UNDG RCAR 2011 - UNDP in Iran

UNDG RCAR 2011 

RCAR 2011 - Iran 

2011 Results and Use of Funds 

Part One: Progress towards UNDAF outcomes (Results 2011) 

Key Result Area Outcome Name 

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2011 Resident Coordinator Annual Report 

Indicate Total Budget Per 

Outcome 

Provide an indicative 

budget delivery amount 

per outcome in 2011. 

UNDAF Outcome 1 Strengthening 

capacities and 

capabilities for 

achieving the MDGs 

$39,580,000.00 $19,313,301.00 

UNDAF Outcome 2 Enhancing good 

governance 

$13,500,000.00 $3,774,450.00 

UNDAF Outcome 3 Improving economic 

performance and 

management and 

generating employment 

$13,890,000.00 $280,980.00 

UNDAF Outcome 4 Sustainable 

development, disaster 


energy efficiency 

$109,965,000.00 $2,308,791.00 

UNDAF Outcome 5 Facilitating transfer of 

science and technology 

$800,000.00 $519,375.00 

PART 1 TOTAL 

Part Two: Coordination Results 

$177,735,000.00 $26,196,897.00 

Key Results Area Expected Outputs1 Performance Indicators2 Actual Outputs at Year End 

SRC 

Funds required/spent at Year End 

UNCCF Transition Un Agencies3 Other 

Additional Support 

Needed from HQ or 

Regional Director's 

Target Date 

Required Spent Required Spent Required Spent Required Spent Required Spent Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 

Result Area 1: Coordination for Results 

UNCT Contribution to the National Development Plan/Poverty Reduction Strategy/MD and MDGs plan 

UN support to 

formulation/implementation of 

relevant national strategies or 

plans e.g. JAS/NDP/PRSP 

UN plan to support the 1- Monitoring 

1- Document containing 1. Document on national 

implementation of the achievement of MDG' status of 

MDGs targets updated; 2. 

Millennium Declaration, National targets (M&E implementation of The report was not prepared 

including scaling up MDG Group); 2- Localizing national MDG' targets; due to the lack of interest of 

initiatives * 

MDG's (M&E Group); 3- 2-Report is prepared;3- national authorities; 3 - 

MDGs press 

5- Number of held One-week MDGs photo 

conference/briefing briefing sessions/ exhibition at Paydari Cultural 

sessions for the relevant workshops, Number and Centre in Tehran. 4. - MDGs 

experts/staff members type of participants. 6- workshop for NGOs 

of the line Ministries Latest information members could not be held 

such as ministries of provided to media and due to lack of funds. 5 - Int'l 

Health, Agriculture, general public. 

day of Eradication 

Welfare, etc.; 4-MDGs 

Poverty/Stand up campaign 

workshop for NGO 

against poverty 

members in cooperation 

commemorated. 6 - Press 

with UNAMI; 5- 

release issued on the 

Observing Int’l Day of 

occassion of launching the 

Eradication Poverty/MDG 

goal 1 /Stand Up 

campaign against 

poverty; 6- Launching of 

Global MDG Report for 

highlighting progress 

progress globally and in 

Iran. 

Global MDG Report. 

UN support to capacity 

development strategies 

UN assistance to national 

authorities for the 

preparation of the national 

report on the 

implementation of the 

N/A 

Comments


Brussels Programme of 

Action of LDCs 4 * 

Formulation/implementation of 

a transition plan or strategy 5 

Other 

Aid Coordination / Management / Paris Declaration 

Planned efforts to making use 

of national systems in the areas 

such as programme/project 

reporting, PRS/sectoral 

monitoring and evaluation 

systems, annual PRS/sectoral 

performance reviews, national 

procurement systems, etc 

UN support to aid 

coordination/management 

Other 

UNDAF/Common Programming 

Efforts to align UN 

programme cycle with 

national development cycle 

* 

Preparation of Country 

Analysis/UNDAF/UNDAF Action 

Plan 

Progress towards UNDAF 

outcomes (inputs provided by 

theme group chairs) 

Implementation of UNDAF 

M&E framework * 

Second UNDAF for I.R.of 

Iran approved based on 

priorities of the 5th 

National Development 

Plan 

1-Establishment of Joint 

UNCT M&E Working 

Group; 2-Review and 

finalization of the M&E 

Framework for UNDAF 

2012 -2016; 3- 

Establishment 

parameters of joint 

programming on M&E 

Capacity Building 

component of UNDAF; 

4-Strengthening of 

capacity building of UN 

staff on M&E; 5- 

Establishment of a joint 

M&E WG with 

Government in the 

context of the UNDAF; 

6-Support MoH to 

finaliza and disseminate 

Iran Survey results 

through technical and 

financial contributions; 

7-Keeping track of new 

surveys, studies and 

research that provide up 

do date relevant data; 

8-Advocating for 

baseline data required in 

advance of upcoming 

UNDAF. 

