[{"bbox": [143, 147, 1086, 412], "category": "Text", "text": "remains largely un-implemented<sup>20</sup>, Afghanistan's fragile security situation had a significant impact on the ability of the justice system to deliver justice. Judges, prosecutors and investigators working on sensitive corruption cases have been disproportionally affected. Special attention to security concerns for the ACJC has allowed the court to operate. Also the Independent Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC)<sup>21</sup> continues to highlight line ministries vulnerability to corruption though yet no system has been developed to ensure that MEC's findings are satisfactorily integrated into the Government's strategic reform efforts, in particular the institutional reform plans under the Anti-Corruption Strategy."}, {"bbox": [143, 448, 1086, 744], "category": "Text", "text": "The Government has credibly committed to address several concerns about fundamental values notably under the current smart SMAF (2017-2018): (i) electoral reform and electoral preparations, (ii) an anti-corruption strategy for the whole of Government, (iii) implementation of the UNSCR 1325 National Action Plan and (iv) the establishment of special court divisions and prosecution units dedicated to violence against women. The next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is scheduled for 2018/2019. The annual EU – Afghanistan Human Rights Dialogue has become an effective platform for dialogue on human rights, specifically the women and children's enjoyment of human rights, access to justice, freedom of expression and treatment of socially vulnerable and/or persons with vulnerabilities."}, {"bbox": [143, 761, 455, 791], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 1.2.2 Macroeconomic policy"}, {"bbox": [143, 801, 1086, 999], "category": "Text", "text": "Afghanistan, as the beneficiary of one of the world's largest aid inflows since 2002 and until 2020 (pledges amounting to USD 15.2 billion in the framework of the Brussels Conference), has maintained relative macroeconomic stability throughout the past decade and the Government continues to respect its commitments towards a stability oriented macroeconomic policy, despite the fragility and security context as well as demographic pressures from population growth and migration. In addition the implementation of stability-oriented policies"}, {"bbox": [143, 1056, 1086, 1283], "category": "Footnote", "text": "<sup>20</sup> On 27 December 2016, the Cabinet adopted the five years National Justice and Judicial Reform Plan (JSRP). It presents a general framework with five strategic goals (1) effective service delivery, (2) ensuring access to justice, (3) effectively addressing crimes including corruption, (4) enhancing the competence of the judiciary, (5) reform of laws and judicial structures and (6) awareness of citizens. On 22 June 2017, without discussion to ensure coherence of the plans, the High Council adopted the Institutional Reform Plans for the Supreme Court (SC), the Attorney General's Office (AGO), the MoJ and the Afghan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) implementing these reform plans. Such plans have not been developed and approved by the High Council for the Ministry of Interior and the Independent Commission on Oversight of the Implementation of the Constitution, which are also covered by the JSRP. The mechanism for regularly reviewing the implementation of the plans under the Cabinet's Justice and Judicial Committee, has contrary to expectations not advanced their implementation. The institutions did not report on the implementation of the plans six months after their adoption."}, {"bbox": [143, 1282, 1086, 1568], "category": "Footnote", "text": "<sup>21</sup> Throughout 2017 and 2018, MEC contributed to anti-corruption reforms with its ministry-wide vulnerability to corruption assessments (MVCA) and vulnerability to corruption assessments (VCA) which include concrete recommendations on improvements. Assessments were frequently presented and discussed in High Council meetings. However, no system has been developed to ensure that MEC's findings are satisfactorily integrated into the NUG's strategic reform efforts, in particular the institutional reform plans under the Anti-Corruption Strategy. Since its establishment, the MEC has issued a total of 789 recommendations. In 2017, it published one ministry-wide MVCA report and two VCA reports, one special report and five follow-up reports. The MEC also reviewed six ministries' anti-corruption plans. In its 2018 work plan, the MEC intends to carry out four VCA's, among them on Parliament and the Electoral Commission and three MVCA's including on the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Mines. Delivering on its mandate to monitor corruption issues arising in aid provided by the international community, the MEC has so far issued two reports and is currently reviewing the UNDP administered Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA). In October 2017, MEC presented results of its inquiry into the Comprehensive Agriculture and Rural Development Facility (CARD-F) Program which is funded off-budget by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)."}, {"bbox": [600, 1606, 635, 1629], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[11]"}]