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Key Observations, Findings and Provisional Recommendations

RAPID INTEGRATED POLICY ASSESSMENT IN ARMENIA

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

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Armenia is a lower-middle-income and landlocked developing country with a GDP per capita of $3,498. It is bordered by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Turkey. Its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey remain closed, which is an apparent violation of the norms of the United Nations Charter, the international law, including the Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States. This creates unfavorable conditions for sustainable development.

In 2009, as a result of the global economic crisis, Armenia’s GDP declined by 14.2%, one of the deepest declines in the region. Since 2010, the economy has entered a period of recovery although more recently growth has slowed. According to official preliminary estimates, growth for 2015 stood at 3%. Mining products, textile and shoes, tobacco, fresh fruits and vegetables, IT and tourism services are most dynamically growing sectors of the economy.

Armenia’s exports are concentrated in several product groups: base metals (copper, molybdenum, gold) and cut diamonds, food and beverages (canned and fresh food, brandy), tobacco. The recently developed export-led industrial policy of Armenia focuses on increasing the competitiveness of targeted sectors and reducing export concentration. Between 2010-2015, exports of goods grew at 8% Compound Annual Growth Rate, reaching $1.5 billion by 2015. Export goods have become increasingly diversified geographically and by product structure. However, the resource intensiveness of exports has increased from 73% in 2009 up to 83% in 2014.

In this economic context, over the course of the last decade, Armenia has undertaken wide-ranging and comprehensive institutional, economic and social reforms towards implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Overall, Armenia identified and committed

to fulfil 16 national targets under the eight MDGs. For the measurement of the implementation or fulfilment of these targets, 65 indicators were identified in the process of MDG nationalization. Public spending on social protection, education, infrastructure enhancement and health care has increased, though in absolute numbers this remains moderate. Out of the total 65 indicators, Armenia achieved 22 indicators and had good progress towards another 10 indicators, while half of the indicators were not achieved by the final reporting period in 2015. Achievements were especially high in the areas of child health protection (child and maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases) and, partially, in environmental protection, while progress was weak in poverty reduction and fighting hunger, education, gender equality (in particular, women’s participation in economic, business and political decision making), and governance areas (in terms of ensuring a level of governance, political rights and responsibility, and protection of human rights that would contribute to the sustainable development of Armenia). In terms of environmental protection, several issues remain critical, including deforestation risks, use of solid fuel by the population, availability and access to sanitation, ratio of slum households, etc. The poverty level in Armenia remains high, with 30% of population below the poverty line.

It is critical, that during the nationalization and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Armenia builds on the experience gained and the lessons learned during the implementation of the MDGs, and addresses the issues and gaps remaining from MDG implementation. The results of and the lessons learned from the MDGs implementation were published in the “Armenia MDG National Progress Report-2015”. The SDG nationalization process in Armenia was initiated in 2013 with the Post-2015 Development Agenda related activities described in the section below.

Introduction

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In 2013, in the context of shaping the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the Government of Armenia and the UN Armenia Country Team (UNCT) partnered to form a Post-2015 Task Force, co-chaired by the First Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and the UNFPA Assistant Representative, with the aim of identifying priorities for the next global sustainable development agenda. The participatory process used for prioritization, which in practice was comprised of a series of town hall meetings, was essential for reflecting the perspective of all stakeholders and reaching consensus across society about the SDGs and the mechanisms of their implementation. In addition, the National Council on Sustainable Development (NCSD), in cooperation with international and national organizations, produced the Rio+20 National Assessment Report (2012) and the Post Rio+20 Strategy Plan (2015) that offered concept notes and action plans on key directions for sustainable development.

Many of the challenges identified through this participatory process are in line with the Armenia Development Strategy (ADS) for 2014-2025, which is the overarching strategy document in Armenia, which sets the strategic goals, targets and indicators in multiple economic and social areas for the next twenty years. The ADS for 2014-2025 sets out the framework for sector specific strategy documents and action plans, and has three broad sets of goals:

� Reduction of poverty between 2008-2021 to the extent that poverty will not be a hindrance for economic development, and extreme poverty will be totally eliminated as a significant social phenomenon.

� Elimination of human poverty and ensuring accelerated human development, as a result of which, Armenia should move from the

group of countries with average human development to the group of countries with high level of human development.

� Mitigation of disproportionate levels of territorial development and acceleration of economic growth of underdeveloped regions by developing and implementing a relevant territorial policy.

