Transcript United Nations CCA/UNDAF Process in Europe and CIS Peer Support Group Meeting 17-18 March 2009 Summary Report Organised as part of the Regional UNDAF TOT.

United Nations
CCA/UNDAF Process in Europe and CIS
Peer Support Group Meeting
17-18 March 2009
Summary Report
Organised as part of the Regional UNDAF TOT for UNCTs
Crowne Plaza - Bratislava
Introduction
 This presentation serves as summary report for the first
Peer Support Group meeting organized as part of the
regional UNDAF TOT Workshop that took place in
Bratislava from 16 to 20 March 2009.
 The overall objective of the PSG meeting was to
improve the regional support to UN Country Teams
during the entire process of CCA/UNDAF formulation in
2009. This meeting also represented a unique
opportunity for PSG members to meet for the first time
and interact with staff from Country Teams.
 Agencies represented at the meeting: ILO, IOM,
UNAIDS, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNECE, UNEP, UNFPA, UNIDO,
UNIFEM, UNODC, WHO.
Main Agenda Items
 CCA/UNDAF support structure: RDT, DOCO, PSG,
UNSSC
 CCA/UNDAF process in CEE&CIS
– Lessons learned from 2008 roll-outs
– Reflections on 2008 process and the quality of
CCA/UNDAFs
– Quality of UNDAFs/ good practices
– UNCT Survey results
 Review of CCA and UNDAF quality assurance
checklists
 Revisiting the role of QSA/PSG
 Recommendations for 2009
 Note: PSG members also attended selected UNDAF
TOT sessions, related in particular to the UNDAF core
principles
PSG Meeting: Main Outcomes
 First opportunity for direct interaction
 Clarification among participants on PSG role and
responsibilities
– PSG primary function is Quality Assurance.
– Role of PSG is not to engage into country programming
issues. Programmatic discussions should take place
bilaterally between the UN agency concerned and the
UNCT.
 Common understanding of the CCA/UNDAF process
 Knowledge on the application of the UNDAF core
principles
 Review of possible division of responsibilities during the
process
 Identification of specific knowledge and expertise in
core principles or thematic areas among PSG members
Role of PSG – Brief outline
Accompany and support UNCTs during
their analytic work and UNDAF
development process
Review the support needs of the UNCTs
in collaboration with DOCO and UNSSC
Ensure application of current
CCA/UNDAF guidelines in common
programming documents
Disseminate good examples and lessons
learned
2009 roll-out countries
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Serbia
Turkey
Ukraine
CCA/UNDAF Support Structure
UN DOCO
Regional Directors Team (RDT)
UNSSC
QSA/PSG
ToT and facilitation
support for SPR;
design of workshop
manuals
Coordination of the process,
peer review of CCA and
UNDAF drafts, in-country
support, liaison between
CT’s, DOCO and RDT
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Lessons learned from 2008
Different level of preparedness in each country
Different set of mechanisms set by Country
Teams to oversee and implement the process
Involvement of partners and their buy-in of the
UNDAF process varies
Heavy reliance on external consultants
Perception of the UNDAF formulation as a 3
day exercise rather than a “process” and high
expectations set for facilitators
Need for good examples / best practices
Lessons learned from 2008
Countries that have skipped certain stages during
the process faced difficulties during UNDAF
formulation
Additional work is needed for UNCTs to sensitize
partners and UN family on the UN Reform and
CCA/UNDAF process prior to workshops
Need to tailor workshops to the needs of Country
Teams and partners; knowledge of facilitation
team of a country context
Varied knowledge and understanding of common
programming principles
Reluctance of UN agencies to commit at output
level
Support required by UNCTs
 PSG Quality Review of key documents:
– Plan of Engagement
– Draft CCA
– Draft UNDAF
 Additional UNCT support needs:
– UNSSC offered trainings
– Trainings on HRBA and/or RBM
– Process Support from PSG apart from peer
review
CCA/UNDAF Process
2009 Major Milestones
Plans of
Engagement
UNDAF
Evaluation
Design
workshop
Draft
Analysis
Analysis
UNDAF
drafts
Strategic
Prioritization
Retreat
UNDAFs
completed
PSG review process
Based on:
– UNDAF Guidelines (2009 update)
– CCA/UNDAF Quality Checklist
– Common programming principles
Will include:
– General comments
– Specific comments
UNCT has a final decision on the content!
Main contacts
 On CCA/UNDAF guidelines: geographical focal
points in DOCO
 On workshop facilitation support: UNSSC
 On regional review and quality assusrance:
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Patrick Gremillet, QSA/PSG Chair
[email protected]
Nargiza Juraboeva, Coordinator
[email protected]
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