act 2013

295participants from the Pakistan Workers Fed-eration, the WorkingWomen’s Union and theAll Pakistan Labour Federationdeveloped leadership and paralegal skills

51%49%

3,000women from low-income backgrounds trained in employable skills including within the IT, hospitality and textiles sectors

Promoting decent work The UN considers gender equality in the world of work as a key element in its vision to bring about social and institutional change. Women in Pakistan continued to face constraints due to the prevalent socio-cultural norms that denied them equal access to facilities, restricted their rights, limited their mobility and muted their voice in decision-making.

The UN was a catalyst in assisting the GoP and its social partners to reform labour laws, generate employment, expand social protection and promote social dialogue throughout 2013.

The Department of Labour in the province of Sindh reviewed and amended laws in light of devolution and in a pro-active attempt to mainstream gender. Furthermore the gender units in the departments of labour and human resource in KP and Sindh forged ahead to review seven labour laws each, with a view to make them more gender equitable.

An online complaint systemVictims of harassment at the workplace can now lodge their complaints online on a website and Complaint Management Information System designed with UN technical expertise by the Federal Ombudsman Secre-tariat.

Preventing and eliminating bonded labourThe UN supported project for the elimination of bonded labour in brick kilns, was expanded to four additional districts of Punjab to better ensure the legal protection of the workers. This project is a major step forward in implementing labour laws on the brick kilns and bringing the exploitative practices of poor wages, unfair deductions, and long working hours to an end.

The UN joined forces with the government to implement a project on strengthening law enforcement responses and action against internal trafficking and bonded labour, which built the capacity of police officers and key stakeholders to address the legal needs of bonded labourers. With the ownership and commitment of the government, the UN supported Punjab and Sindh provincial governments to draft their plan of action – augmenting the government’s National Policy and Plan of Action against Bonded Labour.

Making the invisible workers visibleWith approximately 20 million HBWs in Pakistan, 12 million female HBWs make up a large majority of the country’s informal workforce.30 These women face a multi-tude of challenges, many rooted in gender discrimination

We should think how harassment can be eliminated from the institutions to foster a culture of respect, raise the comfort level of all working persons and ensure a healthy environment.

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and women’s invisibility in the legal sphere. In spite of their contributions to the economy, these women do not have social and legal protection. The absence of national identity cards means they do not have access to social security benefits nor health and safety standards in their work area.

There are no laws for home-based workers in Pakistan but the Decent Work Agenda of the government cannot be realised without recognising the special characteristics of HBWs. With this in mind, with the support of the UN, the Department of Labour for the province of Punjab devel-oped a home-based workers’ policy and the provincial Cabinet approved it. Sindh was not far behind and submitted a draft policy to the office of the Chief Minister for approval and KP and Balochistan embarked on a situational analysis, upon which the policy will subse-quently draw.



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900 female HBWs in Punjab and Sindh were given support by the UN to acquire national identity cards (NICs) which has enabled them to access existing social security benefits and to cast votes in 2013 elections

female HBWs were assisted by the UN to register with the Benazir Income Support Programme31 and they now have access to financial grants of up to PKR. 20,000 in Punjab and Sindh

1,379

was signed between the departments of labour and human resources in Sindh, and the UN, to pledge support for the registration of 10,000 women HBWs to improve their access to social security benefits in the province

A Letter of Agreement

Twelve District Action Committees in Punjab and four District Action Committees in Sindh established with an aim to give support to HBWs through policy development at agrassroots level

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UN Day 2013: Pakistani youth share stories of hope

Over 200 Pakistani young people com-memorated United Nations Day 2013 by sharing stories of their successes, challenges and hopes during an interactive discussion with youth representatives, media personalities and United Nations agencies in Pakistan. Well-known Pakistani television presenter and journalist Hamid Mir moder-ated the discussion.

Currently, 28 per cent of the population is between the age of 15 and 29 years and unemployment is the second-biggest prob-lem faced by young people, after education. Translating this ‘youth bulge’ into a demo-graphic dividend is a principal challenge. 32 per cent of youth in Pakistan are uneducated and most of them lack vocational or life skills, hindering employment opportunities. With approximately half of the population below 21 years old, Pakistan is looking to improve the health and education of all children and adolescents, particularly those living in persistent poverty, to develop their market-able skills and increase their access to decent and productive employment.



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CASE STUDY:‘We need social and legal protection too’

With a country full of informal workers, female home- based workers have long questioned why they are not given the same rights as the rest of the labour force in Pakistan. Home-based working is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan. Abida who works from home in Punjab stresses ‘we have been home based workers since we were young. Our parents used to do this kind of work from home too.’ Abida knows that she has rights, and is determined to advocate for recognition under labour laws to get the social and legal protection she knows she is entitled to. ‘We are also citizens of this State, we have rights, we have ID cards, but we are not recognised as labourers’. Abida has joined forces with a UN implementing partner in her local area that helps women home-based workers to have a voice and to advocate for their rights and well-being. ‘You see the beautiful clothes embellished with intricate stones being sold in large quantities in the market? Have you ever asked whose hands create these clothes? They are created by very hard working individu-als. I think the real ‘golden hands’ are ours, but sadly no-one acknowledges us’.

Eliminating and preventing child labourChild labour prevails in many forms in Pakistan. The UN joined forces with the Employer’s Federation of Pakistan and the Pakistan Workers Federation and developed and adapted codes of conduct for nine hazardous sectors to regulate the employment of persons less than eighteen years of age. Following on from this, the Sahiwal District Labour Office in Punjab developed a child labour monitor-ing system which covered all 89 union councils32 in the district and incorporated data collection and analysis of out-of-school children and those in employment.

