UNDP Uzbekistan

Highlights
What we do
During its more than decade-long experience, UNDP Uzbekistan has been committed to enhancing the development situation in the country. UNDP has worked intensively to support the Government, civil society and people in Uzbekistan to overcome the numerous challenges of transition. UNDP has assisted governmental and non-governmental institutions in obtaining the knowledge, experience and resources needed to successfully pursue economic and democratic reforms to ensure a good and promising future for the Uzbek people.

The projects that have been implemented by UNDP since 1993, over a hundred in total, have had a direct and sustainable impact on national legislation, the environment, promoting gender equality and the creation of entrepreneurial activity in the country, and tens of thousands of people have benefited from UNDP programmes.

In 2009, UNDP has elaborated a new Country Programme for Uzbekistan for the period of 2010-2015. Based on it, and following extensive consultations with the national and international partners, the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2010-2015 was developed. The CPAP outlines broad areas of UNDP’s programme activities in Uzbekistan, and provides a summary of specific development targets and outcomes.

Aligned and integrated with the UN Development Assistance Framework to Uzbekistan (2010-2015), UNDP, through the Action Plan, will continue to support Uzbekistan’s development efforts in three major areas:


The Action Plan also outlines the achievement of MDGs, the final reckoning of which falls on the end of this programme cycle, as a key outcome. Important cross-cutting themes, such as gender equality, knowledge management and capacity development are incorporated and mainstreamed throughout all programmes.

The CPAP takes as a basis analysis of the current development situation in the country, as outlined in the Welfare Improvement Strategy (2008-2010). It also reflects the independent evaluation of UNDP’s development efforts in Uzbekistan in 2009 (Assessment of Development Results).

During its more than 15-year experience in Uzbekistan, UNDP has developed close partnerships with many development stakeholders such as government bodies, civil society representatives, academia, private sector and international community. UNDP draws on knowledge and experience of its wide range of partners and brings international experience to tackle development challenges in Uzbekistan, helping this country attract and use aid more effectively.

UNDP works closely with donors present in Uzbekistan, including all other UN Agencies, IFIs, bilateral, and multilateral institutions. UNDP is a trusted and reliable partner known for its role of development broker among other development organizations including GFATM (Global Fund to Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis), the European Union, Global Environmental facility and others.

UNDP is a key player advocating for human development in Uzbekistan. The annual Human Development Report, commissioned by UNDP, fosters a debate on key development issues at global and national levels. It provides new measurement tools, innovative analysis and often controversial policy proposals. The global reports’ analytical framework and inclusive approach carry over into regional, national and local Human Development Reports supported by UNDP.

UNDP’s programme in Uzbekistan has been constantly growing, having reached a total programme delivery of 16,680,000 US Dollars in 2008. Please refer to some statistical information provided below to get a better understanding of development assistance provided by projects and the donors’ share.

Total programme delivery in 2009: 18,638 thousand US Dollars


Development Contribution by Donors for Uzbekistan for 2009 (more than 100,000 USD)

Donor nameProgramme area to which funds were allocatedCo-financing in 2009 (USD)
European Union Poverty reduction/area based development 1,670,000
Government of Uzbekistan Poverty reduction, public administration 410,000
UNDP Trust Fund E-governance, public administration 115,000
Global Fund HIV/AIDS 6,900,000
World Bank (RPMU) HIV/AIDS 700,000
GEF GEF 700,000
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Contacts

Ms. Kyoko Postill
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative
kyoko.postill@undp.org
Extension: 203

Ms. Antonina Sevastyanova
Programme Associate
antonina.sevastyanova@undp.org
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