Knowledge Management April 2009

Background  Agreement signed between Spain and UNDP on 18 December 2006  Euros 528 million + 90 million (24 Sept. 2008)  Supporting national priorities through joint UN efforts towards the implementation of the MDGs  Supporting the implementation of the Paris Declaration/Accra  Administrative Agent = UNDP

Eligible countries Rate of Success %

UN Participating Organizations FAO*UNFPA*UNWTO* IFAD*UN Habitat*WFP* ILO*UNHCR*WHO* IOM*UNICEF*WMO ITUUNIDO*World Bank* UNAIDS*ITC UNCDF*UNIFEM* UNCTAD*UNODC*ECA UN DESAUNOHCHR*ECE UNDP*UNOPS*ECLAC* UNEP*UNRWA*ESCAP* UNESCO*UNV*ESCWA

Thematic Windows to Date WindowAllocation (US$)Approved (US$) Gender90,000,00089,640,000 Environment90,000,00089,500,000 Economic Governance60,000,00059,625,000 Youth, Employment and Migration80,000,00070,281,000 Culture and Development90,000,00095,494,000 Conflict Prevention and Peace Building 96,000,00094,000,000 Children, Nutrition and Food Security 135,000,000134,500,000 Private Sector and Development65,000,00063,100,000 TOTAL$696,140,000

Approvals

MDG-F: UN Agency Budget % “Other” refers to UN Agencies with less than 3% and includes: IFAD, IOM, UNAIDS, ESCAP, ECLAC, WB, UNCDF, UNCTAD, UNEP, UNHCHR, UNHCR, UNHABITAT, UNOPS, UNODC, UNRWA, UNV, UNIFEM and UNWTO

Progress  All eight windows closed  81 approved joint programmes for over $445 million to date  54 signed joint programmes  44 joint programmes with released funds

MDG-F Approval Processes Convenor working with Secretariat and UN Agencies develops terms of reference for window Review and approval by Steering Committee UNCTs given 12 weeks (increased from 8) Request for Proposals Convenor selects members of Technical Review Committee (TRC) with assistance from Secretariat Translation of all Concept Notes into 3 languages Review of CNs by TRC Approval by Steering Committee and UNDP Administrator officially informs RCs Concept Note (CN) Approval UNCTs given 10 weeks to formulate JP External expert and Secretariat review JP Steering Committee members approve JP and UNDP officially informs UNRC Some JPs returned for revision and given 4 weeks Joint Programme Approval UNCTs given 4 weeks to get JP revised (if necessary) and signed UNCT submits funds release form Programmes begin implementation JP Signature and Start Up lll

Lessons – Design and governance Opportunities/strengths  Light structure  Secretariat role  MDTF Office Risks/weaknesses  Transfer of funds through UN Agency HQs  Technical sub- committees

Lessons – Formulation, approval and implementation Opportunities/strengths  Broad range of JPs  Discussion on joint design and formulation  Opportunity to strengthen joint M&E  CN and JP feedback  Misc. feedback Risks/weaknesses  Second round  Lack of oversight by Gov’t on funding  Poor beneficiary identification  Capacity building = technical assistance and workshops  RC accountable but little control

Role of the Resident Coordinator  Focal point for the MDG-F Secretariat  Represents the UNCT in the National Steering Committee  Mediates and resolves UN Agency issues  Etc. lll

Lessons – M&E Opportunities/strengths  Opportunity to further develop joint evaluation  Participatory M&E  Standard methodology  KM potential Risks/weaknesses  Weak M&E culture  UN Agencies and KM

Lessons – Communication and advocacy Opportunities/strengths  General communication of the fund  Programmes and communication Risks/weaknesses  Many levels of information  One agency/one donor?

Joint Programmes  Quality is still an issue (about 50% return rate)  Why? Sharing between countries vs. lack of communication between JPs National ownership vs. weak Steering Committee RBM and M&E savvy vs. lack of understanding re concepts  JP implementation Lag in recruitment Lead agency/lead ministry Joint implementation and joint management

Strategies  Monitoring and evaluation  Knowledge management  Communications and advocacy

Knowledge Management  Two tier approach Electronic platform ○ Similar to facebook ○ Members include all partners associated with JP including JP staff, Gov’t, UN Agencies, Spain etc. ○ Repository for documentation ○ Networking, adhoc discussions Convenor agencies ○ Working with their Agency colleagues will undertake KM on thematic areas lll

KM and Convenor Agencies  Starting point: MDG-F joint programmes  Generating lessons learned to feed back to the joint programmes  Applying the joint UN concept to KM  Cross-cutting issues such as gender, joint programming etc.  How to submit for funding? lll

Thank You Culture and Development Logo in BiH MDG-F Culture JP in Egypt