Prepared by: Ghaith H. Fariz UNDP November – 2003

1. MDGs..UNDP Support at the Country level MDGs Workshop Cairo November 2003 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) … UNDP support at the country level…. Prepared by: Ghaith H. Fariz UNDP November – 2003

2. The coordinating role of UNDP among the UN system The specific supporting role/agenda of UNDP • Interaction with governments • Interaction with Civil Society Organization • Building programs • Programs’ implementation & follow up • UNDP has been entrusted the • goalkeeper role. • The RR/RC system MDG monitoring and reporting

3. The coordinating role of UNDP among the UN country team • The joint UN team responsibility to support the MDGs…. • Bringing the UN country team together… • Engagement of UN country team in the MDGR preparation processes… • Drawing on / mobilization of resources(financial, technical, data….)

4. Delegation / distribution of duties (RR/RC systems) • Coordination of on the ground activities • Cooperation in implementing supporting programs and activities • Monitoring progress and achievements

5. Tools of Coordination / synchronization of UN organizations’ support at the Country Level Using the Resident Coordinator/ Resident Representative System…… CCA: Common Country Assessment… The UN country team / family (UN organizations in a country), jointly assesses the situation of a country. UNDADF: United Nations Development Assistance Framework. Is based on the needs outlined in the CCA. The UN positions itself on how to provide development assistance to the country in a coherent manner. Prepared by all UN agencies Other tools: PRSPs, joint support to national plans, county/region specific initiatives….

6. Potential role of UNDG • Keeping the MDGs alive: Ensuring continuation of societal and governmental commitment • Capacity Building • Enhancing societal involvement • Resource mobilization • Monitoring and evaluation of achievements • Alliance building: national and international • Enhancing surrounding environments: governance, developmental planning and management… • Supporting programs, projects and activities contributing to the achievement of MDGs

7. The specific supporting role/agenda of UNDP UNDP support at the Country level … focuses on • Capturing / supporting results at the country level • Developing capacity for monitoring and analysis • Supporting the production of MDGRs • Promoting national ownership • Co-operating with other UN agencies, the World Bank and Regional Development organizations • Aligning UNDP’s policy and programme work • Supporting programs, projects and activities contributing to the achievement of MDGs

8. Arenas of UNDP support to MDGs/MDGRs processes at the Country Level • Advocacy - Encouraging governments’ commitment to the MDGs and to action • Providing policy advice and technical backstopping • Supporting the formulation of pro MDG / Pro poor policies ( PRSPs, National Developmental Plans, National Human Development Reports, …) • Supporting the production of MDGRs (more, better, inclusive) • Supporting the building of statistical capacities and MDG monitoring systems

9. Enhancing participation/engagement of all stakeholders (CSOs, government, local community, international/donor agencies…) • Mobilization of resources (financial, technical…) • Supporting capacity building initiatives • Supporting relevant complementing programs (governance, gender…) • Reporting on progress - Cooperation with governments in the preparation and dissemination of regular Progress Reports

10. Tools of UNDP Support/programming at the Country Level …include … CCF: Country Cooperation Framework. Identifies UNDP planned activities/support for the next cycle 4 years SRF: Strategic Results Framework. Prepared by each CO for each strategic result you want to achieve. Other tools include…direct support and other project documents Programs can be Nationally and/or directly (UNDP) executed

11. Major MDG/MDGR Achievements… The Arab States example … • MDGR/MDG process launched in all • Arab States • Five MDGRs completely/almost • prepared • Seven MDGRs expected during 2003. • One country (Egypt) is embarking on • its second MDGR.

12. Other areas of support…… • Supporting the establishment of • MDG/poverty monitoring systems in several countries • Supporting the establishment of linkages • with other policy tools/paper including • Regional and country level HDRs, PRSPs, national • developmental plans. • Supporting relevant developmental • programs such as gender, governance, • environmental protection….

13. Issues at the country level…. • National Ownership of MDGRs and • other UN supported policy documents, suggested • policies and approaches (Gos, CSOs …engagement) • Linkages: linking MDGs with strategies and • policies (strategy and policy papers at all levels) • Dataand monitoring systems • Capacities (Capacity building and absorption • Capacity

14. Lack of resources(human and financial) • Unwillingness of some governments to cooperate • Acknowledgment of existence of problems (poverty), perceived priorities, political constraints…. • Inadequate coordination /synchronizationof activities (within • and among UN agencies)