Second UNDAF is based 

on 5th NDP 

UNDAF document is 

signed 

1- M&E Framework for 

UNDAF 2012-2016 

reviewed and finalized; 

2-Visit of HQ evaluation 

staff to share best 

practices on national 

M&E capacity building 

initiatives and DevInfo 

training conducted; 3- 

Joint M&E WG with 

Government is 

established; 6-Support 

for finalization and 

dissementation of Iran 

Survey results has been 

provided; 7-New 

surveys, studies and 

research followed up; 

8-Baseline data 

required in advance 

advocated. 


UNDAF for 2012-2016, 

based on 5th NDP, signed. 

UNDAF for 2012-2016 

signed on 27 Sep 2011. 

1. The M&E Framework for 

UNDAF 2012-2016 was 

reviewed and input provided 

also on the Summary 

Results Matrix (development 

of indicators); 2.UNICEF 

Regional Chief of M&E made 

a presentation on National 

M&E Capacity building 

lessons learned from other 

countries (the latter 

presentation made by 

UNICEF RO Chief of M&E) 

and DevInfo user training 

was held with 21 

participants; 3) Parameters 

of Joint M&E WG was 

discussed through UNDAF 

formal meetings with 

Government; 4. Three 

Capacity building sessions 

were held for UN M&E staff 

including a session was held 

on M&E of Health system in 

Iran - presentation made by 

the Head of IMS of MOH; 5. 

same as three; 6. Two UN 

agencies (UNICEF and 

UNFPA) provided technical 

support to the Iran survey 

process. The report 

publication and 

dissemination is due in 

2012. 7. The 

implementatation of a joint 

IMEP (integrated monitoring 

and evalution plan) as a tool 

for follow-up on relevant 

surveys and studies was 

piloted; 8. A ToR for 

baseline study of UNDAF 

was drafted and approved 

for implementation in early 

2012. 

UNDAF Annual Review/ UNDAF 

Evaluation/SOF 

Joint planning initiatives with 

UN peacekeeping, 

peacebuilding, political and 

humanitarian actors (e.g. 

UNDAF plus, Integrated 

Strategic Framework) . 

Other 

Joint Programmes6 Preparation/ Preparation for Two draft Joint UN Joint programme of support 

$9,800.00 $10,905.00 

$10,000.00 $2,000.00


implementation of new Joint 

Programmes * 

launching joint 

programmes with the 

start of new UNDAF. 

M&E of Joint Programmes 

Other 

HACT 

Status of HACT 

implementation/compliance7 Waiver has been 

requested and is 

in the country * 

pending approval form 

RDT. 

Strengthening national 

systems/capacities through 

HACT 

Other 

Gender Equality 

UN support to incorporation of 

gender equality in national 

planning processes (such as 

National Development 

Strategies; PRSPs; SWAPs; 

Joint Assistance Strategies, 

etc.) 

Capacity development for 

Gender theme groups to 

support UNCT to respond to 

national priorities for gender 

equality. 

1-Conduct regular 

bilateral and multilateral 

consultations 

among UN agencies for 

information sharing on 

gender activities of 

agencies; 2-In 

collaboration with UN 

working groups, review 

and comment on UNDAF 

and Country 

programmes of 

agencies; 3-Linking with 

different working groups 

to ensure their work 

plans include gender 

issues; 4- 

Commemoration of the 

International Women's 

Day within the UN. 

