UNDP – Slovakia Partnership

The partnership between UNDP and the Slovak Republic was established in 2002. The goal was to support Slovakia in its transition from a recipient country to a donor country, in setting up a development policy, including effective management of development projects.

Specifically, management of public finance, involvement of private sector in development cooperation, support for innovations in development or security policy in the Western Balkans.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic (MFEA SR) and the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic (MFSR) are the main partners of UNDP.

Main partners

UNDP with Ministry of Foreign and
European Affairs

UNDP and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic (MFEA SR) currently run Effective Development Cooperation Solutions for the SDG project that was launched in 2018.

It focuses primarily on the creation of tools that enable Slovak private companies to participate in development cooperation (Slovak Challenge Fund) and on strengthening the position of Slovakia as a provider of development cooperation in the reform of the security sector.

The main components of the Effective Development Cooperation Solutions are:

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The Slovak Challenge Fund that facilitates the transfer of Slovak know-how and innovative solutions to address development challenges in partner countries.

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The Southeastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) initiative related to Strengthening Regional Cooperation on Gender Mainstreaming in Security Sector Reform in the Western Balkans.

Until 2020, the project also supported the Ukraine Energy Efficiency Secretariat and Expert Hub that was managed by UNDP Ukraine. The overall purpose of the Hub was to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Ukraine to develop and implement its energy efficiency policy during the critical time of transition of the national energy markets, in particular gas and electricity.

Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

To learn more about the SDGs, you can visit this website.

Innovations supported by the SCF have to be aligned with selected SDGs. See below particular goals and numbers of projects associated with them.

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels