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Organization Overview

FAO’s vision is achieving food security for all; at the heart of FAO’s efforts is to assure that all people have regular access to enough high- quality food to lead active and healthy lives. FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better thelives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.

FAO’s activities comprise four main areas:

Putting information within reach. FAO serves as a knowledge network. We use the expertise of our high qualified technical staff -agronomists, foresters, fisheries and livestock specialists, nutritionists, social scientists, economists, statisticians and other professionals – to collect, analyse and disseminate data that aid development. A million times a month, someone visits the FAO Internet site to consult a technical document or read about our work with farmers. We also publish hundreds of newsletters, reports and books, distribute several magazines, create numerous CD-ROMS and host dozens of electronic forms.

Sharing policy expertise. FAO lends its years of experience to member countries in devising agricultural policy, supporting planning, drafting effective legislation and creating national strategies to achieve rural development and hunger alleviation goals.

Providing a meeting place for nations. On any given day, dozens of policy-makers and experts from around the globe convene at headquarters or in our field offices to forge agreements on major food and agriculture issues. As a neutral forum, FAO provides the setting where rich and poor nations can come together to build common understanding.

Bringing knowledge to the field. Our breadth of knowledge is put to the test in thousands of field projects throughout the world. FAO mobilizes and manages millions of dollars provided by developed and middle –income countries, development banks and for the projects. FAO provides the technical know-how and in a few cases is a limited source of funds. In crisis situations, we work side-by-side with the World Food Programme and other humanitarian agencies to protect rural livelihoods and help people rebuild their lives.

Organization Overview

The European Union (EU) is a family of 27 democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. The EU Member States (MS) have set up common institutions such as the European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at the European level and to ensure that these decisions are then represented by one single entity.

The EU’s decision-making process involves three main institutions:

• the European Parliament (EP), which represents the EU’s citizens and is directly elected by them;
• the European Commission, which upholds the interests of the Union as a whole;
• the Council of the European Union, which represents the individual Member States;

This ‘institutional triangle’ produces the policies and laws that apply throughout the EU.

The Commission is also the EU’s executive arm – in other words, it is responsible for implementing the decisions of the Parliament and the Council, which means implementing its policies, running its programmes and spending its funds.

The European Commission has four main roles:

1. to propose legislation to the Parliament and the Council;
2. to manage and implement EU policies and the budget;
3. to enforce European law (jointly with the Court of Justice);
4. to represent the European Union on the international stage, for example by negotiating agreements between the EU and other countries.

The European Commission Delegation to the Republic of Tajikistan opened in 2004 in Dushanbe. Until the end of 2009 it remained under the responsibility of the Delegation in Kazakhstan. It was upgraded to a fully-fledged Delegation, reporting directly to headquarters, by the end of 2009, and is now headed by Ambassador Eduard Auer as Head of Delegation.

With the coming into effect of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the EC Delegation became the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan and the European External Action Service was formally launched on 1 December 2010. The EEAS is unique and independent from other EU institutions, drawing its personnel from EU institutions (Secretariat General of the Council of EU, European Commission) as well as from Foreign Ministries of Member States. It implements the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and other areas of the EU’s external policies. The EEAS is under the authority of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), a post also created by the Treaty of Lisbon. The EEAS cooperates with the Commission in areas where two institutions share competences.

The legal framework for EU – Tajikistan relations until recently had been the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters (TCA) and as of 1 January 2010, the new legal framework Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) came into force.

Organization Overview

Eurasian Development Bank (“EDB” or the “Bank”) is an international financial organization established to promote economic growth in its member states, extend trade and economic ties between them and to support integration in Eurasia.

The Bank was conceived by the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan and established in 2006, following the signing of an international agreement by the Presidents of those two countries on 12 January that year.

The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic became full members of the Bank In 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively.

The Bank’s activities are aimed at creating the conditions necessary for encouraging sustainable economic development, promoting integration between EDB member states and mitigating the consequences of the global financial and economic crisis.

EDB’s priorities are:

• financing investment projects that promote integration;
• helping to implement projects that support integration;
• research relating to economic integration;
• diversifying its investment portfolio across the regions of its member states.
• EDB manages the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) Resources.

For more information about EDB please visit  http://eabr.org/e/.

