Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Enhanced Integrated Framework ...

Map of Afghanistan .........................................................................................................................................iiiForeword............................................................................................................................................................. ivMessage from the Oversight Committee...................................................................................................... viAcknowledgments..............................................................................................................................................xAcronyms and Abbreviations....................................................................................................................... xivGlossary of Afghan Terms........................................................................................................................... xviiINTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................1Background ..........................................................................................................................................................1Achievements Since 2001....................................................................................................................................1Afghanistan’s Challenges ..................................................................................................................................3International Support for Afghanistan .............................................................................................................5The Afghanistan National Development Strategy.........................................................................................5PART I ..................................................................................................................................................................3PROCESS, GOALS AND POLICY DIRECTIONS.......................................................................................3CHAPTER 1 .........................................................................................................................................................5THE ANDS: AN OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................5Security..................................................................................................................................................................5Governance, rule of law, justice and human rights ........................................................................................6Economic and social development....................................................................................................................6Cross-Cutting Issues..........................................................................................................................................13Enhancing Aid Effectiveness and Aid Coordination....................................................................................14Implementation and Monitoring of the ANDS .............................................................................................15CHAPTER 2 .......................................................................................................................................................17THE PARTICIPATORY PROCESS AND PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS .........................17Organizing principles and participation process .......................................................................................17Consultation process .........................................................................................................................................19Provincial Development Plans (PDPs)............................................................................................................20Prioritization and sequencing of the PDPs.....................................................................................................21Integration of the PDPs into ANDS ................................................................................................................21Outcomes from the provincial development planning process ..................................................................22Prioritization of the pillars................................................................................................................................22Regional variation in priorities ........................................................................................................................24Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................................25CHAPTER 3 .......................................................................................................................................................27THE POVERTY PROFILE...............................................................................................................................27Data collection, poverty measurements and estimates ................................................................................27Poverty estimates...............................................................................................................................................28Poverty in Afghanistan: main characteristics of inequality .........................................................................29Most important causes of poverty: poverty correlates .................................................................................31Who the poor are: the most vulnerable groups.............................................................................................33Policy framework for poverty reduction........................................................................................................33High priority sector policies for poverty reduction......................................................................................34Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................................36PART II...............................................................................................................................................................37THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................................37CHAPTER 4 .......................................................................................................................................................39MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK .........................................................................................................39Linking growth with poverty reduction and employment creation ..........................................................40Contentsxi