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Integrating human rightsIt remains crucial for Pakistan to move forward with legislation to benefit its citizens. UN technical assistance helped the Ministry of Human Rights to draft a bill for the National Commission on the Rights of the Child, which was subsequently presented to Parliament. The 5th periodic report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was finalised by the new Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights and, as of the end of 2013, was with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for submission.

The right to speak: securing freedom of expression in all mediaFreedom of expression is essential for empowering individuals, and building free and democratic societies. Journalists in Pakistan live under the constant threat of death, and are targeted from all sides to silence their reporting. Advocacy by the UN led to an increased impetus on engaging with the government for better protection and immunity for journalists and media workers in Pakistan. Four large-scale advocacy events were organised by the UN to raise awareness and there was a steady increase in media coverage highlighting freedom of expression violations. 2013 proved a watershed year for the Right to Information (RTI) movement in Pakistan as civil society efforts successfully advocated for the KP RTI Ordinance mechanism, which was shared on August 17 and met international standards for RTI legislation.33

Protecting the health rights of excluded groupsWith the goal to reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality through institutional strengthening, the UN offered techni-cal assistance to an oversight mechanism at provincial level for better monitoring and reporting of results related to the needs of vulnerable people - including people living with HIV, people who inject drugs, transgender and other sexual minorities.

Action Plan on Youth

The United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon has made working with, and for, young people a priority of his five-year action agenda and has pioneered a frame-work to guide youth programming for the UN system.

The YOUTH SWAP initiative focuses on joint action on the issues of employment and entrepreneurship, political inclusion, civic engagement and protection of rights, education, and health. It is expected to deepen the youth focus of new and existing UN programmes and to promote joint programmatic work.

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Safety of journalists

Pakistan is the fourth most dangerous country for journalists in the world. The safety of journalists and the struggle against impunity for their killers are essential to preserve the fundamental right to freedom of expression, guaran-teed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

UN Action Plan on Safety of Journalistsand Issue of Impunity

The UN Action Plan on Safety of Journalists and Issue of Impunity was launched in 2013. Pakistan is one among the five pilot countries for its implementation along with Iraq, Nepal, South Sudan and Mexico. The campaign underlines the government’s responsibility to protect journalists from threat, and to combat impunity by bringing the murderers of journalists and community media workers to justice. It aims to strengthen legal frameworks and enforcement mecha-nisms designed to ensure the safety of journalists in both conflict and non-conflict areas and was endorsed by Pakistan’s Minister of Information and Broadcast in October 2013.


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Protecting child rights In a ground-breaking initiative, the UN spearheaded the first-ever comprehensive mapping and assessment of the child protection system per province (five assessments in total) in Sindh, Balochistan, KP, GB, and Punjab in 2013.

The development of innovative new modules by the UN for a child protection management information system centred on the themes of juvenile justice, and cases of abuse, violence and exploitation in 2013. Together with separate modules for child trafficking and institutional care, this new curricula is a major achievement in strengthening the child protection system in Pakistan and the system is now prevalent in eight pilot districts of Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and KP.

The UN advocated for the transition to government owned initiatives, resulting in the government of Punjab designing an integrated project for elimination of child and bonded labour in Punjab with the aim to reach a target population of 375,000 in 36 districts of Punjab. Furthermore, in KP the government established a mechanism to sustain funding for the provincial child labour units into the future. As external funding decreases this is a significant step forward by the government to take measures to ensure the sustainability of essential services and rights for child workers.

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Five assessments analysed the key risks facing children, the capacity of existing structures, and the legal framework and policy agenda relevant to child protection

completed (Child Marriage Restraint Act in Sindh and Punjab and a draft of the Prohibition of Employment of Children Act)

Threelegislative reviews

Department strategies approved in four provinces and PAK

FiveSocial Welfare

raised awareness about the right to freedom of expression

Four largescale advocacy campaigns

Child Protection policiesdeveloped (approved inBalochistan, vetted in Punjab)2

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The UN has significant experience working on food and nutrition security in Pakistan. 2013 was a year in which capacity building of the most vulnerable, especially for women and children, formed the backbone of an integrated approach to tackling food insecurity. This came in the form of comprehensive strategies for improv-ing agricultural development, nutritional practices and household food security. Drawing on individual agency expertise, in partnership with federal and provincial government, led to significant results for communities nationwide.

Moving towards food secure householdsThe principles of food security and sustainable food systems require both short term and long-term interven-tions to address underlying factors including social, economic, and environmental considerations. The UN, alongside the government, provided technical assistance in the modalities of cash and immediate food distribution throughout 2013, which addressed urgent food insecurity whilst introducing longer-term models of sustainable food systems. These models emphasised cooperation and coordination, specifically between governments and communities, as key stakeholders in policy-making and agricultural practice.

A Food Security Coordination Cell within the Ministry of National Food Security and Research was established at federal level highlighting government commitment to food security. The UN contributed to food security dialogue throughout the year by advocating for more policy level research, which resulted in a report on the state of food security and nutrition in Pakistan as well as a draft Joint Agriculture and Food Security Policy.


Nutrition security increased, especially for vulnerable and excluded groups

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Outcome Area

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The humanitarian connection

Food security and nutrition issues are inextricably linked to both humanitarian response and longer-term development. As crises impact upon a community, malnutrition inevitably increases and longer-term development programmes make way for immediate humanitarian response. An analysis of the complete picture is crucial to understand the scale and gaps in the parallel responses so that all individuals are provided with the best possible care.


Food security and livelihoodsThe UN and the government jointly assessed and analysed the needs of the population prior to and during the assistance period, and this resulted in the creation of over 1000 community organisations in Balochistan, FATA and Sindh incorporating both female and male members. The aim of these groups is to manage the execution of early recovery activities using the modalities of cash for work.

