The results of cooperation between the UN agencies and the Government of Uzbekistan within the framework of the implementation of the Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2016-2017 and discuss the main areas of cooperation for the period until 2020.

1. UNDAF 2016-2020:
PROGRESS AND WAY FORWARD
Joint UNDAF Results
Group Thematic Area:
Effective Governance

2. REFORM AGENDA
 Action Strategy for 2017-2021 (cross-cutting focus on PAR and Rule of Law);
 Judicial and legal reforms: independence of the judiciary, increasing the efficiency of courts and
access to justice, taking into account the interests of the child;
 Openness, dialogue with citizens, accountability in line with principle “Government serves the
people rather than people serving government";
 Improvement of the system and mechanisms of reliable protection of citizens' rights and
freedoms;
 Concept of Administrative Reform: streamlining of public administration system, decentralization,
One-Stop-Shops, administrative procedures;
 Enhancing lawmaking and rule-making, strengthening the role of Parliament;
 Civil Service Law, anti-corruption initiatives;
 Introduction of innovations and project management tools;
 Development of civil society institutions, media and NGOs.
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3. KEY FOCUS AREAS
 support to the National Action Plan on implementation of recommendations of
UPR and UN Treaty bodies;
 further strengthening of judicial independence, and enhancing court
administration, as well as legal procedures to ensure courts are better applying
child-sensitive procedures;
 strengthening the institutional capacity of the national public administration and
introducing a more transparent and professional system of civil service;
 creation of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels;
 ensuring transparency, efficiency and quality of public services through the
integration ICT and e-government;
 Ensuring full compliance of legislative framework regarding children in contact
with the law with international standards
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4. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administration system, based on evidence-
based policy-making and introduction of a more transparent and professional system of civil service
 assistance in the development of the Concept of Administrative Reform, the new draft Law "On Local Government "
based on the results of functional review;
 support in drafting the Law on Public Services, joint projects with the Academy of Public Administration in civil service
training, and with the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan (WCU) on empowering women participation in public
administration;
 Institutionalization of RIA tolls, anti-corruption scrutiny in lawmaking and rule-making;
 the update of the set of indicators on the situation of children in the framework of the TransMonEE initiative, the regional
database in CEE / CIS, the training of the State Statistics Committee on the collection and use of demographic data.
2. Strengthening public-private partnerships with civil society organizations and the media and
ensuring their participation in development processes
 Seminar-trainings on increasing the capacity of journalists, over 630 journalists to prepare high-quality analytical materials
on various topics;
 Training for the Youth Union and the Association for the Support of Children and Families of Uzbekistan;
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5. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
3. Ensuring access to quality public services through the introduction of ICT and principles of
advanced governance through e-government
 Support to the development of the Law “on Administrative Procedures" and legislation public service
delivery reform;
 Advancing Uzbekistan’s ranking in UN e-Government Survey in 2016 (analytical support and development
of NAP);
 Suggestions and recommendations for improving the system of public services (Resolution of the Cabinet
of Ministers # 2750, Presidential Decree #5278 and Presidential Resolution #3430);
 Assistance in the development and launch of the portal of open data and a portal for the discussion of
drafts of the NAP regulation.gov.uz;
 Assistance in the development of the concept of e-participation, the Concept note on e-appeals,
e-petitions, National Transparency Index of public institutions;
 Assistance in the development of Governmental decisions on improving the effectiveness of statistical
bodies, as well as the draft Concept Note on the SDG portal.
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6. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
4. Further strengthening the independence of the judiciary and strengthening judicial
administration, as well as the promotion of justice procedures and courts that take into
account the special treatment of minors;
 proposals and recommendations on reforming the judicial and legal system, improving the structure,
the procedure for selecting candidates, appointment of judges, etc.
 support to the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan in the development of proposals and amendments to
the Civil Procedural Code, Economic Procedural Code and the Code of Administrative Justice;
 streamlining judicial proceedings, "E-SUD" in 75 inter-district courts in civil cases. 442,435 claims
were processed, increasing the effectiveness of the courts by 50%, the time to visit courts was
reduced twice;
 proposals for Amendments to Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code based on findings of an
analysis of gaps in laws and practices in within the system of juvenile justice;
 3 child-friendly interrogation rooms at pre-trial stage to protect child victims and witnesses of crimes
 survey on the study of the level of satisfaction of participants on the basis of legal proceedings in the
city of Tashkent to develop proposals to increase public confidence in the judicial system.
