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1UNITED NATIONS PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 2017-2021

UNITED NATIONS COUNTRY TEAM THAILAND

UNITED NATIONS PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 2017-2021


TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS 8

I. FOREWORD 10

II. INTRODUCTION 11

III. SITUATION ANALYSIS 12 1. Overview 12 2. Achievements of the MDGs and the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 12 3. Other Developmental Priorities and Opportunities 16 4. The way forward 17

IV. UN – THAILAND PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 19 A. Background 19 B. Framework 19 C. Outcome Strategies 20

Outcome Strategy 1: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to strengthen systems, structures and processes for effective, inclusive, and sustainable policymaking and implementation 20

Outcome Strategy 2: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to build systems, structures and processes that expand civic space and enable a strong civil society sector, especially inclusive of the most marginalised 21

Outcome Strategy 3: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to build systems, structures and processes that recognise and engage the private sector as a collaborator in national development 22

Outcome Strategy 4: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to build systems, structures and processes that expand the methodical exchange of expertise and technology available regionally/globally to support social, political and economic development 22

V. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 24

VI. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 25

VII. COMMITMENTS 26

ANNEX I: RESULTS MATRIX (AS OF 19 SEPTEMBER 2017) 27

ANNEX II: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN 41

8 UNITED NATIONS PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 2017-2021

Acronyms

AEC ASEAN Economic CommunityAEM AIDS Epidemic ModelART Antiretroviral TreatmentASEAN Association of Southeast Asian NationsBAU Business-As-UsualBCA Basic Cooperation AgreementBEDO Biodiversity-BasedEconomyDevelopmentOfficeCAT Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentCBO Community-Based OrganizationCCA Common Country AssessmentCEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against WomenCPD Country Programme DocumentsCPED International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCPI Corruption Perceptions IndexCRC Convention on the Rights of the ChildCRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesCSG Child Support GrantCSO Civil Society OrganizationCSR Corporate Social ResponsibilityDCY Department of Children and YouthDDC Department of Disease ControlDDPM Department of Disaster Prevention and MitigationDEQP Department of Environmental Quality PromotionDNP Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant ConservationDMCR Department of Marine and Coastal ResourcesDRM Disaster Risk ManagementDRR Disaster Risk ReductionECD Early Childhood DevelopmentECDI Early Child Development IndexEMIS Education Management Information SystemFAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFDA Food and Drugs AdministrationGDP Gross Domestic ProductGHG Greenhouse GasGYTS Global Youth Tobacco SurveyHACT Harmonised Approach to Cash TransferHDI Human Development IndexHDR Human Development ReportHTC HIV Testing and CounsellingIASC Inter-Agency Standing CommitteeICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsICMW International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their FamiliesICSC International Civil Service Commission IHPP International Health Policy ProgramILO International Labour OrganizationINFORM Index For Risk ManagementIPST Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and TechnologyJWP Joint Work PlanIMD International Institute for Management DevelopmentIMF International Monetary FundIOM International Organization of MigrationITU International Telecommunication UnionMDGs Millennium Development GoalsM&E Monitoring and EvaluationMFA Ministry of Foreign AffairsMICS Multiple Indicator Cluster SurveyMOAC Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Kingdom of ThailandMOE Ministry of EducationMOJ Ministry of Justice


MOL Ministry of LabourMONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentMOPH Ministry of Public HealthMOU Memorandum Of UnderstandingMSDHS Ministry of Social Development and Human SecurityMSM Men who have Sex with MenNAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation ActionNAMc National AIDS Management CenterNASA National AIDS Spending AssessmentNCD Non-Communicable DiseasesNDC Nationally Determined ContributionNESDP National Economic and Social Development PlanNESDB National Economic and Social Development BoardNGO Non-Governmental OrganizationNHES National Health Examination SurveyNRC National Resource CenterNSO NationalStatisticalOfficeOAE OfficeofAgriculturalEconomicsOHCHR OfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRightsOECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentONEP OfficeofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalPolicyandPlanningPCD Pollution Control DepartmentPHS Public Health StatisticsPISA Programme for International Student AssessmentPWID People Who Inject DrugsR&D Research and DevelopmentRFD Royal Forest DepartmentRTG Royal Thai GovernmentSBAA Standard Basic Assistance AgreementSDGs Sustainable Development GoalsSEP SufficiencyEconomyPhilosophySES Socioeconomic SurveySME Small or Medium-sized EnterpriseSOFI State of Food InsecuritySOP Standard Operating ProcedureSSC South-South CooperationSSS Social Security SystemSW Sex WorkersTI Transparency InternationalTICA Thailand International Cooperation AgencyTG TransgenderUIS UNESCO Institute for StatisticsUNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSUNCT United Nations Country TeamUNDAF United Nations Development Agreement FrameworkUNDG United Nations Development GroupUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNEA United Nations Environment AssemblyUNEP United Nations Environment ProgrammeUNESCO UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganizationUNFCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeUNFPA United Nations Population FundUN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeUNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNICEF United Nations Children’s FundUNIDO United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster ReductionUNODC UnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrimeUNPAF United Nations Partnership FrameworkUNV United Nations VolunteersUN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of WomenUPR Universal Periodic ReviewUSD United States DollarWCDRR World Conference on Disaster Risk ReductionWHO World Health OrganizationWFP World Food ProgrammeWP Work Plan


I. FOREWORD

Whereas the Royal Thai Government (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) has entered into the following:

a) WHEREAS the Government and the United Nations Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as UNDP) have entered into an agreement to govern UNDP’s assistance to the country (Agreement between the United Nations Special Fund and the Government of Thailand concerning Assistance from the Special Fund hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”), which was signed by both parties on 4 June 1960. Based on the Agreement, UNDP’s assistance to the Government shall be made available to the Government and shall be furnished and received in accordance with the relevant and applicable resolutions and decisions of the competent UNDP organs, and subject to the availability of the necessary funds to the UNDP. In particular, decision 2005/1 of 28 January 2005 of UNDP’s Executive Board approved the new Financial Regulations andRulesandalongwiththemthenewdefinitionsof‘execution’and‘implementation’enablingUNDPtofullyimplementthenewCommonCountryProgrammingProceduresresultingfromtheUNDGsimplificationandharmonization initiative. In light of this decision this UNPAF together with a work plan (which shall form part of this UNPAF, and is incorporated herein by reference) concluded hereunder constitute together a project document as referred to in the Agreement.

b) With the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) a Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA) concluded between the Government and UNICEF on 1 December 1948 and has not been revised since.

c) With theOfficeof theUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugees(UNHCR)aCountryCo-operationAgreement concluded between the Government and UNHCR on 1 December 1977.

d) With regard to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Agreement concluded between the Government and the United Nations Special Fund on 4 June 1960 (the “Basic Agreement”) mutatis mutandis applies to the activities and personnel of UNFPA, in accordance with the agreement concluded by an exchange of letter between UNFPA and the Government which entered into force on 2 August, 2000. Further, the United Nations Development Programme standard annex to project documents (“Standard Annex”), appended to this UNPAF as Annex 1 and forming a part of this UNPAF, mutatis mutandis applies to the activities and personnel of UNFPA and forms part of the Basic Agreement. This UNPAF together with any work plan concluded hereunder, which shall form part of this UNPAF and is incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the Plan of Operation as referred to in the Basic Agreement and Project Document as referred to in the Standard Annex.

