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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Agreement on development partnership with UN signed

Belgrade, 30 May 2017

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Karla Robin Hershey signed today within the Development Partnership Framework between the Serbian government and the United Nations Country Team for the period from 2016 to 2020.

Author: mfa.gov.rs

This document presents a comprehensive basis for the cooperation and assistance of the United Nations system, including 19 agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations, which is aimed at encouraging and improving the overall economic, social and environmental development of Serbia.

The Development Partnership Framework is fully aligned with the national development priorities of the Serbian government, as well as with the process of pre-accession negotiations between Serbia and the European Union and the UN Agenda for sustainable development by 2030.

The estimated value of the programme of activities for a five-year period covered by the Development Partnership Framework amounts $170 million.

With its five pillars and nine outcomes to be achieved by 2020, the Development Partnership Framework is a kind of road map for the further promotion of good governance and the rule of law, social development and human resources, economic development, growth and employment.

It also included the protection of the environment, combating climate change and building resilient communities, and integrating culture into the overall process of sustainable development.

At the signing ceremony, both sides have expressed expectations that the five-year Development Partnership Framework will give a new impetus to the joint efforts to further promote cooperation between the Republic of Serbia with the UN system.

Dacic on this occasion expressed his gratitude to the UN Team, with Resident Coordinator Karla Robin Hershey at its head, on the persistent and dedicated work on the Development Partnership Framework.

At the same time he expressed hope that, through the joint work of our ministries, offices and agencies of the UN system, the Development Partnership Framework will be successfully put into practice, in the interest of all citizens of Serbia, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.