This document discusses progress and plans for implementing the UNDAF in Uzbekistan from 2016 to 2020. It summarizes key achievements in improving social protection systems and support for vulnerable groups. It outlines proposed focus areas and activities for joint work plans from 2018 to 2020, linked to Sustainable Development Goals and national strategies. These include assessing social protection systems, supporting people with disabilities, and establishing social work. The document also discusses participating organizations, an estimated budget, funding received, and a funding gap.

1. PROGRESS AND WAY
FORWARD
UNDAF UZBEKISTAN 2016-
2020
Joint UN-Government
UNDAF Results Group on
Social Protection

2. KEY FOCUS AREAS
1. Outcome 2: by 2020 vulnerable groups benefit more from inclusive, financially sustainable
and efficient social protection system
2. Outcome 3: by 2020, children and women in need of protection are covered with
comprehensive support in line with human rights standards
Investment in social protection is a key component of socio-economic development. Critical
safety net in the times of economic reforms.
Lack of single coordination agency/mechanism in social protection fragmentation of social
protection functions lack of common vision/social protection strategy.
The total expenditures in social protection is around 10 percent of GDP Return? Efficiency?
Absence of regular and quality assessment of efficiency of social protection system in
Uzbekistan.
Reforms are an opportunity and impulse for rethinking of the role of social protection under
the country’s new leadership
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Progress in UNDAF implementation for 2016-

3. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Outcome 2: by 2020 vulnerable groups benefit more from inclusive,
financially sustainable and efficient social protection system
Inclusion of all recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on children
with disabilities into the State Programme.
Undertaken situation analysis on people with disabilities. The analysis is used in preparing
draft of the Presidential Decree #5270 “On Measures on Cardinal Improvement of State
Support to People with Disabilities”.
Support in developing and adopting Law on “On Social Services to Elderly People, People
with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Categories of Population”.
Support in developing State Set of Measures on Further Improvement of the System of State
Support of Elderly and People with Disabilities in 2017-2020.
Launch of first comprehensive data-driven assessment of social protection system and
technical support for revision of targeting methodology for social allowances
Single Registry for Social Protection – concept developed
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Progress in UNDAF implementation for 2016-

4. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Outcome 3: by 2020, children and women in need of protection are covered with
comprehensive support in line with human rights standards
In 2017, the National University established a Specialized Department of Social Work in the
National University of Uzbekistan.
UN supported Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan in developing a helpline for women in difficult
life situations.
Continuing support in strengthening capacity of Centers of Legal and Social Help to Women and
their Families
340 women living in difficult life situations were trained on CEDAW, SRH and entrepreneurship
Interagency Coordination Council on Convention on the Rights of the Child is established
Program supporting children affected by migration is launched
Draft of the Law on Children’s Ombudsman is developed.
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Progress in UNDAF implementation for 2016-

5. ACTUAL EXPENSES
(US DOLLARS)
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Progress in UNDAF implementation for 2016-
Agency Budget Actual expenses*
UNICEF 1,360,000 548,444
UNDP 460,000 58,000
UNFPA 220,000 268,374
ILO 83,000 0
Total 2,123,000 874,818
*Actual expenses have been affected by changes
introduced to the Joint Work Plan for 2018-2020.

