Joint Program “Support for the Implementation of an Integrated National Framework for Financing the SDGs in Cuba (CIFFRA)

The United Nations System in Cuba, through the leadership of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with the participation of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Resident Coordination Office (OCR) has designed a Joint Program with the objective of contributing to the development of an Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) as a tool to plan, define and evaluate financial policies sensitive to gender, useful to improve their effectiveness and promote the mobilization of resources for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The program involves several key national institutions, among which are the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) that leads the activities in the country, as well as the participation of the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP), the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC ), the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) and the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI).

The expected results include: i) evaluating the financial architecture for compliance with the SDGs in Cuba; ii) design a policy framework for financing the development agenda; iii) strengthen monitoring and supervision mechanisms, and iv) perfect institutional capacities and governance and policy coordination schemes linked to financing for development.