Common Country Programme Action Plan

The cCPAP is the operational plan of the UNDAF 2008-2012 and comes at a critical period in Bhutan’s history, with the introduction of parliamentary democracy and the adoption of the Constitution in 2008. Through a series of close consultations with the Government, development partners and other stakeholders, and considering the comparative advantages of the United Nations, the UNDAF has identified the following five areas of national priority to be supported by the United Nations in helping to achieve the MDGs:

• To halve poverty by 2013
• To improve the accessibility, quality and sustainability of the health care delivery system
• To improve the quality, relevance and coverage of education
• To foster good governance as a core value for development
• To enhance environmental sustainability and disaster management

Under the UNDAF, gender, ICT and evidence-based planning and decision making were identified as cross cutting issues for UN assistance.