UN Resident Coordinator’s Annual Report
The Report documents initiatives and results of the UNCT in Bhutan towards ‘delivering as one UN’ through the implementation of a common Country Programme Action Plan (cCPAP) which involves the activities of 15 UN agencies working in Bhutan, thereby ensuring greater coordination, harmonization and development effectiveness.
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UN Bhutan Thematic Newsletter (Health), Feb 2009
Bhutan’s Progress:Midway to the Millennium Development Goals,2008
UN Bhutan Thematic Newsletter (Education), Oct 2008
Development Assistance Framework for Bhutan (2008-2012)
The United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Bhutan (2008-2012) provides a collective, coherent and integrated UN response to national needs and priorities and is consistent with Bhutan’s overall development vision articulated by Gross National Happiness. The UNDAF formulated through a highly consultative and participatory process with the RGoB and other stakeholders embodies a rights based and results driven development approach aimed at poverty reduction and pursuit of the MDGs.
The implementation of the UNDAF comes at a critical period in Bhutan’s history with the adoption of the Constitution in 2008. The political transformation to a parliamentary democracy will bring about fundamental changes to the system of governance along with a far reaching impact on social, economic and political dynamics.
COMMON COUNTRY ASSESSMENT for Bhutan 2006
The CCA is an important tool in ensuring greater cohesion in UN operational activities as called for by the UN Secretary-General. As such, an inclusive process has been followed and the United Nations Country Team in Bhutan is grateful to all the stakeholders and partners who have contributed to the preparation of this document. Resident and nonresident UN agencies and the Royal Government of Bhutan, as well as donor partners and civil society organisations, were actively involved in the preparation process.
Bhutan’s second MDGR launched: 01 December, 2005
BHUTAN is on track towards achieving several of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets, some possibly even before the set target of 2015, according to the country’s second MDG Progress Report released by the Government on December 1 2005 in Thimphu.
MDGs related to poverty, educational attainments, maternal and child health, high-risk diseases and environmental sustainability are high priority development themes for Bhutan. In fact, three MDG targets in these areas have already been attained.