Education managers, teachers, teacher trainers and policy makers from communities in Sindh, Balochistan, KP and FATA were also trained in sensitising provincial and regional governments on how to address under-nutrition and food insecurity in their policies and strategies to inform future programming.

affected families were provided 7,000 metric tons of food assistance

47,000

cash assistance provided to over 17,000 affected families, to rehabilitate critical assets damaged in the floodsin Balochistan

$1.1m

cash assistance provided to 25,000 affected families, to rehabilitate critical assets damaged in the floods in Sindh

$2.46m

community organisationsin Balochistan, FATA andSindh were created as aresult of a UN needsassessment

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‘Scaling-up Nutrition’2013 was the year that also witnessed the GoP signing up to the global movement Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN). This went a long way to demonstrate a commitment to nutrition on the government development agenda. This global movement, led by the UN, calls for political commitment and scaling up of proven nutrition specific interventions, in partnership with multiple sectors, to improve the nutritional status for the most vulnerable. In this regard, the UN Nutrition Network advocated with the government to join the SUN initiative. In December 2013, SUN was formally launched by the GoP.

Feeding the future: nutritional practicesIn 2013 there was a significant push to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) and adolescent girls. The UN supported government efforts to increase the nutritional status of mothers and children



CASE STUDY:Transporting melons and saving money

The lumbering, open trucks and uneven roads that regularly transport farmers products to markets often damage the goods along the way, resulting in harmful effects when the farmers lose sales. The Balochistan Agriculture Project, implemented by the UN, assessed the transportation of melons and found that farmers often use poly sacks to wrap the melons in for transport, or just leave them loose rather than using robust packaging. With a massive 35-40 per cent of stock damaged when loose in the trucks and a 10-15 per cent damaged when in poly sacks, this is a significant loss in profit, and one the farmers simply cannot absorb. In an innovative marketing trial the farmers marketing collective decided to test the use of cardboard packaging and agreed to share 50 per cent of the cost for the trial. Not only did the cardboard cartons improve the presenta-tion of the melons to prospective buyers but also they showed better market acceptance this way and the boxes facilitated the handling of the products over the sometimes long journey, which in turn increased labour efficiency. All this amounted to a net incremental benefit of 20.5 per cent over traditional poly sack packing. Encouraged by profits, and learning from the results, Mr. Abdul Majeed, FMC President says that ‘next season all marketable quantity of melons will be offered in cardboard cartons’.

Leading the way on nutrition securityThe UN provided technical assistance to the government to draft gender sensitive policy guidance notes in four provinces, as well as multi-sectoral nutrition strategies for four provinces and two regions. Under the leadership of the Planning and Development Department, provincial level technical and sectoral plans were finalised with the education, agriculture, and health sectors fully on board, leading the way for increased nutritional security for the population.

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6-24 months, and by mothers exclusively breastfeeding babies less than six months of age.

LHWs contributed massively to the improvement of maternal health in Pakistan and narrowed the gap between the public health sector services and the rural and poor communities. Nutrition interventions were integrated as a priority area within their portfolio of work and refresher trainings on nutrition and guidelines for field level nutrition programmes helped identify key roles and responsibilities for LHWs in alternative nutrition interven-tion programmes, specifically in less accessible rural areas.

Hunger and children: acute malnutrition Pakistan has a global acute malnutrition rate of 15.1 per cent.34 This crucial issue straddles both development and humanitarian work (see The Humanitarian Connection box). Targeted supplementary feeding activities in FATA showed remarkable achievements throughout the year. The longer-term Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme showed recovery rates from malnutrition well above the planning threshold of 75 per cent for children aged 6-59 months and PLWs. A large part of the programmes’ success was due to the partner-ship between the UN and relevant provincial departments of health, jointly committed to achieving the national goals for nutrition.

More than 350 Outpatient Therapeutic Programmes (OTPs) were established across Pakistan, which reached significant numbers of children under five who are suffer-ing from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). 60 Nutrition Stabilisation Centres (NSCs) were established and

under five, with an emphasis on those below two years of age. The UN, with the provincial governments, embarked on a substantial education initiative to distribute meals to over 90 per cent of schools in FATA, improving dietary practices and nutritional intake. As a result, enrolment increased by eight per cent and attendance increased by ninety per cent by the end of 2013.

Infant and young children feeding programmes were mainstreamed into emergency and development interven-tions. Community advocacy concentrated on the need for the consumption of a minimum acceptable diet by children


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Acceptable levels of iodised salt consumption needed!

There is a need in Pakistan for a safe, cost effective and sustainable strategy to ensure sufficient intake of iodine by all. The UN, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordi-nation, the Ministry of Planning Devel-opment and Reforms, as well as provin-cial and district departments of health and salt producers throughout 2013 advocated for the quality assurance and monitoring of universal salt iodisation (USI) through a joint programme, primarily in Sindh. Results included:

110 districts and 174 million people consuming adequately iodised salt – 69 per cent of households;Pure Food Rules amended in KP and Balochistan;48 trainings on adequate salt iodisa-tion for salt processors; 45 trainings for sanitary inspectors on monitoring and external quality control;Four quality control and four new reference laboratories established in Sindh;Legislation on USI was enacted in Sindh for mandatory salt iodisation;Approval of the Salt Iodisation Bill by the provincial assembly.

operationalised within the paediatric wards of district level hospitals in four provinces – KP, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. These stabilisation centres proved crucial to the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition and SAM with complications for children in the communities.

A joint CMAM intervention evaluation was completed in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan and highlighted the successful transition from a predominantly NGO-implemented emergency intervention, to a government stronghold in these provinces. This was completed under a national programme for primary health care and family planning and paves the way for sustainable programming going forward.

