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Update on the

UNICEF Strategic

Plan, 2018-2021

31 March 2017

Outline

The Context

Purpose of the Strategic Plan

Lessons Learned

Guiding Principles

Draft Key Elements of the Strategic Plan

The proposed framework

The ‘WHAT’ (result areas)

The ‘HOW’ (change strategies)

The ‘Enablers’

Outline of the Strategic Plan narrative

Next Steps

The Context

The Context

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...but we can have a considerable impact, with a set of clear,

focused goals.

...and by starting with the most deprived.

This forms the basis for UNICEF’s 2018-2021 Strategic Plan.

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Purpose and

Approach of

the 2018-2021

Strategic Plan

Purpose of the Strategic Plan

To enhance the impact of UNICEF’s work for children by:

Aligning the work of different

parts of the organization

around common goals and

strategies

Assisting the

organization to make

strategic choices

Creating a communication

vehicle internally and

externally on what UNICEF

aims to achieve for children

Strengthening the

organization’s

accountability

framework

The Strategic Plan will reflect UNICEF’s commitment to delivering

results for all children in the context of the SDGs.10

Build on lessons learned from the Mid Term Review

Overall approach

Emphasize UNICEF’s contribution to the SDGs; 2021 results as a stepping stone to 2030

Attention to multi-sectoral issues of sustainability, equity, gender and the humanitarian-development nexus

Lessons Learned

from the 2014-2017

Strategic Plan

Overall Lessons Learned

highlight the importance of…

Intensifying community

mobilization

Stronger private sector

engagement

Strengthening national

service delivery systems

Multi-sectoral planning

and action

Enhanced systems for

humanitarian response

and risk-informed

programming

Greater focus on

reaching the most

disadvantaged children

in national plans

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Guiding

Principles and

Design

Considerations

SP Design Considerations

The Strategic Plan will include 2021

results in the context of 2030 goals

Focus on UNICEF’s universal

mandate in response to both the CRC

and SDGs – CRC (Articles 2, 6, 19,

23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37,

and 38) and SDGs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and

16.) reinforced; and the call “leave no

child behind

Addressing equity and sustainability

– addressed through dedicated Goal

Areas as well in a cross-cutting way

Clear change strategies (HOW) and

Enablers

Addressing QCPR implications

There will be an increased focus on

adolescents

Build on progress in addressing

gender equality

Provide clear indicators on

humanitarian response and

humanitarian-development

integration in results framework

What is different; what is reinforced?

Key elements of

the 2018-2021

Strategic Plan

GOAL AREA 1

EVERY

CHILD

SURVIVES

AND THRIVES

GOAL AREA 2

EVERY

CHILD LEARNS

GOAL AREA 4

EVERY CHILD

LIVES IN A

SAFE AND

CLEAN ENVIRONMENT

GOAL AREA 5

EVERY CHILD

HAS AN

EQUITABLE

CHANCE IN LIFE

GOAL AREA 3

EVERY CHILD

IS PROTECTED

FROM

VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION

25 RESULT AREAS (WHAT)

Realizing the rights of every child,

especially the most disadvantaged

SP Impact

SP Goals

SP Key

Results –

UNICEF’s

direct

contribution

IMPACT LEVEL

Shared results

based on SDG

impact-level

indicators

OUTCOME LEVEL

Shared results

based on SDG

outcome-level

indicators

OUTPUT LEVEL

UNICEF’s direct

contribution on

the basis of its

comparative

advantages

Results Framework Architecture

Support

achievement of

planned results 7 CHANGE STRATEGIES (HOW)

Internal

effectiveness

and efficiency factors

4 ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (ENABLERS)

