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Belize Country Office:Core Business

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UNDP Belize’s Core Business

I. Capacity DevelopmentSupport to national/local capacities for HD and MDGsNational ownership

II. HD Concepts and AdvocacyHuman Development Reports

III. Coordination Aid managementEfficiency/effectiveness of the UN system at country levelSouth-South solutions

UNDP – United Nations Development ProgramUNDP – United Nations Development Program UN – United NationsUN – United NationsMDG – Millennium Development GoalMDG – Millennium Development Goal HD – Human DevelopmentHD – Human Development

I. Capacity Development

UNDP supports Belize in developing national and local capacities for human development and achievement of the MDGs via four main areas, and attention to cross-cutting themes like gender, HIV/AIDS*, and capacity development:

Poverty Reduction and Achievement of the MDGs - The countdown to 2015

Democratic Governance - Providing an enabling environment

Crisis Prevention and Recovery - Building back better

Environment and Sustainable Development - Adapting to a new reality*HIV/AIDS – Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency *HIV/AIDS – Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency

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Core Focus Area: Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Achieve universal primary education

Promote gender equality and empower women

Reduce child mortality

Improve maternal health

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Ensure environmental sustainability

Develop a global partnership for development

Core Focus Area: Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs

Project (MDG 6): HIV and Health Systems Strengthening (HSS), “Accelerating the Pace: Reaching Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations with Critical Services” (Global Fund Round 9 Grant*, 2010-2015

Reduce the sexual transmission of HIV among MARPs: young people, MSM, FSW

Improve the quality of life of PWH and children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Belize and Stann Creek Districts

Improve the coverage and quality of the continuum of care for HIV infected and affected populations

Management, capacity building, data collection and management

MSM – Men who have Sex with MenMSM – Men who have Sex with Men FSW – Female Sex WorkersFSW – Female Sex WorkersMARPs – Most at Risk PopulationsMARPs – Most at Risk Populations PWH – People with HIV/AIDSPWH – People with HIV/AIDS

Core Focus Area: Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGsProject (MDG 7):

MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF) Focused on achieving MDG 7 Target 7c: water and

sanitation indicators Building from the MAF pilot (Belize is one of the 10

pilots worldwide), water governance project:• Strengthen the Capacity of Water Boards (supply side)• Promote Governance Practices for local ownership of

water systems and sanitation services (demand side) MDG report Scorecard and Outlook Report 2010

• Section 1: MDG Progress at a Glance

• Section 2: Macro Economy and Policy Overview

• Section 3: The Belize MDG Scorecard

• Section 4: The Outlook for Achieving the MDGS by 2015 A previous project has been to

Assess Financial and Economic Crisis (FEC) Impacts on Belize’s Urban PoorMAF – Millennium Acceleration FrameworkMAF – Millennium Acceleration Framework

Core Focus Area:Democratic Governance

Project: Support Restore Belize Initiative, 2011 Create a UN / UNDP fund (Government of Japan, UN

Trust Fund for Human Security, BCPR, and donor conference)

Provide support to human security efforts of the government

Project: Capacity Development for Citizen Security, 2011

Create joint partnerships (local / regional / global media organization with experience in investigative journalism

Support investigative journalism capacities, with a focus on urban crime and transparency

BCPR – Bureau for Crisis Prevention and RecoveryBCPR – Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery

Core Focus Area:Democratic Governance

Project: Gender equality and women empowerment, 2011 Build partnerships to promote political empowerment of

women Support initiatives promoting increase of number of women in

the house of representatives by 2013 Promote political parties commitment and legal quota for

women in parliament*

Project: Support to aid coordination by Ministry of Economic Development , 2010-2011

Previous projects include: Up-scaling Local Governance Capacities, Decentralization Dialogue, and Pro-poor Rural Financial Services

Core Focus Area:Crisis Prevention and Recovery

Project: Crisis Prevention

Support Belize for strengthening of its disaster co-ordination framework, and

Strengthening of national capacities, for effective disaster preparedness, risk reduction and emergency response

• Increased capacity of state actors and communities to implement effective risk reduction and response measures

• Natural Disaster Management Authority strengthened to fully integrate and implement hazard mitigation policies and strategies

• National and International partnerships in the area of risk and risk management are fully functional.

Core Focus Area: Environment and Sustainable Development

Project: Agriculture Enterprise Development for Rural Belize (AEDRB), 2008-2010

Use of agriculture as a PR strategy• Employment• Competitiveness

Creation of SME in the value chain from production to consumption in the agricultural system of Belize• Farm productivity• Post harvest losses and adding value to products• Market access by small farmers

Project: Belize National Human Development Report (NHDR) “Think Change”, 2010

SME – Small and Medium EnterpriseSME – Small and Medium Enterprise

Core Focus Area: Environment and Sustainable Development

Project: Third National Communications (TNC), Belize, Self Assessment Exercise (Conservation Covenant CC Project Preparation Grant PPG)

Project: Protected Areas (PAs) (Fisheries and Forestry Departments)

Formalize the national PAs Act Implement the PAs System PlanProject: Strengthening National Capacities for

Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize’s Protected Areas System, National Protected Areas System (NPAS), 2007-2011

Project: Integrating Protected Areas and Landscape Management in the Golden Stream Watershed (GSW) 2006-2010

Complementary set of management plans for GSW’s 4 PAs

Lessons learned are replicated in other PAs

Core Focus Area: Environment and Sustainable Development

Project: National Capacity Self Assessment 2 (NCSA2)

Capacity development, Ministry of Natural Resources Restructuring support, to execute the Ministry’s

mandate Strengthening capacities for coordinating multi-

sectoral environmental policies to achieve 3 Rio conventions:• Convention on Biological Diversity – CBD• Convention to Combat Desertification – CCD• Framework Convention on Climate Change - FCCC

Project: Terminal Phaseout Management Plan (TPMP)

Consumption reduction Reduction of ozone emissions particularly HFC Strengthening implementation of pollution

regulations

HFC – hydrofluorocarbonHFC – hydrofluorocarbon

Core Focus Area: Environment and Sustainable Development

Project: Supporting the registering of Belize Solid Waste Facility as a CDM Project through UNDP’s MDG Carbon Facility

Register Belize solid waste facility

Project: Belize Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Initiative

Sound chemicals management, consistent with SAICM (UNDP/UNEP)

Project: Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Tackle land degradation* 5 pilots in Hummingbird region, with national scope

CDM – Clean Development MechanismCDM – Clean Development MechanismUNEP – United Nations Environment Programme UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme

II. Human Development Concepts and Advocacy

UNDP Belize contributes to research, technical assistance, and promotion of human development:

Human Development Reports•Global

•Regional•National

United Nations Human Development Index (HDI)

HDI – Human Development IndexHDI – Human Development Index

III.Coordination

UNDP Belize supports

Aid managementEfficiency/effectiveness of the UN system at country levelSouth-South solutions

The UN Resident Coordinator, also UNDP Resident Representative is supported by the UNDP Belize Office in his Coordination activities in the country.

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Contact Information:

UNDP Belize3rd Floor, Lawrence Nicholas Building ComplexP. O. Box 53, Belmopan, Cayo DistrictBelize, Central America

Phone: (501) 822-2688 / 0467 / 2635 / 4228Fax: (501) 822-3364Email: undp.belize@undp.org