United Nations Development Programme at work in China

Annual Report 2007/2008 Contents 1 Message from the UNDP Resident Representative

2 Introduction

2 Support to the United Nations System

4 Achieving the MDGs and Reducing Human Poverty

14 Environment and Energy for Sustainable Human Development

21 Responding to HIV/AIDS and other Communicable Diseases

24 Forging Strategic Partnerships for Development Results

27 Resources Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China  Five-Year Development Programme (2006-2010). The UNDP th Country Programme for China (2006-2010) has achievingthree main theareas Millenniumof focus: (i)Development poverty,Goals (ii)(MDGs) managingand reducingenergy andhuman environment and (iii) respondingfor sustainable to HIV/AIDS anddevelopment, other communicable diseases. I am very pleased to report that UNDP continues to make substantial The United Nations DevelopmentCountry Programme Programme for China(UNDP) China’sin 2006 launched 11 in tandem its withnew the Government of June 2008 Khalid Malik UN Resident Coordinator UNDP Resident Representative Beijing, China government and the people of China, and theother Xiaokang development vision and thepartners, MDGs in China.towards the achievement of UNDP’s partnerships with the civil society, the private furthersector, the strengthenedmedia and donorsover havethe also recentbeen yearssustainable through and equitableprogramme developmentand advocacyin China. activities to promote Looking ahead, we are fully committed that UNDP will continue to work closely with the United Nations Theme Groups (UNTGs) who providework closely knowledge-based with the government policy counterparts health,advice educationand on anddevelopment human resource issuesdevelopment, andAIDS, such energyetc. asand thepoverty environment, and gender,inequality, and HIV and South-South cooperation, promoteresults. gender equality, and forge partnerships for development As the funder and manager of thealso Unitedplays an Nationsactive roleResident in the Coordinatorwork of the SystemUnited Nations(UNRC), Country UNDP Team (UNCT) and the various development achievements that UNDP partnered to in 2006-2007 in China. Helping China achieve its Xiaokang visionChina. We believeand thatthe UNDP’s globalMDGs knowledge,is the expertise main andvalues focuscore developmentofto UNDP’s China’sinputs addwork good own in developmentenhance vision, national throughownership, advocatehelping and China:foster an developenabling environment,national seekcapacities, increased regional progress in achieving development results in China. This report presents and summarizes the key Message from the UNDP Resident Representative Resident the UNDP from Message Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China national levels. national sub- and national at agencies government other for with closely Agency works also UNDP China. in UNDP Coordinating which Government and (MOFCOM), the the is a n under i Commerce h of C Economic (CICETE) e h Ministry t for h Exchanges t i w Center y Technical l e s o l c s International k r o w P D N U are resources defined. also baselines, required and targets, qualitatively, indicators, and both outcomes, help quantitatively the To towards mandate. progress monitor corporate UNDP the 2006-2010, and (UNDAF) Development and Framework Nations plans Assistance United the development strategies, sectoral (2006-2010) other and Programme Development Year development 11 its in out laid China’s strategies outcomes and to priorities These linked cycle. closely are five-year the over U sustainable and rights-based development to to development rights-based and sustainable T  agencies committed to fostering fostering to 20 than committed m e t more s y S of ) N agencies U ( consists s n o i China t a N in d e t i n U e h (2006-2010) specifies ten concrete achieved be to concrete outcomes ten development specifies (2006-2010) China for Programme Country NDP’s Support to the United Nations System Nations United the to Support Achieving the MDGs the Achieving human poverty human th and reducing and Five- UNDP Country Programme in China in Programme Country UNDP working with partners from the UN System, System, UN the from partners with working through China in development human sustainable promoting for alliances UNDP strong forge to continues results, development better achieve To in China canbefoundat UNDP about information More million. US$ 230 around of budget approved an with China in projects development 70 around supporting is UNDP Currently, activities. non-programme and development programme supports UNDP intended China, in outcomes the achieve help To and building knowledge sharing. and enabling environment, an of creation development, capacity ongoing made dialogue, and advice China’s policy has through development to UNDP contributions years, substantive two past the Over to further contribute to the improvement of of improvement the to development effectiveness. contribute further to own networks their and resources perspectives, bring knowledge, partners The etc. media, donors, the and sector, private the society, civil the assist China in developing its own solutions solutions own its lead developing in to to China experiences assist global on vulnerable, draws It most lives. better and poorest the especially children, and men women, empower Energy and environment and Energy human development human (2006-2010) for sustainable for Introduction http://www.undp.org.cn/ communicable diseases communicable HIV/AIDS and other and HIV/AIDS Responding to Responding . Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China  Framework”. Those jointbeen endorsedprogrammes by the Spanishhave MDGfunding support.Fund for Regarding gender mainstreaming and equality,UNDP continued to UN workTheme Groupclosely on Gender with Nationsand thethe United Development(UNIFEM) both inFund andprogramming in foradvocacy activitiesWomen events.to UNDPthe contributed UNDAFsharing developmentannual results,experiences knowledgereview withand the throughagenciesgovernment, and stakeholders. other UN (2007-2010). These have been the recognizedAdministrator ofby UNDP and the ExecutiveDirector of UNAIDS aspractice an example in ofpromoting bestsynergy. UN Thecooperation UN Jointoverall andProgramme framework sets forthethe UNguiding System in thesupport workofresponse the of togovernment HIV and AIDS in China.the UNTheme Group on HIV/AIDSIn in China co- 2007, sponsored, with the State CouncilAIDS Working Committee Office of China, a Joint Assessment of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment andin China.Care UNDP played an important role in the development of those documents. In addition, UNDPcontributions also made to importantsubstantialthe development UN joint “Protectingof programmes,other and China’ssuch VulnerablePromoting as:Migrants”; “China Culturetheand DevelopmentRights ofPartnership and “ChinaFramework”; Climate Change Partnership the UN Joint Programme on AIDS in China . http://www.un.org.cn/ contributions to the development of several key UN joint programmes. A prominent example is the launch Jointof Programme AIDS onthe in China (2007-2010)UN and the Guidelines for the Implementation of System, UNDPSystem's plays work.a UNDP key OverChina actively role thecontributed pasttoin ofthe work theUNtwo UNCTyears, andGroups. theSpecifically, various UNDP made UNimportant Theme grown considerably in recent years, evidenced by the increasing number of joint efforts by the UN System. More information on the UN System in China can be found at As the funder and manager of the UNRC and guidance for the development work UN of System. the Currently, the UN System is in the process of implementing inits China,second coveringUNDAF the Cooperationperiod between UN ofagencies in2006-2010. China has aim to reinforce amongcoordination UN agencies to the support government’s andin promotingefforts synergy sustainable development. The United Nations DevelopmentFramework provides Assistancethe overarching framework The UN System works andunder guidance theof theleadership UN Resident (UNRC)Coordinator and the UN Country UnderTeam the(UNCT). UNCT, there are a number agencyof inter-Theme Groups and Task Forces which to development challenges, and growingto support itsengagement withcommunity. the international Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China policy dialogue and debate within China on on off China development. within human sustainable triggered debate and have attention dialogue the policy leadership, attracted national have of that the Development and Reports Human 2005), National of it (2003, production MDGs the instance, For towards progress China’s on knowledge regard. reports two key the this commissioned to in several of products substantively development contributed UNDP of range a interventions. through knowledge-based towards development partners and other reform a and with work to government human- presented UNDP the on for have opportunity focus historic development, clear their centered by closely MDGs, linked