EXPANDED DELIVERING AS ONE FUNDING WINDOW

FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MDGs

UN DOCO, June 2009

BACKGROUND & CONTEXT• GA resolution: “…intergovernmental work of the GA on system

wide coherence focusing exclusively and in an integrated manner on ‘Delivering as One’ …”

• TCPR: “…continuing improvement in its effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and impact, along with a significant increase in resources and an expansion of its resources base…”

• Delivering as One initiative

• Response to the need for additional, un-earmarked, more predictable funding

• Reduction of transaction costs associated with separate funding mechanisms

BACKGROUND & CONTEXT

UNDP-Spain MDG ACHIEVEMENT FUND: 2 funding windows

• “Thematic” Window – supports UN collective efforts in selected sectors

• “One UN” Window – supports the implementation of DAO: addressing funding gaps of ‘One UN Programmes’

EXPANDED DAO FUNDING WINDOW expansion of “One UN” window

under UNDG governance mechanism

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Nationally owned and led process to develop an ‘integrated UN Programme’

• Clear link between ‘integrated UN Programme’ and national development results

• Following the elements of DAO approach:– ‘integrated UN Programme’– Country Fund– Joint resource mobilization strategy– Approach and mechanism for results reporting– Strengthened RC/UNCT (under recent UNDG agreements)– Harmonization of business practices – to extent possible

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

• UNDAF roll out countries (2009 & beyond) – ‘09 countries will be eligible for funding from 2011

• For 2009 & 2010 eligible countries are:– Pilot countries– Countries that have prepared an ‘integrated UN

Programme’, following the DAO approach (RDTs to recommend)

• Very limited number of exceptional cases (e.g. post-crisis) (RDTs to recommend)

ALLOCATION CRITERIA

Take into consideration:• annual funding gap of ‘budgetary framework’ • past annual expenditure

Calculated as lower of:• 40% of annual funding gap • 30% of past annual expenditure x 40%

Example

Country N:• funding gap => $27 million • past annual expenditure => $20 million

allocation will be $2,440,000 lower of: 10,800,000 = 40% of 27,000,000 2,440,000 = 30% of 20,000,000 x 40%

Thus:Ceiling – lower of the twoFloor - $500,000

GOVERNANCE

Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams

Regional Directors Teams

Steering Committee for Expanded DAO Funding Window

Consultative Group

Secretariat (DOCO)

TIMELINES (TENTATIVE)

2009:•RDT recommendation on ‘09-’10 eligible non-pilot countries: letter to RDTs - 30 April, response - end May•Communication message to all countries: by 15 May•Submission of RFFs by eligible countries: end June•Allocations to ‘Country Funds’: end July

2010 – onward:•Submission of RFFs – first week of February•Allocations to ‘Country Funds’ – first week March•Reports – as per UNDG agreed terms

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