In January 2006, the UNDP Executive Board adopted the 2006-2010 Country Programme for China, which outlines the content and management arrangements for the assistance UNDP provides to China over the course of these four years.
In addition to and complementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Government of China has adopted a national development vision and strategy referred to as “Xiaokang” which puts the highest priority on promoting sustainable development and establishing a "harmonious socialist society" (extending its benefits to the largest number of people) by 2020.
Under the framework of the MDGs and the “Xiaokang” reform agenda, the 2006-2010 Country Programme is based on the analysis of the 2004 United Nations Common Country Assessment (CCA), the continuous evaluation of previous UNDP assistance and consultations with stakeholders. The Country Programme focuses on key national priorities and strategies to increase impact of interventions at central and local levels and concentrates on three main areas:
These strategic focuses are conducive to exploring joint programs and activities with government ministries, policy making bodies, and other UN agencies.
The UNDP Country Programme also represents UNDP's contribution to the achievement of outcomes under the 2006-2010 United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The UNDAF seeks to focus on areas where the UN can most effectively help China address their priorities. Based on the analysis of the country's situation from the CCA, the UN Country team, in close cooperation with key Government agencies, has identified five national priority areas and five corresponding UN outcomes to be achieved within the period 2006-2010:
- social and economic policies for equitable growth,
- participatory instruments and capacity building for effective and equitable policy implementation,
- more efficient management of natural resources,
- HIV/AIDS,
- support to China’s increased role in the global arena.
UNDP is in a unique position to use its cross-cutting role and corporate mandate to contribute substantively to all priority areas through the prism of the Millennium Declaration and the MDGs. Assisting the Government of China in realizing its Xiao Kang vision of all-round human development is the ultimate goal of the UNDAF and the Country Programme. Coordinated aid is a critical crossroad for accessing global lesson learning and international experience as China seeks to deliver on the Xiaokang objective of balanced development.
Projects
UNDP delivers its assistance through multi-year projects that aim to deliver results contributing to the achievement of the ten Country Programme outcomes. In 2009, UNDP had approximately 70 on-going projects with activities in nearly all Chinese Provinces.
UNDP assistance to China is coordinated by the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE), of the Ministry of Commerce. All project documents are approved and signed by the Government of China, thereby ensuring full national ownership of these projects. Allocation of financial resources is the joint decision of UNDP and CICETE.
A large majority of UNDP projects are implemented by national partners under NEX execution, directly contributing to the overall objective of UNDP to strengthen national capacities for human development.
A list of all on-going projects with their respective implementing partners is available in the UNDP Project Map on our home page.
Resources
The 2006-2010 Country Programme has adopted a target of US$ 280 million as financial resources to deliver its expected development results. These resources include UNDP core funding, resources mobilized from the Government of China, donors, private sector and other global trust funds.
Contributions received by UNDP China from 2006 to 2009 were the following:
Source of Fund |
Amount in thousands USD |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Government Cost-Sharing |
Government of China |
16,346 |
20,094 |
22,763 |
11,385 |
Donors |
Norway |
29 |
207 |
1,374 |
2,139 |
DFID |
0 |
66 |
57 |
27 |
Belgium |
0 |
362 |
182 |
0 |
Netherlands |
220 |
336 |
65 |
143 |
European Union |
723 |
1,701 |
9,045 |
10,206 |
Private sector |
Stora Enso |
33 |
3 |
86 |
0 |
Arcelor Mittal |
242 |
1,220 |
1,432 |
1,775 |
Danfoss |
45 |
23 |
10 |
0 |
United Nations |
Special Unit for South-South Cooperation |
737 |
382 |
944 |
72 |
Regional Programmes |
0 |
0 |
321 |
9 |
UN Foundation for International Partnership |
176 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Global Funds |
Montreal Protocol |
8,154 |
4,290 |
2,639 |
16,984 |
Global Environment Facility |
9,218 |
8,170 |
8,703 |
13,567 |
Total Number of Contributions |
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44,395 |
46,670 |
54,255 |
62,144 |
Programme Expenditure
In 2009, UNDP China delivered development results worth US$ 73 million. 62.8% of these resources were delivered to projects in the area of Sustainable Energy and Environment. The second largest part (26.0%) of these resources contributed to results in the area of Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs, while 8.1% were spent in the area of Democratic Governance and 3.1% on global partnerships including regional cooperation.
For more detailed and updated information on project expenditure, please visit the UNDP Project Map on our home page.
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Outcome 1: Xiaokang/MDG concepts and indicators integrated into national and provincial development vision, policies and plans.
Outcome 2: National efforts to lead and manage Xiaokang/MDG implementation supported through a variety of instruments and capacity building initiatives
Outcome 3: Enabling environment for civil society participation & its effective engagement in Xiaokang priority issues supported.
Outcome 4: Rule of law strengthened to protect human rights of all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged groups
Outcome 5: Capacities to pursue gender-equity efforts enhanced through advocacy, gender sensitive analysis and implementation
Outcome 6: End-use energy efficiency and application of new and renewable energy technologies improved.
Outcome 7: Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity is more effective
Outcome 8: Leadership skills and legislation prepared to respond to HIV/AIDS
Outcome 9: Key UN conventions promoted through improved capacity to fulfill their obligations
Outcome 10: Global partnerships promoted for effective results
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