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Explore the transition in the UN development system towards improved coherence and effectiveness, fostering collaborative strategies and resource mobilization for sustainable impact worldwide. The update from the Francesco Galtieri, on behalf of the UN Development Operations Coordination Office, highlights the evolution of international aid architecture and the commitment to enhancing the UN's role in the changing aid environment through strategic alignment with national priorities and enhanced accountability frameworks.
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Unite and DeliverAn update Francesco Galtieri UN Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO), New York JPO Workshop, Maputo, May 2009
As countries develop, the world is changing, and the international aid architecture is changing too. 1975 2005
We have the vision and the opportunity to improve the UN development system.
The main goals is helping the UN focus on its comparative advantages in the new aid environment. Net ODA from OECD DAC countries to multilateral institutionsat constant 2006 prices and exchange rates (millions USD)
UN Coherence builds on the existing reform agenda set by UN member states
The UN Development Group has become the third pillar of the Chief Executives Board. ECHA
United Nations Development Group structure within the Chief Executives Board Regional Directors Teams (6) UN Country Teams (136)
The UNDG is driving the UN development system to become more strategic, coordinated and aligned with national priorities.
The Development Operations Coordination Office supports the RC System and the UNDG. DOCO
The UNDG has agreed to support both the pilots and UNDAF roll-out countries.
The Management and Accountability Framework of the UN Development and Resident Coordinator Systemwill make the UN a more effective force for development.
The Management and Accountability Framework outlines a concept of governance and accountability for the UN development system and the RC System, including a “functional firewall”.
At the country level, the agreed long-term vision is that the Resident Coordinator will have an equal relationship with, and responsibility to, all UNCT member agencies.
At the regional level, the Regional Directors' Teams will expand over time to be representative of organizations working at the country level.At the global level, the 13-member UNDG Advisory Group now regularly meets at both Principals and ASG/ADG levels, assisting the UNDG Chair.
UN staff benefit from working together and delivering better. Together: • We can deliver better support. • We can have a stronger voice. • We can learn from each other. • We can mobilise more resources and use them more effectively.
Together we can achieve more and use our time in more rewarding ways. • Working together helps us do more. • Working together is part of becoming more effective, efficient and relevant. • It can make the UN a better place to work.
Together we can improve our skills, knowledge, assessments, and careers. • Working together effectively can improve our performance assessments. • Working together can increase our career options.
The Pilots have made real progress and have put into place the necessary processes, planning mechanisms and joint programming.
The governments are taking more ownership, and the UN is better aligned with their priorities. 2007 Stocktaking One Programme signing ceremony, Viet Nam
The pilots are successfully applying joint programming, analysis and prioritization. 2007 Stocktaking
UN agencies better understand each others’ mandates, expertise and business models. 2007 Stocktaking
The Pilots have made a lot of progress and are working to resolve many challenges Tanzania: Resident Coordinator’s Office staff with their One Programme document.
The Pilots are on their way to making significant savings and improvements. Viet Nam: A Green One UN house for all 16 UN organisations.
It’s a challenge to balance inclusiveness with strategic focus and authority with accountability. Regional Directors meeting, Uruguay
A three-stage evaluation process has been proposed. It would conclude in 2011.
The Secretary-General and General Assembly have recognized progress made and want more. We are here to act. We are here to deliver results. We are agents of change. Our job is to change the UN, and through it, the world.
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Together we can help more people attain prosperity and equality and realize their rights. Regional UN Coherence Meeting, Malawi