- Social Protection
- Basic Education
- Health and Nutrition
The Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) for Namibia 2014- 2018, is a five-year UNPAF which was jointly developed in 2012-13, with the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN), to be fully aligned with the NDP 4 (April 2012 – March 2017), the Vision 2030 road map and other national priorities. The MTR is a joint initiative of the UN and the GRN. The overall purpose of the UNPAF MTR is to review the implementation of the UNPAF halfway through its intended life, and to assess its continued relevance considering the many changes in the local and international context.
The UNPAF is the first “partnership” framework in keeping with the categorization of the development status of the Republic of Namibia as an upper middle-income country (UMIC) by the World Bank in 2009. In line with moving towards partnership, the UN System aimed to focus on supporting capacity development of national institutions; fostering multidisciplinary approaches to development; strengthening knowledge generation and management; promoting standards, norms and accountability mechanisms; and providing high quality technical expertise and policy advice.
The UNPAF is organized around four pillars: Institutional Environment; Education and Skills; Health; and Poverty Reduction, which have twelve outcomes. Progress against UNPAF outcomes is reviewed annually to assess key achievements for the year and contributions of each UN agency against each outcome detailed in the document. Performance of the overall framework was to be reviewed twice through the mid-term (2016) and end term (2018) reviews. This UNPAF MTR is being conducted a little over the midpoint of the 5-year partnership framework, and there have been a few changes in both the national and global development context, which affect Namibia and the UN system in general.
The review had three stages. The first one being a review of the current context vis-à-vis the emerging development agenda for the post-2015 era in terms of the SDGs amongst others, and the UN ‘Fit for Purpose’ agenda. The second stage assessed the relevance of the UNPAF given the evolving global and national priorities; and the capability of the UN to deliver the UNPAF. Finally, the third stage provides recommendations for a way forward and any proposed adjustments to the UNPAF based on the changing context and the current progress