Moldova Joint Assistance Strategy: status and next steps

Purpose of the MJAS

• A joint partnership between government and donors to ensure better delivery of results

• A mechanism to enhance aid effectiveness: – stronger ownership, better alignment and greater harmonisation

• A tool to support mutual accountability• Turning the Partnership Principles into

practice• Key focus is how we work together

Achievements so far

• Partnership Principles: underpin JAS• Mapping of DP support: facilitated

establishment of new sector coordination mechanisms; will support division of labour

• Identification of roles of lead and active partners

• Identification of Sector Coordination Councils and some Lead Development Partners

Ministry (Policy focus) Suggested Lead Partner

Active Partners (Partners in italics)

State Chancellery (Public Administration Reform)

UNDP or World Bank

ADA, Czech Republic, DFID/UK Embassy, EC, Germany, IOM, Lithuania, SIDA, TIKA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WB

Construction and Regional Development (Regional Development)

DFID/EC DFID, EC, Germany, SIDA, UNDP

Education ADA, Czech Republic, EC, Hungary, ILO, IOM, Liechtenstein, SDC, SIDA, TIKA, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, WB

Health WHO Bulgaria, Czech Republic, EC, Germany, Hungary, ILO, SDC, TIKA, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, WB, WHO

Lead and Active Development Partners

Ministry (Policy focus)

Suggested Lead Partner

Active Partners (Partners in italics)

Agriculture ADA, Czech Republic, EC, FAO, Germany, Hungary, IFAD, MCC, SDC, TIKA, USAID, WB

Transport and Road Infrastructure

World Bank World Bank, EC (through WB), EBRD, EIB, MCC

Economy (Private Sector Development)

EC ADA, Czech Republic, EC, Germany, IOM, SIDA, TIKA, UNDP, USAID, WB

Justice (Justice and rule of law (including anti-corruption and human rights)

EC/CoE Hungary, EC/CoE, Germany, SIDA, UNDP, UNICEF, USAID, WB, Norway (NORLAM)

Lead and Active Development Partners (2)

Lead and Active Development Partners (3)Ministry (Policy focus)

Suggested Lead Partner

Active Partners (Partners in italics)

Economy (Energy) SIDA/WB SIDA, EC, WB, EBRD, EIB

Environment (Water & Sanitation (including environment)

SDC ADA, Czech Republic, EBRD, EC, EIB, SDC, SIDA, TIKA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WB

Labour, Social Protection and Family (Social Protection (including Gender))

UNICEF ADA, Czech Republic, DFID, EC, ILO, IOM, SDC, SIDA, TIKA, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WB

Deputy Prime Minister , Reintegration (Transnistria)

UNDP ADA, Czech Republic, DFID/UK Embassy, EC, IOM, SIDA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WB (Lithuania starting)

Process from here forward

• Draft JAS circulated first week of May• Discussed at a dedicated meeting to agree key

issues• Parallel dialogue with Ministries (through

ACU) and with lead partners (through Aid Coordination Consultant) to clarify roles and function of sector mechanisms and lead partners

Examples of issues to agree for finalising the draft MJAS

• Expected functions/ outcomes of sector level mechanisms

• The nature of Programme Based Approaches in Moldova (links to functioning of Sector Councils)

• Steps to take to complete a Division of Labour (in conjunction with EU fast track initiative) – how far do we want to go, by when?

• How data on ODA is to be captured, stored and shared (in conjunction with EU support); other information sharing requirements

• How to ensure a focus on delivering (and monitoring) development results

• A JAS results matrix with monitoring indicators and targets which are, to the extent possible, based on existing indicators and processes