1-Develop gender 

mainstreaming and 

advocacy strategy and 

time-bound action-plan 

(organization-specific 

and/or system-wide); 2- 

Conduct roundtable 

discussions on the 

analysis of the “Islamic 

CEDAW” and identify 

opportunities for the UN 

System; 3-Conduct 

sensitization sessions for 

UN staff and their 

families; 4-Conduct 

gender mainstreaming 

workshops for gender 

sensitized UN staff 

particularly members of 

WGs; 5-Perform a 

“gender scan” of work 

plans of UN agencies 

with the help of the 

developed checklist. 

programme documents 

produced. 


on HIV/AIDS for 2010-2011 

has been fully implemented; 

the JPS for 2012-2013 being 

discussed with the 

Government. Joint UNDP- 

UNIDO-UNEP-GIZ 

Programme on Hydro- 

ChlorFloroCarbon Phase-out 

Management Plan for Iran 

signed with Department of 

Environment of Iran in 

September 2011. 

Waiver granted The formal waiver from RDT 

has not been received so 

far, only reference to it by 

email message of 

UNDP/RBAP. 

1-Monthly GWG 

meetings. Number of 

meetings held; 2- 

UNDAF & country 

programmes include 

gender –sensitive 

indicators; 3-Work 

plans of WGs takes into 

consideration gender 

issues; 4-IWD 

Commemmorated. 

1-Gender 

mainstreaming strategy 

developed for the UN 

system; 2- Number of 

roundtable discussions 

conducted; 3-Number 

of UN staff & relatives 

attended; 4-Number of 

UN staff participated; 

5-Gender scan 

conducted for all 

member agencies. 

1- GWG met regularly for bilateral 

and multi-lateral 

consultations. 2- The UN 

Gender Working Group 

analyzed the UNDAF 

progress review with a 

gender lens and provided 

comments; A task force 

consisting of GWG members 

reviewed and commented on 

the 5th NDP and provided 

recommendation on how to 

incorporate gender issues 

into the plan. 3 - GWG task 

force liased with the M&E 

working group and provided 

substantive inputs to making 

the UNDAF indicators gender 

sensitive. 4-Due to 

sensitivities towards UN's 

work on gender, the GWG 

kept a low profile on 

international days related to 

women On the occasion of 

the IWD members of the 

GWG attended a treeplanting 

event, and the 

UNIC Representative read 

out the SG message, which 

received press coverage. 

1- A national consultant was 

recruited and, in close 

consultation with the GWG, 

developed a document for 

gender mainstreaming for 

the UN in Iran. The 

document included a 

situation analysis on gender 

in Iran, a capacity 

assessment of the GWG, as 

well as core strategies and 

points for action for the UN. 

2- UNCT brown bag lunch 

held. A national consultant 

reviewed the Law of 

Women’s Rights and 

Responsibilities (“Islamic 

CEDAW”), to identify the 

areas of overlap and 

differences with the 

Convention of Elimination of 

All Forms of Discrimination 

Against Women (CEDAW). 

The consultant suggested 

entry points for the UN as 

well as suggestions on how 

to address the challenges 

which arise from the 

differences, in order to 

guide the UN in its work on 

Gender in the country. 3- 13 

UN staff & relatives 

$1,000.00 $6,498.00


Other 1- Revisit and redefine 

GWG mandate to 

include monitoring of 

system-wide strategy; 

2-Revise the TORs and 

performance appraisals 

of Gender Focal Points 

to reflect gender 

mainstreaming 

responsibilities; 3- 

Further capacityimprovement 

of GWG 

members according to 

the new TOR. 

HIV/AIDS 

Establishment of Joint UN 

Team on AIDS and 

implementation of joint 

programme of support on 

AIDS * 

UN support to the national 

response to AIDS through 

strengthening the Three 

Ones * 

1- Implementation of 

JPS; 2-Monitoring and 

reporting; 3-Integration 

of UNAIDS 2011-2015 

Strategy into JPS. 

1- Effective use of 

Extended JUNTA; 2- The 

M&E guideline, including 

Indicators and tools, for 

the JPS which is in-line 

with the national M&E 

framework (JUNTA) 3- 

Enhance national 

capacity to prevent drug 

use in the community; 

increase general 

awareness among youth 

and high risk groups 

about HIV and drugs; 

Supporting the 

development of welltailored 

guidelines 

regarding drug abuse 

and HIV under 

prevention, care and 

treatment programmes 

(UNODC). 

1-GWG mandate 

revised. Regular 

reporting to UNCT on 

progress; 2-TOR of 

GWG focal points 

developed; 3-GWG 

members have 

increased capacity. 

1- JPS being 

implemented; 2- 

Monitoring/reporting in 

process; 3- UNAIDS 

2011-2015 Strategy 

integrated into JPS. 

