United Nations Strategic Framework for Afghanistan
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UNITED NATIONS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN
The Parties also "called for further measures to improve the living conditions of the people and
expressed confidence that the Afghan authorities will respect fundamental human rights, including
the rights of all ethnic groups, women and children, and will provide every citizen of Afghanistan with
equal rights to participate in the socio-political, economic and cultural life of the country." The Parties
noted "the key role of the United Nations in providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, calling
on the international community to intensify emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of
Afghanistan [and] emphasized that assistance to Kabul in restoring the national economy will allow
creating decent living conditions for the population and reducing the flow of migration abroad."
As noted throughout this Framework, the UNCT is committed to a program of assistance that advances
the rights of all Afghans, particularly minorities, women, and girls; creates decent living conditions to
reduce humanitarian needs over time; and addresses the drivers of conflict and instability through
greater inclusivity, better governance, and economic growth. The UN in Afghanistan will continue
working with Afghan and regional actors on solutions to cross-border and regional challenges, such as
water management, climate change, and transnational organized crime and terrorism, and on
mitigating the regional risks associated with them.
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Theory of Change for the UN Strategic Framework Priorities
While the UN and its partners remain fully committed to advancing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in
Afghanistan, it is important to note that progress will be highly dependent on the actions of the de
facto authorities. The fluidity and ever evolving situation in the country also presents significant
obstacles to formulating planning assumptions and risks to implementation and achievement of
outcomes.
Despite such challenges and uncertainties, the UN will endeavour to effect change that can have a
positive impact on the lives of the people of Afghanistan, particularly for those most vulnerable and
marginalized. This requires the identification and implementation of catalytic, nexus-oriented
interventions with impacts across all SDGs. In support of this objective, the UN will leverage its
collective mandates, capacities, expertise, partnerships, resources, and assets at country, regional,
and global levels to maximize the impact of its work.
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Ensuring inclusive, equitable, and sustained access to affordable, quality essential services across
the country particularly health and nutrition, education, water and sanitation, social protection, as
well as protection in a manner that builds on humanitarian interventions through strengthened
cross-pillar coordination to enhance sustainability will be key. All efforts to mitigate and manage risks
to unimpeded access for women and children, as well as other vulnerable groups, must be a priority.
Realizing this objective will require strengthening community-based systems which contribute to
meeting basic human needs, as well as leveraging and strengthening front-line service delivery
providers whose capacities have been built over the past two decades with international support,
while also ensuring women aid workers can continue to deliver services.
Reducing poverty and increasing resilience requires sustained and coordinated efforts to create and
preserve decent jobs, strengthen economic opportunities, and make livelihoods more resilient.
Private sector development particularly through micro, small, and medium enterprises
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