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7. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
5. Support in the implementation of the country's commitments adopted in the framework of international
conventions and recommendations of the UN treaty bodies
 assistance in the implementation of 6 UPR recommendations on supporting the independence of national
human rights institutions (NHRIs) in accordance with the Paris Principles;
 support for the organization of the visit of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Special Rapporteur on
freedom of religion or belief, follow-up action plan;
 assistance in the development of the National Action Plan for the implementation of the recommendations of the
CEDAW Committee, the preparation of a national report on the implementation of the recommendations of the
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC);
 Analytical support to the Ombudsman for the implementation of the Paris Principles and preparation for
accreditation in the Global Network of National Institutions for Human Rights (GANHRI)
 A set of measures to further improve the system of state support for the elderly and PwDs for 2017-2020;
 The program of comprehensive measures to further improve the support system for PwDs and strengthen
protection of their rights and freedoms; Assistance in the development of the Law "On Social Services";
 Case management process for assessing the situation of girls in Closed Specialized Educational Facilities is
initiated following the Cabinet of Ministers’ Plan of Action #426;
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8. LESSONS LEARNED
 It is necessary to further strengthen tplanning for the prioritization of
activities and strategic outcomes;
 Important to continue the interaction with national partners in
implementation of the recommendations of the UN Charter and Treaty
bodies;
 Assist in development of the institutional capacity building of
ministries and departments;
Continuous support is needed in improving the quality of lawmaking
and rulemaking and regulatory policy, strengthening the role of
Parliament, including in the implementation of parliamentary oversight and
public discussions;
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9. LESSONS LEARNED
 Regular analysis of the situation and data collection will play a
key role in promoting advocacy;
It is necessary to adjust the possibilities of resource mobilization
under new development context and involve a larger number of public
administration bodies and donors for cost-sharing, in order to ensure
the sustainability of the outcomes;
 Special attention should be given to further enhancing women's
participation and opportunities in public administration and
decision-making, building the capacity of national partners on gender
equality;
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10. KEY FOCUS OF JWP 2018-2020
LINKED TO SDGS, BASED ONMAPS RECOMMENDATIONS, UN-GOVERNMENT ROADMAP AND
DEVELOPMENT ACTIONSTRATEGY
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OUTPUT LINKAGE TO SDG
ROADMAP UN-
GOVERNMENT
ACTION STRATEGY 2017-2021
OUTPUT 7. By 2020, the
quality of public
administration is
improved for equitable
access to quality public
services for all.
