The current Country Programme of Cooperation (CPC) between the Government of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (hereafter referred to as Government of Afghanistan) and UNICEF covers the period 2003-2005.
A Mid-Term Review (MTR) was completed in November 2004. The rapidly changing environment, with a newly elected cabinet in place after the presidential elections of October, and also the need for a strategic re-adjustment of the CPC were the main rationale to conduct a CPE after the MTR. The UNICEF Country Office in Kabul, in consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, requested that the strategy development for the next CPC 2006-2008 be supported by a Country Programme Evaluation (CPE).
The CPE provides an in-depth assessment of the relevance and appropriateness of the CPC as well as of the role, design and focus of UNICEF support to the realisation of children’s rights. The CPE also addresses dimensions of sustainability and connectedness of supported initiatives in a context of considerable security concerns and high political volatility. In addition, the CPE assesses progress made with the introduction of the Human Rights Based Approach to Programming (HRBAP) and Results-Based Management (RBM) in a CPC operating in an unstable context. It also addresses the CPC’s alignment with and contribution to UNICEF’s organizational priorities and strategies defined in the Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) as well as in relation to Core Corporate Commitments / Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) and the Goals until 2015 (Millennium Declaration, Millennium Development Goals and World Fit for Children).
The CPE focuses on the four main objectives of the current CPC, which address challenges related to 1) child and maternal mortality and morbidity; 2) malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency disorders; 3) improved school enrolment with a special focus on girls’ education; and 4) protection of children affected by war. The CPE builds on the MTR repor
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Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
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Agency Focal Point | Lovemore Mhuriyengwe |
Focal Point Email | lmhuriyengwe@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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