The Programming Principles and the UNDAF

• Human rights and a Human rights-based approach (HRBA)

• Gender equality

• Environmental sustainability

• Capacity development and

• Results based management (RBM).

Characteristics of a programming principle

A principle gives a basis for reasoning and action

For the UNDAF, this means a principle is:1. Universal, applying equally to all people in all

countries;

2. Based in law, internationally agreed development goals and treaties, and national laws and commitments; and

3. Relevant to government-UN cooperation, everywhere, always.

Principles are different from priorities and goals – which are context dependent

For example: Hunger

Important

3 normative principles – Human rights and the HRBA, Gender equality, and

Environmental sustainability– Connect international norms and standards and

agreed development goals to the UNDAF process

2 enabling principles– Capacity development and RBM – Help to make the normative principles operational

in the UNDAF (effectiveness and accountability)

Principles can also become priorities

3 reinforcing normative principlesConnect international norms and standards to the UNDAF process

Capacity assessment and development provide the “how”

• Capacity assessment and development a means, not an end

• Can apply to 3 normative principles and to entry points and core issues related to other national frameworks (PRS, JAS or SWAP)

• For the UNDAF capacity assessments help to: – “Un-pack” capacity needs identified by

the normative principles – Identify gaps between desired future

capacities and current levels– Help formulate capacity development

strategies and expected results.

Gender equality

Shared underlying Principles

Shared UnderlyingPrinciples(1) Accountability (2) Public participation,Inclusion, and accessto information

Environmental Sustainability

Human Rights

Capacity Development

RBM makes it operational• RBM helps to ensure accountability • It connects analysis to planning and

management, with:– Engagement – Joint formulation of SMART results,

addressing capacity gaps– Arrangement of resources to achieve

results – Functioning mechanisms and

processes for monitoring and reporting on UNDAF performance

– Use of UNDAF performance information with stakeholders for decision-making

– Application of lessons and good practices in the next UNDAF cycle

• Shared underlying principles demand:– Disaggregated, gender-sensitive

indicators– Process indicators to monitor

accountability and participation

Results Based Management

Gender equality

Shared underlying Principles

Shared UnderlyingPrinciples(1) Accountability (2) Public participation,Inclusion, and accessto information

Environmental Sustainability

Human Rights

Capacity Development

Capacity Development

Results Based Management

1. Road M

ap

3. Stra

tegic Planning

4. Monitoring & Evaluation

2. Country Analysis

Gender equality

Shared underlying Principles

Shared UnderlyingPrinciples(1) Accountability (2) Public participation,Inclusion, and accessto information

Environmental Sustainability

Human Rights

Include national processes related to the programming principles (eg. UPR, NAPs on women and environment, capacity assessments, and MfDR reviews)

Use international norms and standards to better understand national development problems, root causes, and new capacities needed for action Through engagement, principles can become priorities Shared underlying principles (accountability, participation) strengthen the process

Capacity assessments “un-pack” capacity needs identified by the normative principles and help formulate capacity development strategies and expected results

RBM helps connect analysis to planning Engage stakeholders, formulate SMART results that address capacity gaps, and establish mechanisms and processes for monitoring UNDAF performance

Use UNDAF performance information for decision-making and feed it into national RBM systems Collect performance information, lessons and good practices for the next UNDAF cycle

5 Principles: focus and added value for CCA-UNDAF steps

ApplicationA tool to help apply the principles during the 4 steps of the

UNDAF process: (1) Roadmap; (2) Country analysis;(3) Strategic planning; (4) M&E

• Not new processes.

• Key questions for reflection and action at each step

• Two key messages:1. Apply the 5 programming principles and other thematic issues to

better understand and respond to national development priorities;

2. The principles and other thematic issues can become priorities, through UNCT cooperation in the UNDAF process, and the engagement and buy-in of stakeholders.

Other Thematic Issues

• HIV and AIDS• Indigenous Peoples• Trade and

Productive Capacity

All may be important to particular country situations

Relevant to each step in the UNDAF process

A menu of guidelines, resources, and training packages available

• Conflict Analysis• Disaster Risk

Reduction• Employment & Decent

Work• Food Crisis & Hunger