The United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Iran signed.
The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) document for the period 2017-2021 has been signed between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations Country Team.
The ceremony took place in the Mirrors Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the presence of H.E. Dr. Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, Government officials and the UN Heads of Agencies.
This is a strategic framework document which will govern the cooperation between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations for the five years following the end of the current UNDAF on 31 December 2016. The agreed four pillars under our new UNDAF are as follows:
1. Environment
2. Health
3. Resilient Economy
4. Drug Control
This prioritization is based on a shared understanding - with the Government - of the national development priorities, and the areas where the UN system in Iran can extend its support to the Government.
The Government of Iran has shown an exemplary ownership of the UNDAF document. With the signing of the UNDAF today, the partnership to address national development priorities with the government is being taken to the next level.
The document has been signed by Mr. Payman Saadat, Director General for Environmental and Sustainable Development from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the I.R. of Iran together with the heads of agencies of UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, FAO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNIC, UNICEF, UNIDO, IOM, UNOCHA, UNODC, WFP and WHO in the I.R. of Iran.