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children received school meals138,702

children received take home rations57,769pre-primary children reached

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95 per cent cure rate for malnourished patients while the default rate was less than 3 per cent for MAM children and malnourished PLWs

95%cure rate for children withsevere acute malnutritionwith complications

children with severe acute malnutrition with complications

received treatment

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SAM children 6 to 59 months received treatment

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targeted supplementaryfeeding programme sites

improved nutrition in 44 districts

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PLWs received multi-micronutrientsupplementation

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children received Vitamin A supplementation27,831,181

Response to acute malnutrition

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OPII Financial Snapshot (2013)2013 was the first year of the implementation of the OPII, which saw a strategic shift from joint programmes to joint programming; encompassing all UN development assis-tance in Pakistan.35 The resource framework of OPII, just like the one for OPI, comprised core and non-core funds of UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and the pass through arrangement of the One Fund, contributing to the 54 joint outputs, 20 outcomes and the 6 Strategic Priority Areas.

The indicative budget of OPII in 2013 was a subset of the costed 5- year OPII Operational Plan results framework, which was based on joint outputs at the specific sub-national level/administrative area, making the budget more realistic.

The indicative OPII 2013 planned budget was US$398 million, with year-end funds availability of US$346 million and overall expenditure of approximately US$289 million. The overall delivery was around 84% with reference to the year-end funds availability. The remainder of the funds rolled over to OP II 2014 work, however, there was a funding gap of US$51 million in 2013. Around 19% of available resources were core funds of agencies, provided to them by their headquarters and allocated to the OPII, while 81% of the available resources were mobilized by the agencies.

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234m

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US$289m

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Inclusive economic growth through thedevelopment of sustatinable livelihoods


Increased national resilience todisasters, crises and external shocks


ExpenditureCommitted

CoreCore

Non CoreNon Core

Budget

US$148.9m

44.6m 59.6m

US$130.1m

US$104.2m

53.7m 76.4mDelivery

80.12%


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Non CoreNon Core

Budget

US$78.8m

3.8m 66.1m

US$74.5m

US$69.9m

3.2m 71.3m Delivery93.74%

Delivery65.62%


Non Core

Budget

US$30.4m

11.7m

US$22.7m

US$14.9m

Core3.2m

Core3.6m

Non Core19.1m

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Strengthened governanceand social cohesion




Gender equalityand social justice


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CoreCore

Non CoreNon Core

Budget

US$55.8m

2.1m 41.9m

US$49.1m

US$44.0m

2.7m 46.4mDelivery

89.66%


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Non CoreNon Core

Budget

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1.4m 49.0m

US$63.0m

US$50.4m

1.4m 61.6mDelivery

79.97%

Delivery86.27%


Non Core

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US$7.5m

US$6.5m

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Strategic Priority Areas

BUDGET COMMITTED

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Budget

Core

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Non Core

(c)

Total

(d)=(b)+(c)

1Vulnerable and marginalized populations have equitable access and use of quality services

148,949,911.47 53,669,154.67 76,475,553.90 130,144,708.57

2 Inclusive economic growth through the development of sustainable livelihoods 30,354,602.39 3,608,759.36 19,063,771.92 22,672,531.28

3 Increased national resilience to disasters, crises and external shocks 78,765,260.43 3,185,712.44 71,334,296.12 74,520,008.56

4 Strengthened governance and social cohesion 55,829,725.64 2,682,675.07 46,433,902.43 49,116,577.50

5 Gender Equality and Social Justice 9,363,614.72 610,371.05 6,937,376.85 7,547,747.90

6 Food and nutrition security for the most vulnerable groups 75,032,260.98 1,385,517.17 61,584,962.24 62,970,479.41

TOTAL 398,295,375.63 65,142,189.75 281,829,863.46 346,972,053.21

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The above table shows the OPII 2013 joint budgetary status at the SPA level. Please refer to ANNEX E for the definitions, which describes the resource status of OPII for 2013.

EXPENDITURE

% Delivery

100*(g)/(d)

Funding Gap

(a) – (d)Core

(e)

Non Core

(f)

Total

(g)=(e)+(f)

44,638,630.03 59,637,726.70 104,276,356.73 80.12% 18,805,202.90

3,206,954.84 11,669,694.82 14,876,649.66 65.62% 7,682,071.11

3,760,860.91 66,096,245.47 69,857,106.38 93.74% 4,245,251.87

2,111,274.83 41,928,453.24 44,039,728.07 89.66% 6,713,148.14

599,362.92 5,912,209.06 6,511,571.98 86.27% 1,815,866.82

1,385,517.17 48,970,554.24 50,356,071.41 79.97% 12,061,781.57

55,702,600.69 234,214,883.53 289,917,484.23 83.56% 51,323,322.42

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come#

Joint Outcomes SPA #

BUDGET

(a)

Budget

Core

(b)

1.1 Policy environment, legislation, budgetary allocation and accountability mechanisms strengthened in support of equitable access to social and basic services for human development. 1 19,245,523.11 8,756,921.28

1.2 Increased public awareness/behavior change to ensure vulnerable and excluded populations practice safe behaviour, as well as access and use quality services, including housing 1 52,768,947.46 823,175.00

1.3 Capacity for equitable social service delivery improved at all levels, including using innovative technology. 1 76,935,440.90 44,089,058.39

2.1 Creation of employment opportunities & decent work through industry, construction, services, vocational/skill training, agricultural & cultural development, as well as promoting youth employment & public-private partnerships. 2 7,830,470.39 1,637,212.36

2.2 Industrial development, both urban & rural, emphasizing SME / SMI development, women’s participation, clean develop-ment & sustainable energy supply & use at affordable cost. 2 9,834,853.00 452,268.00

2.3 Equitable & fair trade promotion enhanced. 2 11,370,000.00 500,000.00

2.4 Key causes & consequences of population growth addressed. 2 1,319,279.00 1,019,279.00

3.1 National, provincial & district capacities to prevent, assess, reduce & manage risks are developed. 3 13,042,751.72 918,029.51