e) In respect of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), pending the conclusion of a Standard Basic Cooperation Agreement between the Government and UNIDO, the Government shall apply, mutatis mutandis, the provisions of the Agreement between the United Nations Special Fund and the Government, signed and entered into force on 4 June 1960.

f) With the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the Agreement for the opening of the FAORegionalOfficeforAsiaandthePacificon5April1956.

g) With the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) being administered by UNDP, SBAA signed between the Government and UNDP will govern UNV’s assistance to the country.

h) With the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and the UNEA’s approval of UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy 2014-2017, 2018-2021 and related programmes of work.

h) For all Agencies: Assistance to the Government shall be made available and shall be furnished and received in accordance with the relevant and applicable resolutions and decisions of the competent UN system agency’s governing structures [ILO, IOM, ITU, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNISDR, UNODC, OHCHR, UN Women, WHO.].

The United Nations Partnership Framework will, in respect of each of the United Nations system agencies signing, be read, interpreted, and implemented in accordance with and in a manner that is consistent with the basic agreement between such United Nations system agency and the Host Government.


II. INTRODUCTION

TheUnitedNationsPartnershipFramework(UNPAF)isastrategicdocumentthatreflectsthepartnershipbetweenthe United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Thailand and the Royal Thai Government (RTG), in collaboration with other stakeholders. The document provides a coherent strategic framework for the joint Thailand–UN effort to ensure that on the path to sustainable development, the country’s vulnerability pockets are understood and adequately addressed. The UNPAF is guided by the analysis of the Common Country Assessment (CCA) that highlighted the opportunities for the UN to support the RTG and other key stakeholders in achieving the national development goals, leaving no one behind.

The UNPAF is in line with the 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDP) for 2017-2021, Thailand’s aspiration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 20301, and the country’s international commitments and obligations, including action on recommendations from the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held in May 2016 as well as other treaty body reviews.

Specific implementation plans, prepared separately in ongoing collaboration with the RTG and other keystakeholders, will continue to guide partners in achieving the agreed UNPAF targets, with the Result Matrix (as illustrated in Annex 1) serving as a management tool for ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation, including of the UN contribution to the national priorities.

The UNPAF was developed through a broad consultative process that involved key RTG counterparts, civil society organisations, the private sector, communities and marginalised populations, other relevant partners, and the UN.

This UNPAF document provides: 1) SummaryoftheCCAanalyticsreflectingachievementoftheMilleniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs),

Thailand’s national development priorities, opportunities and vulnerability pockets; 2) Description of the UNPAF programme outcome and the key outcome strategies; 3) Overview of the joint UNPAF implementation arrangements;4) Monitoring and evaluation framework;5) Result Matrix highlighting key indicators, targets, assumptions and risks, partners and resources

requirements.

1 The framework “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” or “2030 Agenda” is composed of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets. The Goals are contained in paragraph 54 United Nations Resolution A/RES/70/1 of 25 September 2015


III. SITUATION ANALYSIS

1. Overview

Thailand has achieved notable success in economic growth and human development in the last few decades. The country attained the status of an upper middle-income country in 2011 and is now the second-largest economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of USD 404 billion in 20142. Thailand’s human development index (HDI) of 0.572 in 1990 increased to a significantlyhigherHDIof0.726in2014.3 The country achieved most of the eight MDGs and made good progress in achieving the MDGs+ that the country had proposed for itself as higher goals by 2015.

Thailand has committed itself to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recognising the persisting social and economic inequalities as an impediment to its progress to achieving the status of a high-income country.Thailandspecificallypledgedtoleavenoonebehindinitsnationaldevelopment.Withsuchcommitment,the National Committee on Sustainable Development, chaired by the Prime Minister, was set up as the main institutional mechanism to drive the development progress in order to realise the SDGs in Thailand4.

The SDGs stem from, build on and take forward the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whichThailandendorsedin1948asoneofthefirstAsiancountries,aswellasothercorehumanrightstreaties.Thailandisnowpartytosevenoftheninecoreinternationalhumanrightsinstrumentsandfiveoptionalprotocols5. Thecountryalsohasratified17internationallabourconventions.6 The country reports to treaty bodies, and its Human Rights Action Plan includes action in follow up to treaty body reviews and UPR.

2. Achievements of the MDGs and the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

For Thailand, gains along multiple dimensions of welfare have been impressive: more children are now getting more years of education, and many people are now covered by health insurance while other forms of social security have expanded.

Poverty and Inequality

Thailand has achieved the target of eradicating extreme poverty ahead of time. Going forward, seven million people are still living under the poverty line, with the highest poverty rates in the Northeast (2014). Children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to poverty; children in poverty remain relatively under-served by government interventions; several income security mechanisms for the elderly have been established, including living allowances, social pensions, and a National Savings Fund. However, more needs to be done to raise awarenessofthesemechanismsandenhancethecapacitiesofconcernedagenciesforeffectiveandefficientimplementation.

2 International Monetary Fund (IMF). 2015 World Economic Outlook Database. Accessed from http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/index.aspx

3 2014 Human Development Statistical Tables accessed from http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-2-human-development-index-trends-1980-2013. Thetableshowsrealchangesinvaluesandranksovertimewhichreflectstheactualprogressofcountry.

4 Under the National Committee on Sustainable Development, three sub-committees were also set up to oversee the implementation process of the SDGs, namely (1) Subcommittee on Driving SDGs Implementation, (2) Subcommittee on Enhancing Understanding & Evaluation ofSustainableDevelopmentaspertheSufficiencyEconomyPhilosophy(SEP)and(3)SubcommitteeonDevelopingICTtosupportSustainable Development.

5 1.InternationalConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofRacialDiscrimination(ICERD)–ratified 2.InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights(ICCPR)-ratified; 3.InternationalCovenantonEconomic,SocialandCulturalRights(ICESCR)-ratified; 4.ConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationAgainstWomen(CEDAW)–ratified,anditsOptionalProtocol; 5.ConventionAgainstTortureandotherCruel,InhumaneorDegradingTreatmentorPunishment(CAT)-ratified; 6. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) acceded and its three Protocols- Optional Protocol to the CRC on the Sale of Children,

ChildProstitutionandChildPornography;OptionalProtocoltotheCRContheInvolvementofChildreninArmedConflictOptionalProtocolto the CRC on a Communication Procedure

7.ConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisabilities(CRPD)–ratified,anditsOptionalProtocol; 8. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMW); 9. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED) -signed 6 http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:11200:0::NO::P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102843. 3 out of 8 core ILO conventions

relatedtofreedomofassociation,non-discrimination,andtherighttocollectivebargainingarenotyetratified

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/index.aspx

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/index.aspx

http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-2-human-development-index-trends-1980-2013

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The RTG is aware of the need to respect the rights of the people and local communities to fair shares of the benefitsintheutilisationoflandsandnaturalresources.Measurestoresolvelandissuesforpeopleunderpovertycontinue to be implemented. The RTG has undertaken a number land reform actions including for example efforts by The National Land Commission to grant land use permit to allow local communities to live, collectively utilise, and reserve forest lands under the idea of community living in harmony with the forest.

