Delivering as One High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence Briefing for UN Country Teams.

Delivering as One Delivering as One High-level Panel on UN System-wide CoherenceHigh-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence

Briefing for UN Country TeamsBriefing for UN Country Teams

Overview of the presentationOverview of the presentation

The High-level Panel: Mandate and The High-level Panel: Mandate and CompositionComposition

The Panel Process: Focus on consultation The Panel Process: Focus on consultation

The Panel’s “Case for Reform”The Panel’s “Case for Reform”

The Panel’s RecommendationsThe Panel’s Recommendations

Follow-up processFollow-up process

This presentation summarizes the content This presentation summarizes the content of the High-level Panel’s Report of the High-level Panel’s Report

and does not intend to put forward any and does not intend to put forward any interpretation of, or comments on, the interpretation of, or comments on, the

findings or recommendations findings or recommendations

contained in the Report.contained in the Report.

Mandate of HLP PanelMandate of HLP Panel

2005 World Summit invites Secretary-2005 World Summit invites Secretary-General to “launch work to General to “launch work to further further strengthen the management and strengthen the management and coordination of UN operational activitiescoordination of UN operational activities” ” (in the field of environment, humanitarian (in the field of environment, humanitarian assistance and development)assistance and development)

SG also requests HLP to make SG also requests HLP to make recommendations on how recommendations on how gender equalitygender equality perspectives could be better addressed in perspectives could be better addressed in UN’s workUN’s work

HLP Panel CompositionHLP Panel Composition February 2006February 2006: SG appoints High-level : SG appoints High-level

Panel on UN system-wide Coherence in the Panel on UN system-wide Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance and the EnvironmentAssistance and the Environment

Highest-level UN Panel “ever”: members Highest-level UN Panel “ever”: members include 3 Prime Ministers, 2 former include 3 Prime Ministers, 2 former Presidents and 10 high ranking experts Presidents and 10 high ranking experts (incl. 2 UN ex-officio members)(incl. 2 UN ex-officio members)

The HLP Panel ProcessThe HLP Panel Process

Meet, consult, meet, consult, draft, re-draft, meet, re-draft,

meet, re-draft, …

How can the UN System How can the UN System most effectively respond to the most effectively respond to the challenges of the 21st century?challenges of the 21st century?

Are we still meeting the Are we still meeting the expectations of countries and peoples?expectations of countries and peoples?

The Panel ProcessThe Panel Process- Guiding Questions -- Guiding Questions -

The Case for ReformThe Case for Reform- - Why now? -Why now? -

Significant challenges ahead …Significant challenges ahead …

Unprecedented global change Unprecedented global change

MDG deadline close MDG deadline close

Increase in victims of natural disasters Increase in victims of natural disasters

Environmental threats on the riseEnvironmental threats on the rise

… … butbut

The Case for ReformThe Case for Reform- - Why now? -Why now? -

… … also windows of opportunityalso windows of opportunity

Reform momentum of the 2005 SummitReform momentum of the 2005 Summit

Millennium Declaration, Monterrey, Paris Millennium Declaration, Monterrey, Paris DeclarationDeclaration

Increases in ODA – to be spent wiselyIncreases in ODA – to be spent wisely

Expected roles of the UNExpected roles of the UN

Trusted partner with the capacity to Trusted partner with the capacity to act as convener and neutral brokeract as convener and neutral broker

Guardian of norms and standards Guardian of norms and standards

Value of ‘different voices’, speaking Value of ‘different voices’, speaking out on themes or in specific sectorsout on themes or in specific sectors

Advocate for “sensitive” issuesAdvocate for “sensitive” issues

Operational/Technical AssistanceOperational/Technical Assistance

Not fulfilled

Instead…

… … instead the Panel found a UN instead the Panel found a UN system characterized by system characterized by

Fragmentation at country, regional and Fragmentation at country, regional and global levelglobal level

High transaction costs for both national High transaction costs for both national partners and donorspartners and donors

Inadequate and unpredictable funding, Inadequate and unpredictable funding, undermining UN’s multilateral character undermining UN’s multilateral character

Figure 2: Figure 2: Contributions to the UN system’s operational Contributions to the UN system’s operational

activities for development (core and other activities for development (core and other resources)resources)

HLP RecommendationsHLP Recommendations-- Underlying Principles ---- Underlying Principles --

National ownership and people-centered National ownership and people-centered approachesapproaches

Core comparative advantageCore comparative advantage

Maximum effectiveness and accountabilityMaximum effectiveness and accountability

Development

The Panel recommends the The Panel recommends the establishment of One UN at country establishment of One UN at country

level, with one leader, one programme, level, with one leader, one programme, one budget and, where appropriate, one one budget and, where appropriate, one

office office

… … but how?but how?