3.2 mitigation & adaptation. 3 6,409,640.24 602,727.00

3.3 development goals including MDG targets. 3 51,114,792.59 1,664,955.93

3.4 3 8,198,075.88 -

4.1 The capacity of institutions to be more democratic and accountable is strengthened, including, inter alia, the engagement of civil society organizations, media and academia. 4 21,423,810.00 852,399.00

4.2 Rule of law and public security institutions strengthened to enhance public trust and social stability, and to provide improved 4 5,658,360.14 1,238,836.07

4.3 Improved accountability and access to quality social protection and other services for excluded and vulnerable people. 4 26,886,555.50 12,440.00

4.4 Strengthened decentralized governance 4 1,861,000.00 579,000.00

5.1 Government and civil society are active and accountable in eliminating discrimination against women and girls. 5 2,373,485.76 70,000.00

5.2 through institutional strengthening & capacity development of duty bearers. 5 5,855,757.21 437,208.00

5.3 Human rights institutions strategically positioned, & advocating for integrating human rights at all levels. 5 1,134,371.74 103,163.05

6.1 Household food security increased. 6 17,750,000.00 -

6.2 Nutrition security increased, especially for vulnerable and excluded groups. 6 57,282,260.98 1,385,517.17

TOTAL 398,295,375.63 65,142,189.75


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% Delivery

100*(g)/(d)

Funding Gap

(a) – (d)

COMMITTED EXPENDITURE

Non Core

(c)

Total

(d)=(b)+(c)

Core

(e)

Non Core

(f)

Total

(g)=(e)+(f)

8,205,148.21 16,962,069.49 7,121,211.17 6,955,165.62 14,076,376.79 82.99% 2,283,453.62

47,316,460.64 48,139,635.64 465,374.00 39,082,736.30 39,548,110.30 82.15% 4,629,311.82

20,953,945.05 65,043,003.44 37,052,044.86 13,599,824.78 50,651,869.64 77.87% 11,892,437.46

3,872,147.92 5,509,360.28 1,555,928.84 3,748,406.82 5,304,335.66 96.28% 2,321,110.11

5,062,513.00 5,514,781.00 228,706.00 1,524,816.00 1,753,522.00 31.80% 4,320,072.00

10,114,111.00 10,614,111.00 450,000.00 6,386,472.00 6,836,472.00 64.41% 755,889.00

15,000.00 1,034,279.00 972,320.00 10,000.00 982,320.00 94.98% 285,000.00

10,350,557.00 11,268,586.51 620,824.17 10,416,165.19 11,036,989.36 97.94% 1,774,165.21

5,806,659.24 6,409,386.24 1,552,165.00 4,484,220.24 6,036,385.24 94.18% 254.00

46,979,004.00 48,643,959.93 1,587,871.74 42,986,684.06 44,574,555.80 91.63% 2,470,832.66

8,198,075.88 8,198,075.88 - 8,209,175.98 8,209,175.98 100.14% -

14,483,380.00 15,335,779.00 643,772.00 12,620,883.00 13,264,655.00 86.49% 6,088,031.00

4,524,137.07 5,762,973.14 1,032,035.83 3,930,982.00 4,963,017.83 86.12% (104,613.00)

25,394,385.36 25,406,825.36 12,327.00 23,421,728.24 23,434,055.24 92.24% 1,479,730.14

2,032,000.00 2,611,000.00 423,140.00 1,954,860.00 2,378,000.00 91.08% (750,000.00)

1,876,028.11 1,946,028.11 70,000.00 1,578,413.87 1,648,413.87 84.71% 427,457.65

4,973,166.00 5,410,374.00 426,276.00 4,260,019.45 4,686,295.45 86.62% 445,383.21

88,182.74 191,345.79 103,086.92 73,775.74 176,862.66 92.43% 943,025.95

11,280,931.00 11,280,931.00 - 10,222,655.00 10,222,655.00 90.62% 6,469,069.00

50,304,031.24 51,689,548.41 1,385,517.17 38,747,899.24 40,133,416.41 77.64% 5,592,712.57

281,829,863.46 346,972,053.21 55,702,600.69 234,214,883.53 289,917,484.23 83.56% 51,323,322.42

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Joint Ouput

#Joint Outputs SPA

#

BUDGET

(a)

Budget

1.1.1 Key National and Provincial stakeholders develop and implement equity-focused, child and gender sensitive laws, policies, and strategies. 1 10,188,619.75

1.1.2 Equity focused and gender sensitive research and evaluation used for improved policy planning, monitoring and budget allocations. 1 7,361,843.84

1.1.3 Accountability systems and structures are functional, strengthened and accessed by rights holders. 1 1,695,059.51

1.2.1 Vulnerable people, in particular women and child, have access to information relating to safe practices and behaviours. 1 29,162,330.36

1.2.2 Vulnerable groups participate more actively in the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes design to increase access and utilization of quality basic social services 1 23,521,751.10

1.2.3 Increased availability of integrated sexual and reproductive health information and services for adolescents and youth, especially the most marginalized. 1 84,866.00

1.3.1 1 57,450,626.84

1.3.2 Provincial departments Identify and channel resources to the most vulnerable communities. 1 7,559,710.68

1.3.3 Provincial departments put in place long term human resource management strategies and plans. 1 11,875,103.38

1.3.4 Models for mapping and reaching basic services to the chronically underserved groups are developed, implemented, evaluated and successful models scaled up. 1 50,000.00

2.1.1 Policies and programmes to enable inclusive growth and improve livelihood and economic opportunities for the most vulnerable developed and implemented with a particular focus on agriculture, culture and post crisis recovery. 2 5,630,470.39

