Republic of Moldova

Country Programme Overview

UNDP Moldova’s new collaboration programme for the period 2007-2011 was elaborated in participation with Government, civil society, donors and other UN agencies. Lessons learned from the previous programming cycle and past experiences provided a solid foundation for the new programme that focuses on two main priorities in order to ensure that benefits of growth benefit all: Good Governance and Regional and Local Development.

By strengthening governance structures, UNDP Moldova promotes a more secure, prosperous and equitable future for all people in Moldova. Focusing on regional and local development activities helps building the necessary environment to reduce the amount of people living in poverty and create new opportunities for all. The two main priorities build on the following two UNDAF Outcome Objectives reflecting UNDP’s mandate and comparative advantage:

UNDAF Outcome 1:      By 2011, Public institutions with the support of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are better able to ensure good governance, rule of law and equal access to justice and promotion of human rights;

UNDAF Outcome 3:      By 2011, vulnerable groups in poor rural and urban areas take advantage of sustainable socio-economic development opportunities through adequate regional and local policies implemented by Local Public Authorities (LPAs) and partners.

In order to further align the programme with countries priorities emerging from the National Development Plan the core work of UNDP programme has been organized five key programme areas:

Institutional Development: This portfolio focuses on the institutional development of the public sector, and more specifically, on supporting the public administration reform process both horizontally across the Government and through tailored support to individual Ministries in their re-organization process.

Justice and Human Rights: In order to build a more independent judiciary system that will function in a more transparent and accountable manner, UNDP strengthens the capacity of judges and court personnel. Support is provided to the Ombudsman Institution to perform core functions, including handling complaints, human rights monitoring, propose legislative and policy changes.

Environment and Climate Change: UNDP supports capacity development of government and non-governmental organisations working in the area of environment and the government’s efforts to strengthen the legal framework aiming at improved management of environment and natural resources in compliance with international and EU standards and to restore and conserve the country’s biological diversity.

Poverty Reduction: The focus is on responding, in a systematic and analytical manner to emerging issues such as the global economic crisis and its impact on poverty and human development. In addition, the portfolio builds the national statistical capacity in view of generating better data for MDG monitoring. Support is provided to the development of public private partnership and promoting corporate social responsibility.

Local Governance/Regional Development and Civil Society: Support is provided to Local Public Authorities (LPAs) to operate in a more effective and transparent manner.  UNDP helps to strengthen legal framework for effective delegation of authority, fiscal decentralisation and streamlining local procedures and systems. UNDP builds the capacities of LPAs and communities to plan, implement and monitor local development with greater citizen participation and provide better services and access to basic infrastructure for citizens. 

How we work

The basic modality of UNDP's assistance to Moldova is the project. The project is a sequence of activities to achieve a set of immediate objectives formulated to contribute to the achievement of a broader national development objective. The project is implemented on the basis of the project document – legally binding agreement between UNDP and other partners, delineating the plan for achieving the objectives and the means to evaluate their achievement. The project document also specifies the indicators by which progress or setbacks are to be assessed, the resources that are needed and the management arrangements. In Moldova the project document is to be signed by the UNDP Resident Representative, Minister of Economy and head of implementing agency (it can be either a governmental entity or an NGO).

As soon as project document is approved and funds are allocated, UNDP contracts (on the competitive basis) the project manager – a person in charge of project implementation. The project manager acts in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures under the supervision of the national coordinator – designated senior representative of the implementing agency. As soon as the project is completed, UNDP reports to the government and donors on its results

UNDP Procurment

Procurement is the overall process of acquiring goods, civil works and services which includes all functions from the identification of needs, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contract, and all phases of contract administration through the end of a services’ contract or the useful life of an asset. An overview on UNDP’s procurement practices are embodied in Procurement Manual. It provides information on how UNDP source suppliers, what procurement methods UNDP use and how evaluate offers. Additionally, it explains our internal review framework and UNDP’s general considerations of contracting.

All major procurement decisions as well as current competitions conducted by UNDP Moldova can be found on the Tenders section.