the and vision Xiaokang The domestic up”. between “opening and development and nature; development; and social humanity and economic regions; areas; achieving rural and on urban between: focus balances” a “five with incomes, development” of concept per-capita “scientific the of for advocates Xiaokang quadrupling the Alongside 2020. by all for society harmonious I  “Xiaokang”, an all-round, balanced and and balanced all-round, an “Xiaokang”, achieving to vision development national its redefined China of Government the 2003, n Achieving the MDGs and Reducing Reducing and MDGs the Achieving supporting China in its development. In this this In in UNDP development. its of in means China supporting important an advice been policy has knowledge-based of Provision strategy upstream and advice Policy programmes. and policies development human sustainable levels implement build and to formulate sub-national to and helps national at Leadership capacities Programme” “Advanced the Development and development local and planning, national integrating and into in indicators targets concepts, MDG and government Xiaokang the Society” Xiaokang supports all-round the for Supporting ‘Programme The vision China. flagship in MDGs Xiaokang two the the and support to developed programmes also has UNDP rwh UD spotd h government’ the supported UNDP growth. economic with development social balancing on emphasis stronger a put and and China MDGs of principles in concepts the system integrated increasingly development has monitoring and national the planning years, recent pro- In and pro-poor are policies that environment. development strategies and formulating in implementing practices government and best the and support to knowledge global and regional national, on draws UNDP connection, Human Poverty Human Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China  These have been widely sharedand internationalwith audiences.national UNDP contributed nationalto events,several such as thehigh-profile First Annual Pro- of development programmes. UNDP-supported policy consultations forhave providedpolicy impetusmakers mid-term to integrate national AMDGs developmentseries into of knowledgestrategies.produced products onhave experiences, China’sbeen focusing povertyon policyimplementation formulation, practices in reductionrural development, and poverty reduction over the past 25 years. managers. UNDP supported the disseminationof some of the most up-to-date global researchfindings onreduction multi-dimensional through engaging in platformsas thesuch International povertyAction Conference for theonPeople, TakingWorld’s andPoor the Social andChina-ASEAN DevelopmentHungry and PovertyWithForum UNDP Reduction.on support, some in-depth of theanalyses rootconducted ofbycauses national and oflocalthe findings povertypartners have been andused in werethe formulation attention among policy makers and operational In China, multi-dimensionalof poverty reductionperspectives have received more people aged 15-45 perSpecific 100,000challenges relatedpopulation. to climaterule of change,law and democratic governance, as well as basic public services, have also been reflected in the indicators system. environment have been highlighted with specific indicators in the system such as sex ratio at birth, proportion of women in the people’sand congress the political variousconsultative levels, committee and HIVat prevalence among MDG deficits relating to gender, HIV/AIDS and development planningnational andand monitoringlocalsystem has alsolevels. put a greatat emphasisThe on development socialmonitoring and environmental sustainability. process promoted wide consultationsnational, local amongand internationalin terms stakeholdersof identifying developmentcountermeasures. gaps and Policyfrom thoserecommendations endeavorsbenchmarks have provided usefuland references for balanced s efforts in developingsystem a national for Xiaokangindicators the tooverall assessdevelopment processand in monitorChina. The Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China service expenditures, have been conducted conducted been public have and expenditures, arrangements service local mechanisms institutional the and transfer and payment central the governments, taxation of between powers re-allocation China, of pro-poor Law Tax including Basic the of and generation formulation the concerning revenue consultations Policy assignment local capacities. of enhancement responsibility on local recommendations and focus policy The central the by governments. consideration for recommendations fiscal policy Those produced have level. efforts pro-poor sub-national for the at design options policy new on policy capacity a and study fiscal county-level the at development supported UNDP Finance of (MOF), Ministry the with collaboration In development. social and economic balancing and and system, central management the fiscal local adjusting development, rural support to reform fiscal helped pro-poor improving on inputs UNDP recommendations policy of quality the intensify options. policy strategies and development regarding debates together for stakeholders of range wide a brought which Workshop, Building Capacity Xiaokang MDGs/ Provincial the and Conference, Security Social National the Forum, Reform Fiscal poor  governments in the improvement of rural rural of China. improvement in services the public in have local and governments central institutions support to findings national produced with and household workshops and academies through questionnaires survey, programme UNDP a by flagship issues facilitated services public institutional rural of of on system Consultations divide China. rural/urban dual the challenge a under been groups has workers vulnerable migrant as and such areas rural in for people particularly services social of access Equal services. public fiscal basic delivering in This governments’ capacity local the governments. strengthen local will to appropriate power more taxation assigning China, Tax of Basic the Law of draft been revised the have in Some reflected consultations (NPC). policy the China of National of results the of Congress People’s Committee Legislation the Development as such stakeholders key with National Social Security Conference, UNDP UNDP Conference, the as Security such Social dialogues National policy governments high-level government, local and tanks, among think agencies, UN mobilizing consultations Through policy poverty. of major a form represent new workers migrant China, In Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China  and Inequality, Energy and theGender, andEnvironment, HIV/AIDS). Inclusive Financial Sectors intofor ChineseDevelopment and committedlevel to policychair a roundtablehigh- Strategy to create a forNational byInclusive UNDP. UNDP Finance alsoPacific Microfinance supportsproposed Forum which theknowledge facilitates Asia- sharing and debateof oninclusive challenges financingpractitioners among and policy makers microfinancein the sector. The launch ofDevelopment the ReportsUNDP (Human Reportglobal Development 2006 Human onPoverty Beyond and the Scarcity:Global WaterDevelopment Crisis; Power,Human Report 2007/2008Climate on Fighting Change: Divided Human World) Solidarity contributeddiscussion and debate on intorelated challengesthedevelopmenta policy in China.and UNDPcontributed also to supportedpolicygovernment dialogues withthrough the andthe variousUN CountryUN Theme GroupsTeam (e.g. Poverty has become a prime champion of the inclusivefinance vision in China, has taken the initiative to translate the UN Blue Book on Building central bank - People’s Bank of China, which banking supervision bodyRegulatory – China Commission, Banking inofficially 2007 declaredthe adjustmentregulations of non-financial and institution’s relaxationto entryrural financialon services. In addition, the In the area of microfinance,trying UNDPto helphas createbeen an enablingin environment China throughregulatory promoting changespractical models. asUNDPpolicy engagedwell in a series asofnational and efforts, innovative as a result of which the central on further institutionalof reform.consultation The processalsofor provided further a foundationdevelopmentprogramme on migration. of the UN joint (MOLSS) in this area.to Theagreement efforts for jointhave collaborationgovernmentled ministriesof multi with a UNDPnew initiativeto launchon supporting social ofinclusion migrant workersChina throughand theirmulti-sectoral families interventions in has advocated forurban integration social ofsecurity socialrural services for andtheand migrant workers.equal UNDPhas accessbecome ofa keythe consultative Ministry ofpartner Labor forand Social Security Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China measure social and economic development, development, economic and social to measure indicators comprehensive recommendations adopting policy include policy key Their the made of nation. and leadership top the to analyses recommendations comparative conducted participants environment. training, overseas After sustainable