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

ofcircumstances entirely beyond the grasp of UNFPA, which made the objective of ensuring national
commodity security difficult to achieve.
Despite the many structural and administrative constraints that could have significantly affected internal
efficiency and restricted the margins of operations of the UNFPA CO team, the implementation of
activities has been efficient from all perspectives. This suggests that addressing the structural and
administrative weaknesses would enable the CO to better meet the programme delivery requirements.
UNFPA’s activities and support have on the whole resulted in successful processes prompting positive
developments and trends in a range of RH, P&D and Gender areas. For instance, RH health indicators
related to programmes and activities supported by UNFPA show significant improvements compared to
indicators in health areas not supported by the Fund. Similarly, the capacity building and policy advisory
activities in P&D brought about important changes at the institutional and policy formulation level,
although it is yet at its early stages of implementation. Programme and advocacy activities in the Gender,
Human Rights Based Approach(HRBA) and gender equality (GE) component have helped to successfully
implement normative and policy changes and to institutionalize HRBA and GE mainstreaming in policy
making and programme management. Here again, implementation is at its early stages.Work
implemented in Transnistria deserves special attention, where positive results go far beyond technical and
programme achievements in the RH component and achievedthe creation of confidence building
measures on the ground and with Transnistrian authorities, perfectly in line with the government’s
strategy for reintegration of Transnistria. UNFPA carries the merit for being a pioneer in this field.
The sustainability of the results achieved during this first programme cycle depends on the extent to
which they can be consolidated in a systematic follow-up and capitalized upon on the side of both
government and UNFPA, including ensuring appropriate UNFPA funding and adequate human resource
and operational delivery capacity (notwithstanding UNFPA MOLDOVA’s resource mobilization efforts
of more than 25% of the core resources).
Since the start of the CP 2007, UNFPA has been a trusted partner for Moldovan public authorities,
including Transnistria, as well as for a range of civil society institutions. The CP proved to be relevant
regarding its thematic approaches and its implementation strategies, which effectively led to the
successful achievement of most of the expected results. This achievement was possible despite very
limited financial resources and consequently limited implementation capacities in the CO.
UNFPA MOLDOVA has been able to engage in strategic partnership, or via joint programming or via
non-formalized cooperation in activities with other UN agencies and has therefore been able to achieve an
effectiveness level beyond expectations, considering the limited resources that were available to the
office.
Key recommendations:
• Continue with the same programme components: Reproductive Health, Population and
Development and Gender. Highly positive results have been achieved for all these components.
UNFPA Moldova Extended Country Programme (2007-2011/12)
Outcome Evaluation
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