In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the ADS envisages three sets of priority policies:

� Economic policy for ensuring sustainable and accelerated economic growth;

� Active social and income policy for vulnerable groups of the population (including the poor);

� Modernization of the governance system, including improved effectiveness of state governance and ensuring accelerated growth of the resource envelope at the disposal of the state.

A constitutional referendum was held in Armenia on 6 December 2015. The proposed amendments will radically change the country’s political system, shifting from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic. These amendments will come into force in 2018, and are expected to contribute significantly to the improvement of state governance in the country.

SDG Nationalization Process in Armenia

The Rapid Integrated Policy Assessment (RIPA) for the SDG nationalization in Armenia has been carried out in accordance with the RIPA methodology developed by UNDP. The objective of RIPA is to support countries in mainstreaming the SDGs into national planning, by helping to carry out a systematized screening and listing of its strategies, policies and legislation in terms of readiness for SDG implementation. It is a first step in defining a roadmap for a country to implement the SDGs, which shall be followed by interactive stakeholder dialogue to identify national priorities and determine corresponding national targets and indicators based on the local realities in Armenia. This RIPA has been carried out based on the SDGs and their corresponding targets and indicators as set out by the UN Economic and Social Council in the “Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators”, of 19 February 2016 (document number E/CN.3/2016/2/Rev.1), in Annex IV - Final list of proposed Sustainable Development Goal indicators. This RIPA provides preliminary assessment and analysis in relation to:

� the relevance of SDGs to the country context;

� the level of alignment with SDGs and the integration of SDGs, SDG targets and indicators in Armenia’s official strategies and plans;

� institutional capacity, inter-agency coordination and data availability and sufficiency issues in the framework of nationalization of SDGs;

� linkages between strategies, policies and action plans in multiple sectors or areas covered under the SDGs.

The assessment involved a broad set of sector specific policy/strategy documents, in addition to the analysis of Armenia’s overarching strategic document – the ADS 2014-2025. In addition to the ADS 2014-2025, the RIPA studied and assessed at least 48 sector specific strategy documents, concepts, action plans, plus relevant laws and regulatory documents. A full list of documents studied can be found in the Annex to this document.

It is important to note that the assessment was based on the strategies, concepts, action plans, and laws and regulations made available to the team by relevant agencies. There may be documents adopted recently or in draft stage that were not provided to the team and, thus, not taken into account. These documents still can be incorporated into the national planning of SDG implementation at next stages of the SDG nationalization process.

Rapid Integrated Policy Assessment for SDG Nationalization in Armenia


Overall, the SDG principles and approaches are well reflected in Armenia’s national strategic documents. There is a high level of integration of the SDG targets into the ADS for 2014-2025 and a number of sector specific strategic documents.

Overall level of SDG integration

1. The assessment covered all targets and indicators under the SDGs. Based on the analysis of the documents made available for the assessment, 108 SDG targets have been prioritized out of 169. Overall, the main strategic document – the ADS for 2014-2015 - reflects on 64 SDG targets, i.e. about 40% of SDG targets.

However, some reservations can be held in relation to the prioritization and compliance with SDG targets. In 44 out of the prioritized 108 SDG targets, the wording of the national target differs from the corresponding SDG target. In some cases, the difference is significant.

In addition, in 91 of the prioritized SDG targets, the relevant national indicator does not comply with the corresponding SDG indicator or does not exist (of which, in 62 cases indicators do not comply, and in 29 cases the national indicator does not exist). This issue needs further discussion in order to identify the reasons and effective solutions.

Key Observations and FindingsPrioritization of SDG Targets

Prioritized only in sectoral documents

26%

Not prioritized

36%

Prioritized in ADS

38%

Does not exist

27%Comply

16%

Does not comply

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Compliance and Availability of Indicators for Prioritized Targets