management, and reform enterprise development, rural sustainable development, democratic governance, economic civil society development, and social as balanced areas such in practices best and international experiences to exposed were exchanges, and participants the training p i h overseas s r the e d a During e l c i g e t a r t s e r o m system. government the in responsibilities n e v i g e r e w programme the from graduates The cent. per 20 to increased steadily been has programme this in participation women positions, leadership senior the of 7% for accounted only women Although agencies. counterpart and institutes universities, world-renowned in benefited training advanced the candidates from senior their or 300 level over Governor Vice- and years, Vice-Minister at leaders three government past the In coordinated, development. human-centered and sustainable comprehensive, for strategies implementing and of managing makers leading, in China decision and n o officials e m senior m government of a r g capacities o and r p knowledge to d aims strengthen e t r Development” o p p Leadership u s - “Advanced P D N U e h T support Leadership  Poverty reduction in practice in reduction Poverty provinces. and sectors respective colleagues their in and to leaders peer 17,000 experiences than and more knowledge disseminated also Participants reforms. energy administrative and public level local deepening governance institutions, management responsibilities aligning environmental of policies strengthening security, social taxation organizations, public non-profit revising on enhancing opening participation, in information, to reforms access government newly and and launched strategies, sectoral development national, provincial of formulation reflected the been in have recommendations Those public improving services. and system reforming system, administrative society, security aging social an up reforming facing on change, action global climate joining and participation, public accountability government strengthening ICT applications, microfinance, marketing marketing microfinance, applications, support, ICT technology and science development, green through to example for level poverty, reduce local help the at work to continued UNDP China. in poverty reduction towards contributions its for China China of the Government the by Award granted Eradication was Poverty China UNDP October In 2006, reduction. poverty further efforts towards their in governments supporting local been and has national UNDP 1990s, Since day. early a 1 the US$ than less on live China World in people the million reducing 100 to than more of still (WB), according Bank terms in However, poverty. results achieved has remarkable China decades, three past the In Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China  Council and a major playerprojects, in has,financing for thekey first implementtime, a UNDPcommitted programme, whichto focuses on expanding access to financialthe poor.services The partnershipfor marks a significant for transplantation to non-arableland.As a result, theor plantation deserted sites have been enlarged significantly hectares).to 120,000mu These pilot(8,000 solidefforts basis haveto addresscreated technical a uncertaintiesand economic for futureproduction. scale-up of bio-fuel The China Developmentpolicy bank answering Bank directly (CDB), to thea State To To address the challenge of povertyand reductionenvironmental protection, closelyUNDP worked withGuizhou andlocal Sichuan to pilot-testpartnersarrangements contractual between agriculturalin andYunnan,companies households in plantationsapplication to of supportJatropha cultivationthe intechnology rural communitiespoor andthat economically are ecologicallyweak.of seedlingsThe seedhave beenbeds respectively expanded implement local development initiatives. Inner Mongolia, Xinjiangbetter identify and theirQinghai, development to needs and family financial management technologies,and production preservation of cultureethnic andminority environmental conservationpromoted wereat village levelThis hasin minorityhelped minorityareas.those frompeople, small ethnicespecially minorities in Yunnan, farmers who benefited from UNDP support has increased by 13.8%. With UNDP support,development community-driven and organizational process, Farmers’ production and managerial skills have been upgraded and the average income of the extension workers. haveAbout benefited 530,000from various trainingfarmers andactivities hands-on technical support by the TTFs. challenges of poverty. In recent years, UNDPthe has market-basedbeen supporting mechanism rural extensionin TaskChina, Forces service (TTFs)e.g. composedthe Technicalof technical support, cultural-based development, etc, which have contributed to strengthening capacities localof leaders and the poor in dealing with the Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 1 Participants from developing countries have have countries reduction. poverty on exchanges from benefited developing from Participants workshops, supported seminars, trainings, field trips and staff exchanges. has UNDP poverty in IPRCC, Through practices countries. developing among best international reduction and and national knowledge of sharing and exchange for platform important an become has support, UNDP with established (IPRCC), of China Center Reduction Poverty International The sector. private the as well as government a the in from stakeholders of interest multitude garnering rapidly is global initiative new the a Ericsson, and of UNDP for model forefront partnership the population At financial rural China. of in low-income the to provision banking the services for mobile leverage technology to Ericsson with partnership innovative an forging also is UNDP models diversified engagement. more institution bank/financial including into international cooperation, with from management NGO management, mainly microfinance China’s of transformation a demonstrates also partnership This programme. provide UNDP the to also support social will funding and which CDB, for reduction objectives poverty towards shift 0 With UNDP support, training activities MDGs, on activities levels sub-national training at conducted support, UNDP With Reduction through Science and Technology Technology and Science through Reduction “Poverty on project UNDP-supported the Under and coordination. effective ensure implementation, in counterparts costs local reduce for to helping Agricultural (IFAD) for worked Fund Development y also g o l has o International n h the c with Te programme d The n and a e the associations c experts. n e sector, i c private S (SEPA), the f o (MOST), y r t s i n i Administration M Protection Environmental Poverty State on the Group (LGOPR), n o Reduction i s Leading s i m m o Council’s the C (MOF), m State r o Finance f of e R National Ministry d n the a the (NDRC), t n e m p include o l e v e D Partners natural of resources. use sustainable alongside reduction poverty for models explore mechanisms to up set been advisory have Development” Green cross-sectoral “Poverty the project, through under Reduction support UNDP With of terms in poor. the for delivery and and service practitioners social and provincial leaders of local understanding capacity the implementation have improve reduction poverty helped and financing, local Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 11 better protect the rights of defendantsimproved legislation.through UNDP has worked closely with the Government of the Netherlandsof Belgium andon rulethe ofGovernment law issues through and rights of the poor. UNDP supported thepersons needs assessmentwith surveysdisabilities for of more than 5,000 throughBaseddisabled on the survey results,persons. the Chinasample Disabled Persons Federationorganized and itspiloting localprovide inbranches socialfive and communitieslegal persons.services A training to todisabled of trainersorganized workshop where was more than from30 local 5officials provinces provide serviceswere to persons with traineddisabilities. on how to UNDP supported selected Chinese institutionsto learn good practices from othercountries. developing For example, a group staffof fromlegislative China’s National People’s CongressLegislative Affairs Commission paid a visitSouth to Africa and Hungarylaws to andstudy practicesrelevant UNDPon criminalalso procedures.supported a study on how to organizations on improving access to justice rights-protection for prisoners A series and of detainees.dialogues were held with keyinstitutions, legal line ministries and civil society services to the disadvantaged groups. With the Supremeof People’sChina and Procuratoratethe OmbudsmanNorwegian Parliamentary Office,sponsored an international in workshop 2006on better UNDP co- UNDP efforts haveimprove focused legislation onand enhancehelpingintegrity institutional andto capacities nationalat national and levelssub- approach toto developmentpromote and providerights-based better As a key programme area, UNDP continued towork closely with the Government of China promotingin