The “How” of the One UN

Establish five One UN pilots by 2007 (20 by 2009, 40 by 2010 and all other “appropriate” countries by 2012)

Enhance RC authority to lead the One Country Programme (matched by clear accountability)

UNDP to consolidate and refocus its operational work

UNDP to establish an institutional firewall between management of RC system and its programmatic role

Humanitarian AssistanceHumanitarian Assistance

The Panel calls for …The Panel calls for …

Stronger partnership arrangements between the Stronger partnership arrangements between the UN, national governments, IRC/ICM and NGOs UN, national governments, IRC/ICM and NGOs

Full funding for CERF (target: $ 500 million)Full funding for CERF (target: $ 500 million)

Clarify mandates for Internally Displaced Peoples Clarify mandates for Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs)(IDPs)

UNDP lead on early recovery UNDP lead on early recovery

Greater investment in risk reduction Greater investment in risk reduction

Environment Environment

The Panel calls for … The Panel calls for …

Stronger role for UNEP: “Real authority as Stronger role for UNEP: “Real authority as the environmental policy pillar of the UN”the environmental policy pillar of the UN”

Independent assessment of international Independent assessment of international environmental governanceenvironmental governance

Strengthened GEF Strengthened GEF

CCross-cutting issues ross-cutting issues

The Panel calls for … The Panel calls for …

A stronger voice for gender equality and women’s A stronger voice for gender equality and women’s empowerment – creation of a dynamic, fully and empowerment – creation of a dynamic, fully and ambitiously funded gender entityambitiously funded gender entity

Clarify responsibilities for Human RightsClarify responsibilities for Human Rights

Greater focus on Sustainable DevelopmentGreater focus on Sustainable Developmentin UN country activities – partnership between in UN country activities – partnership between UNEP (normative) and UNDP (operational)UNEP (normative) and UNDP (operational)

FundingFunding

The Panel calls for … The Panel calls for …

Full, multi-year core funding for agencies Full, multi-year core funding for agencies committed to reformcommitted to reform

One Country Programme to be consolidated One Country Programme to be consolidated within a single budgetary framework with within a single budgetary framework with two funding sourcestwo funding sources

GovernanceGovernance-- at inter-governmental level ---- at inter-governmental level --

The Panel calls for … The Panel calls for …

A high-level forum for strategic guidance on sustainable development policy and global public goods (L-27)

A UN Sustainable Development Board to provide oversight of the “One UN” at country level

GovernanceGovernance-- at organizational level ---- at organizational level --

The Panel calls for … The Panel calls for …

A new Development Coordinator A new Development Coordinator

A new UN Development Policy and A new UN Development Policy and Operations Group to support “One UN” at Operations Group to support “One UN” at country levelcountry level

Chief Executives Board (CEB) to review its Chief Executives Board (CEB) to review its functionsfunctions

GovernanceGovernance-- at regional and national level ---- at regional and national level --

The Panel calls for …The Panel calls for …

Regional level: (a) reorganization of UN Regional level: (a) reorganization of UN regional setting around two functions, and regional setting around two functions, and (b) co-location and standardization of (b) co-location and standardization of regions among all UN entitiesregions among all UN entities

National level: (a) “all-of-government” National level: (a) “all-of-government” approach, and (b) benchmarks for good approach, and (b) benchmarks for good multilateral donorship multilateral donorship

Business PracticesBusiness Practices

The Panel calls for …The Panel calls for …

Harmonized business practicesHarmonized business practices

Independent evaluation mechanism Independent evaluation mechanism

Updated and harmonized human resource Updated and harmonized human resource policies (incl. greater staff mobility)policies (incl. greater staff mobility)

HLP Follow-up ProcessHLP Follow-up Process

Inter-governmental: SG to transmit report to UN Inter-governmental: SG to transmit report to UN General Assembly for inter-governmental follow General Assembly for inter-governmental follow up (GA Working Groups, governing bodies, up (GA Working Groups, governing bodies, TCPR)TCPR)

Inter-agency: Report expected to be on agenda Inter-agency: Report expected to be on agenda of first CEB meeting of incoming SG (Spring of first CEB meeting of incoming SG (Spring 2007)2007)

SG has requested UNDG to go ahead with 5 SG has requested UNDG to go ahead with 5 “One UN” pilots and strengthening of RC system “One UN” pilots and strengthening of RC system