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UNDG developments UNDG – Asia Pacific Meeting Vanuatu, 8-9 February, 2010. Presentation. Leadership support Global level Regional level RCs/UNCT – Dao, UNDAF Roll out Support to crisis countries Business practices RC leaderships M&A Framework DOCO Functional analysis
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UNDG developments UNDG – Asia Pacific MeetingVanuatu, 8-9 February, 2010
Presentation • Leadership support • Global level • Regional level • RCs/UNCT – Dao, UNDAF Roll out • Support to crisis countries • Business practices • RC leaderships • M&A Framework • DOCO Functional analysis • Challenges for 2010
Leadership support Global level • UNDG Chair/ Principals & Advisory Group • Full UNDG meetings – 5 Working Groups • Delivered 30 products in 2009 for country use with lot of substantive work done by DOCO • UNDG perspective in SWC discussions • Common country programme • Gender entity, governance and funding
Regional level • RDTs finding new ways of engagement with UNCTs for PSG/QSA – e.g. Asia Pacific approach • Capacity assessment of UNDG Regional teams • Implementation of the M&A framework
RCs/UNCTs • Delivering as One: Kigali, Country led evaluations , Hanoi 14-16 June • Expanded Funding Window - $81.5m to 12 countries – Asia- Pacific $23m to 5 countries; 2010 allocation next week • UNDAF roll outs – Next generation of guidance - Simplified UNDAF Guidelines; UNDAF Action Plan; Results reporting on UNDAFs; Implementation support plan $3.5 m. 2010 roll outs – prioritization; create networks for support on substantive issues
Support to Crisis/ Post Conflict countries • SGs report on Peacebuilding • Additional support to countries – DOCO mobilizing additional $25m • Partnership framework with World Bank - Establishing the Haiti MDTF (along with IADB)
Business practices & joint funding • Guidelines on common procurement; delivering as one in ICT; RC domain name; RC/UNCT intranet domain; guidance being developed on common budgetary framework and establishing MDTFs • Agreement on ploughing back operational savings into programmes • Transaction costs – in context of pilot countries • UNDG-HLCM High Level mission – March 2010
RC Leadership • Talent management initiative • 40 RC vacancies filled in 2009 • Improved gender balance (more to be done); inter-agency and North/South balance
Management & Accountability Framework • UNDG, AG, WGs, Regional teams, • RC Job description; Agencies need to tweak the JD of their Reps • MDTFs – agreements on MoU and SAA; UNDG-Donor Meeting on MDTFs • Functional review of DOCO completed
Challenges for 2010 • UNDG Strategy • Follow up to the capacity assessment of Regional UNDGs • UNDAF roll out 90+ countries • Crisis/ Post-conflict support • Business practices • Implementation of functional review of DOCO
Implementation of M&A at Regional Level • Timely quality feedback provided to RCs/UNCTs on workplans and RCARs, Q1 –Q3 ‘09 • First line ‘Trouble shooting’ support provided • Appraisal of RCs/UNCTs, including mid-year reviews for RCs/UNCTs that are under-performing, ensured by Q3 ‘09 • Continuous quality and timely technical support mobilized for CCA/UNDAF processes, 2009. • -
Quality assurance performed through the Peer Support Group, 2009. • - Members of Peer Support Group able to dedicate time to quality support and assurance role given recognition by RDT, 2009. • RDTs to provide comments and input, Q1 ‘09 • RDTs to review success factors in team cohesion and team effectiveness and refer good practices to the WGRCS for consideration, as appropriate, ongoing
RC efforts for effective inclusion of NRAs are considered in RC appraisals, ’09 and onwards • Support provided to UNCT members in better defining UNCT substantive results, ’09 and onwards. • RDTs to provide support and advice in case of disputes, ’09 and onwards RC efforts for effective inclusion of NRAs are considered in RC appraisals, ’09 and onwards UN COUNTRY TEAM MEMBERS - Support provided to UNCT members in better defining UNCT substantive results, ’09 and onwards. RDTs to provide support and advice in case of disputes, ’09 and onwards
End RC efforts for effective inclusion of NRAs are considered in RC appraisals, ’09 and onwards UN COUNTRY TEAM MEMBERS - Support provided to UNCT members in better defining UNCT substantive results, ’09 and onwards. RDTs to provide support and advice in case of disputes, ’09 and onwards