democratic governance,rule ofincluding law, protection of societyhuman development, rights, etc. civil central government were concluded to promote innovative science and technologypoor farmers.support to Democratic governance Support”, coordinationbeen established mechanismsat nationaland agreementsand havelocalbetween 15levels provinces and the Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 12 complementary issues were discussed during during discussed but were issues different Two complementary forum. – the in abroad and participated domestic CSOs both – government, academia the and from participants 40 than an More and organizations. national international two two UNDP and with by together CSO international co-sponsored was governance that China on in forum a through enhanced development was in promoting engagement to CSO commitment UNDP’s 2007, In building Vietnam. in partnership workshop CSO a attend to resource person a and Thailand in workshop CSO building capacity Chinese CSO a regional a in participate to leader sponsored UNDP 2007, In China. of in the rule development society the with civil and law promote to (EU) cooperation Union European State close in the by flagship a programme developed review also has UNDP under Council. currently which the CSOs, are of on management supported and regulations new has registration of UNDP development Civil the of in (MOCA), Ministry process the Affairs with in Working development China. participation CSO human-centered its up promoting in stepped UNDP efforts years, two past the In implementation. and development policy pro-poor promoting in government support will CSOs of increased engagement groups, level most disadvantaged As of grassroots behalf and on local equality. the at work gender CSOs environmental and areas in reduction, protection active poverty fairly as are such China in CSOs fight the in and the MDGs poverty. of against the and attainment the as in Xiaokang CSOs with participants engage major government efforts the UNDP help people. of needs the to reform by governance connecting of played terms in role society civil crucial the recognizes UNDP aid beneficiaries. national of benefit result, the improved for a were As management and coordination agreements. cost-sharing Gender mainstreaming and equality and mainstreaming Gender more country. the of cover to provinces years few next the in be up to is scaled initiative This legal workers. migrant quality to aid provide to Government the Belgian with partnership in support UNDP through governance. established were stations village working CSO rural Fifteen in roles more effective play to women in supporting on and (CEDAW) China, Women against Discrimination of Forms All of Elimination the the of on Convention implementation effective the on CSOs bodies governmental with local dialogues in Province, engaged were Shaanxi in For groups. example, disadvantaged the of issues of rights addressing of terms in development CSOs local and national capacity supported UNDP to responding in CSOs. by faced challenges important are and aspects that CSOs agreed both was of It governance. in roles governance CSO’s the meeting: the Toronto University, and Australian National National University. Australian and University, University, Toronto Cambridge University, Oxford as such universities, world-famous selected in held activities exchange and on training in participation through programme Development” Leadership “Advanced UNDP-supported benefited the leaders female of from provincial number and a years, ministerial two past r e the d n In e g gender h t and i w , means s t r the end. o the as f as f equality e t n e m UNDP’ p mainstreaming in o has l e v e dimension d equality s and cross-cutting a been mainstreaming Gender Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 13 Mainstreaming HandbookBudgeting Booklet) and anddisseminated theto multi- sectorGender government departments.agencies include Key CICETE, Ministrypartner of Finance, State Commission OfficeReform, universities for and nationalPublic CSOs, whichSector UNDP’s efforts to improvefor accessthe poorto energyliving inapproached rural areas, from have a beengenderinstance, the perspective.UNDP/GEF-supported project on “End-Use EfficiencyEnergy inFor China” has helped reduce indoor pollutants caused by cooking and women. heating which is of direct benefit to rural The UNDP-supported project“Distance supported Learning”teachers inregions remoteof China through western provision of distance- learning courses.participating teachersMore were women.than capacityEnhanced of 70%female teachersof has thecontributedthe improvementto in educationtargeted poor andquality rural areas in westernin China.the In partnerships Federation with (ACWF),All-Chinaproducts andseveral advocacy Women’ toolsknowledgebeen ontranslated gender intohave Chinese (e.g. the Gender Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. China, and strategies with regardreporting. In 2006,to China submittedCEDAW a combined state report to the Committee of the UN UNIFEM, and DFID, supportedin a Juneroundtable 2006 that was thebringing first togetherof its governmentkind insociety officials, representatives, civil researchersgender to discussactivists pressing gender issuesand in UN and the international community. Dialogues centered on public-privatethe rolepartnerships of the privateandaddressing development challenges.sector and women in UNDP, with the UN Theme Group on Gender, November 2006 in Beijing. The two-day eventbrought together over 250 entrepreneursprominent women and leaders and fromother countries, as acrosswell as representatives ofChina government agencies, academia, civil society, the gender and the MDGs and pictureprovided of thea usefulstatus of MDGand tracking implementationefforts relating to women and men, and the gaps in China. The initial findings of the report were presented at the International Forum of Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs held in UNDP co-sponsored a report thatinitiative was ofa thejoint China Association ofEntrepreneurs Women- (CAWE) Groupand theon Gender.UN Theme The overview of reportcurrently available presentedassessments on an Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 14 support in areas such as sustainable energy energy sustainable as such its areas focuses in UNDP support energy. and the vis-à-vis environment goals and development MDGs the national their achieving in China of people S household average their in the to increase contributed 13.8% have activities from training acquired The the they that project. skills the and under knowledge China. participated activities have rural training in farmers for in women support technology 218,402 and UNDP’s of science guidelines the into mainstreamed Reduction” is and participation women’s Poverty project, to “Science Support Technology UNDP-supported the Under China. of Center International Reduction the Poverty of curricula incorporated training the been into have approaches equality and mainstreaming gender support, UNDP With issues. equality gender in sensitized been have energy is a major global concern. and concern. Government the global supports major UNDP a and is environment energy the of ustainability Environment and Energy for Sustainable for Energy and Environment Human Development Human and climate change, biodiversity, environmental environmental biodiversity, change, climate and have (MSM). who men with men sex among control the and into prevention HIV on approach framework national the of development integrated rights-based human the successfully UNDP and MSM on HIV/AIDS, Group Working community Technical the UN of Chair enhance As responses. and HIV start and to livelihood supported enterprises been up have HIV-affected in communities organizations women Local over areas, women. are whom rural of 60% and mountainous remote in teachers primary-school 50,000 over also benefiting was China of provinces models western three in ICT established via Training income. (ii) improving coordination among different different among coordination improving (ii) funds, and technologies to innovative access knowledge, facilitating (i) through areas efforts these in supports and UNDP (POPs), management. disaster pollutants organic persistent of reduction and protection layer ozone governance, Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 15 Testing Centers;National and SWHestablishment Certificationresponsible for the certification programme. ofCenter a to be UNDP supported the launch of threebuses fuel-cellin Beijing and China’s scalefirst everhydrogen large- refueling station. These are methodologies were draftedevaluate theto topmonitor 1,000 enterprisesandpetrochemical andin iron-steelcement, sectors, includingdrafting of guidelines and training activities. In addition UNDP support went towards an energy efficiency awarenessawareness campaign of energy-efficient to improveappliancesas air conditioners such and lighting. Assisted byproject the onUNDP/GEF-supported “CapacityCommercialization Building of RenewableChina”, more