1,2- As per Joint 

Programme of Support 

3- Number of guidelines 

prepared and trained 

prevention, care and 

treatment, and 

rehabilitation and harm 

reduction personnel 

(UNODC); no. of drug 

prevention, treatment, 

rehabilitation, 

advocacy, and harm 

reduction measures 

introduced in the 

education system, 

working environments, 

prisons, and 

communities (UNODC). 


attended; 4- 17 UN staff 

members participated; 5- 

Gender scan conducted for 

all agencies. 

1- The GWG mandate was 

reviewed and revised. The 

chair of the UN GWG 

reported regularly on GWG 

activities to the UNCT. 2- 

The draft TOR of GWG focal 

points was developed and 

discussed in the GWG. 3- 

GWG's capacities enhanced. 

1. The Joint UN Team on 

AIDS met regularly in 2011, 

with its top task the 

development of the 2012-13 

Joint Programme of Support, 

which, through its projected 

contribution to the 2010- 

2014 National Strategic 

Plan, seeks to operationalize 

the outcomes of the 2011 

High-Level Meeting and in 

2011-2014 UBRAF. The Joint 

Programme is closely linked 

to the 2012-2016 UNDAF, 

directly contributing to 

outputs under the Health 

and Drug Control priority 

areas. Iran has also been 

designated as one of 31 

“high impact” countries 

eligible for additional, 

catalytic funding under the 

UBRAF. The Joint 

Programme of Support is 

also therefore the principal 

tool to mobilise HIV-related 

resources. MFA has agreed 

in principle to establishing a 

Steering Committee for the 

Joint Programme, de facto 

granting it the status 

equivalent to that of a 

Country Programme or an 

UNDAF Area of Cooperation. 

1. Following the UNAIDS 

Executive Director’s visit to 

Iran in 2010 and the High- 

Level Meeting in New York in 

2011, UNAIDS has been 

actively brokering the 

development of a nationwide 

programme to prevent the 

transmission of HIV from 

mother to child by 

convening and engaging key 

institutional stakeholders at 

national level. 2. UNAIDS 

CO has continued its 

support of People Living in 

HIV in Iran through 

implementation of the 

“Psychosocial Support for 

People Living with HIV” 

project. There are currently 

13 Positive Clubs active in 

the country, catering for 

some 4273 registered 

members. Over 100 different 

such events have been held 

in 2011. 3. A documentary 

on Iran’s national response 

was produced by a famous 

Iranian documentary 

filmmaker, with UNAIDS 

providing technical guidance. 

10 advocacy fact sheets and 

accompanying multimedia 

material were produced, 

specifically targeting 

government senior and 

middle managers, 

$6,000.00 

$20,000.00


HIV/AIDS in the Workplace 

* 

Other 

Human Rights 

Application of Human Right 

Based Approach 

Strengthening the capacity of 

UNCTs to support national 

human rights protection 

systems 

1-Develop 

advocacy/behavioral 

change communication 

material on UN Cares, 

UN policies on HIV 

related issues; 2- 

Commemorate and 

Utilize WAD 2011 

opportunity to resensitize 

staff and family 

members (in groups) on 

HIV related topics as 

well as UN Policies with 

regards to HIV in the 

workplace; 3- Conduct 

at least 3 HIV 

Training/orientation 

sessions for new 

national, international 

staff and their family 

members in Tehran and 

sub-offices; 4-Procure 

and distribute 1000 

female condoms among 

those agencies who 

have ordered FC; 5- 

Organize and coordinate 

training session for PEP 

custodians and 

designated physicians in 

collaboration with 

UNDSS and other 

respective agencies; 6- 

Document all UN Cares 

achievements and 

results in Iran for 

reporting and advocacy 

purposes. 

Position paper on 

Human Rights (RC, 

UNESCO, WHO, UNHCR) 

Other 

Common Services and Premises 

Status of initiatives to increase 1-Revision of salary 

collaboration and cost- 

scale for service 

effectiveness of UN business contract and SSA 

operations in support of 

holders; 2- Banking 

programme delivery (common survey with focus on the 

services and premises) 

impacts of sanctions; 3- 

Travel Task Force be 

more active in OMT; 4- 

Update of the roster for 

1 - Information about 

UN policies and benefits 

and preventing 

transmission of HIV and 

about accessing 

treatment and care 

service; 2- indicator # 

1+ voluntary counseling 

and testing; 3- indicator 

# 1+Learning and 

training activities on 

stigma and 

discrimination, 

Insurance covering HIVrelated 

expenses, 

confidential handling of 

personal information, 

rapid access to PEP; 4- 

Access to male and 

female condoms; 5- 

Rapid access to PEP; 6 

- All above indicators + 

first aid using universal 

precautions, managerial 

commitment. 

