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UN Reform and Common Country Programming Process in Iraq

UN Reform and Common Country Programming Process in Iraq. An Agenda for Further Change. Baghdad, 22-23 June. Session Outline. Understanding UN reform and the Common Country Programming process Understanding the linkage between CCA/ UNDAF and National Development Planning processes

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UN Reform and Common Country Programming Process in Iraq

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  1. UN Reform and Common Country Programming Process in Iraq An Agenda for Further Change Baghdad, 22-23 June

  2. Session Outline • Understanding UN reform and the Common Country Programming process • Understanding the linkage between CCA/ UNDAF and National Development Planning processes • Understanding the steps involved in the CCA/ UNDAF process in Iraq

  3. Why UN Reform? To achieve better impact Holistic vision Country level MD/MDGs targets Reduced transaction cost through simplified business processes Improved accountability of UN system – internal and external

  4. UNDG is driving the UN development system to become more strategic, coordinated and aligned with national priorities, MD/MDGs.

  5. Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Strengthened national development results Managing for results MutualAccountability Harmonization Alignment Ownership

  6. UN Voice Common country programming process The Way ForwardChanging UN culture:from silo mentality (agency-specific) to real UN system-wide thinking and joint results 1

  7. CCA/ UNDAF Common Country Assessment/ United Nations Development Assistance Framework

  8. What is a Common Country Assessment? In line with MD/ MDGs, international treaties and conventions ratified by the country and other international commitments Causal analysis – identifies root causes and their effects Capacity gap analysis – understand reasons for the inability of rights holders to claim rights, and duty bearers for not being able to deliver their commitments Conflict sensitive analysis including factors that induce emergency situations Complements national analytical work being done for the National Development Plan

  9. OPTIONS FOR CCA National Development Planning Process Option A: Participation in government-led analysis Option B: Complementary UN supported analysis The UN’s analytical support strengthens the National development framework to reflect the Government’s commitments to internationally agreed goals Option C: A full CCA process

  10. What is the UNDAF? • Strategic programme framework for the UN Country Team • Describes collective UN response to MD/MDG related national priorities • Demonstrates the UN Comparative advantage • Enables strategic positioning of the UN vis-à-vis national development priorities • Jointly developed by the UN and the host government

  11. Guiding Principles for CCA-UNDAF • National ownership and leadership • Alignment with national priorities, MD/ MDGs • Harmonization with UN and national planning process/ cycle • Integration of Human rights into analysis and results based programming • Mutual accountability • Capacity development and stakeholder participation

  12. Alignment between UNDAF & National Development Plan Five Yr. National Development Plan (2010-14) ICI/ MDGs The priorities in the National Development Plan (2010-14) will drive the UNDAF – the UNDAF shows the collective response of the UNCT, and demonstrates its comparative advantages towards national priorities UN Development Assistance Framework 2011-14 (UNDAF) Agency Programme Documents/ Strategies/ Frameworks ExCom Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) Annual Work Plans

  13. COMMON COUNTRY PROGRAMMING PROCESS National Development Plan/ ICI / Millennium Development Goals Key priorities for UN development cooperation

  14. Common Country Programming Process Implementation, and M&E Strategic Planning 1 2 3 4 5 Dec 2004 Dec 2009 Mar 2010 Jan 2011 Sept 2009 JSM JSM CPAPs UNDAF Evaluation CCA 2 UNDAF 2 CCA UNDAF CPDs M&E plan AWPs AWPs Results Matrix AWPs Annual Review RC Annual Report Joint Programmes AWPs

  15. Strategic Priority Setting for UN Country Teams MD/MDGs/ International norms Major Challenge UNCT Comparative Advantage Alignment of key actors to support UNCT action 1 Top strategic priority

  16. Way Forward • Need for GoI leadership at strategic and technical level for maximum national ownership • Alignment with NDP process is critical for ownership of UN development assistance as well as for maximum impact • Partnership with GoI, academia, civil society must be sought to ensure a comprehensive and integrated development framework that builds on the principle of mutual accountability

  17. Way Forward… cont’d • Harmonization within UN planning processes, and between GoI and UN, will lead to a coherent, coordinated, and effective response to national priorities at the country level • Joint UN-GoI prioritization of development results for Iraq to enhance the effectiveness of respective contributions and mutual accountability • UN principles and values including MD/ MDGs remain central to CCA/ UNDAF process – • Human Rights Based Approach to programming and • Results Based Management principles to be followed • along with Conflict Sensitivity Analysis to understand the dynamics and to plan within a clear contingency framework

  18. Working Together for IRAQ CCA/UNDAF

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