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Delivering as OneHow the eight pilots are bringing UN agencies together to provide better support to countries

unite and deliver effective support for countries

What is Delivering as One?

Progress

Challenges

Lessons learned and what it means for you

Delivering as One is an initiative to increase the UN system’s impact.1

The High-Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence proposed creating pilots.

In 2007 eight pilot countries volunteered to test Delivering as One.

The UN Development Group and the Development Operations Coordination Office

support the pilots.

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Regional Directors Teams

Regional Directors Teams

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The pilots are applying four principles to Deliver as One.

One Programme provides countries with relevant assistance from the whole UN

family

One empowered Leader and Team work together with clear accountability.

One Budgetary Framework uses donor resources strategically in each country.

One Office unites agencies through harmonized business processes

and often a UN House.

Any questions on the origins and basics of Delivering as One?

The pilot stocktaking reports show they are making good progress.

Tanzania: Resident Coordinator’s Office staff with their One Programme.Tanzania: Resident Coordinator’s Office staff with their One Programme.

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The governments are taking more ownership.

One Programme signing ceremony, Viet NamOne Programme signing ceremony, Viet Nam

The pilots are successfully applying joint programming, analysis and prioritization.

The joint budgetary framework and One Fund are proving to be effective tools.

UN agencies better understand each others’ mandates, expertise and business models. 

Viet Nam: A planned Green One UN house for all 16 UN organizations.Viet Nam: A planned Green One UN house for all 16 UN organizations.

The pilots are on their way to making significant savings and improvements.

Any questions on the progress made so far in Delivering as One?

The pilots are working to resolve many ongoing challenges.3

Pilot RCs with the Deputy-Secretary General in 2008.

Decision-making processes

Empowering the RC

Workload

Large variety of reporting and planning formats

Challenges

It’s a challenge to involve government counterparts, use national systems and

define our role in Middle-Income Countries.

Rwanda: The Government signs the One Programme.

Rwanda: The Government signs the One Programme.

Raising predictable resources remains a challenge. Donors are still financing

UN agencies and projects directly.

Non-Resident Agencies’ human and financial capacities

Communication capacity gaps

Project and agency mentality

Further Challenges

Country-led Delivering as One evaluations are planned for 2009/10.

The General Assembly will decide how the UN system should proceed after 2010.

Questions about the challenges of Delivering as One?

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Lessons Learned from Delivering as One4

Only initiate reform if you have buy-in from the government and donors.

Cap Verde RC Petra Lantz with development partners.Cap Verde RC Petra Lantz with development partners.

One Programme offers real advantages for the government.

UN Reform needs to be the #1 priority for the country team.

Begin the reform when rolling out a new UN Development Assistance Framework.

•Analysis•UNDAF preparation

agency documents(CPD/CPAP)

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

•UNDAF review • visioning

Reform means a significant increase in workload.

Prepare your capacities and resources

Teamwork and team-building are critical.

Move as quickly as possible to planning and implementing

the One Programme.

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Capacity to deliver is enhanced through a clear division of labor with lead agencies.

Civil Society and donors should participate in a process that balances

inclusiveness and strategic focus.

Develop and implement a Change Management Plan.

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Step 1:Initiate and Mobilize

Step 2:Prioritize and Set outcomes

Step 6: Implement Step 3:Determine Strategy

Step 4:Plan Organizational Changes

Step 5: Develop Implementation Plan

Note

This diagram reflects key products per step only, no supporting activities orproducts are reflected

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Vision and Mission

Plan of Engagement

Revised Plan of

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Results Matrices

Step 7: Monitor and Evaluate

Step 8: Communicate

Step 9: Coordinate and manage

High Level Outcomes

per workstream

M&E matrices

Preparatory analysis results

Detailed analysis results

Implementation Plan

Integrated Programme

and Operations

Strategy (IPOS)

Integrated M&E

matrices

Integrated M&E Plan

Business Process Change

Organizational Change

Capacity/skill Change

Simplify and streamline internal and external communication.

Questions about lessons learnedfrom Delivering as One?

What could you apply in your country?

Implications for RC Offices

Operational support

Interagencyfacilitation

Special capacities

Process and politics

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