UN Reform UN Reform and and

Common Country Programming Common Country Programming Process in IraqProcess in Iraq

An Agenda for Further Change

Baghdad, 22-23 June

Session Outline

• Understanding UN reform and the Common Country Programming process

• Understanding the linkage between CCA/ UNDAF and National Development Planning processes

• Understanding the steps involved in the CCA/ UNDAF process in Iraq

Why UN Reform?

To achieve better impact

• Holistic vision

• Country level MD/MDGs targets

• Reduced transaction cost through simplified business processes

• Improved accountability of UN system – internal and external

UNDG is driving the UN development system to become more strategic, coordinated

and aligned with national priorities, MD/MDGs.

Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

Strengthened national Strengthened national development resultsdevelopment results

• UN• Voice• Common country

programming process

The Way ForwardThe Way ForwardChanging UN culture:Changing UN culture:

from from silo mentality (agency-specific) silo mentality (agency-specific) to to real UN system-wide thinking and joint resultsreal UN system-wide thinking and joint results

CCA/ UNDAFCommon Country Assessment/

United Nations Development Assistance Framework

What is a Common Country Assessment?What is a Common Country Assessment?

• In line with MD/ MDGs, international treaties and conventions ratified by the country and other international commitments

• Causal analysis – identifies root causes and their effects

• Capacity gap analysis – understand reasons for the inability of rights holders to claim rights, and duty bearers for not being able to deliver their commitments

• Conflict sensitive analysis including factors that induce emergency situations

• Complements national analytical work being done for the National Development Plan

Option A: Participation in government-led

analysis

Option B: Complementary UN supported

analysis

Option C: A full CCA

process

OPTIONS FOR CCA

National Development Planning Process

The UN’s analytical support strengthens the National development

framework to reflect the Government’s

commitments to internationally agreed

goals

What is the UNDAF?What is the UNDAF?

• Strategic programme framework for the UN Country Team

• Describes collective UN response to MD/MDG related national priorities

• Demonstrates the UN Comparative advantage

• Enables strategic positioning of the UN vis-à-vis national development priorities

• Jointly developed by the UN and the host government

Guiding Principles for CCA-UNDAF

• National ownership and leadership

• Alignment with national priorities, MD/ MDGs

• Harmonization with UN and national planning process/ cycle

• Integration of Human rights into analysis and results based programming

• Mutual accountability

• Capacity development and stakeholder participation

Annual Work Annual Work PlansPlans

Agency Agency Programme Programme Documents/ Documents/ Strategies/ Strategies/

FrameworksFrameworks

ExCom Country ExCom Country Programme Programme Action Plan Action Plan

(CPAP)(CPAP)

UN UN Development Development Assistance Assistance Framework Framework

2011-14 2011-14 (UNDAF)(UNDAF)

Alignment between UNDAF & National Development Plan

Five Yr. Five Yr. National National

Development Development Plan Plan (2010-14)(2010-14)

ICI/ MDGsICI/ MDGs

The priorities in the National Development Plan (2010-14) will drive the UNDAF – the UNDAF shows the

collective response of the UNCT, and demonstrates its comparative

advantages towards national priorities

CCA UNDAF

3 - 5 Prioritiesfor UN development

co-operation

Analysis

UNDAFOutcome 2

UN Agency 1Country

ProgrammeOutcome

UN Agency 2Country

ProgrammeOutcome

Cause 1

Cause 2

UNDAFOutcome 1

Non-UNPartner

Contributions

UN Agency 1Country

ProgrammeOutput 1

UN Agency 2Country

ProgrammeOutput

UN Agency 1Country

ProgrammeOutput 2

UN Agency 3Project

Outcomesand Outputs

Assessment

Identify Challenges

Information Gathering

Short listchallenges for

development co-operation

CountryProgrammes/Projects

Natio

nal D

evelop

men

t Plan

/

ICI / M

illenn

ium

Develo

pm

ent G

oals

COMMON COUNTRY PROGRAMMING PROCESS

Key priorities for UN development

cooperation

Common Country Programming ProcessCommon Country Programming Process

CCA UNDAF CPDsUNDAF Evaluation

CCA 2

UNDAF 2

Strategic Planning Implementation,

and M&E1 2 3 4 5

Sept 2009 Dec 2004 Jan 2011

M&E plan

Results Matrix

JSM JSM

Joint

Programmes

AWPs

CPAPs

Dec 2009 Mar 2010

AWPs

AWPsAnnual ReviewRC Annual Report

AWPs

1. Top strategic priority

Strategic Priority Setting for UN Country Teams

UNCT Comparative Advantage

Alignment of key actors to support UNCT action

Major Challenge

1

MD/MDGs/International norms

Way Forward

• Need for GoI leadership at strategic and technical level for maximum national ownership

• Alignment with NDP process is critical for ownership of UN development assistance as well as for maximum impact

• Partnership with GoI, academia, civil society must be sought to ensure a comprehensive and integrated development framework that builds on the principle of mutual accountability

Way Forward … cont’d

• Harmonization within UN planning processes, and between GoI and UN, will lead to a coherent, coordinated, and effective response to national priorities at the country level

• Joint UN-GoI prioritization of development results for Iraq to enhance the effectiveness of respective contributions and mutual accountability

• UN principles and values including MD/ MDGs remain central to CCA/ UNDAF process –

Human Rights Based Approach to programming and Results Based Management principles to be followed along with Conflict Sensitivity Analysis to understand the

dynamics and to plan within a clear contingency framework