Key

Performance

Indicators

2030

2021

Summary proposal on the Result Areas

* as

indicators

GOAL AREA 1

EVERY CHILD

SURVIVES AND THRIVES

GOAL AREA 2

EVERY CHILD LEARNS

GOAL AREA 4

EVERY CHILD

LIVES IN A

SAFE AND

CLEAN ENVIRONMENT

GOAL AREA 5

EVERY CHILD

HAS AN

EQUITABLE

CHANCE IN LIFE

out-of-school

girls and boys

learning

outcomes

skills development

safe drinking

water

basic

sanitation

disaster risk

reduction and

social

cohesion

child-

responsive

urban settings

environmental

pollution and

climate action

gender equality

adolescent

empowerment

multidimensional

child poverty;

social protection

integrated

support for girls

and boys with

disabilities

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SGOAL AREA 3

EVERY CHILD

IS PROTECTED

FROM

VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION

Cross-cutting priorities

Gender Equality Humanitarian Response

WHO: The most disadvantaged children everywhere

nutritional status

of children

maternal and

newborn care

immunization

childhood

illnesses

early childhood

development

gender-

responsive

adolescent

health and

nutrition

HIV/AIDS

violence

harmful

practices

against girls

and boys

access to

justice

grave violations

against girls

and boys in

armed conflict*

birth

registration*

rights of child

migrants*

Updated Result Areas

Goal 1: Every Child Survives and Thrives

Prevention of stunting and other forms of malnutrition

Treatment of severe wasting and other forms of severe acute malnutrition

Newborns and mothers receive an essential package of quality maternal and

newborn care services at scale

Achieve and sustain full immunization coverage at national and district levels

At scale treatment of pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria for children under five

years

Girls and boys under five have increased access to quality early childhood

development services

Enhanced country action in support of adolescent health and nutrition

HIV treatment and care for girls and boys

HIV Prevention – PMTCT scale up; prevention among adolescents


Goal 2: Every Child Learns

Increase and sustain access for girls and boys to early learning, primary and

lower and upper secondary education

Increase learning outcomes for girls and boys

Increase access for girls and boys to the skills necessary for full participation in

society, including productive and fulfilling work

Goal 3: Every Child is Protected from Violence and

Exploitation

Girls and boys receive prevention and response services for violence against

children

Girls receive prevention and care interventions to address harmful practices

(FGM/C and child marriage)

Girls and boys that come in contact with the law have their rights protected


Goal 4: Every Child Lives in a Safe and Clean Environment Safe drinking water services in communities (with others, 60 million people)

Sanitation and hygiene and end open defecation, paying special attention to the

needs of women and girls (150 million people)

Countries adopt policies, strategies and programmes that address risks related to

disasters and conflict

Child-responsive urban settings for children (urban slums)

Monitoring air pollution

Goal 5: Every Child has an Equitable Chance in Life Programmes to overcome gender discriminatory roles and practices

Adolescent empowerment

Multidimensional poverty reduced for girls and boys

Most disadvantage girls and boys receive social protection support

Girls and boys with disabilities reached by accessible and inclusive programmes

2030

2021

Summary proposal on the HOW

2030

2021

Summary proposal on the HOW

GOAL AREA 1

EVERY CHILD

SURVIVES

AND

THRIVES

GOAL AREA 2

EVERY

CHILD

LEARNS

GOAL AREA 4

EVERY CHILD

LIVES IN A

SAFE AND

CLEAN

ENVIRONMENT

GOAL AREA 5

EVERY CHILD

HAS AN

EQUITABLE

CHANCE IN

LIFE

GOAL AREA 3

EVERY CHILD

IS PROTECTED

FROM

VIOLENCE AND

EXPLOITATION

25 RESULT AREAS

1. Programming excellence for at-scale results for children:(Cross sectoral programming) (Systems strengthening and service delivery; Humanitarian and development integration; Gender-

informed programming; Community dialogue and behaviour change; South-south and horizontal cooperation)

2. Winning support for the cause of children from decision makers and the wider public:(Advocacy, public engagement, communication and movements; Children as change agents)

3. Develop and leverage resources and partnerships for children:(Leveraging resources for children; Resource mobilization)

4. Harnessing the power of business and markets for children:(Leveraging private sector/corporate partnerships; Market shaping)