Position paper 

approved. 

1- Salary scale for 

service contract and 

SSA holders reviewed; 

2-Banking survey done; 

3-Travel Task Force 

active in OMT; 4- 

Roster for procurement 

and service providers 

updated; 5- Post Report 


parliamentarians, and 

members of the judiciary.4. 

Cooperation with faith-based 

organisations is gaining 

strength. 5. UNAIDS CO also 

developed a strategic 

working relation with the 

national TV and radio 

channels, the main News 

Agencies, resulted in 

production and broadcasting 

a number of TV and radio 

programmes. 6. New York 

H-L Meeting in June 2011 

received full media coverage 

through publication of press 

release and Op Ed, 

organizing press conference 

w participation of RC & 

Cosponsors Reps and TV & 

radio programmes. 

1-350 “getting to zero” key 

chains were distributed to 

staff on the occasion of WAD 

2011; 2-Stigma campaign 

was celebrated and launched 

with participation of 150 

staff members in Tehran; 3- 

Two Training sessions 

conducted (Tehran & 

Mashhad) and 40 staff were 

trained. 95% of participating 

staff found training useful or 

highly useful; 4- no actions 

taken due to no funds; 5-A 

training session was 

conducted in 2011. All 

custodians were trained; 6- 

All UN Cares activities in 

2011 were filmed. A 3- min 

short film is being produced 

(last stages of editing). 

HRBA applied in the UNDAF 

for 2012-2016. 

Position paper has been 

approved. During the 

preparatory OHCHR mission 

to Tehran in Dec 2011, it 

was agreed that UNCT will 

provide inputs, in particular 

in the areas of economic 

and social rights for 

integration in the UN SG 

reports on HR situation in 

Iran and seek RDT support 

to address this sensitive 

issue in the context of Iran. 

1 - Revised salary scale for 

SC and SSA holders 

approved by UNCT; 2 - 

Survey was not completed; 

3 - Travel Task Force active 

in OMT; 4 - Roster for 

procurement and service 

providers prepared; 5 - Post 

report updated; 6 - 8 MFA 

$1,500.00 $7,000.00


procurement and service 

providers; 5- Update of 

Post Report for Iran for 

int'l staff taking up 

assignments in Iran (last 

update June 2008); 6- 

Study on bonus/discount 

for the travel tickets; 7- 

Study on procurement 

of petrol for the UN 

agencies; 8-Study on 

telephone tax and VAT 

exemption; 9-Possibility 

of signing individual host 

country; 10- UN 

Physician for sub-offices 

outside Tehran. 

for Iran for int'l staff 

taking up assignments 

in Iran updated; 6-8 

Studies on 

bonus/discount for the 

travel tickets, 

procurement of petrol 

for the UN agencies, 

telephone tax and VAT 

exemption conducted; 9 

Possibility of signing 

individual host country 

agreement studied; 10- 

UN Physician for suboffices 

outside Tehran 

made available. 

Other (specify) 



Result Area 2: Coordination of Emergency Preparedness and Relief 

Preparedness 

Coordination of emergency 1- Strengthening of 1- Joint DMEC is 

preparedness efforts of UNCT coordination and 

established; 2- DMT TF 

members and relevant 

working relations 

produces regular 

humanitarian actors 

between the UN System updates for UN DMT; 3. 

and NDMO; 2- Fully Early recovery cluster 

funcitoning the DMT operationalized in 

task force. 

consultation with UN 

agencies and NDMO. 

Relief 

Establishment of Humanitarian 

Country Team 

Development of a response plan 1-Prepare and adopt the 

Inter-Agency 

Contingency Plan (IA 

CP) for Humanitarian 

Response to Natural 

Disasters; 

Coordination of humanitarian 

operations 

1- Comprehensive and 

practical integration of 

the clusters systems into 

the national response 

and coordination in 

emergency 

preparedness and 

response; 2-Interagency 

emergency simulation 

jointly with the national 

partners. 