The country has exceeded the target related to eradication of hunger. The proportion of the undernourished population decreased from 18 percent in 2000 to seven percent in 2013; however, sub-national variations exist, witha significantlyhigherpercentageof childrenunder fivesuffering fromundernourishmentandstunting inthe North and Northeast.7 Similar to other upper middle-income countries in the region, Thailand is facing a doubleburdenofmalnutrition:oneinsixchildren(16.3percent)underfiveisstunted,withhigherstuntingratesamong non-Thai children (24 percent) and children from the poorest wealth quintiles (23.1 percent).The Multiple IndicatorClusterSurvey(MICS)2012alsofoundthat10.9percentofchildrenunderfivewereoverweight(6.9percent in the 2005-2006 MICS).

Disparities also exist within and across regions. The southern border provinces and the Northeastern provinces are notably poorer than other parts of the country8. Various factors have hampered socioeconomic and human development in these provinces. Empowerment and protection of vulnerable population, including women and children, is a priority.

The country has been trying its best to ensure full and productive employment and trying to achieve decent work for all, including women and young people. However, Thailand still has a relatively high number of workers ininformalsectorswithinadequatelabourbenefits9, which is numbered at 21.3 million people in 2016 or 55.6 percent of all employed labour nationwide10. While there are still an unknown number of migrant workers that do not have full documentation, or enjoy fully legal status in Thailand, the RTG has put efforts, inter alia, into foreign labour registration since 2014.

Inequality,asmeasuredbytheGinicoefficient,hasdecreasedoverthepasttwodecades,from0.536in1992to0.445 in 2015. However, the richest 10 percent of the population accounted for 36 percent of total income in 2015, whereas the poorest 10 percent held only 1.58 percent11.

Disparitiesexist,incertaincircumstances,amonggendersandspecificethnic,age,minorityandothervulnerablegroups as relates to access to areas mentioned below.

Education

In Thailand, free education is provided to children for 15 years. Thailand came close to achieving the 100% target on universal primary education. However, retention rates have been on a decrease. Children who drop out of school are mostly from poor and marginalised families.12 Poverty is a factor of exclusion from education at both primary and secondary level. While the overall out of school rate for primary is four percent, almost seven percent of children from the lowest wealth quintile are not attending primary school13. The disparity in access to secondary education based on wealth is even more pronounced. The cost of education for poorer families, including opportunity costs, is one of the factors contributing to this14.

AccordingtoMinistryofEducationdata,reflectedbytheUNESCOInstituteforStatistics(UIS),theprimarynetenrolment rate was 90.76% in 2015 – the most recent data available. Secondary net enrolment rates were reported at 82.62% (UIS 2015) with little recent progress being made, despite considerable investment in education (20% ofnationalbudget).Lateenrolmentwas identifiedasasignificant factor.TheMDG reportalso identified thechallenge of dropouts, in particular at the secondary level.

7 NESDB (2015a), MDGs Thailand 2015. Bangkok: NESDB (in Thai)8 NESDB (2015a), Poverty and Inequalities Report 2013. Bangkok: NESDB. (in Thai) 9 AccordingtotheNationalStatisticalOffice,informallabourreferstothosewhoseemploymentisneitherprotectednorregulatedbysocial

security. http://web.nso.go.th/en/survey/lfs/data_lfs/2015_iep_Full%20Report.pdf (in Thai)10 Executive Summary of NSO informal economy workers report (in Thai)11 Poverty and Inequalities Report 2015 by NESDB (in Thai)12 NESDB (2015a), MDGs Thailand 2015, Bangkok: NESDB (in Thai)13 TheThailandNationalStatisticalOffice(NSO)(2012),MICS 14 UNICEF (2016), Out of School Children Study

http://web.nso.go.th/en/survey/lfs/data_lfs/2015_iep_Full Report.pdf


The 2016 secondary school national exam results highlighted low learning outcomes, with mean student scores below 50% recorded in eight out of nine subjects, with inequalities between large urban and small rural schools evident15. Thailand has in place the Persons with Disabilities Education Act B.E. 2551 (2008) to ensure access to education for children with physical and mental disabilities; however, more needs to be done to promote effective and efficientimplementationofthesaidact,forallchildren.

The quality of education at all levels, as well as geographic and social disparities in access to quality education, has been of concern over the last decade. Investment in the holistic development of young children is acknowledged as a critical contribution to building the country’s social capital. Eight percent of young children in Thailand (10 percent of boys, seven percent of girls) are not developmentally on track (31 percent for non-Thai) (MICS 2012). There are disparities between different categories of children in access to early childhood development (ECD) services. The National Committee on Early Childhood Development has been set up. It recognises the urgent need for all children aged 0 to 5 years to be developed according to their ages with high quality and continuity in a holistic and integrated manner. Currently, more than 80 percent of Thai children aged 4 to 5 attend an ECD programme, while some 55 percent of non-Thai children aged 4 to 5 are being provided opportunities to access the programme.16

Gender Equality

Thailand has achieved the target of eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005 and in all levels of education by 2015. The country also passed the Gender Equality Act of 2015, which aims to protect everyone from gender-based discrimination. Still more efforts are needed to further empower and promote more equal opportunities for women in the workplace, particularly in national and local politics.

Systems to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and to promote human rights protections, including access to information and legal assistance, must be enhanced to ensure that no one is left behind in national development regardless of their gender identity and sexual orientation. Collaboration with multi-stakeholders will be crucial.

Health

Thailand has been successful in reducing the under-five mortality rate, except in the highlands and threesouthernmost provinces. The country was not able to reduce by three-quarters the maternal mortality ratio, as in 1990 it was already very low.

The growing unintended adolescent pregnancy is challenging these achievements. In 2012, the ratio of adolescents giving birth was 54 per 1,000, a sharp increase from 31 in 2000.17 Nationally 22 percent of women aged 20-24 years reported to be married before age 18 years, with the percentage highest in the poorest households. Accessibility and availability of youth friendly services to recognise their sexual and reproductive rights need to befurtherenhanced.Adolescentmotherstendnottohavesufficientself-careknowledgewhiletheyarepregnant.Early pregnancy is also linked to dropping out of school that can lead to a lack of education for young women and a tendency for them to fall under the poverty line.

Thailand has partially achieved targets on combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. The country has successfully curbed the HIV epidemic, with the incidence of HIV infection on a steady decline and mother-to-child transmission eliminated. The epidemic continues to spread in key populations – including men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, and sex workers.18

Themalariasituationhasimprovedwithsignificantdownwardmorbidityandmortalitytrendsoverthepast20years; however, some challenges remain in prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging communicable diseases including tuberculosis.