5. UN working together(Strengthen system coherence)

6. Fostering innovations in programming and advocacy processes and practices(Promote the use of new technologies)

7. Harnessing the power of evidence as a driver of change for children(Evaluations, research and data)

HOW: change strategies

Updated HOW Strategies

1. Programming excellence for at-scale results for

children:i. Fostering cross-sectoral and multisectoral programming that responds to children

holistically and to the environment in which they grow up (Cross sectoral

programming);

ii. Improve the delivery of essential services to the most disadvantaged children,

directly and through policy and system strengthening (Systems strengthening and

service delivery);

iii. Enhancing at-scale capacity for humanitarian action and develop results-focused

programming on the humanitarian development nexus, including on accountability

to vulnerable and affected people, preparedness, recovery and resilient

development (Humanitarian and development integration);

iv. Strengthening gender-informed programming in all areas of UNICEF’s work

(Gender-informed programming);

v. Promoting behaviours, demand for services and social norms that contribute to the

realization of child rights, directly and through policy and system strengthening

(Community dialogue and behaviour change);

vi. Promoting cooperation, share lessons learned, best practices and foster innovation

between countries and across regions (South-south and horizontal cooperation).


2. Winning support for the cause of children from

decision makers and the wider public:

i. Becoming an even stronger advocacy, campaigning,

fundraising and communications force for children,

strengthening the UNICEF brand, and working with others

to build alliances and movements for change. Through

this public engagement we make progress towards the

goal of recruiting 100 million supporters to our cause: to

give, to advocate and volunteer (Advocacy, public

engagement, communication and movements);

ii. Helping support young people and children as agents of

change (Children as change agents);


3. Develop and leverage resources and

partnerships for children:

i. Leveraging resources and partnerships for children,

including by influencing domestic planning, financing and

delivery of services for children (Leveraging resources for

children)

ii. Mobilizing resources and fundraising for UNICEF from

governments and the private sector (individuals,

foundations and corporates) to maximize longer term,

flexible and predictable revenue in support of

programmes for children (Resource mobilization and

fundraising)


4. Harnessing the power of business and markets

for children:

i. Leveraging the power of the private sector to improve the

lives of children around the world, through harnessing

their core business, their innovation and ensuring that

they uphold child rights. (Leveraging private

sector/corporate partnerships)

ii. Developing products, technologies and global and local

markets for children - including pursuing a R&D pipeline

of vaccines, medicines, technologies for achievement of

SDG targets, reduction of market barriers that prevent

access to essential supplies for children (Market shaping)


5. UN working together

i. In line with the quadrennial comprehensive policy review,

work collaboratively with other United Nations entities to

strengthen system coherence towards greater results for

children, more integrated approaches to the 2030

Agenda, and increased alignment with national

government priorities and plans (Strengthen system

coherence)


6. Fostering innovations in programming and

advocacy processes and practices

i. Promoting the use of new technologies to more efficiently

and effectively serve children, especially the most

disadvantaged (Promote the use of new technologies)

7. Harnessing the power of evidence as a driver of

change for children

i. Generating, synthesizing and promoting the use of

evaluations, research and data about child well-being to

catalyze change, including through new and existing

partnerships (Evaluations, research and data)

2021

Updated ENABLERS

GOAL AREA 1

EVERY CHILD

SURVIVES AND THRIVES

GOAL AREA 2

EVERY CHILD LEARNS

GOAL AREA 4

EVERY CHILD

LIVES IN A SAFE

AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT

GOAL AREA 5

EVERY CHILD

HAS AN

EQUITABLE

CHANCE IN LIFE

GOAL AREA 3

EVERY CHILD IS

PROTECTED

FROM VIOLENCE

AND EXPLOITATION

1. Governance

(Modern, transparent and accountable governance for the organization)

2. Management

(Results oriented, efficient, effective, and collaborative management)

3. People

(Versatile staff, staff as agents of change)

4. Knowledge and information systems

(Efficient, safe and secure systems connecting results & people)

