Europe and Central Asia

Uzbekistan

SDG Finance - Enabling Environment

Establishment of an Integrated National Financing Framework for Sustainable Development in Uzbekistan

Total funding allocated
SDG Finance - Enabling Environment
US $ 1000000
Co-funding by UN agencies
SDG Finance - Enabling Environment
US $ 388300
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Brief Description

In Uzbekistan, a 2018 IMF assessment of spending required to reach SDGs in health, education, and infrastructure alone found that the country needs additional spending of roughly 8.7% of GDP by 2030. The expected result of the programme is that the attainment of SDGs in Uzbekistan will be accelerated thanks to more efficient, transparent and results-oriented use of public finance resources, as well as better coordinated and integrated use of public and private resources in social sectors, taking into account the specific needs of women.

Approach

The programme will support achievement of the SDGs at many different levels and through various impact chains. By establishing the Integrated National Financing Framework, the programme will help to provide a mechanism for improving the coherence of sustainable development financing policies as well as strengthen internal and external resource mobilization to ensure adequate quality of socio-economic programs. The outputs will be focusing on the areas that are identified as the most urgent – healthcare, social assistance and environment degradation – all three having the catalytic effect on one another and serving the common goal of poverty and inequality reduction and ultimately sustainable development of Uzbekistan.

Quick facts

Total budget:
US $ 1,388,300

UN Agencies:

UNDP, WHO, UNODC


National Partners:

Ministry of Finance


Duration:
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

Financial Information
Integrated Policy

The UN Joint Programme on Strengthening Social Protection in Uzbekistan


The programme brief description

At present, while Uzbekistan invests a relatively large proportion of its GDP in social protection, there are significant challenges with the design and implementation of the system, which means that there are large gaps in coverage among key vulnerable categories of the population as well as relatively low coverage of the poorest households.

Over the past decade, Uzbekistan has seen a shift in responsibility for social protection responsibilities from the state to employers, families – in effect women – and individuals.

However, the Government is undertaking a series of ambitious socio-economic reforms and it is essential that a strong social protection system is in place to ensure that those negatively affected by reform are protected and no-one is left behind.

The Joint Programme will provide a mix of capacity building, policy dialogue and technical assistance, aimed at building an integrated social protection system at institutional, policy and operational levels. 

Approach

The programme will support the Government, civil society and other national partners in:

  • Establishing a dedicated institution that will provide leadership and coordination to the social protection sector, as well as being responsible for overseeing the delivery of social protection schemes;
  • Designing of an integrated and costed long term national social protection strategy built on evidence and developed through wide multi-stakeholder consultations and citizen engagement;
  • Piloting the introduction of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) in the assessment of disability and enabling greater access of persons with disabilities to social protection and promote their full inclusion into different aspects of social life.

Target groups

Children, low-income families, people with disabilities, older people without access to pensions, and young people not in education employment or training (NEET).


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Quick facts

Total budget:
US $ 2,000,000

UN Agencies:

UNICEF, ILO, UNDP


National Partners:
  • Cabinet of Ministers
  • Legislative Chamber and Senate of Parliament
  • General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction,
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry for support of mahalla and family of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Republican Centre for the Social Adaptation of Children (RCSAC)
  • Agency for Youth Affairs

Duration:
January 1, 2020 to February 28, 2022 (26 months)

Financial Information