The UNESCO Country Programming Document for Albania,sets the framework for the Organization’s multi-sector cooperation strategy with Albania, in coherence and alignment with the country’s priorities and the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) (2006-2010) and as per the on-going joint programming process within the context of the ‘Delivering as One Initiative.’ It also focuses on how the Organization can assist the country in attaining the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and in meeting its international commitments.
This UCPD-Albania is based on an analysis of the country’s national priorities and strategies as expressed in the National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI), as well as the priorities that must be addressed under the European Commission’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) over the years 2007-2010, in order for Albania to be eligible to join the European Union. It also provides a more coherent picture of the challenges and opportunities for UNESCO within the Delivering as One Initiative, drawing from the Organization’s experience, and identifies areas where UNESCO’s mutli-sectoral expertise could be more fully exploited.