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UNFPA Resource Allocation Arrangements. Lisa M. Taber lisa@lisa-taber.com. Issues, Challenges & Key Questions for Consultation with the External Advisory Group . 24 Jan 2013. Agenda. 1. Actual system. 2. Potential for improvements. 3. Select challenges & key questions.
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UNFPA Resource Allocation Arrangements Lisa M. Taber lisa@lisa-taber.com Issues, Challenges & Key Questions for Consultation with the External Advisory Group 24 Jan 2013
Agenda 1. Actual system 2. Potential for improvements 3. Select challenges & key questions
UNFPA resource allocation systems vary by types of funds… … with Other Resources expected to continue to grow
... and by use of funds UNFPA allocates through internal processes UNFPA & donors allocate per each agreement
Optimally, resources are allocated based on…. Strategy Setting Prioritizing Evidence Analysis Planning & Budgeting Needs Analysis Implementing Results Analysis Monitoring Reporting
Principles for a better resource allocation system • Rationality • Transparency • Consistency • Flexibility
Country level resources Total amount is determined by indicators of need 1. Proportion of births with skilled health personnel 2. Contraceptive prevalence rate (modern methods only) 3. Adult HIV prevalence 4. Adolescent fertility rate 5. Under-five mortality rate 6. Maternal mortality ratio 7. Literacy rate among 15–24 year old females 8. Proportion of population aged 10-24 years
Country level resources … and share of population
Issues w/ set allocations per country Limit UNFPA’s ability to • assign resources to specific global priorities • optimize potential results
Challenges • Country-level priorities may be different from UNFPA’s strategic objectives • Implications of shifting resources away from contexts where UNFPA is less effective
Consultation withExternal Advisory Group • Pros & cons of allocating resources to specific strategic priorities • Pros & cons of factoring performance into the resource allocation decisions Should UNFPA do either or both?