Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Enhanced Integrated Framework ...

SectorAnti‐CorruptionGenderCounter‐NarcoticsEnvironmentRegionalCooperationCapacityDevelopmentRefugee,Returnee &IDP’sIn the design ofreintegrationprogram componentssuch asland allocation,shelter and housing,attention willbe paid to anticorruptionmeasuresby providingfull transparencyon beneficiaryselection processes.Special attentionwill be paid toprotect children,women and theelderly duringthe return process.To improve rehabilitationandreintegrationinto societylarge number ofdrug users willbe among thereturnees.Environmental issues will meritgreater focus, especially in view ofthe additional strains on urbanand municipal infrastructure andservices occasioned by possiblereturn of further 3 million personswhich will put additional pressureon natural resources;As the refugee return increases,the Government will need to payparticular attention to the potentialfor conflicts over land andaccess to natural resources (land,pasture, water, forests) especiallyin ethnically mixed provincesThe Government will aimto conclude and implementregional and bilateralagreement on populationmovements andmigration;Plan to better communicateto the neighboringcountries the Governmentpolicies and programsfor repatriation ofthe refugeesThe capacity for Inter‐ministerialcooperation will need to be improved.The refugee return is notresponsibility of MoRR only.Capacity for program preparationand implementation will also needto be improved, especially for immediateresponse to IDPs crisis.The draw down of funds from Ministryof Finance has been slow. Aprogram/project implementationunit (PIU) has been establishedwithin MORR to assist with the LandAllocation Scheme.PrivateSectorDevelopment142Removal of nuisanceprocedures,licensesand taxes willreduce corruption.Making administrationmorepredictable sothat laws are followedand administrativediscretionis reducedwill also help..Economicgrowth will providea strongbase for increasingdemand forfemale laborand increasingtheir role in allaspects of theeconomic life ofthe country.Also programsthat will providewomen withgreater accessto training andcredit facilitiesand will encouragethe womenownedand operatedbusinesses.Increased demandfor laborand increasedinvestment opportunitiesinlegal private sectoractivity providesan alternativeto the incomesthey arenow making inthe illicit narcoticstrade.Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)Increased formalization of firmsincreases the likelihood that environmentalregulations are adheredto.Efforts at developingcloser regional cooperationwith neighboringcountries will help expandmarkets for theprivate sector and contributeto the success ofthe private sector developmentstrategy.Open domestic marketswith a strong privatesector will further increaseintegration astrade, transport, communicationand otherlinks are made withneighboring countries.Government, donors, the privatesector and NGOs will provide additionalsupport to increase the skillsof the Afghan workforce. This willhelp assist both government andthe private sector.