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Дальнейшие планы в реализации ЮНДАФ на 2018-2020 гг.
Outcome Link to SDG UN-Government Roadmap Development Action Strategy 2017-2021
Outcome 2: by 2020 vulnerable groups
benefit more from inclusive, financially
sustainable and efficient social protection
system
Direct impact
SDG 10: Reduced
inequalities
Indirect impact
SDG 1: No poverty
SDG 3: Good health and
well-being
SDG 4: Quality
education
SDG 5: Gender equality
SDG 8: Decent work and
economic growth
SDG 11: Sustainable
cities and communities
SDG 16: Peace, justice
and strong institutions
44. Conducting joint review of the social
protection system in Uzbekistan and
support the government in system
strengthening, including improving its
targeting mechanisms
45. Support conducting a Situation
Analysis of Persons with Disabilities and
provide technical assistance to
development and implementation of
state policy
77. Support in development of
sustainable tourism in Uzbekistan,
particular, in Karakalpakstan
4.1 ....increasing real disposable income and
purchasing power of population, decreasing number of
low-income families and lowering income inequality in
population
4.2. ... Ensuring social guarantees, enhancing social
protection of vulnerable people…, improving social
services, developing public-private partnership on
providing social services to population
4.5. Developing state youth policy:
- Nurturing physically healthy, morally strong,
intellectually developed, loyal to Motherland young
people with strong principles…;
- Social protection of young people, creating decent
living conditions for young families;
KEY FOCUS OF JOINT WORK PLANS
2018-2020LINKED TO SDGS, BASED ON MAPS RECOMMENDATIONS, UN-GOVERNMENT ROADMAP AND
DEVELOPMENT ACTION STRATEGY

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Дальнейшие планы в реализации ЮНДАФ на 2018-2020 гг.
Outcome Link to SDG UN-Government Roadmap Development Action Strategy 2017-2021
Outcome 3: by 2020, children and women
in need of protection are covered with
comprehensive support in line with human
rights standards
Direct impact
SDG 10: Reduced
inequalities
Indirect impact
SDG 1: No poverty
SDG 5: Gender equality
46. Implement a joint project to
establish and strengthen social work as
a profession and practice.
4.2. Ensuring social guarantees, enhancing social
protection of vulnerable people…, improving social
services, developing public-private partnership on
providing social services to population;
Implementing comprehensive measures on
strengthening family health, protecting mothers and
children...;
raising socio-political participation of women…,
women’s employment, entrepreneurship, enhancing
family foundations;
4.4. extending the network of pre-school insitutions
and cardinally improving conditions in these
institutions for comprehensive, intellectual and
physical development of children...;
4.5. Social protection of young people, creating decent
living conditions for young families;
KEY FOCUS OF JOINT WORK PLANS
2018-2020LINKED TO SDGS, BASED ON MAPS RECOMMENDATIONS, UN-GOVERNMENT ROADMAP AND
DEVELOPMENT ACTION STRATEGY

8. PROPOSALS OF MINISTRIES ON
THE WORK PLAN FOR 2018-2020
Proposals Comments
To clarify participants of the General Prosecutor’s Office in the Joint
Results Group on Social Protection by indicating Department on
Protection of Citizens’ Rights and Liberties
Accepted
Composition of the Joint Results Group is clarified
To join Output 2.1 “Government capacity is enhanced in social protection
policy development and system reform” and Output 2.2 “Strengthened
national capacities to develop and implement social protection policies
in the context of ongoing and upcoming reforms”
Despite of the similarity of Outputs 2.1 and 2.2, they reflect different
aspects of social policy – Output 2.1 aims to enhance capacity to develop
a policy, while Output 2.2 aims to strengthen capacity to implement
efficiently the social policy
To incorporate into outputs measures to raise quality of social protection
services, to achieve full coverage of social protection for all vulnerable
people
Accepted
Actions planned under Output 2.2 imply raising quality of social services
and expanding coverage of social protection for vulnerable people
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9. PARTNERS
Government:
Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Health, Ministry of Public Education, Ministry of Higher and Secondary-Specialised
Education, Ministry of Culture, State Committee on Tourism Development, General
Prosecutor’s Office, Off-budget Pension Fund, Women’s Committee, Cabinet of
Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats
International organizations and donors:
World Bank, ADB, Embassy of the Great Britain, Embassy of Switzerland, JICA,
KOICA, TIKA, USAID, EBRD, GIZ
UN agencies:
UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Volunteers, ILO
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Дальнейшие планы в реализации ЮНДАФ на 2018-2020 гг.

10. BUDGETARY FRAMEWORK, INCL.
FUNDING GAP
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Дальнейшие планы в реализации ЮНДАФ на 2018-2020 гг.
Total estimated budget (USD)
(Total estimated budget includes both direct programme costs and
indirect support costs)
1,765,000
Funded budget (USD) 980,000
Unfunded budget (USD) 785,000