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SDG 1 Poverty SDG 2

Hunger

SDG 3 Health

SDG 4 Education

SDG 5 Gender

SDG 6 Water & Sanitation

SDG 7 Energy

SDG 8 Employment

SDG 9 Infrastructure

SDG 10 Reduce Inequalities

SDG 11 Cities

SDG 12 Sustainable Consumption &

Production

SDG 13 Climate Change

SDG 14 Conservation & Sustainable

Use of Marine Resources

SDG 15 Terrestrial

SDG 16 Peaceful Societes

SDG 17 Means of Implementation

Level of Prioritization of SDG Targets


The level of alignment and gaps with SDGs, SDG targets and indicators

2.It is important to note that the SDGs and the targets under the SDGs are presented as they appear in the “Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators” set out by the UN Economic and Social Council (document number E/CN.3/2016/2/Rev.1), without altering the official wording. Some SDG targets may include parts that could be considered to be not relevant for Armenia. For example, while “the use of child soldiers” mentioned in SDG 8.7 is not relevant to Armenia, other parts of the SDG 8.7 may be relevant, i.e. to “end child labor in all its forms”. In such cases, this assessment uses the full name of the target, i.e. “SDG 8.7 - Take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, eradicate forced labor and, by 2025, end child labor in all its forms, including the recruitment and use of child soldiers”.

3.In order to not overburden the reader with information, the focus of this section is on the gaps identified in relation to the SDGs and SDG targets. The assessment identified gaps related to the following SDGs and SDG targets:

� SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. While there is very high compliance with SDG 3, target SDG 3.9 has not been prioritized, i.e. reduction of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution, and contamination.

� SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. It should be noted that the national sector strategy provided for the assessment was in draft stage. While ensuring high quality education is a national priority, there were gaps in relation to the following targets.

� SDG 4.4 - increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

�SDG 4.6 - Ensure that all youth and at least [x] per cent of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy. The reason for not having a national target and indicator may be the high literacy rate in Armenia. Though the level of literacy in Armenia is very high, for quality education certain undertakings need to be taken in compliance with contemporary requirements i.e. computer skills, basic knowledge of IT, etc.

� SDG 4.c - Increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and Small-Island Developing States.

� SDG 5 - Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls. Overall, gender is well addressed in the ADS for 2014-2025, the Concept of Gender Policy, and other sector specific policy documents. However, important gaps exist in:

� SDG 5.3 - Eliminating all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

� SDG 5.4 - The recognition and value of unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies as nationally appropriate.

� SDG 5.a - Undertaking reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws. While understanding that the reason for not prioritizing SDG 5.a may be the fact that the legal framework in Armenia ensures equal rights for ownership and for access to economic resources all forms of property, natural resources and financial services for all genders, and the perception that there is no inequality in this regard, the prioritization of this target

would be important for ensuring practical implementation of these rights and opportunities, and for addressing any inequalities that exist in practice.

� SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. There are several gaps in relation to this SDG, including:

� SDG 8.4 - Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavor to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programs on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead.

� SDG 8.7 - Take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, eradicate forced labor and, by 2025, end child labor in all its forms, including the recruitment and use of child soldiers.

� SDG 8.8 - Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment.

� SDG 8.10 - Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all.

� SDG 8.a - Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries.

� SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. The ADS for 2014-2015 and other national policy/strategy documents do not appear to integrate the SDG 12 targets and indicators. This is a significant gap, which may be a reflection of the fact that Armenia’s policies do not put adequate attention to decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation.

� SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. The gap under this SDG is due to the insufficient integration of climate change-related risk management into the national strategy and policy for disaster risk reduction, and into territorial development-planning process (SDG 13.2).

�SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. There is significant gap in covering this SDG. This gap is due to insufficient or low integration of the SDG targets in national policies/strategies, including those to fight against poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna, addressing both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products, and protecting wildlife biodiversity (SDG 15.7, SDG 15.9, SDG 15.a, SDG 15.b, SDG 15.c).

� SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. In fact, the ADS for 2014-2015 and other national policy/strategy documents do not appear to integrate most of the SDG 16 targets and indicators. While some targets such as 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4 are reflected in national strategies and legislation, there are no relevant indicators available. This area requires thorough discussion to better align the national documents with SDG 16 and its targets in relation to good governance and institutions, accountability, participatory and inclusive institutions, access to justice, etc. Establishment of peace, justice and strong institutions are the basic pillars of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and remains as it is from its first approval (1995) to the last one approved in 2016. Nevertheless, significant efforts must have been taken to adjust these principles to the overall idea of sustainable development with wide participation of all segments of the society.

� SDG 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. Gaps in relation to the SDG 17 are related to the lack of meaningful indicators to the relevant national targets.