for than Energy20 local Rapid solar in water heating(SWH) firms and 600 types beenof productscertified haveby 3 SWH testingproject centers. Thealso developedstrategy anthat implementation included:national preparation standardscomponent of newforperformance SWH testing; of systems equipmentrealignment funds from andsupport of solaran indoor simulator technicalto general supportequipment, of andthree National SWH and photocopy machines. Benchmarking major energy-consuming industrial equipmentand consumer appliancesfans, refrigerators, suchwater heaters, as microwavesboilers, on “End-Use Energy Efficiency seriesin ofChina”, design a codes for the cementwere completedindustry and approved by the ofMinistry Construction.efficiency standardsDrafting and labels commenced forof new energy the National Biogas/Biomass Action Plan,Action the Plan for IndustryStrategic Scale Development Biomass, Plan forthe Wind, andNational theAction Plan for Wind Energy. Under the UNDP/GEF-supported project in energy and climatedeveloped change.a Comparative UNDP LawReview alsoas of an Energyinput toBasic Energythe Law of China.drafting In addition, UNDP of supportedthe newstrategic planning actions, such as UNDP contributed to the revision of the Energy Conservation Law ofsharing China. of best Thispractices includedfrom andother supporting countries an NPC delegation toUnited visitStates theand India to exchange views andexperiences in terms of dealing with challenges Working closely with the NPC and NDRC, which have contributed to the new EnergyRenewable Law of Chinafocus (2006). of the A lawmajor is newtherenewable commercialization energy solutions. of Sustainable energy and climate change UNDP support includes standardspolicy formulation, setting, demonstration capacity draftingdevelopment,of regulationsnew for implementation,technologies, all of and sectors, and (iii)policies and strengthen institutionalhelping capacities. create effective Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 16 Goals in China” supports China to achieve GHG GHG achieve to China supports China” in Goals “Carbon on Development Xiaokang Achieving project for Finance UNDP-supported The MDGs. the achieving also while to emissions ways carbon on control implement focusing help Protocol, to Kyoto UN the launched was new initiative major A (UNFCCC). Change Climate on Convention Framework UN the data n with o i comply to s emission s GHG i m e detailing G H G published, been g n have to i k reports o o high-level l and - e China, in r designed u scenarios t u f been p o l has e v e d programme new A activities. joint explore and lessons share to mitigation, change climate on Indonesia and dialogues Vietnam by China, joint CO2 with of hosted UNDP tons 2006, in In million 2020. result 630 of of may this reduction lifetime use, a in the Given refrigerators new units. million target 20 of original the exceeding far energy-efficient refrigerators, million 40 around had produced which manufacturers, refrigerator 16 with worked also UNDP tons/year. the 85,000 above of well target the 2006, by to tons/year 300,000 emissions of (GHG) contributed gas greenhouse in reduction efficiency, energy for technologies new using sectors making cement and brick the in (TVEs) enterprises village and township pilot with cooperation close in UNDP, Roadmap. National Transport Clean new a support to vehicles energy alternative on States United the and Union out European the carried with were studies comparative support, UNDP With country. developing a in buses cell fuel- test to first the transport among is UNDP and public buses zero-emissions first China’s exchange mechanism in China, to further projects. further CDM Chinese and to market carbon global China, between in linkages expand mechanism exchange climate new a of piloting possible for produced was study feasibility draft a Finally market. to the sale possible for Facility Carbon MDG developed with were PINs Three CDM. for (DNA) Authority National been Designated have the by which endorsed of two (PDDs), Documents 25 in Design Project 3 and resulting (PINs) Notes Idea Project enterprises, local to technical services provide to the China of in CDM regions established western been provincial have 12 Centers Service support, UNDP With mobilizing for finance. process carbon international exchange climate a facilitate will and investments new to access with projects energy Clean sustainable provide to the Protocol Kyoto the of utilizes (CDM) It Mechanism Development technologies. new of commercialization the promoting while reduction projects to support efforts at national and sub- and national at efforts support and to projects programmes several developing is UNDP respect, this In country. the by the faced challenges address to government the help to actively working been has UNDP mid-2007, in Change Strategy Climate National ever first China’s of launch the the Following of levels. change local at climate challenges goals the with the dealing in achieving strengthen UNFCCC in to aims MOU cooperation The Minister Prime Norway. the of and Jiabao Wen Premier in Norway Chinese the by of witnessed was which 2007, early Government the and (NDRC) China of Commission Reform and Development National the UNDP, among signed understanding was of (MOU) memorandum high-level A Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 17 mitigation and adaptation in China. Biodiversity conservation Awareness raisinginstitutional and technical andcapacities are developmentat the of participation in policy dialogue on environmental issues concerning energy law, CDM and raising environmental awareness in China. UNDP facilitated the80 participationChinese business ofCompact overleaders Leaders in the inSummit JulyGlobal 2007,held whichin opportunity Genevaprovided for Chinese businessan leadersimportant exposedto be to the idea and practicesocial responsibilityof corporate (CSR) and public-privatepartnership (PPP) at global Summit,level. Duringa keythe advocacyChina event and wasclimate held onpromoting change, support of the private sector inwhich China aimedto addressat the challengesThe UN Secretary-Generalof climate attended the event. change. UNDP activelyClimate Changeparticipated Conference, whichin wasDecember held in 2007 the supportedin Bali,UN a Indonesia,side event and on climate change the cooperation, including ArcelorMittal landmark signature of the US$ 5 millionsharing agreementscost- in 2006 with ArcelorMittal, 2007 saw the start of implementation under climate regime and new programming on ruralrenewable energy. UNDP continued its effortsprivate insector engaging in dialogues the issues, onincluding environmentalclimate change. Following the new global fund, and the largest thus far underthe energy & environment Baliwindow. Withround the of climateunderway, the new programmechange aims to supportnegotiations China’s strategies for the next post-Kyoto ever National Climate Change Strategy. Insame the year, the UN System in Chinaa landmarkapproved UN Climate FrameworkChange Partnershipwith support from of theUS$ Spanish 12 MDGmillion Fund. the This first serves projectas globally to begin under the In the past two years, UNDP played a key inrole bringing the UN System into Chinaimplement together the new climateelaborated change agenda by the UN 2007,Secretary-General. China launched Inits Climate Changefirst ImpactAssessment ever and its firstNational national levels in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 18 and synergize their activities in promoting promoting in activities coordinate their to synergize and stakeholders and partners basis for sound a Framework establish to aims which Partnership (CBPF), the Biodiversity of China development the to contributed UNDP partners. international national and among disseminated and Sea, shared South were China’s in decision- capacities management biodiversity economic marine into strengthening and making, wetland of use sustainable and China. conservation in mainstreaming in interventions UNDP and biodiversity ongoing from of Experiences use conservation sub- vis-à-vis and sustainable levels national sharing at national building knowledge capacity and raising, contributed UNDP awareness to years, two past the Over etc. biodiversity, agricultural biodiversity, wetland biodiversity, marine as such biodiversity, of use sustainable and conservation UNDP’s efforts. of spectrum broad a covers portfolio biodiversity conservation from benefit communities local biodiversity, that ensure to works protecting UNDP on focusing While China. in portfolio biodiversity UNDP’s of heart State Environmental Protection Administration Administration Protection Environmental State the 2007, In levels. sub-national and national at management biodiversity in strengthening by China ecosystems specific conserve to aims which Programme”, Biodiversity “EU-China managed UNDP- the under made been has progress Good in mechanisms. offset’ sector ‘biodiversity private the the with cooperation pilot eco-compensation to on project also new has a UNDP/GEF approved levels. all at policies