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Progress Report 2019 PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2017-2021 Progress Report 2019 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 1 REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA COUNCIL OF MINISTERS PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2017-2021 Progress Report 2019 Layout & Design Grid Cartels Photography UN Albania Archives Deposit Photos Cover A child playing in a summer camp in Tirana / ©Bevis Fusha 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms Contributing Partners in 2019 Foreword Executive Summary Chapter 1: Key Development Trends in Albania—Year 2019 in Brief Chapter 2: Agenda2030—Albania Achievements towards SDGs Chapter 3: Delivering Results for Albania - Outcome 1: Governance and Rule of Law o Output 1.1 Human Rights o Output 1.2 Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law o Output 1.3 Local Governance o Output 1.4 Access to Justice o Output 1.5 Mainstreaming Gender and Gender-Responsive Budgeting o Output 1.6 Migration and Asylum - Outcome 2: Social Cohesion o Output 2.1 Health o Output 2.2 Education o Output 2.3 Social Inclusion and Protection o Output 2.4 Child Protection o Output 2.5 Gender-Based Violence - Outcome 3: Economic Growth, Labour and Agriculture o Output 3.1 Economic Development o Output 3.2 Labour o Output 3.3 Agriculture and Rural Development o Output 3.4 Culture - Outcome 4: Environment and Climate Change o Output 4.1 Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change o Output 4.2 Natural Resources Chapter 4: The UN Delivering as One in Albania in 2019 Annexes Annex A: Progress against PoCSD results framework Annex B: Administrative agent financial report on Albania SDG Acceleration Fund for 2019 Annex C: Financial overview of 2019 total budget, including all sources of funding Annex D: National implementing partners, participating UN organisations, funds and programmes, and their acronyms and websites Annex E: UN and UN-supported organisations publications in 2019 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 5 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS EVAW Elimination of Violence Against Women ABS Access and Benefit Sharing FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations ADISA Agency for the Delivery of Integrated Services Albania FATF Financial Action Task Force AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome FDI Foreign Direct Investment ALL Albanian Lek FGE Fund for Gender Equality ALMP Active Labour Market Programme FIU Financial Intelligence Unit AML Anti-Money Laundering FLA Free Legal Aid ASCAP Agjencia e Sigurimit të Cilësisë së Arsimit Parauniversitar (Agency of Quality Assurance in Higher Educa- GB–DV Gender-Based and Domestic Violence tion) GBV Gender-Based Violence ASLG Agency for Support to Local Self-Governance GCF Green Climate Fund ASPA Albanian School of Public Administration GDP Gross Domestic Product ASRH Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health GE Gender Equality BOS Business Operations Strategy GEF Global Environment Fund BUR Biennial Update Report GHG Greenhouse Gas CAT Convention against Torture GI Geographic Indications CCCVE Coordination Centre for Countering Violent Extremism GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit CCP Container Control Programme GM Gender Mainstreaming CEC Central Elections Commission GoA Government of Albania CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women GRB Gender-Responsive Budgeting CEPOL European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training GREAT Gender Rural Equality and Tourism CERD Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination GVA Growth Value Added CFT Counter-Financing of Terrorism HACT Harmonised Approach to Cash Transfers CMW Committee on Migrant Workers HDI Human Development Index CPU Child Protection Unit HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child HLPF High-Level Political Forum CRM Coordinated Referral Mechanism HMS Household Migration Survey CRPD Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency CSE Comprehensive Sexuality Education IAP Ionian Adriatic Pipeline CSEA Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights CSO Civil Society Organisation ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination CVE Countering Violent Extremism ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights DCM Decision of the Council of Ministers ICPD International Conference on Population and Development DOCO Development Operations Coordination Office ICT Information and Communications Technology DRR Disaster Risk Reduction ILO International Labour Organisation EPP Employment Promotion Programme IMF International Monetary Fund EPR Environmental Performance Review INSTAT National Institute of Statistics EU European Union IOM International Organisation for Migration EVAC Ending Violence against Children IPARD Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance in Rural Development 6 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 7 IPH Institute of Public Health NSGE National Strategy on Gender Equality IPMG Integrated Policy Management Group OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ISARD Inter-Sectoral Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development ONAC Office of the National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator ISDA Innovation for Service Delivery ORML outpatient reimbursed medicines list JEC Joint Executive Committee OSCE Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe JWP Joint Work Plan OSSIS One-Stop-Shop Information System LGBTI Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex PBF Peacebuilding Fund LGU Local Government Unit PCU Port Control Unit LINAC Linear Accelerator PDNA Post-Disaster Needs Analysis LNB Leave No One Behind PHC Primary Health Care LTA Long-Term Agreement PISA Programme for International Student Assessment MAPS Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support PMO Prime Minister’s Office M&E Monitoring and Evaluation PoCSD Programme of Cooperation for Sustainable Development MIS Management Information System R&E Roma and Egyptian MISP Minimum Initial Service Package REA Regional Economic Area MMR measles, mumps, and rubella REVALB Recording Violence in Albania MoARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development RIRA Regional Investment Reform Agenda MoESY Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth RMSA Refugee and Migrant Services in Albania MoFE Ministry of Finance and Economy RSD Refugee Status Determination MoHSP Ministry of Health and Social Protection RSH Reproductive and Sexual Health MoU Memorandum of Understanding RYCO Regional Youth Cooperation Office MP Member of Parliament SAA Stabilisation and Association Agreement MPA Marine and Coastal Protected Area SALW Small Arms and Light Weapons MRDC Medical Response to Diplomatic Corps SDC Swiss Development Cooperation MTBP Mid-Term Budget Programme SDG Sustainable Development Goal NAES National Agency for Employment and Skills SD4E Skills Development for Employment NAP National Action Plan SEE South Eastern Europe NAPA National Agency for Protected Areas SIIG Statistical Indicators and Integrity Group NAPIRE National Action Plan for the Integration of Roma and Egyptians SILC Survey on Income and Living Conditions NAVETQ National Agency for Vocational Education, Training and Qualification SIPD Social Inclusion Policy Document NBI National Bureau of Investigation SLM Sustainable Land Management NCD Non-Communicable Disease SME Small or Medium-sized Enterprise NCSDLG National Strategy on Decentralisation and Local Government SOP Standard Operating Procedure NDA National Designated Authority SPAK Struktura e Posaçme kundër korrupsionit dhe krimit të organizuar (Special Anti-Corruption Structure) NDC National Determined Contribution SPO Special Prosecution Office NES National Employment Service SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health NESS National Employment and Skills Strategy SRHR Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights NGO Non-Governmental Organisation STI Sexually Transmitted Infection NHRI National Human Rights Institution TADOC Turkish International Academy against Drugs and Organised Crime NLC National Labour Council TAP Trans Adriatic Pipeline NRA Non-Resident Agency TAR Territorial–Administrative Reform NSDI National Strategy for Development and Integration TB Tuberculosis 8 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 9 TBML Trade-Based Money-Laundering CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS IN 2019 TK Traditional Knowledge TLAS Tirana Legal Aid Society UASC Unaccompanied and Separated Children UCO Used Cooking Oil UK United Kingdom UN United Nations UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCAC United Nations Convention Against Corruption European Union Government of Germany UNCT United Nations Country Team Government of Albania Government of France UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme Government of Austria Government of Russia UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security Government of Netherlands Government of Luxemburg UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Programme Government of Italy Government of Croatia UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Government of Switzerland Government of Norway UNFPA United Nations Population Fund Government of Sweden Government of Australia UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund Government of Turkey Government of Kazakhstan UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Government of United Kingdom Government of South Korea UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and
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