Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership .
Zambia–United NationsSustainable Development PartnershipFramework (2016-2021)
Refer to this publication as: Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development PartnershipFramework (2016-2021). This is a joint publication of the Government of Zambia and the UnitedNations in Zambia.Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording or otherwise, without prior permission from the United Nations Country Team, Zambia.Contact for further detail: UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, Zambia
Zambia–United NationsSustainable Development PartnershipFramework (2016-2021)
The Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development PartnershipFramework Preamble and Joint Declaration of PartnershipCommitmentRecognising the long-standing relations between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and theUnited Nations that have promoted peace and development in the African region and around the world,Reaffirming commitment to the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights andkey international and regional Human Rights Instruments,Noting the spirit of the Sustainable Development agenda for people, planet and prosperity, which seeks tostrengthen universal peace in development and freedom,Drawing on Zambia’s Vision 2030 of being an inclusive, prosperous and peaceful nation, where economicand social development is equitable, where human rights and rule of law are upheld, and where there isgender equality,With determination to take the bold and transformative steps set out in the global SustainableDevelopment agenda that will support Zambia on an inclusive, sustainable and resilient developmentpathway that leaves no-one behind,The Government of the Republic of Zambia and the United Nations System in Zambia, acting inpartnership, will coordinate closely in implementing this Zambia - United Nations SustainableDevelopment Partnership Framework (2016-2021). The United Nations System in Zambia will fullyimplement the Delivering as One approach in support of the whole of government approach totransformation through the Sustainable Development Goals.Her Honour Inonge Wina MPMinister of Development Planning and VicePresident of the Republic of ZambiaHer Excellency Janet RoganUN Resident CoordinatorHonourable Alexander B Chikwanda MPMinister of FinanceZambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)3
Declaration of Partnership CommitmentWe, the United Nations Country Team in Zambia, while representing each organisation’s mandates,competencies and decision-making processes, pledge our commitment to the Zambia–United NationsSustainable Development Partnership Framework as a means to foster cooperation and coordination,and to enhance UN coherence in the spirit of “Delivering as One,” so as to improve performance towardsachieving transformational results that are measurable, and to increase the impact of our joint response tothe development priorities of Zambia.Janet RoganUN Resident Coordinator(also on behalf of all Non- Resident UN Agencies)George OkechFAO RepresentativeAbla BenhammoucheIFAD Representative and CountryDirectorAlexio MusindoILO Country DirectorAbibatou WaneIOM Chief of MissionMedhin TsehaiuUNAIDS Country DirectorMary OtienoUNFPA RepresentativeMartim Faria e MayaUNDP Country DirectorSaid AdejumobiDirector UNECA SRO-SALaura LocastroUNHCR RepresentativeHamid El BashirUNICEF RepresentativeSimon CammelbeeckWFP Representative and CountryDirectorJacob MufundaWHO RepresentativeZambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)5
CONTENTSAcronyms08CHAPTER 1Introduction: From Delivery of Assistance to Partnership13Country ContextZambia’s Commitment to Sustainable DevelopmentOverall Development Achievements and ChallengesZambia’s Efforts in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals14141416CHAPTER 2Comparative Advantage of the United Nations in Zambia21CHAPTER 3Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework Results PillarsPartnership Framework Outcomes: A Vehicle for Transformational ChangesPartnership Framework Logical Model252628Pillar 1: Inclusive Social DevelopmentThe VisionWhat the Country Analysis SaidRationale, Expected ResultsThe United Nations’ Response2929293031Pillar 2: Environmentally Sustainable and Inclusive Economic DevelopmentThe VisionWhat the Country Analysis SaidRationale, Expected ResultsThe United Nations’ Response3232323435Pillar 3: Governance and ParticipationThe VisionWhat the Country Analysis SaidRationale, Expected ResultsThe United Nations’ Response36363638396Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)
CHAPTER 4Partnership, Values and Principles: A New Business Model43CHAPTER 5One Programme Management and Accountability Arrangement49CHAPTER 6Common Budgetary Framework and Investment Plan55CHAPTER 7Risks and Mitigation Strategy61CHAPTER 8Monitoring and Evaluation65CHAPTER 9Commitments of the Government71Annex 1Results Matrix76Annex 2Common Budgetary Framework82Annex 3Monitoring and Evaluation CalendarZambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)837
AcronymsAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndromeARTAntiretroviral therapyAWPAnnual work planBCABasic Cooperation AgreementCBFCommon Budgetary FrameworkCOMESACommon Market for Eastern and Southern AfricaCPICorruption Perception IndexCSOCivil society organisationDaODelivering as OneEACEast African CommunityECZElectoral Commission of ZambiaEMISEducation Management Information SystemFACEFund Authorisation and Certificate of ExpendituresFAOFood and Agriculture OrganizationGDPGross domestic productGIIGender Inequality IndexGRZGovernment of the Republic of ZambiaHDIHuman Development IndexHIVHuman immunodeficiency virusIAEAInternational Atomic Energy AgencyICSCInternational Civil Service CommissionIFADInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIGOInter-governmental organisationILOInternational Labour OrganizationILUAIntegrated Land Use AssessmentIMFInternational Monetary FundINGOInternational non-governmental organisationIOMInternational Organization for MigrationHMISHealth Management Information SystemJWPJoint work plan(s)JMPJoint Monitoring Programme on Water Supply and SanitationLCMSLiving Conditions Monitoring SurveyM&EMonitoring and evaluationMDGsMillennium Development GoalsMPSAMinistries, provinces and spending agenciesMMEWDMinistry of Mines, Energy and Water Development8Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)
NCDsNon-communicable diseasesNGONon-governmental organisationNRAsNon-Resident AgenciesOAIOffice of Audit and InvestigationsOHCHROffice of the High Commissioner for Human RightsPMTCTPrevention of mother to child transmissionSADCSouthern African Development CommunitySAISupreme Audit InstitutionSBAAStandard Basic Assistance AgreementSDGsSustainable Development GoalsUNUnited NationsUNAIDSJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSUNCDFUnited Nations Capital Development FundUNCTUnited Nations Country TeamUNCTADUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNDAFUnited Nations Development Assistance FrameworkUNDGUnited Nations Development GroupUNDPUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUNECAUnited Nations Economic Commission for AfricaUNEGUnited Nations Evaluation GroupUNEPUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeUNESCOUnited Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural OrganizationUNFPAUnited Nations Population FundUN-HABITATUnited Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeUNHCRUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNICUnited Nations Information CentreUNICEFUnited Nations Children's FundUNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNODCUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUNVUnited Nations VolunteersWFPWorld Food ProgrammeWHOWorld Health OrganizationWMOWorld Meteorological OrganizationWPsWork plan(s)ZDHSZambia Demographic and Health SurveyZEMAZambia Environmental Management AgencyZambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)9
7Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)
CHAPTER 1Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)
Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)
Introduction: From Delivery of Assistance toPartnership“The times, they are a changin’.”Bob DylanWhen Bob Dylan recorded “The Times, They Are aChangin” on 24 October 1964, Zambia was a newlyindependent state. Some 50 years later, the timesare changing again, and Zambia wants to be at theforefront of that change. The global sustainabledevelopment agenda is a revolution against linear,supply-side, top-down change, and a clarion call forwholesale transformation of the way developmentsupport is designed, provided and evaluated.1Sustainable development is for both presentand future generations, for all people old andyoung, rich and poor, female and male, withoutexception. For that to become real, all must be partof the transformation process, hand in hand withgovernments, development actors and cooperatingpartners whether in the public or the privatesector. Transformation requires true partnerships,sustained investment and radical thinking. TheUnited Nations in Zambia and the Government ofthe Republic of Zambia have placed their collectiveaspirations for supporting transformation in thisnew and innovative Zambia–United NationsSustainable Development Partnership Framework(the Partnership Framework).The Partnership Framework has been built fromthe outset with a shared purpose: DeliveringTransformation as One. It differs from itspredecessor (the United Nations DevelopmentAssistance Framework) by focusing on partnership,in recognition that Zambia is now a lower middleincome country. It abides fully by the strengthenedguidelines for UN Country Teams (UNCTs) in“Delivering as One” countries.2 New partnershipskills are being learned and practised across theUnited Nations in Zambia and through a wholeof government approach. New partnerships arebeing built with youth, civil society, the privatesector and cooperating partners, who have alljoined the process and will be an integral part of itthroughout. Inspired by the vision and ambition ofthe sustainable development agenda, and takingaccount of progress already achieved towardsthe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),the Partnership Framework sets the stage forour shared vision and opens space to welcomestakeholders in.The form of the Country Analysis underpinningthe Partnership Framework and the design of thePartnership Framework are closely linked, takinga cross-cutting rather than a sectoral approach tooutcomes, and drawing on the findings of the 2014global Human Development Report highlightingthat those populations that are marginalised fromsocioeconomic progress in a country are not onlyleft behind, but their very exclusion is a persistentdrag on overall development. In Zambia, about 60per cent of the population exists far from, or onlyon the outer margins of, Zambia’s socioeconomicprogress. This Zambia–United Nations SustainableDevelopment Partnership Framework aims to helptransform that and build a real One Zambia, OneNation.1. See the Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report.2. Delivering as One, Standard Operating Procedures.Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)13