2.1.2 Marginalized and excluded groups enjoy equitable access to advanced vocational and entrepreneurship skills training under a revamped and responsive TVET System. 2 1,500,000.00

2.1.3 2 700,000.00

2.2.1 Policies and programmes to promote the growth of a sustainable and inclusive SME / SMI sector formulated and implemented. 2 897,004.00

2.2.2 Clean production strategies—including waste management and climate change mitigation measures—promoted and adopted in priority industrial sectors. 2 6,202,849.00

2.2.3 Targeted initiatives to enhance production and use of low-cost sustainable energy solutions, particularly among poor households, piloted at com-munity and national levels. 2 2,735,000.00

2.3.1 Policies and support mechanisms for inclusive trade and development in place. 2 11,370,000.00

2.4.1 Key decision-makers are able to conduct demographic research and utilise data in the formulation of economic and labour policies. 2 1,319,279.00

3.1.1 All key disaster management institutions establish effective risk assessment, hazard mapping, coordination and oversight mechanisms at federal, provincial and district levels addressing the concerns of vulnerable population. 3 962,000.00

3.1.2 PDMAs, DDMAs and service providers develop contingency plans that respond to community and individual level vulnerabilities. 3 2,403,793.00


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% Delivery

100*(g)/(d)

Funding Gap

(a) – (d)


Core

(b)

Non Core

(c)

Total

(d)=(b)+(c)

Core

(e)

Non Core

(f)

Total

(g)=(e)+(f)

4,567,556.42 4,757,392.83 9,324,949.25 3,381,349.78 4,580,409.51 7,961,759.29 85.38% 863671

3,914,088.46 3,447,755.38 7,361,843.84 3,466,524.99 2,374,756.11 5,841,281.11 79.35% 0

275,276.40 - 275,276.40 273,336.40 - 273,336.40 99.30% 1419783

438,309.00 28,374,021.36 28,812,330.36 96,927.00 21,090,732.02 21,187,659.02 73.54% 350000

300,000.00 18,942,439.28 19,242,439.28 300,000.00 17,992,004.28 18,292,004.28 95.06% 4279312

84,866.00 - 84,866.00 68,447.00 - 68,447.00 80.65% 0

43,680,713.64 12,524,001.65 56,204,715.28 36,997,044.86 5,747,312.80 42,744,357.66 76.05% 1245912

- 7,559,710.68 7,559,710.68 - 7,559,710.68 7,559,710.68 100.00% 0

408,344.75 870,232.73 1,278,577.48 55,000.00 292,801.30 347,801.30 27.20% 10596526

- - - - - - #DIV/0! 50000

1,292,416.36 3,541,805.27 4,834,221.63 1,211,132.84 3,527,885.27 4,739,018.11 98.03% 796249

172,398.00 - 172,398.00 172,398.00 - 172,398.00 100.00% 1327602

172,398.00 330,342.65 502,740.65 172,398.00 220,521.55 392,919.55 78.16% 197259

- 1,418,200.00 1,418,200.00 - 517,755.00 517,755.00 36.51% -521196

212,268.00 1,149,313.00 1,361,581.00 84,518.00 655,839.00 740,357.00 54.37% 4841268

240,000.00 2,495,000.00 2,735,000.00 144,188.00 351,222.00 495,410.00 18.11% 0

500,000.00 10,114,111.00 10,614,111.00 450,000.00 6,386,472.00 6,836,472.00 64.41% 755889

1,019,279.00 15,000.00 1,034,279.00 972,320.00 10,000.00 982,320.00 94.98% 285000

148,111.88 905,793.00 1,053,904.88 35,627.50 821,113.19 856,740.69 81.29% -91905

- 2,403,793.00 2,403,793.00 - 2,403,793.00 2,403,793.00 100.00% 0

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#Joint Outputs SPA

#

BUDGET

(a)

Budget

3.1.3 DMAs and other institutions including line departments at national, provincial, and district levels are better prepared and able to respond to and reduce risk. 3 6,545,275.72

3.1.4 Community-based mitigation and preparedness programmes established and function effectively. 3 3,131,683.00

3.2.1 Policies and programmes for integrated natural resource management and climate change adaptation and mitigation developed and implemented at national, provincial and community levels. 3 5,884,700.24

3.2.2 Key institutions at provincial and district level design and implement [community-based] integrated natural resource management strategies in environmentally fragile eco-systems. 3 524,940.00

3.3.2 Right holders including vulnerable children and women, are increasingly resilient with improved capacity to assess, mitigate and respond to disas-ters. 3 2,385,595.59

3.3.3 Crisis affected communities have access to training, entrepreneurship, livelihood opportunities and community infrastructure during early recovery & rehabilitation. 3 48,729,197.00

3.4.1 Relevant institutions establish and maintain central disaggregated data base for the exchange of information on cross-border issues. 3 8,198,075.88

4.1.1 4 609,810.00

4.1.2 Federal and provincial committees and secretariats are better able to carry out effective oversight. 4 4,949,000.00

4.1.3 Civil society and media are better able to promote participation of people in democratic processes and public dialogue and discourse 4 2,063,000.00

4.1.4 standards and best practices. 4 13,802,000.00

4.2.1 4 2,145,702.37

4.2.2 4 2,335,745.40

4.2.3 The criminal justice system is better able to identify and respond to national and transnational crime. 4 1,176,912.37

4.3.1 4 753,000.00

4.3.2 National and provincial institutions have enhanced capacity and robust systems to implement social protection and social insurance schemes for the most vulnerable. 4 3,358,272.68

4.3.3 Duty bearers and right holders are aware, motivated and practice/promote peace building. 4 3,667,447.00

4.3.4 Transparent and accountable registration services are available for children, refugees and other target groups. 4 4,787,439.01

