PH, UN Sign Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia (left) and United Nations Resident Coordinator Ola Almgren (right) sign the Philippines-United Nations Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development. (DFA UNIO photo)
MANILA 11 December 2018 – The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) signed the Philippines-United Nations Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development (PFSD 2019-2023) at a ceremony held at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Pasig City on 21 November 2018.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia and UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Ola Almgren signed the document on behalf of the Philippine Government and the UN, respectively.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which sits as Advisor in the National Steering Committee, was represented by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations Noralyn Jubaira-Baja. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Philippine Government and the UN Country Team.
Formerly known as the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, the PFSD 2019-2023 is the fifth Philippines-UN country plan since 1995, and the first that redefines the nature of the UN System’s engagement in the Philippines from one that provides “development assistance” to a collaboration in a strategic partnership. It also directs the UN Country Team’s (UNCT) attention and resources.
The Philippine Government’s long-term vision is firmly aligned with the commitment of UN Member States in the 2030 Agenda and supports the UN System’s call to “leave no one behind.”
By aligning the UN System support to Ambisyon Nation 2040 and its operational plans, the PFSD contributes not only to national but also to global efforts to reduce inequalities and eliminate discrimination.
The PFSD 2019-2023 also takes as its reference the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the first of four socioeconomic development plans that will operationalize Ambisyon 2040. It is in line with the PDP priorities, organizing its strategic contributions through a 2030 Agenda lens into three pillars—people, prosperity and planet, and peace. END
