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For the improved functioning of the UN Development System at the country level What is the UNDG Toolkit? Provides structured, non-mandatory guidance to UNCTs that wish to pursue greater coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance at the country level. A collection of resources, tools, templates and country level examples to support UN staff with the analysis, planning and implementation required for achieving the above. An integrated approach that brings together Programming and Business Operations at the country level, conceptually referred to as an integrated programme and operations strategy. Where did the UNDG Toolkit come from? Joint Offices 2004-2006 Example: Cape Verde UN Simplification and Harmonisation 19972006 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 Guidelines 2004 Common Services Guidelines 2003 Common Premises Guidelines 2003 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’08 Brought 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. B. C. D. E. F. G. Common Country programming (CCA/UNDAF) Harmonized business practices and Common Services Joint Communications Common Premises Joint Resource Mobilization Common Budgetary Framework 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 A quick glance at the UNDG Toolkit Identify need function the 9 steps Navigate by work stream A quick glance at the UNDG Toolkit Thank you