4.3.5 Policies and institutions for refugees management developed and strengthened. 4 14,320,396.81

4.4.1 Relevant legislation and policies developed at the provincial/area and district levels to facilitate equity, sustainability and inclusiveness. 4 1,181,000.00

4.4.2 Provincial institutions/departments undertake reform to carry out their functions in line with the 18th Amendment 4 680,000.00

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% Delivery

100*(g)/(d)

Funding Gap

(a) – (d)


Core

(b)

Non Core

(c)

Total

(d)=(b)+(c)

Core

(e)

Non Core

(f)

Total

(g)=(e)+(f)

667,275.63 1,690,971.00 2,358,246.63 465,077.95 1,702,216.00 2,167,293.95 91.90% 4187029

102,642.00 5,350,000.00 5,452,642.00 120,118.72 5,489,043.00 5,609,161.72 102.87% -2320959

530,957.00 5,353,743.24 5,884,700.24 1,490,733.00 4,105,578.24 5,596,311.24 95.10% 0

71,770.00 452,916.00 524,686.00 61,432.00 378,642.00 440,074.00 83.87% 254

37,653.93 444,374.00 482,027.93 29,911.74 358,660.06 388,571.80 80.61% 1903568

1,627,302.00 46,534,630.00 48,161,932.00 1,557,960.00 42,628,024.00 44,185,984.00 91.74% 567265

- 8,198,075.88 8,198,075.88 - 8,209,175.98 8,209,175.98 100.14% 0

181,399.00 54,530.00 235,929.00 156,772.00 23,033.00 179,805.00 76.21% 373881

567,000.00 699,000.00 1,266,000.00 383,000.00 489,000.00 872,000.00 68.88% 3683000

- 31,850.00 31,850.00 - 31,850.00 31,850.00 100.00% 2031150

104,000.00 13,698,000.00 13,802,000.00 104,000.00 12,077,000.00 12,181,000.00 88.26% 0

921,120.70 1,329,194.67 2,250,315.37 737,120.00 1,192,386.00 1,929,506.00 85.74% -104613

156,857.70 2,178,887.70 2,335,745.40 119,463.83 2,018,586.00 2,138,049.83 91.54% 0

160,857.67 1,016,054.70 1,176,912.37 175,452.00 720,010.00 895,462.00 76.09% 0

12,440.00 347,863.00 360,303.00 12,327.00 150,329.00 162,656.00 45.14% 392697

- 3,225,692.38 3,225,692.38 - 3,225,247.26 3,225,247.26 99.99% 132580

- 3,429,447.00 3,429,447.00 - 2,077,912.00 2,077,912.00 60.59% 238000

- 4,070,986.17 4,070,986.17 - 3,647,843.17 3,647,843.17 89.61% 716453

- 14,320,396.81 14,320,396.81 - 14,320,396.81 14,320,396.81 100.00% 0

91,000.00 1,940,000.00 2,031,000.00 18,140.00 1,954,860.00 1,973,000.00 97.14% -850000

488,000.00 92,000.00 580,000.00 405,000.00 - 405,000.00 69.83% 100000

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#Joint Outputs SPA

#

BUDGET

(a)

Budget

5.1.1 National laws and legislation are revised to bring them into line with international frameworks on women’s rights [in particular CEDAW and CRC] 5 1,750,192.48

5.1.2 National, provincial and area policy-makers and planners are able to collect, analyse and use high quality sex disaggregated data to address biases 5 623,293.28

5.2.1 National and provincial/area policies, strategies, capacities and programmes targeting the most marginalised children and youth are coherent, complementary and promote collaboration 5 64,942.21

5.2.2 National and provincial/area policies, strategies and programmes that reduce exploitation and promote decent work, targeting the most excluded groups, are coherent and complementary, and promote collaboration 5 4,333,067.00

5.2.3 National & provincial polices, strategies and programmes protect the rights of excluded groups 5 1,457,748.00

5.3.1 Capacity of NHRIs to promote and protect human rights at national and provincial levels strengthened 5 318,385.60

5.3.2 Civil society and human rights bodies are able to act as independent monitoring and reporting mechanism on the status of human rights 5 777,578.40

5.3.3 Relevant government and civil society mechanisms to monitor and report on the implemention of the concluding observations and remarks of the committees of all relevant International Treaties and Conventions are functioning effectively 5 38,407.74

6.1.1 Integrated responses to improve food security. 6 17,750,000.00

6.2.1 Provincial /regional governments have developed and implemented nutrition policies, strategies, and plans to address malnutrition among the most disadvantaged /vulnerable population groups 6 4,314,988.85

6.2.2 Vulnerable population groups have improved their nutritional practices i.e. infants, young children, pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls 6 11,347,393.14

6.2.3 Effective prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition in the targeted communities. 6 41,619,878.99

TOTAL 398,295,375.63


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% Delivery

100*(g)/(d)

Funding Gap

(a) – (d)Core

(b)

Non Core

(c)

Total

(d)=(b)+(c)

Core

(e)

Non Core

(f)

Total

(g)=(e)+(f)

50,000.00 1,838,028.11 1,888,028.11 50,000.00 1,540,413.87 1,590,413.87 84.24% -137836

20,000.00 38,000.00 58,000.00 20,000.00 38,000.00 58,000.00 100.00% 565293

20,000.00 - 20,000.00 20,000.00 - 20,000.00 100.00% 44942

191,247.00 3,123,166.00 3,314,413.00 190,129.00 2,862,496.45 3,052,625.45 92.10% 1018654

225,961.00 1,850,000.00 2,075,961.00 216,147.00 1,397,523.00 1,613,670.00 77.73% -618213

