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Programme Priorities |
| Strengthening programme effectiveness | |
Reproductive health, including family planning and sexual health Adolescent reproductive health Reducing maternal mortality Emergency assistance in refugee situations HIV/AIDS Population and development strategies Advocacy Women's empowerment and gender issues Strengthening programme effectiveness Decentralization National capacity-building Monitoring and evaluation Training Contraceptive requirements and logistics management needs Partnership with NGOs and civil society ICPD+5
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Strengthening programme effectiveness encompasses many components. It involves providing clear and pragmatic policy and programme guidance; decentralizing programme-approval and decision-making authority to the country level with adequate support from headquarters and the regional level; developing effective country programmes and subprogrammes; strengthening monitoring and evaluation of programmes; and matching staff training with the skills and competencies needed to meet organizational goals and priorities. Furthermore, it involves building national capacity to absorb financial assistance and to implement and monitor programme activities. In order to maximize UNFPA's own efforts to strengthen programme effectiveness, it is necessary to enhance coordination and collaboration with other development partners, including NGOs and groups in civil society.
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| Foreword | Introduction | UNFPA in 1997 | Programme Priorities | |