Development Cooperation Report 2012 - UNDP Afghanistan

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DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION REPORT
Successful delivery of the commitments outlined in
the MAF will depend on the effective implementation
of the NPPs and the degree to which donors will align
their commitments to specific deliverables of these
programs. NPPs are the main tool for Afghanistan
to achieve development, economic growth and
fiscal sustainability and ones that will safeguard and
sustain development gains when external funding
declines and will help Afghanistan move towards Self
Reliance.
THE AID MANAGEMENT POLICY
To supplement the Towards Self-Reliance strategy
with a partnership framework through which
the government will work with the international
community to guide the allocation and effectiveness of
aid provided to Afghanistan, the Afghan government
prepared an Aid Management Policy (AMP) in 2012.
The policy was prepared in close consultation with
donors in time for the Tokyo conference, but the l
endorsement and approval of the policy was delayed.
In the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework
(TMAF) document, however, the government and
the international community agreed on the need
for the AMP to undergo further revision and to be
endorsed by December 2012.
The government’s first aid management policy
was developed as part of the Afghanistan National
Development Strategy (ANDS) in 2007. For Tokyo
conference, the policy required substantive revisions
in order to reflect the changing political and economic
context at both national and international levels.
There was also the need for the policy to incorporate
the lessons learned during the implementation of
the ANDS and to reflect the global aid effectiveness
initiatives such as the Busan Partnership for Effective
Development Cooperation and the New Deal for
Engagement in Fragile States.
A NEW DEAL for Engagement
in Fragile States
“Aid is especially important for countries
in transition from conflict. No conflict
affected country has achieved even one of
the MDGs.”(Ban Ki-moon, United Nations
Secretary General, Busan 2011)
Endorsed at the 4th High Level Forum on
Aid Effectiveness, the New Deal aims to
provide a new development architecture
and new ways of engagement in fragile
contexts. The ND proposes key peacebuilding
and statebuilding goals and identifies
commitments to build mutual trust in fragile
states. The ND commits the members of “the
Dialogue” to:
• Use the Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
Goals (i.e. legitimate politics, security,
justice, economic foundations,
revenue and services) as an important
foundation to enable progress towards
the MDGs and to guide development
work in fragile and conflict affected
contexts.
• FOCUS on new ways of engagement to
support country led and country owned
transition out of fragility by conducting
country-led fragility assessment,
developing a One Vision One Plan, a
Compact to implement the plan, PSGs
indicators to measure progress and
support inclusive political dialogue.
• Build mutual TRUST by enhancing
transparency in the use of resources,
sharing the risk of engagement, using
and strengthening country systems,
strengthening institutional capacities of
the state and civil society and improving
the predictability of aid.
Unlike the pervious international declarations
on aid effectiveness, the ND recognizes the
need to tailor development work to the
situation and challenges of fragile contexts.
It also recognizes the need to accept the risk
of engagement during transition, noting that
the risk of non-engagement can outweigh
most risks of engagement.
Afghanistan is the co-chair of the global
working group on the implementation of the
New Deal. Furthermore, some international
partners such as the UK, Denmark and the
Netherlands are the piloting implementing
partners of the ND in Afghanistan.