Country Context“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is notnatural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes itfalls on a generation to be great. You can be that generation. Let your greatness bloom.”Nelson MandelaZambia’s Commitment to SustainableDevelopmentZambia has achieved impressive progress overthe 50 years since Independence. It has chosena peaceful path in consolidating democracyand achieving development. Zambia has playeda sustained role in promoting peace in theregion and has made an important contributionto global and regional policy and processes,including through its lead role as the currentchair of the Landlocked Developing CountriesGroup, and as co-chair for the Southern AfricanDevelopment Community (SADC) region in theOpen Working Group of governments negotiatingthe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Zambia’s Vision 20303 articulates its aspiration tobecome a “prosperous middle-income nation”by 2030, the same timeframe as the SDGs. TheVision is based on seven key principles: i) genderresponsive sustainable development; ii) upholdingdemocratic principles; iii) respect for humanrights; iv) upholding good traditional and familyvalues; v) a positive attitude to work; vi) peacefulcoexistence; and vii) private-public partnerships.The Government’s strategic long-term focus forsustainable development looks to address lowlevels of employment in the economy, to investin rural development, and to reduce wideningeconomic inequalities. Zambia is well placed toadopt and localise the SDGs to reflect its owncontext and priorities.Overall Development Achievements andChallengesWith a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) ofaround US 1,844 (2013),4 Zambia is now a lowermiddle-income country, and in 2014, progressedto the medium human development category.3.Vision 2030, Republic of Zambia.4. World Bank datasets.5. Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (LCMS) 2010.6. Labor Force Survey 2012.14In terms of performance, Zambia’s annual GDPgrowth averaged 6.4 per cent between 2005 and2014, and inflation dropped from 15.9 per centto 7.9 per cent over the same period. AlthoughZambia has enjoyed economic gains from theimplementation of sound macro-economic policiesand high foreign direct investment that grew fromless than US 200 million in 2000 to US 2,231million in 2014, large parts of the populationhave not shared in this overall improvement ofnational prosperity. Alongside great plenty forthe 20 per cent of Zambians who share morethan half of the total national income, Zambia haspervasive extreme poverty of around 60 per centin rural areas.5 There are high income and genderinequalities, joblessness (the unemployment rate isat 7.9 per cent, and underemployment is at 10.2 percent6) and multiple deprivations for millions.Zambia’s economy today is marked by areas ofprogress alongside stubbornly high levels ofinequalities, environmental challenges such asdeforestation and land degradation, and deeprooted harmful practices (e.g. child marriages andviolence against women) that breed vulnerabilitiesand set back human development. The populationis young and poor: 52 per cent of people (about 7million7) are below the age of 18, and 65 per cent8of those live in poverty. In the post-2015 dialoguesabout the “Future We Want,” Zambian participantsstated clearly that their future lies in a more equalZambia, where all enjoy equitable opportunitiesto be educated, healthy and employed, whereall enjoy fundamental human rights, and wheregovernment institutions are more responsive andaccountable to the people.9Zambia is blessed with abundant naturalresources but economic diversification is still a7. Census 2010.8. LCMS 2010.9. Zambia Consultation on the Post-MDG Agenda, 2013 and 2014 reports,and Zambian Voices Beyond 2015.Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)
key development challenge. GDP contribution bysector reflects the country’s lower middle-incomestatus, with wholesale and retail trade contributing18.4 per cent, followed by mining and quarryingat 12.9 per cent; construction at 10.9 per cent;agriculture, forestry and fisheries at 9.9 per cent;and manufacturing at 7.9 per cent.10 The economyrelies heavily on copper mining, which accounts forover 70 per cent of export earnings but employsless than 2 per cent of the population. The majorityof people in Zambia (60 per cent) live in rural areaswhere they depend on subsistence agriculture.The rural areas continue to lag behind, while urbanareas have benefited from the concentration oncapital-intensive industries such as construction,mining and transport. This paradox, where higheconomic growth is dependent on a sector thatis not generating sufficient decent employment,leaves Zambia and its people vulnerable toexternal shocks. Given this development scenario,and considering Zambia’s geographical locationin both the SADC and Common Market for Easternand Southern Africa (COMESA) trading blocs,agriculture, manufacturing and regional trade offersignificant possibilities for driving broad-based andinclusive economic growth.Progress towards middle-income Zambia comes with addressing inequality, strengtheningsocial