SDGs, SDG targets and indicators not relevant for Armenia

4.Several SDGs and SDG targets were not assessed, taking into account that they are related to a different group of countries, i.e. least developed or developed countries, or countries of other regions such as countries of South-South cooperation. In particular, this includes the following targets: SDG 4.c; SDG 9.a, SDG 9.b, and SDG 9.c; SDG 10.a, and SDG 10.b; SDG 11.c; SDG 13.a, and 13.b; SDG 14.7, and SDG 14.a, SDG 17.2, SDG 17.5, SDG 17.8, SDG 17.12.

5.In relation to a number of SDGs and SDG targets, which are related to oceans, fisheries (e.g. SDG 14.7, SDG 14.a, SDG 14.b, SDG 14.c) and other areas not applicable for Armenia, the assessment identified and analyzed the national targets and indicators applied to lake Sevan (and other lakes in Armenia), since Armenia is landlocked and has no access to sea/ocean.

SDGs, SDG targets and indicators for small landlocked countries

6.Several SDGs are designed to benefit small landlocked countries such as Armenia. It is important that Armenia takes adequate measures as a potential beneficiary to effectively utilize the possibilities of getting support from the international community for achieving the SDG targets. This is related to the following SDGs: SDG 7.b; SDG 9.a; SDG 10.b.

7.The SDGs do not include specific indicators in relation to landlocked small countries such as Armenia in relation to internationalization (trade and trade logistics, global value chain, investments). In the context of ensuring effective participation of landlocked small countries in international trade and economic cooperation, it may be justified under the SDG framework to include special indicators for such countries in relation to promoting their active involvement in international trade and global value chains.

Data issues/gaps

8.The assessment identified several issues related to the availability of national data. Addressing these issues will be critical for enabling effective monitoring and evaluation of the process of attaining SDG targets. In addition, addressing these issues is essential for strengthening policy and strategy design capacities in Armenia. In particular,

� It was noted that in a considerable number of areas national indicators defined in policy/strategy documents do not have the level of disaggregation (by gender, race, age, income level, regions, education level, etc.) as required in SDG indicators.

� It was noted also that in some other areas national indicators defined in policy/strategy documents do not have the level of consolidation as required in SDG indicators. For instance:

� “Proportion of government recurrent and capital spending to sectors that disproportionately benefit women, the poor and vulnerable groups” as required under indicator 1.b.1.

� “The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures” under the SDG indicator 2.a.1.

Goal setting issues

9.One of the major points identified by the assessment is the insufficiency and/or the lack of indicators to measure and evaluate the attainment of the policy goals and targets. Often SDG targets are reflected in one or more national strategy documents in general and vague terms, while the corresponding indicators are either missing, do not have sufficient level of detail or disaggregation, or do not correspond to the SDG indicators. This is a critical policy issue, which would need special attention and coordination among all the agencies/institutions involved in the development of national targets and indicators. Effective links and consistency in policy targets and indicators shall be ensured in order to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of any national goal and/or SDGs.

10.The assessment identified that in some areas (e.g. healthcare and environment) SDG targets and indicators were widely used for designing the relevant policies and strategies and establishing their corresponding M&E frameworks. These are good examples demonstrating that SDGs can be utilized for policy making.


Mainstreaming and institutional settings

11.The assessment identified various cross-sectoral linkages and these have been reflected in the tables of Annexes A and B. A positive step could be made by discussing whether there is collaboration between these sectors in their planning and implementation of actions and how their interventions complement each other’s plan. Effective inter-agency dialogue and coordination as well as a participatory stakeholder process is critical for ensuring consistency in defining policy/strategy goals and relevant indicators. In this regard, the SDGs and SDG targets and indicators can serve as an effective supporting framework for policy-making and coordination.

12.For effective integration and implementation of SDG targets and indicators in national policies and strategies, there shall be an agreed institutional arrangement to:

a. stimulate and facilitate an integrated approach to account for interactions among SDGs and relevant policy areas,

b. provide guidance and coordination to various government agencies to ensure consistency in setting goals, targets and relevant indicators,

c. facilitate and guide the stakeholder dialogue process in the society, and, d. facilitate the assignment of funding from the budget for attaining SDGs,e. coordinate the monitoring and evaluation efforts of the government in

relation to the attainment of SDGs and SDG targets.

These aspects would substantially strengthen effective mainstreaming. In this context, it would be important to effectively engage and utilize the potential Post-2015 Task Force already formed and working in Armenia.

