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Introduction to UN-HABITAT’s Country-level Activities

Introduction to UN-HABITAT’s Country-level Activities. Daniel Biau Director, RTCD Seville 15 October 2008. LEGISLATIVE MANDATE. MTSIP Action Plan 2008-2013 ( ENOF) 

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Introduction to UN-HABITAT’s Country-level Activities

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  1. Introduction toUN-HABITAT’s Country-level Activities Daniel Biau Director, RTCD Seville 15 October 2008

  2. LEGISLATIVE MANDATE • MTSIP Action Plan 2008-2013 (ENOF)  • Integrated Programme of normative and operational activities in line with MTSIP focus areas and criteria for country-level activities (GC resolution 21/2) • Also relevant: resolution 20/15 on HPMs and Regional Offices and resolution 19/7 on Regional and Technical Cooperation

  3. REGIONAL STRUCTURE • Regional and Technical Cooperation Division coordinating country-level activities • Four Regional Offices (Nairobi, Fukuoka, Rio, Warsaw) managing country-level activities and regional exchanges • Inter-divisional synergies (global programmes/ country projects) • Agreement with UNDP on HPMs and UNCTs • 25 HCPDs formulated (as part of ENOF) in 2008 in collaboration with national governments and UNCTs

  4. OBJECTIVES • Operational: to enhance capacities to implement human settlements policies and programmes with focus on urban poverty reduction and response to disasters • Normative: to improve national policies on housing and urban development in line with UN-HABITAT global norms and to increase regional knowledge • Systemic: to improve coherence and integration of sustainable urbanization into UNDAFs (Delivering as One) and national strategies

  5. TOPICAL PRIORITIES (In line with MTSIP focus areas) 1. Land and housing for All 2. Urban Governance 3. Environment and basic services (WatSan) 4. Housing finance (SUF/ERSO) 5. Post-disaster reconstruction

  6. DELIVERING AS ONE • One Programme: more focused, more UN-inclusive than UNDAF, organized in multi-agency strategic pillars • One leader: UN Resident Coordinator • One Fund: joint resource mobilization for joint operations • UN-HABITAT active in 6 pilot countries (MOZ, CVI, RWA, URT, PAK, VIE) • UN-HABITAT involved in inter-agency programmes in MOZ and RWA (Spanish MDG Fund and One UN Fund)

  7. FINANCIAL RESOURCES • Extra-budgetary resources mobilized at country level (TC Funds): 70 M in 2007 • Extra-budgetary resources (trust funds) mobilized at HQ level (WATSAN, ERSO, SUF): 40M in 2007 • Management fees used to finance Regional Offices: 5M (+ host country contributions) • Funding of Regional Offices and HPMs still problematic • New partners (from UNDP to EC ?)

  8. UN-HABITAT Focus Countries in Africa and Asia

  9. GUIDING CRITERIA • Thematic consistency with MTSIP focus areas and with the biennial work-programme; • Functional consistency with the Enhanced Normative and Operational Framework (reinforced linkages between policy and capacity-building activities); • Inscription in the HCPD and/or UNDAF as an agreed country priority; • Financial and political commitments by the national government and its partners; • Availability of international support to complement national resources in funding UN-HABITAT inputs;

  10. … GUIDING CRITERIA 6. Past experience and knowledge by UN- HABITAT in the concerned country; 7. Actual and potential cooperation with other UN agencies under the “Delivering as One” approach; 8. Potential for scaling up and dissemination, including at regional and global levels; 9. Post-disaster emergencies, within the IASC framework; 10. Need for geographical balance and prioritization of LDCs.

  11. POINTS FOR DISCUSSION • Should country-level activities be concentrated on some of the six MTSIP focus areas or be cross-cutting? • Should normative activities at country-level be funded by core central resources or by locally-mobilized contributions? • Could UN-HABITAT rely on “One UN funds” for financing its country-level activities? • Should UN-HABITAT reduce its post-disaster portfolio or capitalize on its experience in this field?

  12. … POINTS FOR DISCUSSION • Should UN-HABITAT limit its country-level activities to 20/30/40 countries? 6. If yes how to rank the proposed criteria? 7. How to reform the funding of UN-HABITAT Regional Offices to make them less dependent on overhead income?

  13. Thank You !

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