15 Bangkok Post, 10 February 201616 TheThailandNationalStatisticalOffice(NSO)(2012),MICS17 UNFPA and NESDB (2014), The State of Thailand’s Population 2013. Bangkok: UNFPA18 National AIDS Management Center (2014), Ending AIDS in Thailand through evidence-based responses: Conclusion from the

National Consultation on data use. Nonthaburi: Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health


Non-communicable diseases (NCD) have been on the rise; NCD deaths accounted for 71 percent of total deaths in 2014 and are predicted to continue increasing rapidly.19 The burden of NCDs usually falls disproportionately on the poor who are both more vulnerable and have limited access to protective measures and preventive health services.

Road safety remains a critical public health problem in Thailand, despite efforts by the RTG. According to WHO’s 2015GlobalReport,Thailandhasthesecondhighestincidenceofroadtrafficfatalitiesintheworld,with36.2deathsper100,000populationperyear.ThereisanassociatedlossofthreepercentofGDPduetoroadtrafficcrashes. The concentration of fatalities among riders of motorised 2- or 3-wheelers, pedestrians, and cyclists is aconcern.Theseaccountfor83%ofalltrafficdeathscomparedto49%globally.

Thailand provides equal access to health care for all Thai people through the universal health care coverage. However, there are still geographic and social disparities in the access, especially among people living in remote border areas and highlands.

Environment, Natural Resources, Climate Change and Disaster Resilience

Thailand has achieved the target of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. Nonetheless, there is still a gap in access to quality water for vulnerable groups.

The country has worked to integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources and chemicals contamination in the environment. Thailand’s biodiversity currently ranks 16th of the world’s highest biodiversity. The country has implemented various efforts, measures and mechanisms to address threats to biodiversity resources, promoting the value of ecosystem services and sustainable use and raising awareness and mainstreaming of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity resources. The outcome of the implementation was successful in some aspects. For example, the total area of mangrove forests in many areas has gradually increased. More effort is needed to support communities’ initiatives and participation in natural resource management in each locality; to incentivise green and sustainable investment of the private sector; as well as to increase policy coherence at the national level to take into account the value of natural capital in the decision-making process on development policies.

ThailandhasratifiedtheParisAgreementwhichenteredintoforceon4November2016andisintendedtoreducethe level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% from business-as-usual (BAU) level by 2030. The level of contribution could increase up to 25% subject to adequate and enhanced access to technology development and transfer,financialresourcesandcapacitybuildingsupportthroughabalancedandambitiousglobalagreementunder the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Thailand has formulated the Climate Change Master Plan B.E. 2558-2593 (2015-2050), which laid out a vision to achieve climate-resilient and low-carbon growth in line with the sustainable development path by 2050.

Thailand is mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster resilience into development policy by incorporating key elements and indicators of the Sendai Framework in the National Economic and Social Development Plan 2017 – 2021. Enhancing national risk assessment methods and guidelines as well as humanitarian assessment tools is a priority as it is the stepping stone to disaster resilience. Partnership with the private sector and technical experts on this issue is pivotal.

ASEAN Community, Regional Connectivity and International Cooperation

Thailand has been successful in translating economic growth into impressive advances in poverty reduction, rural development, health care, education, and gender equality. By sharing with other countries its experiences and knowledge of what it takes to achieve this progress, Thailand is making a valuable contribution to the global partnership for development.

Thailand contributes to a global partnership for sustainability through South-South and trilateral development cooperation and participation in sub regional and regional cooperation initiatives. Thailand is increasingly offering internationally its expertise and technical advice, tailor-made training in partner countries, policy dialogue and sharingof lessons learntandbestpractices.Thailandhasmadeefforts topromote theSufficiencyEconomyPhilosophy as an approach to successfully attaining the SDGs.

19 WHO (2014), Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles. Geneva: WHO


As a member of the Group of 7720, Thailand promotes South-South and trilateral cooperation and physical and institutional connectivity projects to facilitate trade, investment, and the movement of people through new transport and other infrastructure development to foster Thailand’s links within the region.

Sub-regional cooperation frameworks will also serve as mechanism to help realise the goals of the ASEAN Community.

3. Other Developmental Priorities and Opportunities

Population Changes and Movement

Thailand is now transitioning into an ageing society as a result of a rapid decline in the birth rate and increased life expectancy. The proportion of persons aged 60 and above is projected to increase to 22 percent in 2024 and 32 percent by 2040.21 While the country is cognisant of the issue and its potential economic and social consequences, policies are yet to be harmonised, and systems and structures strengthened to meet the challenges population ageing presents for health and social systems, traditional family support, community’s ability to provide backup support for older persons and government policies.

A number of stateless persons, urban refugees and asylum seekers reside in Thailand. Some public goods and services are by policy available to these populations. Utilisation of available services can be impacted by availabilityof information,awarenessand/oraccess,whetheronthepartofofficialsorpersonsseekingsuchservices.

Thailand is a destination country for labour migrants. About 2.67 million migrants, primarily from Lao PDR, Cambodia and Myanmar, resided in the country in 201622. Undocumented migrants are protected under Labour Protection Act B.E.2541 and Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Act B.E.2554 in addition to access to health services under HRC and Health Insurance for Migrants Policy. However, the level of uptake of these services is limited. In the recent years, the RTG has taken some important steps towards regularising migration flows,includingmigrantregistration.

Despitetheseefforts,somechallengesremain.Thailandhasintroduceda“zerotoleranceforhumantrafficking”andhasstrengthenedfinancial,legalandoperationalmeasurestoeffectivelycombathumantrafficking.Reformshave been implemented in the fishing and seafood sectors. Thailand continues to improve capabilities andrespond tohumantrafficking throughclosercooperationwithrelevantpartners.TheRTGhassustainedanti-traffickinglawenforcementefforts,includingthe2008anti-traffickinglaw,withbroadandproactiveproceduresforidentifyingforcedlabourinindustrieswithsignificantnumbersofvulnerableworkers.Implementationofthesemeasures need further strengthening.

Given Thailand’s level of economic development and closer regional integration due to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), it is expected that migration into Thailand will continue in the coming years. This calls for streamlinedproceduresforregularisedmigrationflowandstrengthenedregulatoryframeworks.

Governance

Thailand works on policies and government systems that ensure inclusive and equitable development. Three areas that receive particular attention are decentralisation, prevention and response to corruption, and full implementation of human rights.

Decentralisation has been ongoing in Thailand. Since the early 1990s, over 70 percent of administrative functions have been transferred from the central to local governments23 and several frameworks including the draft Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand of 2016 have given priority to promoting public participation in policy and decision-making. However, challenges remain and require continued work to strengthen the implementation and thereby ensure the effectiveness of the system.

20 Thailand was the Chair of Group 77, New York Chapter in 201621 Officeof theNationalEconomicandSocialDevelopmentBoard,Population Projections for Thailand 2010-2040. The Population

Projection Working Group22 Thailand’s Country Report on Anti-Human Trafficking Response (1 Jan-31 Dec 2016).23 Orathai Kokpol (2010), Decentralization Process in 1990-2010 – In Case of Thailand. King Prajadhipok’s Institute, College of Local

Government Development. Page 13.