2030

25 RESULT AREAS

Updated ENABLERS

1. Modern, transparent and accountable governance:

i. Risk management

ii. Efficient operating processes - simplification, technology &

innovation, vertical and horizontal integration – GSSC & BOS)

iii. Greening

iv. Accessibility

v. Publicly trackable results (IATI)

vi. Working in different contexts – HIC, MICs, LDCs, fragile contexts

vii. Independent oversight bodies and management response

Updated ENABLERS

2. Results oriented, efficient, effective and collaborative

management at all levels:

i. RBM/RBB strengthening, including team approach to management for

results and clear accountabilities for quality assurance of RBM process;

and staff development on programme and project management as core

skills

ii. Strengthening Evaluation and Lessons Learned – as key parts of mid

course adjustment to programme implementation

iii. Value for Money as management principle

iv. Fraud prevention as management principle

v. Make progress towards matrix management across the organization

Updated ENABLERS

3. People - versatile staff as agents of change:

i. Gender and geographical diversity at team level

ii. Versatility, learning, voice, agency and collaboration/knowledge transfer

as core skills of staff (recruitment, training & performance management

strategies)

iii. Mobile workforce across geography, sectors (development and

humanitarian work) in support of the priorities of the Strategic Plan

iv. Performance management (Individual performance linked to team

performance)

v. Compliance with conflict of interest and disclosure policy

Updated ENABLERS

4. Knowledge and information systems - efficient

knowledge and information systems:

i. All knowledge and information systems contribute to either

programmatic results or organizational efficiency and effectiveness

results

ii. Collaborative knowledge exchange arrangements and

mechanisms

iii. Child Safeguarding Policy operationalized

iv. Key element of business continuity

Context

Lessons learned

Priorities and

opportunities; A

vision for 2021

and beyond

Guiding

principles

Goal areas

Contributions to international agenda

Result areas

Cross-cutting priorities

Change strategies

Organizational effectiveness and efficiency

Mitigating risks

Effective results-based management

Conclusion

Draft decision

I. Overview II. Strategic Approach

III. Annex

Integrated resource

plan 2018-2021

Integrated results and

resources framework

2018-2021

Indicative Outline of Strategic Plan 2018-2021

The Strategic Plan will

be accompanied by a

Results Framework

that includes

indicators, baselines

and targets

Finalizing the SP

1. Deliverables:

i. SP (narrative) Board document – March 2017

ii. Results Framework – April 2017

iii. Integrated Results & Resources Framework – the link between

SP and the Integrated Budget – July 2017 as linked to the IB

iv. Annexes – SP Theory of Change, others – June/July 2017

v. Harmonizing with other agencies (chapeau, ‘common indicators’

and IRRF structure, etc.) – March-May

2. Ongoing work:

i. The SP narrative document, including around humanitarian

action, gender equality, equity, child rights and the CRC, etc.

ii. Refine result statements to portray UNICEF’s contribution

iii. Develop the full Results Framework, including indicators that

are measurable on an annual basis and identify baselines,

annual milestones and end of cycle targets

Proposed timelines for the SP and IB processes

Date Item Type of engagement

25 Aug 2016 Road map to the Strategic Plan Informal briefing / consultation

Second Regular

Session - Sep 2016

Road map to the Strategic Plan For information

Oct - Nov 2016 Development of Discussion Paper for

consultation purposes only

Consultation purposes (not

official Board paper)

Oct 2016 - Jan 2017 Consultation with the private sector, civil

society, and within UNICEF

Consultation

14 Dec 2016 Updated road map Informal briefing

23 Jan 2017 Updated road map and draft outline Informal briefing

10 Feb 2017 Informal workshop on the Strategic Plan Informal consultation /

Workshop with Member States

Apr / May 2017 UNICEF Strategic Plan – draft for review Informal briefing

Annual Session -

Jun 2017

UNICEF Strategic Plan – draft for review For information

Jul 2017 Review of draft Integrated Budget by ACABQ For information

Jul 2017 UNICEF Strategic Plan – final version Informal briefing

Second Regular

Session - Sep 2017

UNICEF Strategic Plan, Integrated Budget

and Gender Action Plan – final versions

For decision

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