efforts and development into it integrating fully more and improving biodiversity in to approach China national the support to The aims GEF. of by project area supported in globally approach biodiversity programmatic first the marking Framework”, Partnership Biodiversity “China on project other UNDP/GEF-supported of and full a approval and design final agencies saw 2007 UN donors. among forge to coherence up set been has (IPG) International Group an Partners connection, this In China. in biodiversity of use sustainable and conservation contributed to the development of the above above the of development the and to in contributed participated actively the UNDP of China. of Plan Action and Strategy reformulation Biodiversity the National initiated (SEPA) Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 19 (based in Xiamen). With support of the project, baseline assessmentsthe environmental were and biodiversitycompletedthe pilot statussites, onofproviding for usefulnatural benchmarks reserve planning and project valued at approximately US$ designed40million and approvedwere in 2007. This commencementincluded ofNGOs 10 andlocal local projectsgovernmentsof western within China.provincessupport For example,commencedTibet in forEnvironmentTibet, design Environment Action Fund,of while in XinjiangaPlan thenew focus andof supportTibet is ongovernance improving to integrate biodiversity environmental intodevelopment local and investment planning. The UNDP-supported project on “BiodiversityManagement in the CoastalSouth Sea”Area contributedof China’sto knowledge andbuilding capacity development of the staff from themarine-conservation areas in terms of policies,techniques and GIS biodiversityapplications conservation.in trainingmarine workshops were conducted at the China In thisEducation respect, and TrainingBiodiversity Center forand Marine Ecosystem Management policies and seriesregulations of 20 local intocapacity-building practice. projects A also supported ， UND in terms of fieldChina projects Biodiversity under the “EU- Programme” to put Students Debate on Biodiversity Conservation” in Beijing;popularization activities amongbiodiversity middle-schoolstudents. knowledgeIn addition, good progress has been made example, the “Workshop on andClimate Key Change Ecosystems Adaptation”of China:in Inner Mongolia;Impact the Yunnan and “Colorful International Forum Conservation”on Biodiversity in Yunnan; the “University Assessment (SEA) in China. In the past two years, Biodiversitythrough Programme the EU-China a number of events to andpromote sustainableconservation use of biodiversity, for such as links between biodiversity and climatechange and ways to integrate biodiversityinvestment into and development planning. throughUNDP, the EU-China Biodiversity Programme, also contributed to the Strategic Environmental document through the EU-China ProgrammeBiodiversity (ECBP). In this connection, UNDP has supported a workshopsseries to ofraise conferencesawarenessofficials of governmentand andother stakeholders on key issues Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 2 recognized and promoted through the project project the through promoted the and of recognized been has importance mechanism the cooperation cross-sectoral (ii) Lake; around issues Dongting conservation and comprehensive the development Conservation coordinate to Dongting Committee the government established provincial has the and have issued area been conservation Lake wetland Dongting provincial the the and to wetland related several (i) policies results: many achieve to partners local with closely worked also conservation, has but field data/information relevant and study, management policy on outputs intended the harvested only not has project the Province, Hunan of area Lake Dongting the In Reserve. Nature National Honghe the and Reserve Nature National Sanjiang the connect corridor to biodiversity a declare to local the governments promoted successfully use has land also The team mechanism. local management the water into translated the of being are results study the water work; wetland management provincial routine the into impact/influence positive brought also has the work data/information promotion; registration the wetland its important especially into development, translated policy being provincial are work results the in project policy the of example, Heilongjiang, For of Province biodiversity. concrete local the wetland into conserve to actions and translated policy mechanisms of being are results level, studies sub-national the At and conservation. practices wetland vis-à-vis their mechanisms study to and Netherlands Kingdom the wetland United the on visit to also delegation conservation has Chinese a project The organized issues. and legislation leading and technical on through studies thematic national certain supporting of regulations development wetland the to to continued China” contribute in Use Sustainable and Conservation UNDP-supported Biodiversity the “Wetland on project level, national the At of success the sites. the at conservation assessing biodiversity for establishment implementation 0 . A . monitoring module is under under is module monitoring Persistent Organic Pollutants in fisheries and and fisheries in on Pollutants Organic Convention Persistent Stockholm the implement of to Ministry programme new a launched the (MOA) and Agriculture SEPA UNDP, 2006, In organic persistent (POPs). and pollutants (ODSs) with ozone-depleting substances as dealing such in chemicals China hazardous UNDP supporting been management, has chemical of area the In management Chemical province. the in others and Lake reserves Dongting in nature been wetland have other to learned disseminated lessons the and their and practices monitoring conservation field in community-based and been dramatically has Reserve improved Nature National Dongting East of capacity the through implementation (iii) project the agencies; sector relevant the and area, Government Lake Municipal Yueyang the Dongting especially the in implementation sector through cooperation with fisherman. with cooperation through sector fisheries the in chain food the into leakage DDT reduce to developed was production dicofol in replacement DDT on programme new a 2007, In pesticides. and paint in e.g. use, DDT out phasing UNDP has also been supporting the government in Stockholm 2007. in Pollutants, launched was the which Organic for Persistent on Plan Convention Implementation National China the to achieving contributed UNDP World Bank, for the and UNIDO with component Together 7. MDG critical a is communities and farming for important especially is This China. across communities of improve health the to helped UNDP ODSs, and POPs as such Through chemicals 2010. toxic of for reduction 2006, on target by emphasis the Halon of and ahead CFCs well out 2005, in phased launched had was which Friendly Ozone Initiative, the City in included cities 12 sector. All solvent the in notably to ODSs, out enterprises phase Chinese on with and works governments impact also local UNDP reducing integrity. improving and ecosystem at aiming environment the sectors, agricultural Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 21 coordination mechanisms; Enhanced supportresponses toAIDS; to local government Improved national policy framework and

• government efforts in improving water resource management and drinking water safety in ruralChina and to raise awareness on water in China. implementation of the Joint Programme, UNDP is the lead agency whichfor includes the followingthe core elements:Focus Area • One, and reducing GHG emissions. In 2007, UNDP, together with the Government of China, launched a Resourcenew projectManagement in onRural "WaterChina", whichincludes activities inRegion Xinjiang to Autonomousimprove water accessand in Heilongjiang to Province safeto improve waterdrinking quality. A newon jointwater UNgovernance programmeUN agencies, was which designedis being reviewedSpanish with by the8 MDG Fund.a jointWith UNDPUN programmesupport,was also onlaunched avian in 2007cooperationinfluenza inbetween UNDP,China FAO and WHO. through Public-private partnerships were throughstrengthened signing of two cost-sharing agreements between UNDP and Coca Cola totalChina, withfinancial a contributionfrom Coca ofCola US$ China 830,000 towater support theprogramme UNDP aiming to support the improve carbon capture to reduce explosions Communicable Diseases Responding to HIV/AIDS and other