Thailand has prioritised efforts to counter corruption, resulting from the high degree of interconnectedness between the business sector and the political system. Thailand has worked to further improve its position in the Corruption Perceptions Index from 85 out of 175 countries in 2014 to 76 in 2015 as well as Government Efficiency,acompetitivenessfactorrankingbyInternationalInstituteforManagementDevelopment(IMD),from27th in 2015 to 23rd out of 61 countries in 2016. The RTG also has embraced the concept of digital governance to promote transparency and to put in place policies and government systems that ensure inclusive and equitable development. The country has a legal framework and a range of institutions aimed at countering corruption. However, there is a need to continue to further enhance the implementation of anti-corruption policies making use of mechanisms that are in place for public, private and civil society actors to work together, inter alia, to identify sectoral corruption risks and help shape evidence-informed anti-corruption strategies and policies. Effort tobuildcapacitiesofconcernedagenciesandstrengtheningeffectiveandefficientimplementationofpoliciesandregulatory frameworks needs to continue.

Thailand has beenworking consistently to fulfil its human rights commitments and obligations. The countryachievedmanyoftheitemsinitsHumanRightsActionPlanfollowingthefirstUPR;someitemsremaintobefullyaddressed, along with recommendations from the country’s second UPR held in May 2016, such as the death penalty, irregular migration, violence against children and women, criminal responsibility of minors, as well as effective law enforcement, and public participation.

Data Revolution

Since Thailand has adopted a decentralised statistical system, many national institutions, including National StatisticalOffice(NSO),continuetoundertakesignificanteffortstoproducereliableadministrativedataintheirrespective sectors. However, data from different sources is not consistently collated and analysed, and its use in policy deliberations and decision-making is limited. Thailand is geared toward becoming a digital economy. Hence, the availability of data as well as the utilisation of data, while keeping in mind protecting potential invasion of individuals’ information to support national and sub-national policies and plans, need careful consideration. The NSOhasmadesignificanteffortstomanagethenationalstatisticalsystemandaninitiallyestablishednationalmanagement information system. However, statistical consistency and knowledge acquiring in new areas such as SDG Indicators, environmental statistics, etc., still remains challenging.

4. The way forward

The situation analysis in the previous section of the UNPAF demonstrates that Thailand has achieved most of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and made notable progress with the higher level MDGs+. The country has advanced in multiple dimensions, socially and economically, and promoted and implemented a uniquedevelopmentapproachbasedontheSufficiencyEconomyPhilosophyasitcontinuestopromotethepathtoward sustainable development.

Atthesametime,theanalysisshowsspecificgapsandoftentimesgeographicallylocalisedvulnerabilitypockets,in terms of equitable access to development and its benefits. The UN in Thailand is committed to work inpartnership with the RTG and other stakeholders to lessen the gaps, address vulnerabilities and persisting social and economic inequalities. Through the UN-Thailand partnership framework, the UN will provide policy advice and support Thailand to become an inclusive and equitable high-income country that leaves no one behind, as well as a development partner in the region and globally by sharing technical expertise, strategic networks and supporting South-North, South-South and trilateral cooperation, and making use of the UN’s convening power in bridging partnerships, and fostering positive lasting change for all people in Thailand and the region.

The next section presents in detail, the principles, structures and operational aspects of the framework.


Vision: Thailand will be an inclusive and equitable high-income country that leaves no one behind, and a

development partner in the region and globally

Outcome:By 2021, inclusive systems, structures and processes advance sustainable people-centred, equitable

development for all people in Thailand

Outcome Strategies: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to strengthen systems, structures and processes that:

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IV. UN – THAILAND PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK

A. Background

The 2017-2021 framework for the partnership between the United Nations and the Kingdom of Thailand is determined by the conventions, treaties and other international instruments that Thailand is a party to, the Sustainable Development Goals, the 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDP) 2017-2021 and the vision of the 20-year National Plan, “Thailand has stability, prosperity and sustainability, and is a high-incomecountrybyfollowingtheSufficiencyEconomyPhilosophy”.

Ten key development strategies of the 12th NESDP include:

1. Human Capital Development2. Promoting Social Fairness and Inequality Reduction3. Strengthening and Enhancing the Economy and Competitiveness4. Environmental-friendly Growth for Sustainable Development5. National Security for Prosperity and Sustainability6. Public Sector Management, Anti-Corruption and Good Governance7. Infrastructure and Logistics Development8. Science, Technology, Research and Innovation Development9. Regional, Urban and Special Economic Zone Development10. International Cooperation for Development

The UNCT will collaborate with the RTG and other national stakeholders in pursuing the vision of the NESDP and the 20-year National Plan and in supporting the country promoting and protecting human rights and advancing inclusive, equitable, people-centred development for all people in Thailand.

Given Thailand’s advanced state of development and the country’s aspiration to progress to high-income status, the UNPAF will focus on supporting the national and sub-national governments and non-governmental stakeholders in achieving national development goals; identifying and addressing pockets of vulnerability, making sure that Thailand’s development is leaving no one behind; and contributing to regional and global development. Particular emphasis will be placed on engaging all stakeholders as development actors, and on strengthening national systems, structures and processes so as to facilitate more effective, equitable and sustainable development.

B. Framework

The UNPAF will contribute to achieving the vision of Thailand as an inclusive and equitable high-income country that leaves no one behind, and a development partner in the region and globally.

This collaborative effort will be geared towards achieving the UNPAF’s major outcome:

By 2021, inclusive systems, structures and processes advance sustainable people-centred, equitable development for all people in Thailand.

The outcome will be achieved through support to enhanced policymaking; collaboration in strengthening participation in national development of civil society and the private sector; and partnership in systematic South-South and trilateral cooperation. Four interlinked, inter-dependent outcome strategies will direct the effort.

Eachofthefouroutcomestrategieswillworktowardsachievingspecificcollaborativeoutputsthatwillcontributeto strengthening systems, structures and processes so that they more effectively advance inclusive, equitable, people-centred development. The scope and scale of the collaborative outputs will be determined jointly, in line with international obligations and national development priorities, within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.


C. Outcome Strategies

The four outcome strategies are formulated so that they interact and support each other, in order to achieve the outcomeinthemosteffectiveandefficientmanner.

Outcome Strategy 1: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to strengthen systems, structures and processes for effective, inclusive, and sustainable policymaking and implementation

Thefirstoutcomestrategyisdesignedtosupportstrengtheningofthenationalpolicymakingandimplementationarchitecture and to enhance its capacity to produce and execute, in a participatory manner, evidence-based, context-specificpolicyandlegalframeworksalignedwithinternationalstandardsandregulatoryframeworks.

Thailand has a solid base of national policies and regulatory frameworks; many of these are harmonised with international standards and implemented consistently and effectively. Efforts have been ongoing to ensure convergence between international obligations and domestic actions, policy coherence, capacity-building, public participation and multi-stakeholder engagement.

