PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2017-2021 Progress Report 2018 PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2017-2021 Progress Report 2018 Layout & Design Grid Cartels Photography UN Albania Archives Deposit Photos REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA COUNCIL OF MINISTERS PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2017-2021 Progress Report 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 14 CHAPTER 1: KEY TRENDS 24 CHAPTER 2: AGENDA2030 – EFFORTS IN ALBANIA 32 CHAPTER 3: DELIVERING RESULTS FOR ALBANIA 36 Outcome 1: Governance and Rule of Law 38 Outcome 2: Social Cohesion 66 Outcome 3: Economic Growth, Labour and Agriculture 100 Outcome 4: Environment and Climate Change 114 CHAPTER 4: THE UN DELIVERING AS ONE IN ALBANIA IN 2018 124 ANNEXES 141 Annex A: Progress against PoCSD results framework 142 Annex B: Administrative agent financial report on Albania SDG Acceleration Fund for 2018 154 Annex C: Financial overview of 2018 total budget, including all sources of funding 164 Annex D: National implementing partners, participating UN organisations, funds and programmes, and their acronyms and websites 165 Annex E: UN organisations publications in 2018 166 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ABS Access and Benefit Sharing ACA Albanian Competition Authority ACCU Air Cargo Control Unit ADHS Albania Demographic Health Survey ADISA Agency for the Delivery of Integrated Services Albania AFMIS Albanian Financial Management Information System AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AKCESK Autoriteti Kombëtar për Certifikimin Elektronik dhe Sigurinë Kibernetike (State Cyber Security Agency) ALL Albanian Lek ANFI Albanian National Forestry Inventory ASLG Agency for Support of Local Governance ASRH Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health AWEN Albanian Women Empowerment Network BMP Border Migration Police CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radioactive or Nuclear CCA Climate Change Adaptation CCP Container Control Programme CCR Community Coordinated Response CEC Central Elections Commission CEDAW Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEPOL European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training C4D Communication for Development CoE Council of Europe CPS Child Protection System CPU Child Protection Unit CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CSE Comprehensive Sexuality Education CSO Civil Society Organisation DCM Decision of the Council of Ministers DOCO Development Operations Coordination Office DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DSA Daily Subsistence Allowance EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Commission ECA Europe and Central Asia EDF European Disability Forum EIMMS Environmental Information Management and Monitoring System ELDS Early Learning and Development Standards EMIS Education Management Information System EPR Environmental Performance Review EU European Union EVAC Ending Violence against Children 6 PROGRESS REPORT 2018 EVAW Elimination of Violence Against Women FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FDI Foreign Direct Investment FLA Free Legal Aid FTF Foreign Terrorist Fighter GADS Gender Alliance for Development Center GB–DV Gender-Based and Domestic Violence GBV Gender-Based Violence GCED Global Citizenship Education GCF Green Climate Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Fund GI Geographic Indications GIS Geographic Information System GM Gender Mainstreaming GoA Government of Albania GRB Gender-Responsive Budgeting GREAT Gender Equality in Rural Development and Tourism GREVIO Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence HACT Harmonised Approach to Cash Transfers HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HLPF High-Level Political Forum HPV Human Papillomavirus HR Human Resources IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICCS International Classification of Crimes for Statistical Purposes ICPD International Conference on Population and Development ICT Information and Communications Technology IDD Iodine Deficiency Disorders IGE Inter-governmental Group of Experts IGME Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation ILO International Labour Organisation INSTAT National Institute of Statistics IOM International Organisation for Migration IPARD Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance in Rural Development IPH Institute of Public Health IPR Intellectual Property Rights IPSIS Integrated Planning System Information System ISARD Inter-Sectoral Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding KAP Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices LGBTI Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex LGU Local Government Unit PROGRESS REPORT 2018 7 LINAC Linear Accelerator LTA Long-Term Agreement MAPS Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support MCH Maternal and Child Health MDR–TB Multi-drug-resistant–TB MENA Middle East, North Africa MIL Media and Information Literacy MIS Management Information System MISP Minimum Initial Service Package MoARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MoESY Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth MoFE Ministry of Finance and Economy MoHSP Ministry of Health and Social Protection MP Member of Parliament MRDC Medical Response to Diplomatic Corps MTBP Mid-Term Budget Programme MTH Mother Theresa Hospital MTR Mid-Term Review NAP National Action Plan NARU Needs Assessment and Referral Unit NCD Non-Communicable Disease NDC National Determined Contribution NEET Not in Employment, Education and Training NES National Employment Service NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NHRI National Human Rights Institution NRA Non-Resident Agency NSDI National Strategy for Development and Integration 2015–2020 NSGE National Strategy on Gender Equality OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ONAC Office of the National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator OSS One-Stop-Shop PCU Port Control Unit PHC Primary Health Care PIA Participatory Inclusive Assessment PISA Programme for International Student Assessment PoCSD 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Percentage point R&E Roma and Egyptian REA Regional Economic Area REVALB Recording Violence in Albania RMSA Refugee and Migrant Services in Albania RYCO Regional Youth Cooperation Office SAA Stabilisation and Association Agreement SARPC State Agency for Child Rights and Protection SDG Sustainable Development Goal SD4E Skills Development for Employment 8 PROGRESS REPORT 2018 SEE South Eastern Europe SEK Swedish Kronor SFN School Food and Nutrition SIIG Statistical Indicators and Integrity Group SILC Survey on Income and Living Conditions SIPD Social Inclusion Policy Document SLM Sustainable Land Management SOP Standard Operating Procedure SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health SWH Solar Water Heating TB Tuberculosis TDA Trans-Boundary Diagnostic Analysis TLAS Tirana Legal Aid Society UASC Unaccompanied and Separated Children UK United Kingdom UN United Nations UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCT United Nations Country Team UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNGA United Nations General Assembly UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNRC United Nations Resident Coordinator UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UPR Universal Periodic Review USA United States of America USD United States Dollar USI Universal Salt Iodisation VAT Value Added Tax VAW Violence Against Women VAWG Violence Against Women and Girls VET Vocational Education Training VNR Voluntary National Report VoT Victim of Trafficking WB Western Balkans WCO World Customs Organisation WHO World Health Organisation WISDOM Wood-fuel Integrated Supply/Demand Overview Mapping PROGRESS REPORT 2018 9 10 PROGRESS REPORT 2018 CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS IN 2018 European Union Government of Germany Government of Albania Government of France Government of Austria Government of Belgium Government of Netherlands Government of Luxemburg Government of Italy Government of Croatia Government of Switzerland Government of Norway Government of Sweden Government of Australia Government of Turkey Government of Kazakhstan Government of United Kingdom Sovereign Order of Malta Government of United States of America Government of South Korea European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria Global Environment Fund Climate Green Fund Global Fund to End Violence Against Children Terre des hommes UN Global Thematic Funds The Slovenian NGO ITF Enhancing Human Security Gilead Science Inc. UN DOCO Delivering Together Facility PROGRESS REPORT 2018 11 FOREWORD In our capacity as the Co-Chairs of the Govern- ital. We also launched the Albanian SDG Accel- ment of Albania–United Nations Joint Execu- eration Fund, which aims to finance actions that tive Committee, we are pleased to present the will further spur the country’s achievements. Annual Progress Report of the second year of With the government’s leading contribution, implementation of our Programme of Cooper- more flexible matching funds are being sought ation for Sustainable Development 2017–2021.