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UN-Azerbaijan Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 *DRAFT UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FRAMEWORK (2021-2025) *Last updated: 6 November 2020 i UN-Azerbaijan Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 Contents FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ vii Declaration of Commitment ............................................................................................................................. x CHAPTER 1: COUNTRY PROGRESS TOWARDS THE 2030 AGENDA .................................................. 1 1.1 Country Context .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. National Vision for Sustainable Development ...................................................................................... 3 1.2.1 Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the Future Investment Priorities ......................................................... 3 1.2.2. Trends, Challenges and Future Priorities ........................................................................................ 4 1.3. Progress Towards the SDGs ................................................................................................................ 11 1.4. Gaps and Challenges............................................................................................................................ 13 CHAPTER 2: UN DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT TO THE 2030 AGENDA ................................ 15 2.1. Theory of Change ................................................................................................................................ 15 2.2. Strategic Priorities ............................................................................................................................... 18 2.3. Intended Development Results ............................................................................................................ 20 2.4. Cooperation Framework Outcomes and Partnerships ......................................................................... 22 Priority Area 1: Inclusive Growth that Reduces Vulnerability and Builds Resilience. .......................... 22 Priority Area 2: Stronger Institutions for Better Public and Social Services Delivery ........................... 24 Priority Area 3: Protecting the Environment & Addressing Climate Change ........................................ 26 Priority Area 4: A Gender-Equitable Society that Empowers Women and Girls ................................... 28 2.5. Synergies Between Cooperation Framework Outcomes ..................................................................... 29 2.6. Sustainability ....................................................................................................................................... 29 2.7. UNCT Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 3: COOPERATION FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .......................................... 31 3.1. Implementation Strategy and Strategic Partnerships ........................................................................... 31 3.2. Governance .......................................................................................................................................... 31 3.3. Joint Work Plans .................................................................................................................................. 32 3.4. Others................................................................................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 4: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN ....................................................................... 33 4.1. Monitoring Plan ................................................................................................................................... 33 4.1.1. Risks and Opportunities ................................................................................................................ 33 4.1.2. Cooperation Framework Review and Reporting .......................................................................... 34 4.2. Evaluation Plan .................................................................................................................................... 34 ANNEX: The Azerbaijan Cooperation Framework Results Matrix ............................................................... 35 ii UN-Azerbaijan Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank CCA Common Country Analysis CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CGAP Consultative Group for the Poor CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities DRR Disaster Risk Reduction FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GDP Gross Domestic Product HDI Human Development Index HRBA Human Rights‐Based Approach ICPD International Conference on Population and Development IDP Internally Displaced Person IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILO International Labor Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IOM International Organization for Migration M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDGs Millennium Development Goals MENR Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MIA Ministry of the Internal Affairs MoA Ministry of Agriculture MoE Ministry of Economy MoEn Ministry of Energy MoES Ministry of Emergency Situations MoH Ministry of Health MTCHT Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies MTR Mid‐Term Review NCCSD National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development NCD Non‐Communicable Disease NGO Non‐governmental organization OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs PES Payment for Ecosystem Services PMT Program Management Team QCPR Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review RBM Results‐Based Management SBM School-Based Management SDGs Sustainable Development Goals UNCT United Nations Country Team UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Program UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNESCO United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization iii UN-Azerbaijan Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNOHCHR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights UNSDCF United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework UNV United Nations Volunteers UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UPR Universal Periodic Review WB World Bank WFP World Food Program WHO World Health Organization WTO World Trade Organization iv UN-Azerbaijan Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 FOREWORD On behalf of the Government of Azerbaijan and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Azerbaijan, we are pleased to present the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). The UNSDCF is aligned with Government strategic development priorities over the period 2021- 2025 and is directly linked to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its targets in support of the 2030 Agenda. The UNSDCF was formulated through a well-articulated roadmap and an inclusive and participatory process led by the Minister of Economy and the United Nations Resident Coordinator. The process began with the evaluation of the previous UN-Azerbaijan Development Framework 2016-2020 and a UN-led Common Country Analysis (CCA), which also assessed Azerbaijan’s progress towards the SDGs and other international commitments. This culminated in the convening of the Government and United Nations Strategic Prioritization Workshop (SPW) in Baku in January 2020, which was attended by UN resident and non-resident agencies, Government, civil society, private sector, academia and international development partners. The consultations focused on identifying the comparative advantages of the United Nations Country Team and selecting high priority areas and outcomes. Informed by the results of the UNAPF (2016-2020) Evaluation, the CCA, and building on several baselines, including Azerbaijan’s human rights commitments and the nationalized SDG targets, this development strategy was born. The cornerstone of this strategy is an investment in people, in durable solutions and in institutions that are responsive to the needs of the most vulnerable in society. Leaving no one behind and deploying a rights-based approach to development are the founding tenets of the approach adopted, and this speaks to our commitment to further an agenda fundamentally grounded in developing human capital. Moreover, in addition to investing in inclusive growth and improved public sector service delivery, the UNSDCF has made what are often seen as cross-cutting issues central to this investment offering; gender equality