protection and reducing vulnerabilitiesOne of the biggest contributors to vulnerabilityis inequality. It causes instability, increasing thefrequency of big swings in the economy (UnitedNations General Assembly, 2013). Extremes ofinequality mean that larger fractions of thepopulation are in poverty, with lower ability tocope with shocks when they occur. Extremes ofeconomic inequality inevitably lead to politicalinequality, with the result that governmentsare less likely to provide the systems of socialprotection that can protect those at the bottomfrom the consequences of shocks (United NationsSystem Task Team on the Post-2015 DevelopmentAgenda, 2012 as cited in the Human DevelopmentReport, 2014).Various social, economic and cultural factors,including discrimination, reinforce vulnerabilitiesin a society. Therefore, a focus on underlyingsocio-cultural causes with intrinsic economicdimensions within a country context is critical.In rural Zambia, large numbers of people arevulnerable as a result of their inability to affordagricultural inputs as well as to cope with climatechange. In urban Zambia, youth, including thosewho are able and productive, especially in theinformal sector, face economic vulnerability dueto low salaries and wages, lack of employmentand lack of capital for businesses.Zambia has high income inequality that leavesa large number of people vulnerable to shocks.Progress towards a prosperous middle-incomeZambia by 2030 will come only with a reduction ofinequality and by limiting vulnerability.Vulnerability has multiple causes andconsequences and therefore requires a broadsystemic perspective, cross-sector thinking andmultiple interventions. For example, educationand health enhance the ability of individuals tocope with shocks, as more educated individualscan easily move from one job to another. Butstrong social protection (e.g. social cash transfers,social security, maternity protection, microinsurance) is the answer for many marginalisedby unemployment, illness or disability, illiteracy,lack of identity documents or gender. As seen inEurope following the 2008 global economic crisis,strong universal social protection policies improveindividual resilience and encourage the resilienceof the economy.There is no single sector solution for reducingvulnerability. Universal social protection coverage,however, can help households avoid negativecoping strategies, such as taking children out ofschool, postponing necessary medical care orselling assets, all detrimental to long-term wellbeing. The United Nations should collaboratewith both the Government and non-state actorsin strengthening social protection, redressinginequality and addressing vulnerability.10. 2013 Annual Report, Ministry of Finance.Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2016-2021)15
Zambia is urbanising rapidly with the numberof people living in urban areas rising from 3.5million in 2000 to 5.1 million in 2010.11 It is dividedinto two worlds based on formal and informaleconomies. Urban Zambia is associated with theformal economy, but most of the rural areas areheavily involved in the informal economy andaccommodate many of t
Overall Development Achievements and Challenges 14 Zambia’s Efforts in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals 16 CHAPTER 2 Comparative Advantage of the United Nations in Zambia 21 CHAPTER 3 Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework Results Pillars 25
UN United Nations UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (‘The Earth Summit’, 1992) UN DESD United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 2014) UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) [No. 2 of 2016 9 An Act to amend the Constitution of Zambia. [ 5th January, 2016 ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution of Zambia
(ECA), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pa-cific (ESCAP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Africa (ESCWA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), United .
UNFICYP United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in the Lebanon UNIKOM United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UN DKPO United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations UNAMID African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur UNAMSIL United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone . XIV UNEF 1 United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNISFA
United Nations University Office in North America 2 United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-2062, New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: þ1-212-963-6387 Fax: þ1-212-371-9454 E-mail: unuona@ony.unu.edu United Nations University Press is the publishing division of the United Nations University. Cover design by Joyce C. Weston Photograph by Pacific Press Service .
UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific UNGA United Nations General Assembly UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNSD United Nations Statistics Division WASH water, sanitation and hygiene WTO World Trade Organization
EMS to the ISO 14001 standard. Results Findings were graded as follows: OK - Item meets ISO 14001 and/or other requirements including the JLab EH&S Manual and SOPs. Noted on Corrective Action Request forms (CARs) only in particularly significant cases. Observations - Items which meet the intent of the requirements, but with minor inconsistencies. Noted on CARs, but no response required .
