Recapitulation of key acomplishments

As the closing year of the Integrated UN Programme for Montenegro (UNDAF) 2017-2022, previous year offered an opportunity to recap some of the major accomplishments during that cycle. Some of the groundbreaking achievements of the UNDAF lifespan would definitely include reduction of at-risk-of poverty rate from 24 to 21,2%; the increase of 50% in the number of children with disabilities in mainstream education and 30% more children enrolled in preschool education.

In the area of environmental protection, the extent of the nationally protected area has been steadily increasing. A decision was also made to declare 1% of the total marine area as the first marine protected area in Montenegro. Moreover, the planned goal of reducing emissions by 30% compared to the 1990 has already been met, while the national goal of 33% energy demand from renewable sources has been surpassed.

“Together with more than 50 partners, progress has been made in accelerating 2030 Agenda through advancing human rights, gender equality and women`s empowerment, social protection and access to education and health, addressing impact of climate change, enhancing sustainable economic development as well through supporting governance capacities, digitalization and social cohesion,” said Peter Lundberg, UN Resident Coordinator in Montenegro.

In the year which has been marked by strong and multiple effects of Russian invasion on Ukraine, collective efforts were invested in supporting public administration at local and national level, to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency, including through improved digital governance framework.

“Once again, our programme tested its ability to respond to emerging challenges – this time by helping national authorities in providing immediate response to the impact of invasion of Ukraine, where Montenegro prides itself on being one of the top countries for providing home to the largest number of refugees per its population size,” Lundberg concluded, highlighting that the annual UNCT Country Results Report 2022 provides a good overview of key results achieved in Montenegro in the course of 2022.