Overview : The South Africa-United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework (UNSCF), 2013-17, is the founding document for the partnership between the Government of South Africa and the United Nations system. The UNSCF was developed in December 2012 through a participatory and consultative process, coordinated by the Government of South Africa and the UN Country Team.
The UNSCF is based on a common understanding of the strengths of the United Nations system and how the United Nations could be best placed to add value to Government’s own Plan of Action in the pursuit of its objectives and priorities as reflected, inter alia, in the National Development Plan (NDP), New Growth Path (NGP), Government’s Provincial Growth & Development Strategy Plan (PGDP): Vision for 2030 (a prosperous Province with a healthy, secure and skilled population, acting as a gateway to Africa and the World), the Provincial Priorities the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and the 2010 Millennium Development Goals Country Report. These have informed the identification of four pillars of UN cooperation, which are: inclusive growth and decent work; sustainable development; human capabilities; and governance and participation. The KwaZulu Natal Priority Areas (Job creation, Education, Health, Crime, and Rural Development) and the PGDP pillars (Job creation, Human Resource Development, Human and Community Development, Strategic Infrastructure, Environmental Sustainability and Spatial Equity, Governance and Policy) have provided the basis for the strategic agreement between KwaZulu Natal Provincial Government and the United Nations. The Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal and the United Nations in South Africa, commit to foster cooperation and coordination to enhance the performance and impact of development programmes to improve the lives of the people in KwaZulu-Natal.
The report will be used by Government Departments, Institutions of Higher Learning and other Stakeholders as a planning tool and a reference for the state of development in KwaZulu-Natal.
II. AIM
The aim of this consultancy is to prepare the State of the Province Report for KwaZulu-Natal. The State of the Province Report will include a general description of the provincial basic development characteristics and highlight issues relevant to the development and implementation of KwaZulu Natal Priority Areas such as Job creation, Education, Health, Crime, and Rural Development and the KwaZulu-Natal’s Government’s Provincial Growth & Development Strategy Plan (PGDP) pillars such as Job creation, Human Resource Development, Human and Community Development, Strategic Infrastructure, Environmental Sustainability and Spatial Equity, Governance and Policy.
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