UNIDO within UNDAF

The UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) is the UN "Business Plan", which reflects how the 17 UN agencies active in the country plan to reach their objectives.

The current United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF, 2007-10) is aligned to the three clusters of Tanzania’s second generation MKUKUTA and MKUZA. The UN response focuses on six crosscutting themes, i.e. gender, youth, children, HIV/AIDS, employment, and the environment. It addresses both the humanitarian and development concerns of the country, including the transition from humanitarian to development concerns in the refugee hosting areas of North Western Tanzania.

In the context of increased general budget support and sector programming, the UN is committed to support national ownership and leadership of the reform agenda and contribute to greater development effectiveness and impact by maximizing the organization’s comparative advantages as a trusted and honest broker, an impartial partner, a facilitator of dialogue as well as an experienced partner in capacity development.

As in the case of MKUKUTA, UNIDO’s contribution to the UNDAF comes under the first cluster on "wealth creation and empowerment".

The general UNDAF outcome for this cluster is:

• By 2010, increased access to sustainable income opportunities, productive employment and food security in the rural and urban areas.

Expected outcomes at country programming level for this cluster are:

• Increased adoption of equitable, pro-poor and gender sensitive economic policies and programmes.
• National productivity and competitiveness is improved through decent employment opportunities, equitable access to and effective use of productive resources, improved transport and communication networks, and greater market access.
• Increased food availability and access for the most vulnerable population, including those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers.