India UNDAF 2008-2012 - UNOPS

India UNDAF 2008-2012
Section II: Results
UNDAF Results Summary
"Promoting social, economic and political inclusion of the most disadvantaged, especially
women and girls" is the mission statement of the India UNDAF 2008-2012, and
the touch stone to measure the success of the outcomes outlined in the Framework.
Four UNDAF outcomes have been agreed with a view to achieving the goal outlined in
the mission statement. The first UNDAF outcome is to support the large centrally
sponsored schemes, especially on aspects of implementation. Recognising that the
district level is particularly important for effective implementation, the second UNDAF
outcome focuses on contributing to strengthening governance systems-elected and
administrative--at the district level. The third UNDAF outcome focuses on convergence
- this is about mechanisms to create and maximize synergies (between government
departments and agencies, other partners as well as the UN) so that the outcomes
achieved are greater than the "sum of their parts". In order not to lose development
gains in the event of a disaster, the fourth UNDAF outcome pays attention to reducing
the vulnerabilities of the most disadvantaged to future disasters - including environmental
changes and public health threats.
The UNDAF priority states are: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, The primary filter for choosing these states is
their low ranking on the Human Development Index. Other factors taken into consideration
are the high proportion of SC/ST population, the low HDI rank for SCs/STs
within these states, poor Gender Disparity Indices and ranking in the India Today
index on overall performance of Indian states. The intention of priority states is to
focus the majority of the UN's work in those areas where the challenges to meeting the
MDGs are the greatest. There are other areas within the country, however, where specific
challenges are exceptionally high, particularly for HIV and for disaster vulnerability.
The UN Country Team will accordingly design its areas of work depending on
the exigencies of the issue.
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