Strategy/policy level issues

13.While the assessment tried to identify as many cross-sectoral linkages as possible, there may be additional linkages that may need to be identified for effective SDG implementation. This will require additional discussion.

14.Horizontal integration within national plans across sectoral areas exists, but could be further improved. In Armenia, positive examples of such integration can be seen in strategies and concepts in the areas of the healthcare, child health, gender, and education. Cross-sectoral linkages can range from complete to moderate synergy through to no interaction; and onwards through SDGs moderately to fully offsetting each other. These kinds of interactions are important for mainstreaming the SDG agenda in an integrated—and therefore effective—manner.

15.As indicated above (see under Goal setting issues), one of the major points identified by the assessment is the insufficiency and/or the lack of indicators to measure and evaluate the attainment of the policy goals and targets. This is a critical policy issue, which needs special attention and coordination among all the agencies/institution involved in the development of national targets and indicators. Effective links and consistency in policy targets and indicators should be ensured in order to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of any national goal and/or SDGs.

Provisional Recommendations 16.Consideration shall be given, wherever applicable, to using SDGs targets and indicators for designing the relevant policies and strategies and establishing their corresponding M&E frameworks. As noted above, there are good examples in Armenia of using SDGs for policy making (e.g. healthcare and environment).

17.There are a number of SDG areas that have not been given priority or have not been reflected effectively in the national strategy/policy context yet, while there are some areas that have been reflected in strategies, but given little focus. It is recommended that in the future these areas are given adequate consideration and are integrated into the relevant national strategies. This includes areas identified above in the section “The level of alignment and gaps with SDGs, SDG targets and indicators”.

Data issues

18.Data gaps are also important. These need early consideration and action, because relevant and timely data will be critical for monitoring, evaluation, and for evidence-based policy adjustments. It should be noted also that addressing data issues, in some instances, will require enhancing institutional settings and capacities. This relates particularly to addressing the issue of administrative registers for collecting sufficient data, with sufficient level of disaggregation or aggregation.

19.Addressing the data availability and data quality issues would require effective dialogue and cooperation between the National Statistical Service (NSS) and relevant government agencies. While some of the data sets are compiled and processed by the NSS, there is a broad set of data which is collected by line ministries or agencies. Armenia could build on the good experience of the NSS Armenia which has established a comprehensive

database, including a database of MDG indicators and carries out effective international cooperation under the framework of the SDGs.

20.The NSS of Armenia is also actively involved in the works of the UN Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs). A recently carried out self-assessment by the NSS Armenia revealed the following level of compliance with the definitions of SDGs indicators:

� 105 (42.9 %) indicators, fully compliant with the definition � 94 (38.4 %) indicators, mostly compliant with the definition � 34 (13.8 %) indicators, partly compliant with the definition � 12 (4.9 %) indicators, non-compliant with the definition (problematic)

The self-assessment helped to identify several issues to be addressed for improving the data availability and compliance related to the methodology, data sources, the quality of administrative registers, and the level of disaggregation of data.

Funding

21.The extent to which the strategies and corresponding action plans aiming to directly achieve the SDGs targets are funded by the budget is essential for effective implementation. Therefore, it is critical that to ensure that adequate funding is made available in the state budget, at national and sub-national levels, to finance activities towards achieving SDG-related targets.

22.In the context of funding, it will be important to effectively leverage and utilize the opportunities provided by international organizations and donors, for instance, the activities of the World Food Program (WFP) towards addressing food security issues, fighting hunger, various donor projects towards agribusiness and rural development, and many others.

Number of SDG targets prioritized by areas

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Armenia Development Strategy for 2014-2025, RA Government Decree # 442-N on 27th of March, 2014.

Strategy of Healthy Food in Schools (2013-2021)

RA Constitution

Strategy on the Reduction of Disaster Risks in Armenia (Government Decision #281-N, March 7, 2012

Third national Communication on Climate Change, Environmental Protection

Third national Communication on Climate Change, Environmental Protection, Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, 2015, Decree N 41

The Concept of Children Nutrition and Action Plan (2015-2020), Government Protocol Decision # 40, September 25, 2014

Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy 2010-2020, November 2010, Decree N 1476-n.

