Unite and DeliverWhy UN organizations need to work together and provide more coherent, effective and relevant support to countries

Inyang Ebong-Harstrup

unite and deliver effective support for countries

As countries develop, the world is changing. We have a chance to serve this world.

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We have the vision and the opportunity to make the UN more coherent and effective.

The UN system’s global presence gives it unique advantages in supporting countries.

UN Programme Countries

To be more than the sum of our parts, we have to work together strategically.

We need to focus on our comparative advantages in the new aid environment.

Net ODA from OECD DAC countries to multilateral institutionsat constant 2006 prices and exchange rates (millions USD)

The Millennium Development Goals give the UN system a common framework for action.

The 2015 deadline is approaching.

We also need to adapt the UN development system to new threats and challenges.

UN Coherence builds on the existing reform agenda set by Member States.

Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review Highlights

• Acknowledges ongoing efforts to become more coherent

• Reaffirms need to enhance relevance, effectiveness, accountability and credibility of UN system

• UNDAF as UN system’s common programming tool

• Emphasizes national ownership

• Says UN orgs should further harmonize and simplify their business procedures to reduce transaction costs and step up their efforts to rationalize their country presence through common premises, and expand common shared support services and business units in order to reduce overhead costs.

The UN Development Group has become the third pillar of the Chief Executives Board.

The UNDG focuses on coordinating operations at the country level.

UN Country Teams (136)UN Country Teams (136)

Regional Directors Teams (6)Regional Directors Teams (6)

DOCO supports UNDG common policies and the RC System.

Development Operations Coordination Office

Directorate

Support to UNDG Meetings and Working Groups Business Unit

Programme Support and Global Quality Standards

Resident Coordinator System Support

Crisis and Post Conflict Coordination Support

Country Office Business Operations and Funding, Delivering as One,

Expanded Funding Window

Key requirements for UN Coherence, Effectiveness and Relevance

• Keep the momentum

• Apply lessons learned from Delivering as One

• Manage complexity of parallel security, humanitarian and development structures

• Balance inclusiveness with effectiveness

• Implement UNDG Management and Accountability System

• Strengthen capacities of UN system staff

UNDG is driving the UN development system

to become more strategic, coordinated and aligned with national priorities.

Delivering as One is an effort to provide more coordinated, effective and relevant support.

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The eight pilots have developed different models to Deliver as One.

We set priorities based on national needs, UNCT capacity and comparative advantage,

and the support of key partners.

Rwanda signs its One Programme. The Government strongly supports Delivering as One.Rwanda signs its One Programme. The Government strongly supports Delivering as One.

The host Governments now have a more comprehensive overview of UN assistance.

Delivering as One helps “decrease fragmentation, duplication and internal

competition for resources.”

Remaining challenges include funding, business practices, transaction costs,

alignment and use of national capacities.

More countries are taking steps to work together better as they roll out new UNDAFs.

The UNDG is taking further steps to improve coherence, effectiveness and relevance.

• Integrated approach to operations and programming

• UNDAF Guidelines revised

• Adopting “UNDAF Action Plan”

• Strengthened RC/UNCT performance appraisal and accountabilities

The UNDG is taking further steps to improve coherence, effectiveness and relevance.

• UNDG Toolkit for Improved Functioning of the UN Development System

• Expanded Delivering as One Funding Window

• Proposal for enhanced UNCT support

• Plan to simplify country reporting requirements

Member states agree on the way forward:

“the continuing and deepening intergovernmental work of the General Assembly on system-wide coherence will focus exclusively and in an integrated manner on ‘Delivering as one’ at country and regional levels, harmonization of business practices, funding, governance, and gender equality and the empowerment of women”

The UNDG is following two tracks in its accelerated response to the TCPR.

Thank you for your attention

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unite and deliver effective support for countries