Unite and Deliver An update

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Unite and DeliverAn update
Francesco Galtieri UN Development
Operations Coordination Office (DOCO), New York
JPO Workshop, Maputo, May 2009
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As countries develop, the world is changing, and
the international aid architecture is changing
too.
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We have the vision and the opportunity to improve
the UN development system.
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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)

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UN Coherence builds on the existing reform
agenda set by UN member states
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The UN Development Group has become the third
pillar of the Chief Executives Board.
ECHA
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United Nations Development Group structure
within the Chief Executives Board
Regional Directors Teams (6)
UN Country Teams (136)
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The UNDG is driving the UN development system to
become more strategic, coordinated and aligned
with national priorities.
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The Development Operations Coordination Office
supports the RC System and the UNDG.
DOCO
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The UNDG has agreed to support both the pilots
and UNDAF roll-out countries.
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The Management and Accountability Framework of
the UN Development and Resident Coordinator
System will make the UN a more effective force
for development.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Pilots have made real progress and have put
into place the necessary processes, planning
mechanisms and joint programming.
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The governments are taking more ownership, and
the UN is better aligned with their priorities.
One Programme signing ceremony, Viet Nam
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The pilots are successfully applying joint
programming, analysis and prioritization.
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UN agencies better understand each others
mandates, expertise and business models. 
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The Pilots have made a lot of progress and are
working to resolve many challenges
Tanzania Resident Coordinators Office staff
with their One Programme document.
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The Pilots are on their way to making significant
savings and improvements.
Viet Nam A Green One UN house for all 16 UN
organisations.
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Its a challenge to balance inclusiveness with
strategic focus and authority with
accountability.
Regional Directors meeting, Uruguay
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A three-stage evaluation process has been
proposed. It would conclude in 2011.
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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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Depending on your UNCT, coherence can involve up
to six work streams.

1. UN Programme
2. Common Services and harmonized business
   practices
3. Joint Communication
4. Common Premises
5. Common budgetary framework and joint resource
   mobilization
6. Organizational change leadership, structure,
   skills, culture

Increased coherence, effectiveness and relevance
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UN Coherence is best achieved through six steps
and three ongoing processes

• Initiate and mobilize
• Prioritize and set outcomes
• Determine strategy
• Plan organizational changes
• Develop implementation plan
• Implement
• Ongoing Monitor and Evaluate
• Ongoing Communicate about change
• Ongoing Coordinate change

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Initiate and mobilize
Step 1
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Prioritize and set outcomes
Step 2
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Determine strategy
Step 3
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Plan organizational changes
Step 4
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Develop implementation plan
Step 5
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Implement
Step 6
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Monitor and Evaluate
Step 7
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Communicate about UN Coherence
Step 8
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Coordinate change and ongoing implementation
Step 9
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Together we can help more people attain
prosperity and equality and realize their rights.
Regional UN Coherence Meeting, Malawi