DCC Chair’s remarks at the Meeting of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on June 10, 2024

Honourable President of Tajikistan, heads of ministries and agencies, respected leaders of international financial organizations, esteemed development partners, representatives of the private sector, and members of civil society organizations,  I am honoured to speak to this audience on behalf of the Development Coordination Council (DCC).

The DCC has played a key role in mobilizing development partners to support the implementation of the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan until 2030.  Eight years ago (in 2016) the Government adopted the National Development Strategy 2030, which aims to shift the country to a new growth model based on private investment, exports, and productivity to achieve sustained income growth. As we have already reached the half-way point in the Strategy’s implementation, it is a good time to look at what has been achieved and what remains to be done. Read More

KOICA – Korea International Cooperation Agency

 

Organization Overview

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was founded on April 1, 1991, as a government agency responsible for grant aid to support poverty eradication and socio-economic development in developing countries, enhancing international development cooperation as well as strengthening partnerships with developing countries.

KOICA Tajikistan office has opened officially in February 2022, and plays a crucial role in establishing KOICA’s field-oriented aid programs. In particular, the office will make a great effort to maximize the effectiveness of aid programs by discussing policies and researching demand with Tajik governments.

 

 

Mr. Jeong Minyoung,

Country Director
Website:  https://www.koica.go.kr/sites/koica_en/index.do

Round table on “Leader of the Nation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Investment Development Goals”

Consultative Council

National Library, Dushanbe – 7 July 2021

Jan-Peter Olters

Chair, Development Coordination Council

The summer of 2021 is a balancing act on a fine line between unique opportunities and considerable risks. In just a few months, both have increased in significance, increasing the importance of taking the decisions that address the latter within the context of the former, that combine the strategic medium- to long-term objectives with swift emergency responses. The present situation, as challenging as it appears, contains the ingredients, with which Tajikistan would be able to place itself into a position, from which to strengthen its socio-economic development perspective and foundation for sustainable growth and employment generation. Against this very backdrop, the members of the Development Coordination Council (DCC) are particularly grateful to the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management and the Consultative Council for their foresight in organising this Round Table on Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Investment Development, with a view to defining adequate responses to the emerging risks (whether they relate to the deteriorating security situation along the Southern border, climate change mitigation requirements, or indications of the pandemic’s second wave) and reflecting on ways to absorb additional budgetary obligations in a sustainable manner. Read More

Twenty-First Session of the Consultative Council on the on Improvement of the Investment Climate under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan

Dushanbe, 25 February 2021

Jan-Peter Olters

World Bank Country Manager and Chair of the Development Coordination Council

At the time of last year’s Consultative Council, in early February 2020, COVID-19 was largely—but erroneously—still considered a localised event somewhere else, and it did not feature in the discussions around this table. Three months later, the global pandemic has brought to the fore a myriad of challenges in health, on social security, and surrounding challenges of macro-fiscal and financial stability. And nine months later still, Tajikistan has been able to prove wrong the, in hindsight, alarmist projections made during late spring 2020. Agriculture has responded with increased production to the risks of interrupted supply chains, as has manufacturing—with the importance of, and opportunities in, increasing economic self-reliance having become evident to communities throughout the country.

The overarching policy objectives discussed during recent Consultative Councils, and the steps taken by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in response, have proven accurate and timely, having provided for the figurative lighthouse at the distant horizon. This mental picture— relating to a quote by Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca that, “if one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable”—implies that, even with strong headwinds ( such as the ones caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic), it is still possible to move a ship, on a zig-zag course, even upwind in the desired direction. Read More

XX Session: Consultative Council on the Improvement of the Investment Climate under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan

XX Session

Consultative Council on the Improvement of the Investment Climate under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan

Dushanbe – 12 February 2020

Jan-Peter Olters

World Bank Country Director

Chair, Development Coordination Council

The results of the latest Doing Business report reflect the commitment to, progress in, and challenges of aligning Tajikistan’s economic policies to the objective of encouraging investments. The improvement relative to results from earlier years foreshadows a path towards a new development phase, one that succeeds in taking full advantage of the considerable opportunities inherent in the ambitious public investment program, emerging trade opportunities, and the country’s young and growing population. Against the backdrop of a changing internal and external environment, with improved prospects and risks, it is becoming increasingly evident—whether in terms of macro-fiscal stability, especially young Tajiks’ professional perspectives, or the breadth of the underlying tax base—that enterprises and investors will need to play a key role in buttressing dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable growth and securing improved living standards in Tajikistan. Read More

Food Security, Nutrition WG Agendas

 