Organization Overview

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) was established in 1991 in response to major changes in the political and economic climate in the Central and Eastern Europe. The EBRD is an international institution, which is based in London, United Kingdom.

The EBRD is an international financial institution that supports projects from central Europe to central Asia. It is owned by 64 countries plus the European Union and the European Investment Bank. Investing primarily in private sector clients whose needs cannot be fully met by the market, the Bank fosters transition towards open and democratic market economies. In all our operations we follow the highest standards of corporate governance and sustainable development. The EBRD aims to promote market economies that function well – where businesses are competitive, innovation is encouraged, household incomes reflect rising employment and productivity, and where environmental and social conditions reflect peoples’ needs.

The EBRD is the largest single investor in the region and mobilizes significant foreign direct investment beyond its own financing. Despite its public sector shareholders, it invests mainly in private enterprises, usually together with commercial partners. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. It also works with publicly owned companies, to support privatization, restructuring state-owned firms and improvement of municipal services. The Bank uses its close relationship with governments in the region to promote policies that will bolster the business environment.

The strategy for Tajikistan for the years 2012-2015 was approved by the Board of the EBRD on 13 March 2012. The Bank’s activities in the country will focus on fostering the private sector, strengthening the financial sector, supporting critical infrastructure and improving the quality of energy supply, regulation and energy efficiency. In developing the private sector, the first priority is to develop micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through microfinance instruments, small and medium-sized enterprises credit lines, and Trade Facilitation Programme. The financial sector will be strengthened through various means including broadening lending products and extending a Medium-Sized Co-financing Facility to suitable local banks. In supporting the country’s infrastructure, the EBRD will facilitate commercialization, while concentrating on the basic needs of the population and affordability.

As at 31 March 2013, the EBRD has provided loan and equity financing to 73 projects for a total amount of €293 million.

Organization Overview

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable development, reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. DFID started its bilateral programmes in Tajikistan in 2003.

The DFID office in Tajikistan is based in the British Embassy, Dushanbe. Since April 2012 DFID Tajikistan has become a regional office and oversees Kyrgyzstan programme as well. The newly established British Embassy in Kyrgyzstan also has a development section which helps run programmes in the country.

DFID works in partnership with the Governments of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and the international donor community to support a country driven, result oriented, poverty reduction programme. Our medium term strategy for Central Asia is reflected in our Operational Plan for 2011-2015. DFID supports the adoption of the DAC Paris declaration for improved aid effectiveness.

Organization Overview

Known for its capacity to develop innovative, sustainable, community-driven solutions to endemic and institutionalized problems, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) seeks to marry local consensus with leading development practice. Underpinned by an ethos of improving living conditions and opportunities for the poor without regard to their faith, origin or gender, the AKDN has operated in Tajikistan since 1992, and currently employs over 3,500 people; a vast majority of them are local Tajik citizens. In Tajikistan, the Network is comprised of eight different agencies, and is involved in a diverse array of programmatic initiatives, in all regions of the country including the capital, Dushanbe. The Network is heavily invested in the fields of health, education, rural, economic and cultural development, poverty alleviation, humanitarian assistance, and cross-border development. AKDN aims to contribute to the development of an economically dynamic, intellectually vibrant, and culturally plural Tajikistan.

The agencies and affiliates of AKDN which are currently implementing programmes in various parts of the country and in various sectors are Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), the University of Central Asia (UCA), FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, and the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) which serves as an affiliate of AKF.

Organization Overview

Since its founding in 1966, ADB has been driven by an inspiration and dedication to improving people’s lives in Asia and the Pacific. ADB’s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region’s many successes, it remains home to a large share of the world’s poor. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. 

Based in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. 

Tajikistan joined ADB in 1998, and, as of end-2016, ADB has approved over $1.5 billion in concessional loans, grants, and technical assistance to the country. ADB’s country partnership strategy with Tajikistan focuses on improved infrastructure, investment climate reforms, and improved food security. 

Ms. Shanny Campbell

Country Director, Tajikistan Resident Mission 
Tel: (+992 37) 2210558 
Fax: (+992 37) 2289128 
Email: adbtjrm@adb.org
Website: www.adb.org/tajikistan
Address: 45, Sovetskaya Street, 734001 
Dushanbe, Tajikistan