Advocy 1-Commemoration the 

Disaster Reduction Day 

(jointly with the NDMO); 

2-Familiarization of the 

government 

counterparts with 

humanitarian reform 

system, cluster 

approach, information 

management during 

disaster response and 

operation coordination, 

through provision of 

IA CP is finalized and 

adopted 

1- TORs of the joint 

working groups of 

NDMO and the UN 

clusters adopted; 

Coordination 

arrangements are in 

place with government 

line ministries and WG 

members; Agreements 

made for a potential 

joint response; 2- 

Simulation with NDMO 

and other national 

partners is conducted. 

1- one day 

commemoration held; 

2- Awareness of the 

government officials on 

emergency 

preparedness and UN 

response system is 

enhanced. 


announced that UN agencies 

are exempt and shared 

method to claim VAT; 9- 

Possibility studied; 10 - 

Resumes of physicians 

collected by WHO and 

shared with UNCT; 11 - UN 

Holidays for 2012 approved 

by UNCT; 12 - DSA survey 

data collected and submitted 

by UNDP to HQ last quarter 

2011; result awaited. 

1) The UN/National Disaster 

Management Organization 

(NDMO)joint Working Group 

established in liue of the 

DMEC and its TOR is 

adopted. 

2) Task Force updated three 

times the DMT and two 

times the UNCT on its work 

. Flood/EQ alerts were also 

sent to the DMT and NDMO. 

Two EWs on tropical storm 

and flash flood were sent to 

the DMT members and the 

government. 

3) Early Recovery Cluster 

should be operationalized 

based on the dimensions of 

the response and needs of 

the affected population after 

the disaster. However, 

during preparedness its TOR 

would be prepared in 

collaboration with the NDMO 

working Groups. 

1) IACP is finalized and 

adopted by the DMT and 

endorsed by the UNCT. 

1-3) NDMO working groups 

have not adopted their own 

TORs. Therefore, this 

activity remains pending 

after the WG TORs are 

adopted and NDMO declares 

its readiness for such joint 

working. 

4) DMT secretariat made 

arrangements two times to 

conduct the joint drill; 

NDMO postponed the event. 

1) Commemoration of the 

World Humanitarian Day 

was held jointly by UN and 

NDMO. DMT Secretariat 

participated in the 

commemoration of the DRD 

by sending articles on the 

UN Humanitarian Response 

System; RC senior advisor 

also participated in a TV 

awareness programme by 

NDMO; OCHA NDRA 

participated in the painting


Resource mobilization Creation & maintainance 

of a database of 

contacts, assets, 

capacities and resources 

of the UN DMT agencies 

as an emergency 

preparedness measure. 

Other (specify) 1- Facilitatation and 

support government 

counterparts’ training, 

workshops on disaster 


preparedness. 

information materials. competition held in the DRD. 

Database on UNCT 

emergency assets and 

resources created and 

kept up-to-date 

1-Technical Assistance 

is provided to the 

Government for 

organizing related 

workshops. 


2) OCHA NDRA participated 

in the NDMO working groups 

meeting and elaborated on 

the UN emergency response 

system and cluster 

approach. Brochures and 

pamphlets were also 

distributed among the WG 

members. 

Database is created and is 

being continuosly updated. 

1- OCHA , WHO, UNICEF 

and UNHABITAT provided 

technical assistance to 

TDMMO and government 

agencies to organize their 

workshops on issues related 

to DM and their mandates. 

Result Area 3: UN Advocacy and Resource Mobilization 

Joint UNCT Advocacy and Communications 

Development/implementation of 1- Implementation of an 1-Strategy being 1) The process of developing 

the UNCT 

advocacy strategy for implemented; 2-4 the Communication 

communications/advocacy the UNCT and promotion Number of international Strategy, along with the 

strategy & plan 

of development issues days celebrated, 

revision of UNCG’s Terms of 

particularly MDGs; 2- Number of Media Reference, has started off, 

Creating awareness of Network events 

but it is still being further 

UN’s work and mandate- organized, Number of refined in the first months of 

emphasis on 

articles, reports and 2012; 2) Various activities 

humanitarian and documentaries 

have been organized to 

development work, produced, Number of enhance UN’s image, and to 

including a UN 

media professionals create better understanding 

orientation course for trained in different of UN’s mandates among 

journalists from IRIB issues 5- Number of public, including orientation 

and Hamshahri 

training workshops workshop on UNESCO’s 

newspaper to increasing provided to professional works and mandates for 

journalists’ knowledge reporters and media journalists at I.R. News 

about UN agencies institutions; 6 -Two Agency 3) Commemoration 

activities in Iran; 3- awareness raising of several int'l days held: 

Implementation of UNCG events with private UN Day, World Refugee Day, 

work plan (including sector and young Int'l Children’s Day 

updating and printing people. 

