1. Unite and Deliver How UN organizations can work together and provide better support to countries

2. As countries develop, the world is changing. We have a chance to serve this world. 2005 1975

3. We have the vision and the opportunity to make the UN more effective.

4. The UN system’s global presence gives it unique advantages in supporting countries. UN Program Countries

5. To be more than the sum of our parts, we have to think, plan and work together strategically.

6. We can help the UN focus on its comparative advantages in the new aid environment. Net ODA from OECD DAC countries to multilateral institutions at constant 2006 prices and exchange rates (millions USD)

7. A more coherent, effective and efficient UN can have more impact on development. The Millennium Development Goals

8. Together we can help millions of people attain prosperity and equality and realize their rights.

9. UN Coherence builds on the existing reform agenda set by Member States.

10. The Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review endorsed the UNDAF as the common planning tool.

11. The UN Development Group has become the third pillar of the Chief Executives Board. Programming guidance and tools for country-level coherence * Global policies and coordination * Coordination of country level operations High-level UN system policy decisions CEB HLCMUNDG UNDG Working groups HLCP ECHA

12. Chief Executives Board CHAIR High-Level Committee on Management CHAIR United Nations Development Group Working Group on Resident Coordinator System Issues Working Group on Joint Funding, Financial and Audit Issues Working Group on Country Office Business Operations Issues Working Group on Programming Issues UNDG-ECHA Working Group on Post-Crisis Transition Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs UNDG Advisory Group Development Operations Coordination Office CHAIR High-Level Committee on Programmes CEB Secretariat United Nations Development Group structure within the Chief Executives Board UN Country Teams (136) Regional Directors Teams (6)

13. Directorate Director: Debbie Landey Support to UNDG Meetings and Working Groups Business Unit Senior Advisor on Delivering as One and Focal Point for Latin America and Caribbean: Cecilio Adorna Programme Support and Global Quality Standards Associate Director and Focal Point for Europe/CIS and Arab States: Lubna Baqi Resident Coordinator System Support Associate Director and Focal Point for Africa: Inyang Ebong-Harstrup Crisis and Post Conflict Coordination Support Associate Director and Focal Point for Transition Countries: Jean-Luc Siblot Country Office Business Operations and Funding Associate Director and Focal Point for Asia-Pacific: Ashok Nigam The UN Development Operations Coordination Office supports the RC System and the UNDG.

14. The UNDG is driving the UN development system to become more strategic, coordinated and aligned with national priorities. Common Country Assessments and UN Development Assistance Frameworks Harmonized and simplified programming cycles, tools and procedures More joint programmes Stronger Resident Coordinator System Reduced transaction costs Better quality assurance and oversight

15. “Delivering as One” is piloting ways to improve UN support in programme countries. Uruguay

16. The eight pilots have developed different models to Deliver as One.

17. The General Assembly co-chairs reported that Delivering as One is moving forward and the pilots are showing an interesting path. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga of Tanzania Ambassador Paul Kavanagh of Ireland

18. The main criteria for setting priorities are national challenges and opportunities, UNCT capacity/comparative advantage, and alignment of key actors to support the UNCT. Rwanda signs its One Programme. The government strongly supports Delivering as One.

19. The host Governments now have a comprehensive overview of UN assistance. One Programme One Empowered Leader and Team One Budgetary Framework One Office

20. Delivering as One helps “decrease fragmentation, duplication and internal competition for resources.”

21. Remaining challenges include funding, business practices, transaction costs, alignment, and use of national capacities.

22. The UNDG will support the pilots until governments discuss the evaluation results. Tanzania: Resident Coordinator’s Office staff with their One Programme document.

23. The pilots have to fund and implement their One Programmes and report results. One Programme signing ceremony, Viet Nam

24. Additional UNDAF roll-out countries are becoming more coherent, effective and efficient.

25. The UNDG has agreed to support both the pilots and UNDAF roll-out countries.

26. Donors are creating an expanded “Delivering as One” funding window.

27. We all want to see good results from the pilots and more countries implementing TCPR mandates such as strong UNDAFs. We are here to act. We are here to deliver results. We are agents of change. Our job is to change the UN, and through it, the world.

28. Together we can help more people attain prosperity and equality and realize their rights. Regional UN Coherence Meeting, Malawi