Country Programme (2007-2011/2012) evaluation - UNFPA Moldova

“Rethink Moldova” is the title of third planning document published by the new government in 2009.
“Rethink Moldova” complements the development goals defined in the NDS 2008-2011 with the vision
of the Government for achieving a five-pillar reform agenda: European integration, economic recovery,
rule of law, decentralization and reintegration of the country. These pillars were put together after the
definition of European Integration as a long-term political goal. Regarding social policies, all priorities
defined in the NDS remain untouched.
Currently the GoM is drafting a new National Development Strategy for the period 2012 – 2020 with the
working title of “Moldova 2020”, which should be approved before end of 2011. A draft text of
“Moldova 2020” available in late July 2011 showed that, compared to the previous NDS, the Government
Activity Plan and Rethink Moldova, the new document is much more focused on economic growth and
resource mobilization for future development. At least in the draft text, no specific chapter onhealth and
on demographic policies can be found. 32 Duringa meeting held in late July in Chisinau between the
Government and donors 33 , government officials explained that the social and sector development
strategies already defined in standalone documents remain valid and unchanged regarding their content.
The government sustains that the social development agenda is hence already defined and that Moldova
2020 should be considered as a complementary resource mobilization strategy to the social development
agenda.
Strategies and Partnerships
Regarding strategies to be pursued by UNFP, the CPAP specifically mentions that the following
pointswill be used for the implementation of specific activities under each output of the programme, as
well as for provision of UNFPA technical and operational support to implementation:
• Advocacy and Policy Dialogue;
• Building and Using a Knowledge Base;
• Promoting, Strengthening and Coordinating Partnerships; and
• Developing Systems for ImprovingPerformance strategies
All of these strategies have clearly been used and have been carried outin most of the CPAP components
to the expected results (as described in other parts of this report). Advocacy and Policy Dialogue were
clearly used as first stepsfor the construction of an institutional framework for P&D policies. The strategy
of building a knowledge base was pursued in support of the NBS and the use of knowledge can be seen in
the implementation of RH policies on the ground. The strengthening of partnerships is present in the
successful implementation of joint programmes together with other UN agencies and in the work in
Transnistria. The development of systems for improving performance strategies has been used
successfully in the area of reproductive health. This evaluation considers that the strategies have been
32 So far, seven priorities have been defined for Moldova 2020: Studies (relevant for career); Roads (good,
everywhere); Finance (accessible and inexpensive); Business (clear and appropriate rules); Energy (safely delivered
and efficiently used); Social Insurance (equitable and sustainable) and Justice (responsible and incorruptible).
33 This evaluation had the opportunity of being present as a guest during the meeting.
UNFPA Moldova Extended Country Programme (2007-2011/12)
Outcome Evaluation
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