July 30, 2021

Agenda:

  • Discussion on Nutrition in Tajikistan, highlight the key nutrition platforms and initiatives and how to streamline coordination in this area for greater impact

 

June 7, 2021

Agenda:

  • REACT Food Security and Nutrition Sector/Agriculture Sector assessment preliminary findings & discussion (WFP/FAO)
  • Presentation on nutrition in Tajikistan (UNICEF)
  • AOB

 

November 30, 2020

Agenda:

  • Food Security update
  • Discussion on challenges/impediments that agencies faces under current realities of the pandemic:
    • virtual collaboration with Government
    • operational issues including re-prioritization, logistics, etc.
    • strategic issues – e.g. resourcing, government budget allocation, etc.
  • AOB

 

October 21, 2020

Agenda:

  • AKDN COVID-19 in Tajikistan: Food Security
  • USAID Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Land Governance activity Healthy Mother Healthy Baby activity
  • TBD (contact me if you want to present your new activity) AOB

 

June 4, 2020

Agenda:

  • Food Security, Nutrition, and Agriculture Update
  • WG Issue paper next steps
  • COVID-19 response: food security, nutrition, and agriculture
    – EU
    – AKF
    – Other
  •  GoT engagement
  • AOB

 

May 6, 2020

Agenda:

  1. Issue paper and follow-up actions
    • Discussion on the situation monitoring
    • Food security update
  2. Government plans/ministry requests
  3. Agencies’ response
    • DCC WG members’ response plan
    • Food assistance prioritization (WFP)
  4. AOB

 

April 9, 2020

Agenda:

  • COVID-19 Issue paper on food security and nutrition (will share a draft tomorrow)
  • Contingency plans – each agency to share their preparedness/response plan

 

January 29, 2020

Agenda:

  •  Mid-term development programme
  •  Update on the status of the Food Safety Program
  •  Donor Synergy meetings in Khatlon
  •  AOB

 

August 14, 2019

Joint DCC Food Security / Nutrition and Health Working Groups meeting

Agenda:

  • Food fortification – update on the legislation and mapping on areas of support;
  • World Food Day – can be under AOB for now, but it will be good to learn if any agencies are interested in joining forces for advocating this year’s theme “healthy diets”;
  • National Food Safety Strategy – tbd with FAO, and this can also be under AOB, unless they have any specific issues to bring up;
  • Update from the World Bank the Global Financing Facility and the National Nutrition Forum;
  • Update from WHO on their work in Food Security.

 

UNOPS – United Nations Office for Project Services

 

UNOPS Overview:

Established in 1995 by the UN General Assembly with a mandate in infrastructure, procurement, and project management, UNOPS acts as a service provider, technical advisor, and implementer for its partners, which include governments, IFIs, UN Agencies, and the private sector. Partners call on UNOPS to supplement their own capacities, accelerate delivery, reduce risks, boost cost-effectiveness, but also to assure quality for delivery and impact. UNOPS is overseen and guided by the joint UNDP/UNOPS/UNFPA Executive Board, members of which are elected annually by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The UNOPS Executive Director reports to the UN Secretary-General.

UNOPS is the only UN entity that operates on a full cost-recovery basis without receiving core funding from member states. UNOPS maintains a network of more than 80 country offices and operates in over 130 countries around the world. In 2018, UNOPS supported more than 900 projects worth 1.9 billion USD. 37% of this support was provided to governments, while 32% was delivered through partnerships with various UN organizations. During 2017, UNOPS supported its partners by procuring more than 1 billion USD of goods, services and works; constructing or rehabilitating over 100 buildings such as schools and hospitals; and deploying approximately 10,000 project managers and technical experts.

In line with its 2018-2021 strategic plan, UNOPS ambition is to become a known and recognized resource providing collaborative advantages that expand implementation capacity for Governments, the United Nations, and other partners, in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To advance on this ambition, UNOPS works through a number of modalities to provide comprehensive implementation services to its partners, leveraging its expertise in five service lines:

  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Procurement
  • Project Management
  • Financial / Grant management
  • Human Resources / Transactional Services

UNOPS work in Tajikistan commenced over 20 years ago executing over 400 projects nationwide. Currently, UNOPS is working with the Government of Tajikistan and relevant partners to develop its portfolio in the country, to advance efforts in support of the National Development Plan (2016-2030) and promote SDG achievement.

 

 

Partnerships Adviser,
UNOPS Tajikistan;

Mob: (+992 92) 866 9090

Email: davronbeka@unops.org
Website: https://www.unops.org

Address: 39 Ayni Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734024

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