LPA IMPLEMENTATION By 2016 Municipalities use evidence for assessing, planning, budgeting and implementing integrated policies and strategies for boys
and girls in line with national standards, which contributes to Children In Urban Settings / Local Governance, Public Finance And Local Governance. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Operational Support To Programme Delivery, Systems Strengthening And Institution Building. This contributes to the following Country Programme result: By the end of 2016, national and local authorities systematically apply the principles and standards of the UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child and Copenhagen Criteria and facilitate independent monitoring