United Nations Strategic Framework for Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN
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recommendations as necessary. UN Regional Teams will be key in facilitating sub-national
coordination among UN partners and other stakeholders to strengthen area-based delivery of the UN
Strategic Framework at provincial level.
Under the direction of the UNCT, the Operations Management Team (OMT) will continue to improve
operational coherence, efficiencies, and cost-effectiveness of the UN's delivery in support of the UN
Strategic Framework through its common Business Operation Strategy 2.0 (2020-2025) (see section
4.6 for further information on the Business Operations Strategy).
Structured against its priorities and outcomes, Results Groups will be responsible for the technical
level operationalization of the UN Strategic Framework. Under the oversight of the PMT, and in
coordination with their respective STWGS, Results Groups will undertake sectoral level coordination
in their respective focus areas, assess programmatic gaps, develop programmatic interventions based
on jointly identified needs, formulate output-level joint workplans, and report on progress through
annual UN Country Results Reports (see section 5.3 for further information).
Under the leadership of the DSRSG/RC/HC with support from UNCT, the National Durable Solutions
Working Group will be custodian of the Strategic Framework on Solutions to Internal Displacement
and will be tasked with coordinating its implementation with partners across the nexus - including
through programming in support of the UN Strategic Framework to ensure concerted efforts are
directed towards finding solutions to displacement.
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The Human Rights, Youth, Gender, and Disability and Inclusion theme groups will support the UN's
collective efforts towards, respectively, human rights, youth engagement and empowerment, gender
equality and women's empowerment, and inclusion of persons with disabilities through the UN
Strategic Framework. The PSEA Taskforce will ensure the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse
by delivering programmes towards target beneficiaries.
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Working Group will provide technical advisory support to the
PMT and Results Groups regarding data quality assurance, results planning, and ongoing monitoring
and reporting of results against the UN Strategic Framework and its joint workplans in accordance
with its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (see chapter 5 for further information on the duties
of the M&E Working Group). The Data Working Group will ensure effective coordination of data
collection and dissemination across the UN system to facilitate the design of data-driven
programmatic interventions.
The UN Communication Group will coordinate joint strategic communications initiatives pertaining to
the UN's collective activities and achievements towards the realization of UN Strategic Framework
priorities, including through the UN Afghanistan website and related social media platforms, as well
as through those of individual UN entities.
The UNCT will be supported by a Risk Management Team comprised of agency risk management
experts and focal points responsible to assess and advise the UNCT on the strategic common risks
associated with UNSF implementation, identify opportunities, and recommend strategies and tools
for joint risk mitigation. Through enhanced collaboration and information sharing, common risks, such
as fraud and corruption, can be addressed more effectively, in addition to matters relating toView entire presentation