Broadcasting, Int'l Women’s 

UN in Iran booklet in 

Day, Day of Nowrouz, 

Persian and English, 

Education for All, Eradication 

observing of UN Days, 

of Poverty (Stand Up 

etc.); 4- Adding new 

Campaign against Poverty), 

features and improving 

World Children’s Day, World 

the UN website 

Food Day, Human Rights 

(www.un.org.ir); 5- 

Day; participation in Tehran 

Capacity of media 

Int'l Book Fair; several 

organizations/institutions 

media interviews with 

increased in cross- 

UNCT’s senior members 

cutting issues such as 

held; 4) UNCT web site 

gender, youth, 

redesigned and ready to be 

environment and 

launched; 5) Capacity of 

disaster mitigation; 6- 

IRIB’s broadcasters 

Awareness raising 

strengthened through series 

events with private 

of training courses organized 

sector and young 

by UNESCO on conflict 

people. 

reporting, news production, 

and other subjects; 6) No 

activity with private sector 

held due to the shortage of 

funds; briefing sessions on 

UN and MDGs for 

secondary, high school and 

university students 

organized. 


Joint UNCT Resource Mobilization Strategy 

Development/implementation of Development 

1- South/south 

1 - South/South cooperation 

RM strategy 

mobilization resources cooperation network is is a cross cutting issue 

strategies for new established. A UNDP integrated as source of 

UNDAF, including South- regional center mission technical resources in the 

South cooperation organized in support of UNDAF. 2 - UNCT has 

S-S programming. 2- succeded to identify 57% of 

Identifying at least 70% funding given the limited 

of funding for UNDAF interest of donors and 

new outputs. 

sanctions. 


$14,000.00 $3,155.00 $7,000.00


Result Area 4: Security Management 

Security 

Duty station specific security 1- All UN agencies, 

risk assessment (SRA) for all funds, programmes and 

locations in the country where organizations use SRA 

UN staff are present 

as the main risk 

mitigating measures 

guidelines; 2- Review of 

SLS System in every 

SMT meeting. 

Implementation of mitigating 

measures as identified in SRA 

1- All UN staff are 

familiarized with 

protocols, reflected in 

the Plan 2- 

Establishment of CCC 

(Crisis Coordination 

Centre) 

Up to date security plan 1-Updated reference for 

Security related events 

in the country 2- Update 

the CSP on regular basis 

and upon need 

according to FSH 

requirements 3- A 

revised warden system 

4- Review of Evacuation 

Route Assesments 5- 

Security Contingency 

Plan for Natural Disaster 

(Earthquake)6- Resolve 

issue of pending licenses 

for VHF radios. 

Security Management Team SMT timely support the 

DO in critical decisions, 

holding meetings 

minimum on monthly 

basis 

Implementation of security 

training for staff 

1- All staff receive basic 

security training; 2- 

Wardens are trained in, 

among other, TDMO 

neighbourhood response 

to emergencies; 3- 

Stress counselor for UN 

staff. 

Other To ensure timely 

response and share 

mutual security 

concerns of information 

1-Compliance with 

MOSS and specific SRAs 

recommend mitigating 

resources; the revised 

MOSS and MORSS were 

approved by SMT and 

UNDSS HQ; majority of 

recommendations, 

reflected in SRA and in 

proposed MOSS are 

implemented. 2- 

Implementation of SLS 

system 

1- Reduced risk level, 

resulted by 

implemented measures; 

2- Regular SRA updates 

and at least 85% of 

SRA mitigating 

measures are 

completed. 

1-SMT and HQ approval 

2- Assessment missions 

conducted 3- An 

efficient and operational 

warden system is in 

place; regular monthly 

meetings are held; all 

wardens are appointed 

officially; all wardens 

are equipped with 

required communication 

tools. 4- UN Warden 

System is integrated 

with TDMO plan 5- 

Well-done security plan 

by mid-year 6-Well 

done Security 

Contingency Plan by 

mid-year 

Monthly meetings and 

implementation of 

decisions based on SMT 

approvals 

1- Staff and wardens to 

be trained based on 

annual training plan; 2- 

Wardens system 

strenghthened; 3- 

Stress counselor 

system in place. 

