Key issues in developing UNFPA’s 2014-2017 Strategic Plan

1. Key issues in developing UNFPA’s 2014-2017 Strategic Plan Presentation to the External Advisory Group 23 January 2013

2. Outline • Understanding the context: the Mid-Term Review of the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan • Building on the MTR for the 2014-2017 Strategic Plan

3. Understanding the context: the Mid-Term Review of the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan

4. Starting point for MTR: insufficient progress globally… “We have made less progress on MDG 5, improving maternal health, than any other” - UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health Source: World Bank,Global Monitoring Report 2011

5. …and at UNFPA Development Results Framework (DRF) 13 Outcomes Management Results Framework (MRF) 9 Outputs * For this summary a total of 20 indicators are considered because the indicator on recruitment time from advertisement of post to provisional offer is split in two indicators, for international posts and local posts .

6. The Mid-Term Review • Conducted in 2010/2011, endorsed by Executive Board in September 2011 • Methodology: • Review of evidence (annual reports, evaluations, internal and external surveys) • Wide-ranging consultations (internally and externally) • Key findings • Some progress on ICPD agenda but overall organization not delivering at potential programmatically or operationally • Challenges: • Lack of focus • Fragmentation • Inadequate metrics • Limited use of evidence in programming • Weaknesses in stewardship of resources • Gaps in human resources • Narrow and vulnerable resource base

7. Conceptual framework How UNFPA influences high-level outcomes, measured as progress in key health and development areas that contribute to the ICPD agenda DRF External realm: UNFPA makes direct contribution but results require shared effort Outcomes What UNFPA delivers, measured primarily through changes in country capacity to achieve the ICPD agenda, including UNFPA’s direct contribution to capacity development Capacity development and programmatic outputs MRF Internal realm: UNFPA has lead role in achieving results How UNFPA manages itself, measured through UNFPA’s operational effectiveness and efficiency Operational outputs

8. Strategic direction Population dynamics Young people (including adolescents) The goal… Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, promote reproductive rights, reduce maternal mortality, and accelerateprogress on the ICPD agenda and MDG 5 (A & B) to improve the lives of … Human rights …driven by country needs and tailored to country context Gender equality Women enabled by …

9. Improving accountability for results • Overarching theme: focus, which led to four principles: • Consolidate by prioritizing • Avoid doing everything everywhere • Avoid “silo” thinking • Improve measurability Metadata developed for each indicator to improve measurability and transparency

10. DRF outcomes • Population dynamics and its interlinkages with the needs of young people (including adolescents), SRH (including family planning), gender equality and poverty reduction addressed in national and sectoral development plans and strategies • Access to and utilization of quality maternal and newborn health services increased • Access and utilization of quality family planning services for individual and couples increased according to reproductive intentions • Increased access to and utilization of quality HIV- and STI-prevention services especially for young people (including adolescents) and other key populations at risk • Gender equality and reproductive rights advanced, particularly through advocacy and implementation of laws and policy • Improved access to SRH services and sexuality education for young people (including adolescents) • Improved data availability and analysis resulting in evidence-based decision-making and policy formulation around population dynamics, SRH (including family planning), and gender equality

11. MRF outputs • Enhanced programme effectiveness through strengthened results-based and evidence-based programming • Strengthened stewardship of resources through improved efficiency and risk management • Appropriately staffed UNFPA with high-performing professionals fulfilling its mission • Secured broad-based and stable funding to meet the strategic plan resource requirements

12. Additionally, a number of cross-cutting issues are important • Mainstreaming the needs of young people (including adolescents) • Human rights and gender equality • Inclusive partnerships and national ownership • Humanitarian assistance • United Nations reform • South-South cooperation

13. Building on the MTR for the 2014-2017 Strategic Plan

14. Starting points • MTR made considerable progress in some key areas: • Principle: focus, rather than doing everything everywhere • Substantive direction: the what UNFPA works on, and the for whom UNFPA works (bull’s eye) • Results frameworks • A number of areas could not be addressed: • Business model, particularly how UNFPA achieves impact and where it operates • Funding arrangements, including funding architecture, resource allocation system, performance-based funding, funding for innovation • Key elements of the results framework (single framework? results in upstream areas)

15. Key issues for the 2014-2017 Strategic Plan • Closely following Executive Board decision on building on the MTR: • Substantive direction on the what and the for whom has just begun to be rolled out so not put up for questions in new Strategic Plan • Overall principle of focus maintained • Emphasis in analytic work and consultation on unresolved issues: • Business model (how and where) • Funding arrangements • Results frameworks

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