The UN system will encourage and support the RTG in accessing or ratifying remaining international human rights conventions, covenants and treaties; will support follow-up to the second UPR review process and treaty body reviews; and will support national stakeholders in aligning national policies and regulatory frameworks with international standards and principles. This effort will build and capitalise on the processes of reporting to international treaty bodies.

The UN system will support the RTG and other stakeholders in generating and consolidating evidence and using it for policy dialogue, policy development, implementation and monitoring, with particular emphasis on social inclusion, integration of human rights principles, and sustainable development. Evidence generated in Thailand willbeusedtoinfluenceregionalandglobalpolicywhenappropriate.

The UN system will support the RTG in strengthening and improving inter-agency coordination, including the preparedness and response capacities through Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) cluster/sector approach, and synergising the implementation of humanitarian support in Thailand to reduce losses and protect development gains in a sustained manner through strengthening the local actors, enhancing coordination and bridging the humanitarian-development nexus.

The UN system will also support the RTG in promoting Thailand’s competitiveness in line with the RTG’s goal toward ‘Thailand 4.0’24 to restructure the country into an innovation-driven society and to graduate from the middle-income trap.

The UN system in Thailand will support the RTG and other development stakeholders in enhancing mechanisms and processes for making and implementing policies within the sectors and areas that are pertinent to national development. This will include providing technical advice in designing and operationalising sectoral policymaking and implementing mechanisms, and assistance in building institutional and technical capacity necessary for the mechanisms to work. Particular attention will be paid to integrating mechanisms of elements that ensure enhanced public participation in making and executing policies.

The RTG will lead in implementing this strategy. Civil society, communities and the private sector will contribute to the work. Policy frameworks, strengthened under this strategy, will enable greater, more effective engagement of the private sector and civil society in national development. Effective practices and innovation will be shared systematically through South-South and trilateral cooperation.

This outcome strategy contributes to the 12th NESDP development priorities and SDGs across the board.

24 Thailand 4.0 policy refers to the development that promotes the application of science, technology, R&D and innovation in every aspect of development with environment-friendly approach in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals. Economic growth will be based on new production sectors coupled with cumulative development of the current production base. The development also emphasises participation by all involved parties with a quality and just society – ensuring no one is left behind.


Outcome Strategy 2: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to build systems, structures and processes that expand civic space and enable a strong civil society sector, especially inclusive of the most marginalised

The second outcome strategy contributes to the strengthening of an enabling environment and expanding the opportunities for civil society, especially marginalised populations, to engage sustainably as an equal partner in national development.

The contribution of civil society to national development is of critical importance, as CSOs are closest to the people; provide voices to the poor and marginalised; deliver health, education, social welfare and other services for the people; help generate and implement innovative, cost-effective solutions to local problems; and contribute to strengthening public sector accountability. As the interdependence of governments, the private sector and civil society becomes more coherent in the era of interlinked SDGs, the role of civil society in development further increases and expands.

While good progress has been achieved in Thailand in engaging civil society and communities in policy and programme development and implementation, the advancement is uneven across development areas. Civil society and community capacity and participation is notably high in disease responses, especially HIV. At the same time, across development areas, the space for CSOs and CSO capacities to meaningfully engage varies; engagement depends on availability of funding, which is not yet sustainable; and mechanisms for an equitable partnership with CSOs/CBOs are to be strengthened.

The UN system will continue to support Thailand in enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of the civil society sector, expanding the space and enabling civil society and communities, inclusive of the most marginalised, to engage sustainably as equal partners in national development.

The UN agencies will contribute to capacity building for civil society and communities, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised, in an equitable and inclusive manner across all groups at the national and sub-national levels, so they are well equipped to understand and claim their rights and assume their responsibilities. This includes training to support social partners in understanding and implementing the principles and content in core international conventions and international commitments by the RTG, including commitments made following the second UPR review cycle as well as other treaty body reviews.

UN agencies will continue to support the strengthening of institutional capacity of the civil society sector and contribute to building capacities of CSOs and communities, including the most marginalised, to engage effectively in evidence-informed, gender responsive policy and programme development, implementation, advocacy and monitoring. Efforts will be made to support civil society and communities and their partners in their work to affect transformation of social norms towards inclusiveness and equity for socio-economic development.

The UN system will also support Thailand in establishing, strengthening and implementing policies, systems and mechanisms to provide space and enable civil society and communities to participate as equal partners in nationaldevelopment.Specificsupportwillbeprovidedtodevelopandstrengthenmechanismsforsustainedpublicsectorfinancingofcivilsocietyandcommunities.Assistancewillbeoffered inbuildingpartnershipsofCSOs and communities with the private sector in major national development issues.

The strategy will be implemented through a collaborative effort by the public sector, civil society, communities, the private sector and development partners. By means of participatory development and the implementation of enabling policies and systems, the work under this strategy will contribute to the development of an inclusive policymaking architecture. Engagement of the private sector as a partner to CSOs and communities, including CSOfinancing,willcontributetoenhancingtheroleoftheprivatesectorasapartnerindevelopment.Theoutcomesof the work under this strategy will feed into the South-South and trilateral cooperation programme. Meaningful engagement of civil society will contribute to inclusive and sustainable policy making and implementation architecture.

Thisoutcomestrategycontributestonationaldevelopmentprioritynumbers1,2,6,4and9asdefinedinthe12th NESDP.


Outcome Strategy 3: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to build systems, structures and processes that recognise and engage the private sector as a collaborator in national development

The third strategy is designed to support the private sector in adopting more inclusive and sustainable operation, business and investment practices, in line with international standards and principles, and engaging more consistently in national development.

The private sector plays a dominant role in the Thai economy, with private consumption and investment contributing about 68.5% to gross domestic product in 2016. At the same time, private sector incentives are not alwaysalignedwithpublicgoals,andtheprivatesectorisinsufficientlyincentivisedtoadoptsustainablepracticesand foster long-term environmentally and socially sustainable investment.

The UN will work to support the relevant government authorities in strengthening regulatory frameworks that will encourage and guide the private sector to adopt practices that are respectful of international norms and standards (especially human rights, labour and the environment). The UN will also support relevant national financialregulatoryauthoritiesinenactingfinancialsectorreformanddevelopingnationalintegratedfinancingframeworksthataimtoalignpublicandprivatesectorfinancingforsustainabledevelopment,inlinewiththe2030Agenda and Addis Ababa Action Agenda25.

The UN system will support the development and strengthening of policies, regulatory frameworks and policy implementation mechanisms so as to enable and incentivise the private sector to engage as an actor in national development, in particular in addressing existing vulnerability pockets, in partnership with the RTG and CSOs. The UN system will assist the private sector to use their CSR programmes to reinforce the priorities in the NESDP.

The UN will continue collaborating with the private sector to address a wide spectrum of issues, such as environmentalpollution,climatechange,businessandhumanrights,greenfinancing,decentwork,sustainableconsumption and production, health systems, education reform, DRR and resilience building, and humanitarian disasters. UN agencies will provide direct advice and support to private sector enterprises in adopting and implementing more responsible, inclusive and sustainable business and investment practices.