The Strategy and Action Plan for Improving the Reproductive Health (2016-2020)

The Concept of Gender Policy, Government Protocol Decision #5, February 11, 2010

The Strategy and Action Plan for Improving the Child and Youth Health (2016-2020)

The Strategy of Managing Tuberculosis (2016-2020)

National Program of Immunal Prevention Program (2016-2020)

The National Program for Fight Against Widespread Non-Communicable Diseases 2016-2020)

The National Program for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle 2016-2020

Strategy of Fight Against Drug Abuse and Illegal Circulation of Drugs

The Strategy on Prevention of Injuries 2016-2020

Demographic Strategy 2010-2035, Government Protocol Decree #27, July 02, 2009

The Strategic Program of Fight Against Infectious Diseases (2012-2016); Government Decision #1913, 29 December 2011

The Program for Measures, Including Public Awareness Raising, for Public Health Emergency Situations During Biological and Chemical Dangers (2013-2016), Government Protocol Decision #4, January 31, 2013

Concept and Action Plan for Protection Against especially dangerous Pathogens, Government Decision #34, August 14, 2014

The Program of Fight Against Transmitters of Infectious Diseases, Government Decision #22, May 29, 2014

The Program for Public Awareness Raising and Knowledge Dissemination in Emergency Situations due to epidemics, Chemical and Radiation Causes, as well as in Everyday Situations, Government Protocol Decision #15, 19 April 2012

Draft Program for the Development of Education in 2016-2025

Program and Action Plan for Introducing Inclusive Education System (2016-2022), Government Protocol Decision # 12, February 12, 2016

Luys Foundation Armenia

The National Program of Fight Against Traf�cking and Exploitation of People, Government Decision #726-N, July 07, 2016,

Law on Reproductive Health and Reproductive Right

The Program of Financing Water supply and sanitation strategy, Government Protocol Decision #38, August 13, 2015

Law on the National Water Program

Government programs on effective management of water eco-systems in regions of Armenia for 2016-2021(i) Government Decision #338, March 31, 2016; (ii) Government Protocol Decision # 12-32, March 31, 2015; (iii) Government Decision #539, may 26, 2016; (iv) Government Protocol Decision #20-3, may 26, 2016

Territorial Development Strategy

Long term Directions of the development of the Energy System (until 2036), Government Protocol Decision # 54, December 10, 2015

Employment Strategy 2013-2018; Government Protocol Decision #45, 08 November, 2012

Tourism Development Strategy (until 2030)

Strategy of SME Development for 2016-2018, October 2015, Government Decree N 44

Strategy of Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for 2015-2016

2017-2036 Strategy for Solid Waste Management System Development of RA

Timetable of activities developed in accordance by the 2009 Action Plan of the Commission for Sevan Lake Issues at the of�ce of the RA President and submitted by the Commission (RA Government decree number 876‐N dated on 24.06.2010)

National Strategy and Action Plan of Combating Deserti�cation, RA, N23 2015

National Strategy of Conservation, Protection, Reproduction and Use of Biological Diversity of RA, 2016-2020

Strategy of Nature's Special Protected Areas of RA N 1059-a

Protection of Children's Rights Strategic Plan of RA, 2013-2016, N 1273 - n

RA Law on Combating against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

The RA Anti-corruption Strategy and Its Implementation, Action Plan for 2009-2012

EAEU agreement

Regional and Bilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation agreements

Export Oriented Industrial Development Strategy, December 2011, Decree N 49

Law on Approving the Program of Statistical Works for 2016-2018, 29 December 2015 Yerevan HO-177-n

SDG-1: Poverty SDG-2:Hunger SDG-3: Health SDG-4: Education SDG-5: Gender SDG-6: Water and Sanitation

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ANNEX

List of Strategies / Policies Studied under RIPA Armenia

1. Armenia Development Strategy for 2014-2025, RA Government Decree # 442 ‐ N on 27th of March, 2014.

2. Civil Code and other legal acts.

3. Concept and Action Plan for Protection Against Especially Dangerous Pathogens, Government Decision # 34, August 14, 2014.

4. Concept of Children Nutrition and Action Plan (2015-2020), Government Protocol Decision # 40, September 25, 2014.

5. Concept of Gender Policy, Government Protocol Decision # 5, February 11, 2010.

6. Draft Program for the Development of Education in 2016-2025.

7. Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Plan -2016 (Order of the Minister of Health # 1144-A, April 19 2016).