70,000.00 - 70,000.00 70,000.00 - 70,000.00 100.00% 248386

33,163.05 49,775.00 82,938.05 33,086.92 35,368.00 68,454.92 82.54% 694640

- 38,407.74 38,407.74 - 38,407.74 38,407.74 100.00% 0

- 11,280,931.00 11,280,931.00 - 10,222,655.00 10,222,655.00 90.62% 6469069

434,357.87 158,012.41 592,370.28 434,357.87 158,012.41 592,370.28 100.00% 3722619

951,159.30 8,999,621.84 9,950,781.14 951,159.30 8,186,415.84 9,137,575.14 91.83% 1396612

- 41,146,396.99 41,146,396.99 - 30,403,470.99 30,403,470.99 73.89% 473482

65,142,189.75 281,829,863.46 346,972,053.21 55,702,600.69 234,214,883.53 289,917,484.23 83.56% 51,323,322.42

The above table shows the OPII 2013 joint budgetary status at the joint output level.Please refer to ANNEX E for the definitions, which describes the resource status of OPII for 2013.

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The above table shows the OPII 2013 expenditure status of agencies (total and its SPA wise bifurcation).

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S No Agency SPA 1 SPA 2 SPA 3 SPA 4 SPA 5 SPA 6 Total

1 FAO - 2,488,807.00 6,303,798.00 1,957,000.00 23,749.00 2,665,071.00 13,438,425.00

2 ILO - 424,067.00 - 611,429.00 4,453,068.00 - 5,488,564.00

3 IOM 15,490,035.00 - 65,000.00 2,059,922.00 - - 17,614,957.00

4 UNHABITAT 220,319.00 - - - - - 220,319.00

5 UNAIDS 24,035.00 - - - - - 24,035.00

6 UNCTAD - 306,015.00 - - - - 306,015.00

7 UNDP - 2,777,310.72 32,686,965.00 13,827,999.83 - - 49,292,275.55

8 UNESCO 79,621.00 24,000.00 1,112,688.00 93,850.00 - - 1,310,159.00

9 UNFPA 3,691,109.00 972,320.00 - - - - 4,663,429.00

10 UNHCR 11,288,622.44 442,470.39 16,478,103.24 15,670,187.98 38,407.74 - 43,917,791.79

12 UNICEF 39,293,810.63 - 589,798.99 2,075,869.00 216,852.00 15,028,971.41 57,205,302.02

13 UNIDO - 7,195,138.00 - - - - 7,195,138.00

14 UNODC 867,751.44 - 7,998,075.88 3,158,272.68 - - 12,024,100.00

15 UNOPS - 16,000.00 - 2,705,000.00 - - 2,721,000.00

16 UNWOMEN 137,162.72 230,521.55 795,716.61 80,197.58 1,721,495.24 30,000.00 2,995,093.70

17 WFP - - 3,826,960.66 - - 32,632,029.00 36,458,989.66

18 WHO 33,183,890.50 - - 1,800,000.00 58,000.00 - 35,041,890.50

19 UNEP - - - - - - 0.00

TOTAL 104,276,356.73 14,876,649.66 69,857,106.38 44,039,728.07 6,511,571.98 50,356,071.41 289,917,484.23


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ANNEX E: Definitions of core budgetary terminologies

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Core

Financial resources provided by UN entity’s respective headquarters and made available at country level regardless of source of funds.

Non Core

All non-regular/mobilized funding provided to a particular UN entity at country level. This can be from donors, or respec-tive regional headquarters, or from global mobilized funds i.e. CERF, MPTF, MDGF, Montreal Protocol Fund, UNICEF Thematic Funds, etc.

Expenditure

The actual spending of funds by the 1st level implementing agency to pay for project-related goods and services OR the placement of resources by the 1st level implementing agency at the disposal of the 2nd level implementing agency.

Commitment for Non Core

A firm written obligation by a government or official agency (donor), backed by the appropriation or availability of the necessary funds, to provide resources of a specified amount under specified financial terms and conditions and for specified purposes for the benefit of the recipient country.

Committed for Core

Sum of Core Funds apportioned by the agencies for the achievement of the joint output.

ANNEX F: The Pakistan One Fund

The Pakistan One Fund is administered by the UNDP Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office) in New York. Established in 2006, the MPTF Office is the fund administrator for the UN system when UNDP is selected to administer donor funds intended for multi-agency operations established in the context of humanitarian, transition, reconstruction and development programmes.

The pass-through fund-management mechanism used for transfer of funds enhances UN transparency and accountabil-ity, a direct application of the Aid Effectiveness Agenda and UN Reform initiative “Delivering as One”, and is consistent with the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action, including national ownership and alignment with national priorities, harmonization and coordination, effective and inclusive partnerships, and achieving development results and accounting for them.

The MPTF Office uses this arrangement to enable partnerships between donors, Governments and UN organizations. As per the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between Participating UN Organizations and the Administrative Agent (AA), as well as the Standard Administrative Arrangement concluded between donors and the AA, the responsibilities of the AA include the receipt, administration and management of contributions from the donors, disbursement of such funds to Participating UN Organizations in accordance with the approved programmatic documents, and provisions of consoli-dated reports, based on the reports submitted by Participating UN Organizations.

The MPTF Office continued to provide information on its GATEWAY (http://mptf.undp.org)a knowledge platform providing real-time data, with a maximum two-hour delay, on financial information from the MPTF Office accounting system on donor contributions, programme budgets and transfers to Participating UN Organizations. All narrative reports are published on the MPTF Office GATEWAY which provides easy access to nearly 9,600 relevant reports and documents, with tools and tables displaying financial and programme data. By providing easy access to the growing number of progress reports and related documents uploaded by users in the field, it facilitates knowledge sharing and management among UN Organizations. It is designed to provide transparent, accountable fund-management services to the UN system to enhance its coherence, effectiveness and efficiency. The MPTF Office GATEWAY has been recognized as a ‘standard setter’by peers and partners.

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