The UN will strengthen cooperation with the government, private sector actors, and civil society organisations including trade unions in reducing or eliminating the vulnerabilities amongst migrant workers in Thailand. The UN system will also support the RTG in strengthening social enterprises and promoting public-private partnership including for business and SMEs resilience.

The strategy will build on and make a direct contribution to the strengthening of an inclusive policymaking and implementing architecture and expanding the space and engagement of civil society and communities. The collaborative outputs from this strategy will feed into South-South and trilateral cooperation.

Thisoutcomestrategycontributestothenationaldevelopmentprioritynumbers1,2,3,4,7,8and9asdefinedin the 12th NESDP.

Outcome Strategy 4: Collaborate at national and sub-national levels to build systems, structures and processes that expand the methodical exchange of expertise and technology available regionally/globally to support social, political and economic development

ThefourthstrategyreflectsThailand’sstrategicposition inASEANandthewiderAsia-Pacificregion,andthecountry’s commitment to contribute to sustainable development of its neighbours, including through experience exchange and mutual learning.

Thailand has accumulated solid expertise and developed a series of good practices in promoting inclusive and people-centred sustainable development, with well-known success stories of universal health coverage, AIDS response and disease outbreak response,SufficiencyEconomyFarming andSufficiencyEconomyVillages,Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine services, to mention just few.

25 The agenda was agreed by the 193 UN Member States at the United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa, in July 2015. It provides a foundation for implementing the global sustainable development agenda and agreed on aseriesofboldmeasurestooverhaulglobalfinancepracticesandgenerateinvestmentsfortacklingarangeofeconomic,socialandenvironmental challenges.http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/69/313

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/69/313


Thailand plays a prominent role in international and regional platforms and mechanisms, including ASEAN and G77. The country has been effectively playing a key role in convening and promoting international cooperation and building consensus among countries on issues pertinent to sustainable development, e.g., Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-203026 and the Bangkok Principles on the implementation of health aspects of the SendaiFramework.ThailandpracticestheSufficiencyEconomyPhilosophyasitskeyapproachtoachievingtheSustainable Development Goals and increasingly shares good practices with countries in the region and beyond.The UNCT will support the country in enhancing its institutional capacity for international exchange and learning between Thailand and other countries, in support of rights-based, equitable development, inclusive growth and innovation in line with international norms, standards and agreements. This work will build on past and current South-South Cooperation (SSC) initiatives. The UN, in collaboration with Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), will assist in strengthening volunteer engagement in South-South Cooperation to position Thailand as a key regional actor, as well as in engaging youth as relevant partners for localizing the SDGs through volunteer action.

The UNCT will partner with TICA as a convener of SSC coordinating bodies of other line ministries as well as otherinternationaldevelopmentagencies,andsupportthestrengtheningofunifiedandstandardisedsystems,structures and processes for expanded exchange of expertise and technology available regionally and globally on development priorities.

The UNCT will promote participation in SSC of civil society and community-based organisations as well as the private sector in SSC. The SSC platform will be used to explore options and modalities for cross-border mutual community learning.Thisoutcomestrategycontributestothenationaldevelopmentprioritynumbers9and10asdefinedinthe12th NESDP.

26 TheSendaiFrameworkforDisasterRiskReduction2015-2030(SendaiFramework) is thefirstmajoragreementof thepost-2015development agenda, with seven targets and four priorities for action. It was endorsed by the UN General Assembly following the 2015 Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). UNISDR http://www.unisdr.org/we/coordinate/sendai-framework

http://www.unisdr.org/we/coordinate/sendai-framework


V. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS

The programme will be nationally executed under the overall coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) asthegovernmentcoordinatingauthority.GovernmentcoordinatingauthoritiesforspecificUNsystemagencyprogrammes are noted in the Annex.

Government ministries, CBOs, CSOs and UN system agencies will implement programme activities. The UNPAF will be made operational through the development of joint work plan(s) (JWP)27and/oragency-specificworkplansand programme/project documents such as the Country Programme Documents (CPD) as necessary which describethespecificresultstobeachievedandwillformanagreementbetweentheUNsystemagenciesandeach implementing partner as necessary on the use of resources.

To the extent possible the UN system agencies and partners will use the minimum documents necessary, namelythesignedUNPAFandsignedjointoragency-specificworkplansandprojectdocumentstoimplementprogrammatic initiatives. However, as necessary and appropriate, project documents can be prepared using, interalia,therelevanttextfromtheUNPAFandjointoragency-specificworkplansand/orprojectdocuments28.

The UN system agencies will provide support to the development and implementation of activities within the UNPAF, which may include technical support, cash assistance, supplies, commodities and equipment, procurement services, transport, funds for advocacy, research and studies, consultancies, programme development, monitoring and evaluation, training activities and staff support. Part of the UN system agencies’ support may be provided to non-governmental and civil society organisations as agreed within the framework of the individual work plans (WP) and project documents.

Additional support may include access to UN organisation-managed global information systems, the network of theUNsystemagencies’countryofficesandspecialisedinformationsystems,includingrostersofconsultantsand providers of development services, and access to the support provided by the network of UN Specialised Agencies, Funds and Programmes.

The UN system agencies shall appoint staff and consultants for programme development, programme support, technical assistance, as well as monitoring and evaluation activities.

Subject to annual reviews and progress in the implementation of the programme, the UN system agencies’ funds are distributed by calendar year and in accordance with the UNPAF. These budgets will be reviewed and further detailed in the work plans and project documents. By mutual consent between the Government and the UNsystemagencies,fundsnotearmarkedbydonorstotheUNsystemagenciesforspecificactivitiesmaybere-allocated to other programmatically equally worthwhile activities.

Participating agencies, Funds and Programmes include FAO, ILO, IOM, ITU, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNISDR, UNODC, OHCHR, UN Women, UNV and WHO. The UN agencies work toward the UNPAF outcome, using the four strategies.

Tripartite CommitteeisconsistedoftheUNCT,MFAandOfficeoftheNationalEconomicandSocialDevelopmentBoard (NESDB). The Committee meets once a year at the strategic level.

Steering Committee is composed of UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO, and WHO. This Committee meets with MFA and NESDB at the technical level and on an ad-hoc basis

27 As per the UNDG Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for countries adopting the “Delivering as One” approach 28 In the case of UNDP, the Government Coordinating Authority will nominate the Government Co-operating Agency directly responsible for

the Government’s participation in each UNDP-assisted work plan. The reference to “Implementing Partner(s)” shall mean “Executing Agency(s)”asusedintheSBAA.Wheretherearemultipleimplementingpartnersidentifiedinanworkplan,aPrincipalImplementingPartnerwillbeidentifiedaswhowillhaveresponsibilityforconvening,coordinatingandoverallmonitoring(programmeandfinancial)ofalltheImplementingPartnersidentifiedintheworkplantoensurethatinputsareprovidedandactivitiesundertakeninacoherentmannerto produce the results of the work Plan.