he 2003 China MDG Progresshighlighted Report HIV/AIDS as one of the key challenges that require more attention preparing the Joint Programme,active and substantiveUNDP contributions.made In terms of sector response, (ii) to increase awarenessintensified and prevention interventions, and (iii) to scale up treatment, care and support. The ProgrammeJoint was endorsed by the ofGovernment China in June 2007. In the process of developed a UN Joint Programme on AIDSChina in (2007-2010), which aims theto coordinationstrengthen and synergy of UN respondingefforts in to HIV/AIDS in China.Programme consistsThe of threeJoint focus areas, i.e. (i) to promote an enabling environment and multi- T in China. To support China tochallenges, respond the UN Systemto in theChina has jointly assessment of ways to improve UN-Government cooperation in this areaA newin theproject coming onyear. launched "Coal Minein 2007,Safety" managementwhich wasof small-seeks and medium-sizedto minesimprove coalin China while also supporting ways to and the government’s National CommitteeDisaster for Reduction, alongsideRisk a UNManagement Disaster conference,of withreviewing the goal DisasterChina’s Reduction andFive-Year commencing strategic Plan for programme for avian influenza aand new launchUN report of on lessons learned fromChina partnershipUN- for tsunami relief. A first round-table meeting was theheld UN betweenDisaster Management Team (UNDMT) launched aManagement", project assessmentwhichon activities "Disasterincludes toreduction mainstream strategic disasterintoRisk development project also includes design planning.of a new UN joint The Disaster management In cooperationManagement with Team the (DMT), UN Disaster UNDP has Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 22 • Treatment. Working with the National Center Center and National the with Prevention Working AIDS Treatment. on the of Regulations development 2006 the levels. informed local at work as This building well as capacity living (PLWHA), leadership AIDS people national and of of HIV rights with the drafting the protecting the with laws support worked to UNDP NPC Leadership”, Governance and “HIV/AIDS on project its Under and been concerned. partners have projects to advocated approaches three all mainstreaming in gender have developed indicators been governments local Gender-sensitive CSOs. in and ministries, PLHIV, line body of NPC, legislative – top rights China’s with partnership promoting development, (iii) human on and impact (ii) environment, mitigating legislative improving projects (i) on HIV/AIDS major UNDP three launched Programme, has Joint the substantiate To • •

Expanded engagement of civil society society civil of engagement Expanded the effectiveness of the responses to it. to responses the of r effectiveness e the t t and e epidemic b the of monitoring d n Strengthened a n o resources; i of t a z and i utilization l i and b o m prioritization d e s a e r c n I response; AIDS the in organizations for HIV/AIDS Prevention and the local rural rural local the and Prevention HIV/AIDS for conference on MSM and HIV and AIDS. AIDS. community and included HIV China from and MSM Participants on regional first conference Asia’s in for participation process China’s consultation MSM the led UNDP UNAIDS, of support the in With used groups. and working MSM developed same model the national communication following first Forum, AIDS the and NGOs AIDS hosted national China’s authority 2006, November In credit to China. across central families access their and PLWHA for increase to services efforts scale to the up underway currently are of Negotiations models poverty. of out PLWHA lift replicable and empowerment produce to able been have government the and UNDP families, poor affected the for services microfinance to access increasing and HIV/AIDS, with living women of empowerment By socio-economic the promoting activities. development-related in families rural and poor the women, especially PLWHA, of involvement greater a to reduction contributed also has poverty and HIV on work UNDP’s HIV/AIDS. by for affected families poor services microfinance to to access increasing contributed has UNDP cooperatives, credit Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 23 in three provinces of China. UNDP has also engaged the increaseprivate the sectorcoverage toand sustainability campaignsof the by mobilizing China’s commercial and support of people living Thewith HIV/AIDS.award and subsequentraised theaward profile ceremonyof community-based in China groupsand the contribution of withpeople HIV/AIDS living in China’s AIDS response. UNDP led cross-sector governmentUN agenciespartners, and thenational, private sector multimedia campaigns,in two which supportedanti-stigmadistributing producingover 200,000 and anti-stigma AIDSand mobilized posters wider broadcasting serviceof 6 public announcementsinternational (PSAs) and posters Chinesefeaturing have been celebrities.distributed into 30communities provincesThe across China,versions with totranslated the ethnic minoritiesprevalence in high HIV counties,and withvillages its discussion and school-basedguideschools, integratedHIV education intoprogrammes reachingthus up to 700,000 school-ageintegrated youthas welland into workplace programmes Control (NCAIDS) in Octobersuccessfully 2007, UNDPadvocated facilitated forits jointits development drafting by thesupporting full and participation of the basedMSM groups communityin its drafting and design. In support Countryof the Coordinating China’sand UNAIDS, MechanismGlobal formulation UNDP(CCM)Fund and contributed supported up the to grassrootsone thirdgroups’to ofparticipation, the localincluding people living withand HIV community-basedHIV/AIDS, groups to attendwomen the first national AIDS NGO Conference in China. This conference enabled China’ssector AIDS toNGO further defineand formulate their and agreestrategic on a national processelectionroles for the CCM NGO representative. UNDP China nominated AIDS Carecommunity-based China, a NGO, forRibbon the Award Global for itsRed community leadership National Center for STD/HIV Prevention and HIV prevention and control haveamong sexmen whowith men. Officially issued by the China. As the WorkingChair Groupof onthe MSMUNsub-group and Technical HIV/AIDS under (a HIV/AIDS),the UN ThemeUNDP successfullyGroupthe human rightson based integratedapproach (HRBA) intothe development of the national framework on highlighting CSOs’ participation and their roles in the overallAIDS response in China. UNDP continued developmentto support of the the capacityAIDS NGO sector in China before the World thisAIDS connection, Day UNDP 2007.successfully Inadvocated the analyses on social of andHIV/AIDS economic and their impactinclusion, time,for in the thebi-annual report.first In addition, UNDP also made special contributions to the report by Joint Assessment of TreatmentHIV/AIDS Prevention, and Care officially in launched jointlyChina by the State(2007)” CouncilAIDS wasWorking Committeeand Officethe UN ofTheme China Group on HIV/AIDS in China Center for Disease Control,national launched study a to measure the socio-economicimpact of HIV on rural households. The reportis due to be released by the end of 2008. In December 2007, a bi-annual report titled “A impact and costingcosting of model HIVfrom Chinaand was adoptedAIDS. as of part Thea regional studyimpact onon thelocal socio-economic economiesIn 2007, UNDPand China, households.in partnership with the s community and government involvementregional MSM dialogue in and response. UNDP supported a nationalcosting expert modelson AIDS to regionalparticipate inconsultation the UNDP on socio-economic for China’s nationalAIDS authorities’ increased dialogues with MSMnational NGOs MSMand seminarhostingAs one ofon a the HIVfounding andboard membersAIDS.Asia Pacificof the Coalition on Male Sexual(APCOM), HealthUNDP China is facilitating China’ groups and government healthcountry officials.consultation Theprocess and MSM theconference regional are viewed as major catalysts Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 24 development efforts. Over the past two years, years, two past the its Over in efforts. cooperation development South-South promoting importance to great attached has UNDP benefit. from and learn to can stories countries developing success other lessons which many and including share, experiences valuable South the have of countries challenges, similar and geography history, of commonalities by Linked challenges. about development common is to find to solutions (SSC) together working countries developing cooperation South-South cooperation South-South UNDP’s China. in to efforts funding) (e.g. knowledge, resources and information, support valuable provide I over month every of PSAs the millions view of to people hundreds enable will which platforms, advertisement video their on air time donate to sector advertisement and media working closely with other partners who who been partners has other with UNDP closely working results, achieve development to China helping of process the n Forging Strategic Partnerships for for Partnerships Strategic Forging Development Results Development AD, brought together high- h g i h r e h t e g o t t h g u o r b , D TA C N U Organization d n a Tourism World the UNDP, by supported Xi’an, Initiative in Road Silk held new The was China. Forum Investment Silk first Road the and Tashkent in held Mayors’ was Road Forum Silk Regional first the 2006 In partnerships, etc. China-Africa and sub-region development, Road Silk Lancang-Mekong new (SRI), the Initiative (GTI), Initiative Greater promoting the Tumen in through cooperation efforts