Overview of UNDAF process and new guidance package March 2010 u
nite and deliver effective support for countries
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Picking up from UN Reform
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Why new UNDAF Guidance? Demand from UNCTs to simplify UNDAF
process TCPR and ECOSOC requirements Lessons learned from
Delivering as One pilots and other countries
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Feedback Overview UNDAFs often lack focus and strategic
prioritization Process to prepare an UNDAF is a lengthy and
inflexible Comparative advantage of the UN in-country is vague
Feedback Overview
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What is expected of the Simplified UNDAF Guidelines? Empower
UNCTs to engage in programming processes in a flexible way that
responds to local realities Closely align the UNDAF with national
planning, as required by the TCPR 2007 Lighter process is a timely
input for the 46 UNDAF roll-out countries in 2010
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UNDAF Guidelines & Technical Guidance UNDAF Action Plan
Guidance UNDAF Progress Reporting Three new parts to the UNDAF
Guidance Package
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National Ownership Alignment with national development
priorities Inclusiveness of UN system, including NRAs Integration
of the five programming principles Mutual accountability for
development results UNDAF Guidelines emphasize
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The fab five : HRBM Gender equality Environmental
sustainability Results-based Management Capacity development
Programming principles & thematic guidance notes for country
analysis and UNDAF
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Resident Coordinator UN Country Team Regional UNDG Teams and
their peer support groups Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities for
an UNDAF
Road Map Purpose: Organize the UNDAF Process Outline the UNDAF
preparation process Identify support needed from regional offices
and HQs Ensure a full consultative process throughout to ensure
national ownership Ensure full alignment to national planning cycle
Road Map
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Whats new and important about the Road Map? No UN-prescribed
calendar months, to closely align UNDAF with the national processes
No UN-prescribed mechanisms (example, no JSM) More flexibility
Remember: Do not underestimate the time needed for the common
programming process. Road Map
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A Country Analysis will: Strengthen country analytical
capacities to develop high- quality development objectives
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1.Review of existing analytical process & products to
determine they meet minimum quality standards 2. Conduct country
analysis: (a) Participation in Gov-led analytical work (b)
Complementary UN-supported analytical work focusing on gaps in
existing analysis (c) A full Common Country Assessment 3. Map UNCT
work in country and determine UNCT comparative advantages Country
Analysis
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Whats new and important about the Country Analysis? Flexibility
to summarize findings from recent up-to-date data sources and
analytical processes Remember: Strong country analysis is more
likely to lead to a strong UNDAF and ultimately strong agency
programming. Country Analysis
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Any questions so far about the four main UNDAF steps?
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Strategic Planning will Develop results against national
priorities and how you will achieve them
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1.Conduct a Strategic Prioritization Exercise 2.Select
priorities and outcomes (use as a guide 5 programming principles,
MfDR principles & UN comparative advantages 3.Develop an UNDAF
Results Matrix 4.Obtain feedback on Results Matrix (UNCT
self-assessment, Gov feedback, PSG review) 5.Signing of the UNDAF
w/ Government (only after CPD approval) Strategic Planning
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Whats new and important in Strategic Planning? One Outcome
level only Simplified Results Matrix that integrates the M&E
Framework Option to keep UNDAF at strategic outcome level (there
are two options for developing your Results Matrix) Strategic
Planning
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Results Matrix
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Tracks UNDAF Results M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
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Monitoring and Evaluation are distinct and required Basic
elements: Develop the mandatory M&E Plan Conduct the mandatory
UNDAF annual review process with Government Produce a single UNDAF
progress report per cycle Conduct evaluation of the UNDAF
M&E
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Whats new and important about M&E? Annual review is
mandatory (must be documented) One progress report per cycle
(frequency determined by UNCT). Mid-term reviews not necessary.
Flexibility: Align annual review with national review. Link UNDAF
evaluation with national evaluations; modalities flexible.
M&E
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Any questions about strategic planning, the results matrix or
M&E?
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UNDAF Guidelines & Technical Guidance UNDAF Action Plan
Guidance UNDAF Progress Reporting Whats New in the UNDAF Guidance
Package ?
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Key Features: Complements UNDAF with a common operational plan
Specifies strategies used to deliver UNDAF results Replaces Country
Programme Action Plans Its voluntary UNDAF Action Plan
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Implications: Lower transaction costs for national counterparts
Less risk of fragmentation More coherence in UNDAF implementation
UNDAF Action Plan
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UNDAF Action Plan Matrix
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Common Country Programming Process
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UNDAF Guidelines & Technical Guidance UNDAF Action Plan
Guidance UNDAF Progress Reporting Whats New in the UNDAF Guidance
Package?
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UNDAF Progress Reporting Main Features: Responds to GA and
ECOSOC resolutions for RC/NCTs to report progress on UNDAF Provides
Standard Operational Format (reporting template) for developing
UNDAF progress report at the outcome level Stipulates that UNCTs
must issue at least one UNDAF progress report per UNDAF cycle
Guides UNCTs on how to conduct the mandatory UNDAF annual
review
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UNDAF Progress Reporting Implications: Standard Operational
Format is a tool to enhance mutual accountability Maximizes use of
existing data and reporting systems Provides format for reporting
and describes how to conduct an annual review Opportunity for
advocacy
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Regional UNDG Team: Respond to country requests for support;
Guidance on regional context; Accountability for overall quality
Regional Peer Support Group (PSG): Provide technical support and
quality assurance UNSSC (Staff College): Training methodology,
train trainers and resource persons, prepare and support teams for
UNDAF workshops UNDOCO: Policy guidance, overall strategy for
support, also responds to country requests for support, consolidate
lessons, financial support Support to UN country teams
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UNDAF Guidelines UN country teams can follow through on each
step of their UNDAF in a flexible way to respond to their national
context. Flexibility and Coherence
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