Regular contacts with 

security officials upon 

need 


1. Online submission of 

MOSS Self Assessment 

reports completed and 

feedback to agencies 

provided officially. 2. 

Approved MOSS was put 

under implementation and 

substantial improvement 

achieved.3. MOSS 

implementation at an 

average of 75 % achieved 

thoughout the country.The 

SRA mitigating measures 

were consolidated and 

reviewed in conjuction with 

Blast Assessment Report for 

UNCP. 4. SLS introduced 

and expanded to a total of 

10 security areas, remaining 

effective are reviewed by 

SMT regularly. SLS has been 

fully implemented. Security 

incident data base created 

to provide an assessment 

tool for conducting STA, 

which is reviewed on 

monthly basis by SMT. 

1 - Training and awareness 

programs implemented for 

all staff to be aware of 

country security plan and 

SRA; 2 - Security Plan 

developed and approved by 

SMT on basis of SRA. 

1- Security plan has all the 

contingency plans included 

and relavant to its 

application in any security 

crisis situation. 2- Area 

Security Coordinators are 

appointed officially by the 

DO and are much involved 

in security management 

system for UN in Iran. Crisis 

Coordination Centre 

established and is 

functional. 3. Pending 

approval of the Government. 

Implementation of most 

security decisions have been 

achieved. 

Warden training was 

conducted with the 

assistance of TDMO trainers. 

Warden training was also 

organized in monthly warden 

meetings. Warden exercises 

were conducted and 

satisfactory results achieved. 

Stress assessment was 

conducted and presented to 

SMT. Stress training is being 

organized in Feb 2012. 

Communication with HQ and 

Security Officials: Four 

security coordination 

meetings were held with 

national security officials. 

National authorities full 

support and assurance have 

been achieved. 

Result Area 5: Non-Resident UN Agencies 

Special measures to integrate non-resident UN agencies in UNCT processes 

Supporting the Involvement of Undertake planning with UNEP, OHCHR, UNCTAD,


non-resident UN agencies in the 

national strategic planning 

processes/ UN programming 

UNEP and WB for 

implementation of 

selected outputs in time 

for UNDAF launch 

1/01/2012 


Result Area 6: Coordination Capacity of the UNCT 

Strengthening UNCT Coordination Capacity 

RCO Staffing 1- UN Coordination 

Associate; 2-RC Senior 

Adviser on DRM. 

Materials/Equipment General support to RC 

Office (equipment, 

communications, 

materials, etc.) 

1-Coordiantion 

Associate (Jan 2011-Jan 

2012; 2 - RC Senior 

Adviser on DRM (Jan- 

July 2011); 3- 

Coordination Assistant 

(Jan-April 2011). 


WMO and ILO were involved 

in the UNDAF formulation 

process. 

1- UN Coordination 

Associate hired from 15 Jan 

2011 for one year; 2- RC 

Senior Adviser on DRM hired 

from 15 Jan to 15 Dec; 3 - 

Coordination Assistant was 

hired as SSA Consultant 

from 14 December 2010 to 

22 June 2011; 4 - NDR 

Adviser contimued its work 

in 2011; 5 - DRM Support 

Assistant was hired from 14 

June to 15 Aug. 

Equipment/materials/running 

costs included: purchasing 

equipment for RC Office 

such as shredder, ipad, 

furniture for the Crisis 

Center, maintenance of 

equipment, over time of 

drivers for the UNCT 

missions, costs of UNCT 

monthly meetings and 

brown bag lunches, 

postcards, etc 

Training of UN staff Coordination Associate 

attended the Regional CERF 

Training in Cairo. 

Other (specify) 1- UNCT meetings and 

planning retreat; 2- 

UNCT Capacity mapping 

. 

1- UNCT retreat (Feb 

2010; Monthly UNCT 

meetings; 2- Office 

space for RC Senior 

Disaster Response 

Adviser. 

1- UNCT planning Retreat 

took place in February 2011 

in Tehran; 2 - Office space 

for DRA Adviser provided by 

UNDP; 3 - DPA PO visit took 

place in March 2011; 4 - 

DMT Mission to Geneva. 

$48,909.00 $62,243.00 

$5,000.00 $7,188.00 

$1,324.00 

$12,338.00 $9,773.00 

TOTAL $101,547.00 $94,588.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8,498.00 $41,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

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