Title: UNDAF Strategic Prioritization
1UNDAF Strategic Prioritization
2CCA With reference to MD MDGs
National Priorities Including PRSPs, Budgets and
other national planning processes
UNDAF 3-5 MDG-linked priorities reflecting UN
system comparative advantage
UN Agency Country Programmes/Projects
UN Agency Country Programmes/Projects
UN Agency Country Programmes/Projects
3Selecting Priorities Basic Approach
- Identify 3-5 priority areas of cooperation for
the UNDAF from the - MDGs
- National priorities
- Suggested areas of cooperation from the CCA
- on the basis of
- A pragmatic appraisal of where and how the UN
system is likely to make the most difference - Maximizing the potential for synergies
4Filters for Selection of UNDAF Priorities
- Identify commonalities
- (Between MDGs, national priorities and suggested
areas of cooperation from the CCA) - Where does UN have experience?
- Building on comparative advantages?
- Reality check
- Sufficient resources? Capacity?
5Priority Setting An example
Step 1 Review and Cluster use the filters to
decide where the UN can make a difference
6Priority Setting An example
Step 2 Develop an action statement for each
cluster, using a verb like support, reduce,
strengthen
Increase the safe and equal access to primary and
secondary education
Achieve universal primary education
Equal access to quality basic services
Self-sustaining social protection system
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, others
Strengthen capacity to comply with EU/UN
standards and environmental conventions
Environmental protection
Fulfill pre-requisites for EU membership
Environmental sustainability
Build the capacity of government structures to be
transparent and accountable
Peoples participation in governance
Political agreement on reform program
Good governance (MD)
7Priority setting
8Group Work Instructions
- Materials
- A card set of the
- the 8 MDGs
- the areas of cooperation from the CCA
- national priorities
- 7 8 half sheets of flipchart paper per group
- Task
- Using the filters, cluster the cards into 3-5
groups that represent possible areas of programme
cooperation - For each cluster, prepare an action statement on
flip chart using verbs like support.., reduce
increase.., strengthen - Report these action statements in plenary