Mobilizing Resources – today

1. Mobilizing Resources – today • UNFPA resources • At country level – different stages • Way forward - Busan

2. UNFPA resources

3. UNFPA REVENUE Both types require an “agreement” or a signed written document in order to be recognized as revenue and to be applied and used in Atlas.

4. Overview of Total Regular and Other Contributions Revenue Compared to SP Cycle 2008 – 2013, in millions of USD

5. Source of UNFPA’s co-financing income (2010)

6. mobilizing resources and managing them

7. Thinking about funding when setting priorities National priorities and the revised Strategic plans… but funding potential too. Donors should not drive the priorities but we should be strategic in identifying overlaps between National priorities, Strategic Plan priorities and donor priorities. Without tailoring the programme for the donors, there is often a way to tailor the message. Thorough country specific funding context analysis is required at the programme planning phase.

8. Donor contributions require an agreement • Every agreement should contain this info: • Purpose and amount contributed (including indirect costs) • Entry into force and duration; • Reporting requirements (narrative and financial); • Compliance with UNFPA financial regulations, rules, policies and procedures • What to do with unspent balance if any

9. Before signing a co-financing agreement Agreements can be signed by the UNFPA Representative (in Country Offices) only if: • They follow pre-approved standards or they have been cleared by the Resource Mobilization Branch • If in doubt, pls consult RMB (rmb@unfpa.org) • RM toolkit contains information on all types of agreements needed to receive resources. • Once agreement is signed, budget holder keeps original and a copy has to be scanned and sent to RMB (same goes with extensions).

10. DARTS • Timely and quality reporting to donors is key, with the ultimate responsibility resting on the Head of the Office/Branch Chief/Division Director managing a specific co-financed programme. Improvements in the timeliness and quality of reporting were noted by the Board of Auditorsin the 2008-2009 biennium and DARTS was put in place to track timeliness. • DARTS is an online tool available in myunfpa since early 2010 • Captures fund codes and related agreements (co-financing) including narrative progress and final reports due datesas per the agreement. Does not include “inputs” to be consolidated for submission by other parties to donors. • Sends several email automatic reminders: when fund code is created, and at 20 days intervals (starting 60 days before) when reports are due

11. DARTS – Reporting • DARTS is not a new requirement: it is monitoring compliance with commitments made to donors • DARTS is monitoring timeliness but quality is also a concern. • Quality of programme is essential but we must keep in mind that we are known and assessed based on our reporting

12. Fundraising is more than requesting funds • Fundraising does not start with asking for money… and does not end with receiving it! • Donors need to be cultivated (informed, consulted… and visible!)

13. General donor concerns • Implementation capacity • Millions refunded annually • Timely reporting • Appropriate visibility

14. A few basic tips for co-financing • Don’t ask for too little • Don’t ask for too short • Prepare realistic work plans • Involve RMB when negotiating agreements • Build alliances with sister agencies and RCs • Ensure that budgets match funds available and monitor implementation • Ask for extension before agreement expires

15. Document! • Not just from a technical perspective • Use a marketing – sales lens • Human stories • Donors need to know what you do and what their funds achieved • Great opportunity for UNFPA to position itself

16. Way forward – The world today

17. The future of development aid - Busan • Development aid in the traditional sense of donor-recipient relationship is very much “twentieth century” – this model is unsuitable for future • The emergence of new economic powers is the biggest driver of change towards a new development paradigm. • New state actors, BRIC play a leading role. Increasing aid contributions from BRIC – decreasing from West

18. Messages from Busan • 1st transition from the aid paradigm to a “new partnership broader than before” – will replace previous model dominated by narrow group of dev. actors. • 2nd shift in economic and geopolitical power away from Western donors – cooperation away from North-South – greater role South-South • 3rd obsession with BRICs –courted extensively by West

19. Data of world economy Western countries • 1970: 80% • 2012: 65% - and going down China • 1970: 0.7% • 2012: 7%

20. Shifting paradigm • Commensurate with the declining weight of the West in the global economy, the past decade has seen an enormous diversification of donorship. • In 1970, US, France and UK accounted for ¾ of overall aid. • Now there are 24 DAC members. • The emerging non-DAC contributors are different that their Western counterparts. They don’t want to be labeled as donors and engage in South-South cooperation – rejecting the post-colonial structure. Use of aid as tool of foreign policy and achieving economic objectives – but we should capitalize on this trend!

21. Latin America and caribbean

22. Changing environment • Traditional donors are on their way out Options: • Private sector strong • Foundations and INGOs • Regional commissions and IFIs • Strategic partnerships with Programme Governments • Humanitarian

23. Private Sector • Additional financial resources to UNFPA • Competencies/professionalism that the organization may need • Programme partnerships to help achieve ICPD agenda • Increased awareness around UNFPA’s mandate • Broadening of UNFPA’s visibility through additional channels OPPORTUNITY and NEED

24. On-LINE RESOURCES

28. Resources available: • UNFPA general ppt – March 2012 • LAC historical contributions • LAC contributions as of April 2012 • Beatriz de la Mora and entire Resource Mobilization Branch.