VI. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Implementing partners29 agree to cooperate with the UN system agencies for monitoring all activities supported by cash transfers and will facilitate access to relevant financial records and personnel responsible for theadministration of cash provided by the UN system agencies.

To that effect, implementing partners agree to the following:

1. Periodic on-site reviews and spot checks of their financial records by UN system agencies or theirrepresentatives,asappropriate,andasdescribed in specific clausesof their engagementdocuments/contracts with the UN system agencies,

2. Programmatic monitoring of activities following the UN system agencies’ standards and guidance or site visitsandfieldmonitoring,

3. Special or scheduled audits. Each UN organisation, in collaboration with other UN system agencies (where

so desired and in consultation with the respective coordinating ministry) will establish an annual audit plan, giving priority to audits of implementing partners with large amounts of cash assistance provided by the UN systemagencies,andthosewhosefinancialmanagementcapacityneedsstrengthening.

The UN system agencies will closely consult the RTG on the monitoring and evaluation of their activities.

Progress Report: The UN aims to monitor progress towards the UNPAF outcome annually, and provides annual reports prior to the Tripartite Committee’s annual meetings. Subject to the reporting frequency of the selected indicators (see Annex I), these reports highlight achievements, identify challenges, and propose future directions for discussion. In addition, throughout the implementation year, the Steering Committee meets with the Government to discuss the progress and propose necessary adjustments for the UNCT’s consideration.

A Mid-Term Review will be conducted after Year 2 in order to assess the relevance of the partnership framework and propose necessary adjustments.

A Final Evaluation will be conducted at the end of the fourth-year period in order to assess the effectiveness of the UN’s collective responses and draw lessons learnt for the future partnership frameworks.

29 Implementing partner is the entity responsible and accountable for ensuring proper use of agency-provided resources and implementation andmanagementoftheintendedprogrammeisdefinedintheworkplan.PossibleIPsincludegovernmentinstitutions,inter-governmentalorganisations and eligible civil society organisations, including non-governmental organisations and other eligible UN agencies. Harmonised Approach to Cash Transfer (HACT) Framework, UNDG, February 2014.


VII. COMMITMENTS

The Government will support the UN system agencies’ efforts to raise funds required to meet the needs of this UNPAF and will cooperate with the UN system agencies including: encouraging potential donor governments to make available to the UN system agencies the funds needed to implement unfunded components of the programme; endorsing the UN system agencies’ efforts to raise funds for the programme from other sources, including the private sector both internationally and in Thailand; and by permitting contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations in Thailand to support this programme which will be tax exempt for the donor, to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.

Cash assistance for travel, stipends, honoraria and other costs shall be set at rates commensurate with those applied in the country, but not higher than those applicable to the United Nations system (as stated in the ICSC circulars).

The Government will honour its commitments in accordance with the provisions of the cooperation and assistance agreements.

The Government shall apply the provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United NationstotheAgencies’property,funds,andassetsandtoitsofficialsandconsultants.InadditiontheGovernmentwillaccordtotheAgenciesandtheirofficialsandtootherpersonsperformingservicesonbehalfoftheAgencies,the privileges, immunities and facilities as set out in the cooperation and assistance agreements between the Agencies and the Government. The Government will be responsible for dealing with any claims, which may be broughtbythirdpartiesagainstanyoftheAgenciesanditsofficials,advisorsandagents.NoneoftheAgenciesnoranyoftheirrespectiveofficials,advisorsorpersonsperformingservicesontheirbehalfwillbeheldresponsiblefor any claims and liabilities resulting from operations under the cooperation and assistance agreements, except where it is mutually agreed by Government and a particular Agency that such claims and liabilities arise from grossnegligenceormisconductofthatAgency,oritsofficials,advisorsorpersonsperformingservices.

(a) Nothing in this Agreement shall imply a waiver by the UN or any of its Agencies or Organisations of any privileges or immunities enjoyed by them or their acceptance of the jurisdiction of the courts of any country over disputes arising of this Agreement.

(b) Nothing in or relating to this document will be deemed a waiver, expressed or implied, of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and its subsidiary organs, including WFP, whether under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of 13th February 1946, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies of 21st November 1947, as applicable, and no provisions of this Note Verbale or any Institutional Contract or any Undertaking will be interpreted or applied in a manner, or to an extent, inconsistent with such privileges and immunities.


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: 20%

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mpl

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vaila

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O

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elin

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: 21.

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in b

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in

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pers

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cent

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prov

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with

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tern

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015)

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urre

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nal

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rget

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1):

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sta

ndar

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porti

ng

mec

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con

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e to

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Mig

rant

wor

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w

ho c

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to w

ork

in

Thai

land

und

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e lia

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mpl

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ANNEX II: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN

1. Annual Monitoring System

The M&E Working Group, with support by the RCO and guidance from the UNPAF Steering Committee, will prepare an annual progress report one month before the Tripartite Committee meets.

Each UN agency, in consultation with their partners, are requested to submit their inputs in the following format:

Category Reporting Suggested indicators for reportingOutcome strategy 1

Since the last report, what has been the most significant change at the national level that contributes to the UNPAF Outcome?

Since the last report, what have been the most significant UN contributions toward this change?

% of laws/policies passed or updated between 2017-2021 related to population, human rights, environmental/ natural resources, resilience, innovation or competitiveness that are evidence-based and are in line with international norms

% of laws/policies passed or updated between 2017-2021 related to population, environmental/ natural resources, resilience, innovation or competitiveness that have consulted vulnerable groups, civil society and private sector in its formulation

Outcome strategy 2



# of CSOs that are strengthened to participate and engage in policy-making process related to population, environmental/natural resources, resilience, innovation or competitiveness

Outcome strategy 3



# of private partners, including the media, engaged in contributing towards policy dialogues, planning and implementation related to population, environmental/natural resources, resilience, innovation or competitiveness

# of initiatives with private partners, contributing to SDGs and other post-2015 frameworks implementation in Thailand as the result of UN activities

Outcome strategy 4



# of South-South cooperation initiatives, led by Thailand as a result of UN advocacy and technical support

# of regional and global initiatives on SDGs and other post-2015 frameworks that Thailand undertake during 2017-2021


2. Mid-Term Review

As the social, economic and political landscape in Thailand is rapidly changing, the UNCT wishes to conduct a Mid-Term Review of the UNPAF. This will be an iterative learning exercise that allows the UNCT and its partners to assess the UNPAF implementation and make necessary adjustments.

The Mid-Term Review is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. -Under the guidance of the UNPAF Steering Committee, the M&E Working Group will prepare Terms of Reference for this consultancy, and provide technical support to the consultants. Findings and recommendations will be presented at a workshop for the Tripartite Committee.

3. UNPAF Final Evaluation

The UNPAF evaluation is a joint exercise between the UN and its partners. It will (i) assess the progress made by the UN against the UNPAF Outcome, (ii) identify areas for improvement and remaining challenges, and (iii) distil lessons to inform the next cycle of UNPAF.

The UNPAF Evaluation is expected to take place in 2020. It will be jointly commissioned and managed by the UNCT and the national government.


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