United Nations Country Programme : Papua New Guinea 2008-2012: a partnership for Nation-Building

Abstract

This Partnership Agreement is the result of an extensive Government led formulation process that used the Medium Term Development Strategy as its cornerstone and constitutes a single and unified United Nations Country Programme (UNCP) for 2008-2012 for UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, UNHCR, UNAIDS, OCHA, OHCHR, IFAD, UNIFEM, ILO, UNESCO, FAO, and UN HABITAT. The starting point for the process was a close examination of the United Nations’ comparative advantage in the areas of action outlined in the Medium Term Development Strategy. Under the overarching theme of “a Partnership for Nation Building”, it was decided to focus the United Nations support in five outcome areas: governance and crisis management; foundations for human development (which encompasses health, education and child protection); sustainable livelihoods and population; gender and; HIV and AIDS.