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UNDAF Guidance and UNDAF Roll-out Support

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UNDAF Guidance and UNDAF Roll-out Support

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  1. UNDAF Guidance and UNDAF Roll-out Support unite and deliver effective support for countries Name, Office Date

  2. Outline of Presentation UNDAF Guidance Package UNDAF Roll-out Support

  3. Challenges UNDAFs often lack focus and strategic prioritization.

  4. Challenges The process for preparing an UNDAF can be lengthy and inflexible.

  5. Challenges The UN system’s comparativeadvantage in country can be vague. ?

  6. Challenges There’s not enough capacity support for implementation. Guidelines and tools only help address gaps in part. We need better, more structured support for UNCTs.

  7. UNDAF Guidance Package UNDAF Roll-out Support

  8. The UNDAF Guidance Package consists of: UNDAF Progress Reporting UNDAF Action Plan Guidance UNDAF Guidelines & Technical Guidance

  9. The UNDAF Guidance package responds to: • Demand from UNCTs to simplify UNDAF process • TCPR & ECOSOC requirements • Lessons learned from Delivering as One pilots and other countries

  10. The package was developed through a highly consultative process. UNDG Working Group Country Offices RDTs Regional Offices Agency HQs

  11. (1) UNDAF Guidelines Part I, a 14-page document, contains the simplified process. • How to prepare an UNDAF: Part (I) • Guidelines for UN Country Teams

  12. (1) UNDAF Guidelines Part II contains substantive content of the Feb 2009 guidelines. • How to prepare an UNDAF: Part (II) • Technical Guidance for UN Country Teams

  13. (1) UNDAF Guidelines Mandatory Steps Roadmap Country analysis Strategic planning Results Matrix M&E

  14. (1) UNDAF Guidelines The new guidance is flexible UNCTs may undertake each step in a flexible manner in response to the national context.

  15. February 2009 CCA-UNDAF Guidelines

  16. Simplified UNDAF process • Removed UN-prescribed calendar months, to closely align UNDAF with the national processes • Removed UN-prescribed mechanisms (for example, no JSM) Roadmap

  17. Simplified UNDAF process Country analysis Flexibility to summarize findings from recent up-to-date data sources and analytical processes • Simplified results matrix that integrates M&E. Option to keep UNDAF at strategic outcome level. Strategic planning • Align annual review with national review. Link UNDAF evaluation with national evaluations; modalities flexible. M&E

  18. Implications of simplified UNDAF Guidelines Empower UNCTs to engage in programming processes in a flexible way that responds to local realities • Closely align the UNDAF with national planning, as required by the TCPR 2007 • Lighter process is a timely input for the 46 UNDAF roll-out countries in 2010

  19. (2) UNDAF Action Plan Key Features: • Complements UNDAF with a common operational plan • Specifies strategies used to deliver UNDAF results. • Replaces Country Programme Action Plans • Not mandatory

  20. (2) UNDAF Action Plan Implications: • Lower transaction costs for national counterparts • Less risk of fragmentation • More coherence in UNDAF implementation

  21. (3) UNDAF Progress Reporting Key Features: • Responds to GA and ECOSOC resolutions for RC/UNCTs to report progress on UNDAF • Provides standard operational format for developing UNDAF progress report at outcome level • A single UNDAF progress report per UNDAF cycle. • Guides UNCTs to conduct UNDAF annual review

  22. (3) UNDAF Progress Reporting Implications: • SOF is a tool to enhance mutual accountability • Maximizes use of existing data and reporting systems • Review agency reporting requirements in 2010

  23. UNDAF Roll-out Support UNDAF Guidance Package

  24. 1. The UNDAF support package provides better capacities • UNCTs: must have the right skills mix and agencies commit staff time to UNDAF • Regional: better coordination of technical support • Global: all UNCTs will be exposed to how to manage an UNDAF process • Strengthen quality assurance mechanism at all levels.

  25. 2. Stronger knowledge management mechanism • Better collection, vetting and dissemination

  26. 3. Stronger leadership and accountability at all levels to improve the quality of UNDAFs • Consistent messages across the UNDG • Commitment and accountability of agencies secured

  27. Implications: • Better country capacity to manage UNDAF process. • Responsive support structure by regional and HQs levels to UNCTs.

  28. Next Steps

  29. UNDAF Guidance and UNDAF Roll-out Support unite and deliver effective support for countries Thank You Name, title office

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