SDG№5: Gender equality
SDG №10: Reduce inequality
SDG №16: Peace, justice and
strong institutions
Para 7, 8, 107 , 6,
11, 12, 44, 46, 7
Activity 1, 2, 99 ,
108
(«Roadmap UN-
Government)
Activity 4.2 , 1.1,
2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.6, 5.1
(UNODC-
Government
Roadmap)
I. I. Priority directions for improving the
system of state and public construction
1.1. Further strengthening of the role of the Oliy
Majlis, political parties in deepening
democratic reforms and modernization of
the country:
1.2. Reforming the system of public
administration:
Reforming the system of public administration
and public service
1.3. Improving the system of public
administration:
the introduction of effective mechanisms for
dialogue with the people;

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Way Forward in UNDAF implementation for 2018-2020
KEY FOCUS OF JOINT WORK
PLANS 2018-2020LINKAGE TO SDGS, MAPS RECOMMENDATIONS, ACTION-ORIENTED UN-UZBEKISTANROADMAP
AND ACTIONSTRATEGY
OUTPUT
LINKAGE TO
SDGs
UN-UZ ROADMAP ACTION STRATEGY 2017-2021
Output 8. Legal and
judicial reforms
further ensure strong
protection of rights,
freedoms and
legitimate interests of
citizens
SDG №16:
Peace, justice
and strong
institutions
Para 60, 97, 98, 99, 5,
101, 100
Activity № 98 или 107,
99,66, 35, 58, 59, 109,
112, 34 (Roadmap UN-
Government)
Activity № 2.1, 12
(Roadmap UNODC-
Government)
II. Priorities for ensuring the rule of law and further reform of
the judicial and legal system
2.1. Ensuring the true independence of the judiciary,
increasing the authority of the court, democratization and
improvement of the judicial system:
2.2. Providing guarantees of reliable protection of citizens'
rights and freedoms:
2.3. Improvement of administrative, criminal, civil and
economic legislation:
2.4. Improvement of the system for combating crime and
preventing crime:
2.5. Further strengthening of legality in the judicial and legal
system:
2.6. Improvement of the system of rendering legal assistance
and services

12. PROPOSALS OF MINISTRIES
AND DEPARTMENTS FOR
INCLUSION IN THE PLAN FOR
2018-2020
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Proposals Comments
to revise indicator 7.3.2. "Availability of a framework program for medium-
term budget planning and further promotion of program budgeting", taking
into account its relevance and additionally include the following items:
development of the Strategy for Reforming the Public Financial
Management System for 2019 - 2030;
introduction of a program-targeted method of budget planning with a view to
a gradual reorientation of the budgetary process from "managing budget
resources (costs)" to "managing results".
The proposal was accepted. However, precise language will be
clarified in conjunction with partners in the Ministry of Finance. The
draft of the PFM reform strategy has already been submitted to the
Ministry of Finance. According to the Finance Ministry, it will be
finalized after the international assessment of PEFA, which the
Ministry of Finance planned to hold with the World Bank before the
end of this year. The transition to the medium-term budgetary
framework is still relevant and is a mandatory stage for transition to
performance-oriented budgeting.
it is proposed to delete the indicator 7.1.3. "The existence of a normative
legal act on recruitment based on the merit system".
At this time, the Law "On Civil Service" has not yet been adopted, so
this paragraph remains relevant. In this connection, it is proposed to
keep this paragraph and at the same time slightly amend the wording
"the existence of a regulatory framework for recruiting for civil service
on the basis of merit"
Activities related to the improvement of the system of anti-corruption
expertise and methodologies for assessing the impact of regulatory
regulation, as well as measures to improve the effectiveness of law
enforcement bodies, should be moved from group 7 "Quality of public
administration and access to public services" to group 8 "Judicial and legal
reforms, freedoms and interests of citizens ".
Anticorruption expertise is considered as part of the RIA, which is
part of improving the efficiency of the public administration system. In
this regard, it is proposed to leave activities related to the
improvement of the anti-corruption expert system in Group 7.
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13. PARTNERS
UN agencies: UNDP,UNESCO,UNICEF,UNFPA, UNODC, OHCHR
International organizations and donors: Embassy of Great Britain, European Union Delegation in
Uzbekistan, Embassy of Switzerland, USAID, etc.
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Government:
Ministry for Information and Communication Technologies (MICT); The Office of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan (Service for the Legal Support of Reforms and Coordination of Law Enforcement Activities),
CIAD Cabinet of Ministers, NIACCN under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan; The Ombudsman of
the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman); Supreme Court; General Prosecutor's
Office; Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Statistics Committee, Academy of Public Administration
under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, National Agency for Project Management under the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, Center for the Development of the Electronic Government
System (CDEGS) under the Ministry of Finance; The National Human Rights Center, the National Association of Non-
Governmental Organizations, the Independent Institute for Monitoring the Formation of Civil Society, the Research
Center at the Supreme Judicial Council, the Public Fund for Support and Development of Independent Print Media and
News Agencies of Uzbekistan, the National Electronic Media Association, the International Journalism Development
Center, Association for support of children and families, Federation of trade unions.