UNSCF (2013-2017) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION &COMMON COUNTRY ANALYSIS

The South Africa- United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework (UNSCF 2013-2017) is the overall framework for the work of the UN system in South Africa. The UNSCF was developed in 2012 through a participatory and consultative process, coordinated by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the UN Country Team (UNCT) - which comprises of seventeen United Nations agencies, funds and programmes accredited to South Africa

The UNSCF is based on a common understanding of the strengths of the UN system and its comparative advantage in adding value to Government’s objectives and priorities as reflected, in the New Growth Path (NGP), Government’s National Development Plan (NDP): Vision 2030, the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and targets.

In 2016 the UNCT in South Africa will start the process of negotiating and formulating the next strategic cooperation framework (2018- 2022) with the Government of the Republic of South Africa (GoSA).  In compliance with United Nations guidelines and requirements, the UNCT will conduct an evaluation of the current UNSCF (2013-2017) and a national development analysis of the country, with a view to inform the substantive content of the new cooperation framework (2018-2022).