Namibia has adopted the United Nations Development
Assistance Framework (UNDAF) as a complementary planning process of the UN
system to its own national development planning system. The government has also
appealed to the various UN agencies to continue their role in assisting Namibia
in mobilising international support and resources towards the national efforts
to tackle the challenges of development. The UNDAF, which will run from
2006-2010, seeks to guide the integration of programming among UN Agencies
working in Namibia. Then they can help the government and civil society to reach
Namibia’s economic and social development goals, outlined in Vision 2030, the
Millennium Development Goals, NDP2 and other international commitments signed by
the government. It provides the framework for the UN System to respond
effectively to national development priorities and objectives. The first UNDAF,
which was approved by cabinet in 2000, covered the period from 2001 to 2005. The
second UNDAF, which covers the period from 2006 to 2010 will address the
development challenges related to increased vulnerability of households and the
erosion of institutional capacity caused by the impact of HIV/AIDS. According to
a statement this week, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said it
estimated that about US$44.7 million would be required to achieve these UNDAF
outcomes. ?The framework lays a foundation for co-operation among the UN system,
government and other developing partners through the preparation of common
country programme outcomes.?