For the improved functioning of the UN Development System at the country level

What is the UNDG Toolkit?

Where did the UNDG Toolkit come from?Joint Offices 2004-2006

Example: Cape Verde

UN Simplification and Harmonisation 1997-2006 CCA/UNDAF; Common Services; Common Premises; Joint

Programming; HACT;

SG’s High Level Panel on System Wide Coherence: 2005-6 Report focused on Four Ones; One leader, One Programme,

One Budget & One Office Delivering as One Pilots – January 2007

Where did the UNDG Toolkit come from? - cont

General Assembly's Dialogue on System Wide Coherence Opposition to the HLP Report Appointment of Co-Chairs on SWC – January 2008 Maputo Declaration – June 2008 Resolution on SWC – September 2008

Refocus on the TCPR 2007: Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency and Relevance

Where did the UNDG Toolkit come from?- cont.

DaO Pilots used existing UNDG guidance where available.2003 Joint Programming Guidelines2004 Common Services Guidelines2003 Common Premises Guidelines2003 Funding Mechanisms (part of the Joint

Programming Guidelines)2005 HACT Guidelines

Where did the UNDG Toolkit come from?- cont.

DaO pilots innovated where guidance was not available: UNCT TORs & MOUs for enhanced RC/UNCT Leadership One Funds/revised funding modalities One Programmes Joint Reporting Harmonized Business Practices

Where did the UNDG Toolkit come from?- cont.

Development of Change Management Toolkit for DaO Pilots January’08 to December’08Brought together all elements related to greater

coherence at country level – existing guidance and innovations – into one resource tool

“One UN” Language changed due to opposition to HLP report

Final version: UNDG Toolkit (Version 1.0)

What's different in the UNDG Toolkit?

1. Integrated approach at country level, based on seven work streams:

A. Common Country programming (CCA/UNDAF)B. Harmonized business practices and Common ServicesC. Joint CommunicationsD. Common PremisesE. Joint Resource MobilizationF. Common Budgetary FrameworkG. Organizational Change

2. Structured change activities to support the UNCT with the change effort to build a more coherent UN delivering programmes more efficiently and effectively

What is an integrated programme and operations approach “Conceptually, an integrated programme and operations

approach brings together the elements supporting enhanced UN coherence, effectiveness and relevance in programming and operations, with the goal to increase development impact at the national level.”

If deemed useful, UNCTs may convert this conceptual approach into an implementation strategy and document

At its core is the UNDAF with which are associated six additional work streams

It articulates all UNCT activities in one holistic plan covering a time period concurrent with the UNDAF, and includes: Governance mechanisms for programme and business operations, Resource requirements Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. Single implementation plan, detailing activities, timelines,

resource requirements and action owners.

The Workstreams

The Steps

Overall process

the 9 steps

Identify need function

Navigate by work stream