Session 2: CP Context

UN Reform, Humanitarian Reform, “new generation” UNDAF Mariangela Bagnardi

National Ownership and Leadership CP context – an example National Ownership and Leadership Year 1 Year 5 PRSPs, National Plans, Sector Strategies etc... Year 1 Year 5 IFIs (example: World Bank CAS) Year 1 Year 5 UN System UNDAF (or other) Year 1 Year 5 FAO CPF

2 main ongoing reforms, with common underlying elements Improve effectiveness Enhance national ownership Improve accountability Culture change and changing attitudes Humanitarian Reform UN reform of operational activities for development Doing more with what we have Enhance coherence and partnership Improve coordination More strategic country plans

Main areas to which FAO contributes UN Reform (“Delivering as One” and QCPR) Humanitarian Reform Consolidated Appeals and Flash appeals UN programming (UNDAF) Harmonized and simplified tools and procedures Stronger and more strategic coordination Resident Coordinator System Empowered leadership of humanitarian coordinator Joint funding mechanisms Ensure funds are spent efficiently & with greater accountability

FAO’s participation in the UNDAF

The main features of the “Delivering as One” (DaO) approach have been flexibly incorporated in the “new generation” UNDAF One Programme: - More strategic UNDAFs - UNDAF Action Plan One Budget: - Common Budgetary Framework -UNDAF as a framework for RM One Leader and One Team: - Clearer roles & resp. - Codes of Conduct for UNCTs One set of business practices: - Common operational modalities used (ex – HACT)

What is an UNDAF pillar (or thematic area) What is an UNDAF pillar (or thematic area)? How many pillars should an UNDAF have?

Integrating Food and Nutrition Security into country analysis and UNDAF UNDG Guidance Note (interagency agreement): Simple language (not for “practitioners” only, but for the entire UN Country Team) Multidimensional nature of food and nutrition security MDG1 as key to achieve all other MDGs Interlinkages among agency mandates Step-by-step guide

Additional info: FAO and the UN Reform intranet site

FAO Strategic Framework Emmanuel Kitwala

FAO’s Strategic Framework Planning Framework Results Chain Organizational Results Strategic Objectives Global Goals Strategic Framework (10 years) Medium-Term Plan (4 years) Programme of Work and Budget (2 years) Functional Objectives Core Functions CPF Org. Outputs (LO/HQ) Products/Services (CO) (SRO/RO) Prior to the presenting this slide: Talk about the MfR Wheel and describe it as follows: The front: describe the steps as classic steps for MfR cycle. -The three layers to be representing the same processes at different levels (Organization, Team, Individual) The Back side with the SF: - define the results/describe them -Core functions & FOs -show how it’s a classic results chain: Key message: one single results framework from Members, it represents commitments of the Organization to the members collectively. Ask participants :what about the CPF? Brainstorm briefly then conclude by emphasizing that the CPF represents commitments of the Organization with individual member countries. The individual commitments with each member should be ins synch with the global commitments. Regional Results Strategic Planning Work Planning Work Plans CWP PEMS

The five UN common country programming principles in FAO Mariangela Bagnardi

Results Based Management UNDG conceptual framework: 3 reinforcing normative principles and 2 enabling principles Results Based Management Capacity Development

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/M) Essential for resilient livelihoods and sustainable food and nutrition security Resilience is the ability of the system and its parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of hazardous event in timely and efficient manner