8. EAEU agreement.

9. Employment Strategy 2013-2018; Government Protocol Decision # 45, 08 November, 2012.

10. Export Oriented Industrial Development Strategy, December 2011, Decree N 49.

11. Law on Approving the Program of Statistical Works for 2016-2018, 29 December 2015 Yerevan HO-177-n.

12. Law on Reproductive Health and Reproductive Right.

13. Law on the National Water Program.

14. Long Term Directions of the Development of the Energy System (until 2036), Government Protocol Decision # 54, December 10, 2015.

15. Luys Foundation Armenia.

16. National Program for Fight Against Widespread Non-Communicable Diseases (2016-2020).

17. National Program for Immunal Prevention Program (2016-2020).

18. National Program for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle 2016-2020.

19. National Program of Fight Against Trafficking and Exploitation of People, Government Decision # 726-N, July 07, 2016.

20. National Strategy and Action Plan of Combating Desertification, RA, N 23 2015.

21. National Strategy of Conservation, Protection, Reproduction and Use of Biological Diversity of RA, 2016-2020, December 2015, Government Decree N 54.

22. National Strategy on Disaster Risk Reduction of the RA and the Action Plan of the National Strategy on Disaster Risk Reduction” (Decree No. 281-N, dated 7 March 2012).

23. Number of government programs on Effective Management of Water Eco-systems in Regions of Armenia for 2016-2021: (i) Government Decision # 338, March 31, 2016; (ii) Government Protocol Decision # 12-32, March 31, 20156; (iii) Government Decision # 539, May 26, 2016; (iv) Government Protocol Decision # 20-3, May 26, 2016.

24. Objectives of the Demographic Policy. Demographic Strategy 2010-2035, Government Protocol Decree # 27, July 02, 2009.

25. Program and Action Plan for Introducing Inclusive Education System (2016-2022), Government Protocol Decision # 12, February 12, 2016.

26. Program and Action Schedule for 2016-2020 for the Promotion of Breastfeeding, to Ensure Safe and Sufficient Nutrition for Infants and Children (Government Decision # 1353-N, November 19, 2015).

27. Program for Measures, Including Public Awareness Raising, for Public Health Emergency Situations During Biological and Chemical Dangers (2013-2016), Government Protocol Decision # 4, January 31, 2013.

28. Program for Public Awareness Raising and Knowledge Dissemination in Emergency Situations due to Epidemics, Chemical and Radiation Causes, as well as in Everyday Situations, Government Protocol Decision # 15, 19 April 2012.

29. Program of Fight Against Transmitters of Infectious Diseases, Government Decision # 22, May 29, 2014.

30. Program of Financing Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy, Government Protocol Decision # 38, August 13, 2015.

31. Protection of Children’s Rights Strategic Plan of RA, 2013-2016, N 1273 – n.

32. RA Constitution.

33. RA Law on Combating against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing.

34. RA Anti-corruption Strategy and Its Implementation, Action Plan for 2009-2012.

35. Regional and Bilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation agreements.

36. Reproductive Health Improvement Targets; The Strategy and Action Plan for Improving the Reproductive Health (2016-2020).

37. Strategic Program of Fight Against Infectious Diseases (2012-2016); Government Decision # 1913, 29 December 2011.

38. Strategy and Action Plan for Improving the Child and Youth Health (2016-2020).

39. Strategy for Solid Waste Management System Development of RA 2017-2036, 2016 Government of Armenia.

40. Strategy of Fight Against Drug Abuse and Illegal Circulation of Drugs.

41. Strategy of Healthy Food in Schools (2013-2021).

42. Strategy of Managing Tuberculosis (2016-2020).

43. Strategy of Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for 2015-2016.

44. Strategy of Nature’s Special Protected areas of RA N 1059-a, September 2014.

45. Strategy of SME Development for 2016-2018, October 2015, Government Decree N 44.

46. Strategy on Prevention of Injuries 2016-2020.

47. Strategy on the Reduction of Disaster Risks in Armenia, Government Decision # 281-N, March 7, 2012.

48. Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy 2010-2020, November 2010, Decree N 1476-n.

49. Territorial Development Strategy 2016-2025, 2016 June, Government Decree N 29.

50. Third National Communication on Climate Change, Environmental Protection, Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, 2015, Decree N 41.

51. Timetable of activities developed in accordance by the 2009 Action Plan of the Commission for Sevan Lake Issues at the office of the RA President and submitted by the Commission (RA Government Decree N 876‐N dated on 2010).

52. Tourism Development Strategy (until 2030).

Key Observations, Findings and Provisional Recommendations

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