its South-South continued UNDP 3 US$ of approximately million. value is time air estimated donated total the The year. next the the Silk Road Initiative. Initiative. Road Silk the of show road the support to Group) Junyao and Tailong Realdor, (Sinopec, companies leading from Chinese mobilized was 700,000 RMB of total A Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. and China, Tajikistan from Kyrgyzstan, participants level Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 25 all member countriesthe adoption and of theconcluded VladivostokMember Declaration.with countriesestablishment of the BusinessAdvisory Council, whichalso consists endorsed of senior businessthe leaders US$ 3 million project on ASEAN“Enhancing Economic Integration: China- Pilot Initiatives across the China-Vietnam Border”. The project aims to help further China-ASEAN integrationthrough enhanced boarderunderstanding economic of improvedcross- cooperationcapacities of China in managingplanningzones cross-boarder and andeconomic cooperationwith other neighboring countries. With UNDP support,was endorsed aby legalGTItransfer member ownershipagreement countries of GTIthe to countriesprogramme to forthe 9thfurther Greater cooperation. TumenCommission InitiativeThe Consultative Forum,Meeting, and the Investment inForumthe Vladivostok,were heldPartnership contributed Russia. to Thosethecooperation consensus activities among thebuilding countriesThe meeting of andconcerned.GTI Consultative Commissionbrought together high-level delegations from of China, UNDP developed and approved a In 2007, in cooperation with the Government portfolio, UNDPoriented has content.focusedpolicy A onproposals,number policy-such ofas thesignificant boarderpolicy ofeconomic cross- zones, andare arebeing expected prepared to have importanton national policies. influence s Republic of Korea, theMongolia Republic ofand Korea, the Russiancommitted to this UNDP-supported programme. Federation have In its regional and South-South cooperation the Government of China and itscountries. neighboring The Greater Tumen receivedInitiative furtherhas nations:recently impetus, China, as the the member Democratic People’ Premier of China), Mr. Niranjan (aDeva-Aditya Member of Mr.the EuropeanWang Yunkun JilinParliament), Province),(Party Commerce)Mr. SecretaryBo Xilaiand many (Minister senior of officials of from In September 2006, UNDP China co-sponsored the Northeast AsiaForum Economic inCooperation discussionChangchun, was held with Mme. China.Wu Yi (Vice A broad Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 26 on Gender, the China Gender Facility for for development Facility Group project Gender Advocacy, and Theme China UN Research the the as Gender, on such (UNIFEM) Women efforts for in Fund Nations Development United the with closely works UNDP UNV and UNIFEM with Cooperation cooperation. China-Africa to respect experiences with and knowledge UN’ vision, sharing s/UNDP’s by forum success its the to contributed attended and Resident China in UNDP and Representative Coordinator UN The Resident participants. the consensus among reached Important was China-Africa partnerships. facilitating business for platform a Kong as Hong (iii) and and opportunities, briefing investment countries’ African (ii) Africa, in opportunities (i) investment and and areas: strategy major China China’s three in on and focused and ideas Africa, opportunities on sharing for knowledge an platform provided world, important the business around and from officials leaders government number senior a of by was attended and which Kong Hong forum, in held The Kong. the Hong of Role The organized Africa: and China in (CABC) Investment on Forum Council China-Africa the Business of Chapter Kong Hong The cooperation. regional to regard experiences with and knowledge vision, UN’ to s/UNDP’s sharing by symposium the contributed of and success the symposium the China in attended Coordinator Representative Resident Resident UNDP UN and The concerned. countries and on cities the among focused partnership cooperation and furthering for ways symposium and The strategies Lanzhou China. in held City, was a which n i Road, h C the Silk along f New o Cooperation t n Economic e m n Regional r on e v o G Symposium International e 2007 h the t cosponsored d n a P D N U to Asia. the Northeast of for development needed economic activities energy of provision for common the and ensure platform new dialogue a as policy Board Energy an of establishment the was meeting the of result Another key investors. foreign participating as well the as from countries persons eminent and UNDP has launched several initiatives to to initiatives several launched has UNDP sector private the with Partnership UNDP’s of China. to quality assistance the development to UNV contributed and have UNIFEM of specialized to services The and support expertise and cooperation. Tibet in China-Africa conservation, reduction poverty biodiversity efforts wetland in as the (UNV) such with Volunteers closely Nations work United advocacy. to and continued purposes were UNDP which and capacity-building knowledge-sharing for governance distributed and widely publications gender five of on Chinese into translation the co-sponsored UNIFEM and UNDP 2006, In activities. programming and advocacy its into considerations efforts gender its mainstreaming in reinforced has UNDP years, In recent equality. and for mainstreaming gender on development staff capacity and appraisals, and Africa Business Council (CABC) Secretariat Secretariat (CABC) Council China- the Business by Africa Madagascar. organized was and delegation The s Mozambique of s e Kenya, n to i s u visit Minister b Tanzania, a the paid d e n by w Programme, o - e headed t Guangcai a t s - n o n delegation e entrepreneurs, a s e n i 2006, h C In f o China- cooperation. supporting Africa in active been has UNDP • in example: UNDP for with development, promoting cooperating are bodies sector for private- of number sector a result, a private As development. booming the with partner • •

US$ 4.5 million from ArcelorMittal to to ArcelorMittal from million 4.5 US$ leading white-goods manufacturer of of a advocacy. MDG Resident , and p Office the u of o Coordinator’s r manufacturer work G the r e support i to a H China, m white-goods o r f 0 0 leading 0 , 0 , 0 n 5 o i B t c M u R d e r HIV/AIDS y and t awareness. r and e v prevention o p conservation n i s t biodiversity r o support ff e to P D N products, U forest paper, and integrated packaging in leading a company StoraEnso, international from million 1 environmental US$ and awareness. change, efficiency, climate in energy efforts UNDP support Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 27 Resources was one of the core partners of theConcert Live inEarth Shanghai, which aimed tothe promoteworld solidarity for the aboveenvironment. major The events werethe widelymedia, which coveredcontributed toby the awarenessraising among the general public. bilateral donors, global trust funds, the sectorprivate etc. The following charts show theUNDP total programme expenditure inin China 2006-2007by area of support and source of fund. knowledge and experiencesthose issuesin dealing and challenges.withpartnership, UNDPThrough has been ablemedia to deliver messagesits on sustainable humanto a widedevelopment ranging audience. In the past twoclosely years,with the media inUNDP launching thealso UNDPglobal worked Human DevelopmentIn 2006,Report UNDP (HDR).presented Red RibbontheAward toAIDS inaugural Care China, which UN is a community-based againstorganization HIV/AIDS fightingin China. In 2007, UNDP o support its developmentChina, efforts UNDP in mobilizesresources fromfinancial various sources of fund, such as the government, multilateral and managers of UNDP China made more than 120 statements or speeches issueson key developmentand challenges, and shared their T continued to work closelypromoting with Xiaokangthe mediaand the in MDGs UNDPin China. regularly preparedorganized feature media regularand events, TV Op-Edinterviews, articles, and invitedon field visits.thegave In mediathe past two years, the senior Partnership with the media UNDP regardspartner inthe advocating media fordevelopment. sustainable Over theas humanpast twoa years, crucialUNDP held in November organized2006 in Beijing.a hundredbusiness CABC people toChinese participate in a forum ofand the Sumit African at which UNDP sharedand experiences. its knowledge infrastructuresectors. construction Entrepreneurs excanged and with andAfrican overseas resource learned Chinese more about investment inAfrica. entrepreneurs and The China-Africa Cooperation Summit was with supportembassies in those countries.of fromDelegates UNDP cameagriculture, and industry, Chinese IT, real estate, Annual Report 2007/2008 - UNDP China 28 WHO WB UNV UNTG UNIFEM UNIDO UNICEF UNESCO UNEP UNDP UNCT UNAIDS UN TVE SEPA PSA PPP POP PLWHA ODS NPC NDRC MSM MOST MOFCOM MOF MOA MDGs ILO IFAD ICT HDI GEF FAO EU DFID CSO CPD CICETE CEDAW CDM AusAID ADB Acronyms

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