UN Reform and UN Reform and the CCA / UNDAF processthe CCA / UNDAF process

Why UN Reform?

To achieve better impact

• Shared vision

• Support to country level MD/MDGs targets

• Reduced transaction cost through simplified business processes

• Improved accountability of UN system – internal and external

Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review Highlights

• Acknowledges ongoing efforts to become more coherent

• Reaffirms need to enhance UN’s relevance, effectiveness, accountability and credibility

• UNDAF as UN common programming tool

• Emphasizes national ownership

• UN orgs should further harmonize and simplify their business procedures

A more effective UN, coordinated and aligned with national priorities

Integrated approach to planning, programming and operations

• Renewed commitment to – and tools for integration between missions and UNCT

• Strengthened strategic nature and oversight of CCA / UNDAF

• Increased use of Joint Programmes (including with missions)

• Strengthened RC/UNCT performance appraisal and accountabilities

• Reduced transaction costs through common premises and HACT

IntegrationIntegrationMissions and UN Country Teams Missions and UN Country Teams

working togetherworking together

Integrating the UN’s activities in crisis countries

Security

DevelopmentAssistance

Humanitarian Aid

e.g. UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA

e.g. WHO,UNESCO, FAO

e.g. HCR

e.g. DPKO

e.g. DPA

e.g. WFP

UNDG

e.g. OCHA

Political

Managing Complexity

• The security-political-development-humanitarian linkages:– Conflict / instability as an obstacle to development and

humanitarian access.– Development failure as a root cause of conflict and/or

humanitarian crisis.– Humanitarian crisis as fuel for conflict and obstacle to

development

• The response must be structured around this interface: – Need to identify and agree on points of intersection and

design appropriate response to the different aspects of threats to peace / conflict factors

– For the UN, supporting lasting peace requires unity of purpose Integration

Integration: structure and tools

• The DSRSG – RC – HC chain

• Agreed reporting mechanisms and roles, per SG Note of Guidance

• Integrated Mission Planning Process

• System wide commitment to integrated planning capacity

• Various levels of integration

Integration: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Challenges

- Duplication of roles- Differing cultures and perspectives on peacebuilding, absence of

common vision- Different procedures, rules, approaches and methodologies- Limited planning capacity

Lessons learned

Common vision, strategy and planning before allAchieve clarity - early on - on respective roles, mandates, and

expectationsThe “long term versus short term” fallacy: both approaches are

necessary

At your table, please:

. Discuss and ask questions, if needed, for clarification

. Discuss which aspects of UN reform are most relevant in Iraq

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CCA/ UNDAFCCA/ UNDAFCommon Country Assessment/Common Country Assessment/

United Nations Development United Nations Development Assistance FrameworkAssistance Framework

What is a Common Country Assessment?

• In line with MD/ MDGs, international treaties and conventions ratified by the country and other international commitments

• Causal analysis – identifies root causes and their effects

• Capacity gap analysis – understand reasons for the inability of rights holders to claim rights, and duty bearers for not being able to deliver their commitments

• Conflict sensitive analysis including factors that induce emergency situations

• Complements national analytical work being done for the National Development Plan

Option A: Participation in government-led

analysis

Option B: Complementary UN supported

analysis

Option C: A full CCA

process

OPTIONS FOR CCA

National Development Planning Process

The UN’s analytical support strengthens the National development

framework to reflect the Government’s

commitments to internationally agreed

goals

What is the UNDAF?

• Strategic programme framework for the UN Country Team

• Describes collective UN response to MD/MDG related national priorities

• Demonstrates the UN Comparative advantage

• Enables strategic positioning of the UN vis-à-vis national development priorities

• Jointly developed by the UN and the host government

Guiding Principles for CCA-UNDAF

• National ownership and leadership

• Alignment with national priorities, MD/ MDGs

• Harmonization with UN and national planning process/ cycle

• Integration of Human rights into analysis and results based programming

• Mutual accountability

• Capacity development and stakeholder participation

Annual Work Annual Work PlansPlans

Agency Agency Programme Programme Documents/ Documents/ Strategies/ Strategies/

FrameworksFrameworks

ExCom Country ExCom Country Programme Programme Action Plan Action Plan

(CPAP)(CPAP)

UN UN Development Development Assistance Assistance Framework Framework

2011-14 2011-14 (UNDAF)(UNDAF)

Alignment between UNDAF & National Development Plan

Five Yr. Five Yr. National National

Development Development Plan Plan (2010-14)(2010-14)

ICI/ MDGsICI/ MDGs

The priorities in the National Development Plan (2010-14) will drive the UNDAF – the UNDAF shows the

collective response of the UNCT, and demonstrates its comparative

advantages towards national priorities

CCA UNDAF

3 - 5 Prioritiesfor UN development

co-operation

Analysis

UNDAFOutcome 2

UN Agency 1Country

ProgrammeOutcome

UN Agency 2Country

ProgrammeOutcome

Cause 1

Cause 2

UNDAFOutcome 1

Non-UNPartner

Contributions

UN Agency 1Country

ProgrammeOutput 1

UN Agency 2Country

ProgrammeOutput

UN Agency 1Country

ProgrammeOutput 2

UN Agency 3Project

Outcomesand Outputs

Assessment

Identify Challenges

Information Gathering

Short listchallenges for

development co-operation

CountryProgrammes/Projects

Natio

nal D

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men

t Plan

/

ICI / M

illenn

ium

Develo

pm

ent G

oals

COMMON COUNTRY PROGRAMMING PROCESS

Key priorities for UN development

cooperation

UNDAF - Strategic focus

• Support in areas where the UNCT can make the biggest difference;

• Address root causes;• The UNCT has comparative advantage to

address the identified problems; • Sufficient resources are available, or can

be mobilized; • Alignment with key actors/stakeholders

engagement.

Our Guiding Frameworks

• Millennium Declaration and the MDG’s.

• Tri-annual Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR) resolutions.

• Alignment with national development priorities (Iraq Five Year NDP 2010-14Iraq Five Year NDP 2010-14 )

• CCA-UNDAF Guidelines.

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