United Nations Office of Funds and
Programmes
Cape Verde
The 1st Joint Office – Cape Verde
Formally launched on 1 January 2006
The Cape Verde Joint Office has ONE:
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Common Country Programme for the 4 ExCom
agencies
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Common operations service for the 4 ExCom
agencies
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Budget
Representative for the 4 ExCom agencies – also
the RC
The 1st Joint Office – Cape Verde
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It is located in the UN House with other UN
Agencies
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Cape Verde was also the first country to apply
HACT
Necessary conditions include
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Strong Government leadership in UN reform
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Donors’ openness to UN reform
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Agencies (and their staff) commitment to UN reform
Common Country Programme
• Derived from UNDAF and harmonised programme cycles
• Focus on Cape Verde’s priorities e.g. Graduation from
LDC status
• Country Programme designed through participatory
approach
• Linked to MDGs, PRSP
Common Country Programme
Key pillars:
• Human capital development and reform of the social
sector
• Managing the environment and natural disasters
• Promoting economic growth and opportunities for the
most vulnerable groups
• Strengthening democratic governance
Challenges
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How to balance ‘One UN’ while retaining Agency identities,
brands and fund-raising capacities
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What happens to savings from reduced transaction costs?
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Reporting requirements
Achievements to date
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Costs of running the Office in 2006 were 75% of what it
cost in 2005 when the 4 Agencies were functioning
separately, without cutting jobs
• Delivery of the programme was over 80% and the visibility
of the mandate, mission and results of each of the 4
Agencies was maintained
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Funds mobilised from donors e.g. $3.5 mn from
Luxemburg in January 2007
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Learning opportunities and career development for staff
now from 4 Agencies and staff welfare and moral top
priority
Lessons learned to date
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Support of the host Government for UN reform is
critical to success
• Regional Directors’ teams involvement and support
vital in guiding UN country teams in designing such
reforms
• Country Office staff should be part of the process from
the outset and their concerns addressed with regular
feedback.
Issues to be addressed
Annual report - a challenge
• The annual reports of each agency are based on the
nature of programme and operations and accounting
systems
• Each agency has different reporting requirements and
formats
• Each agency has different donor requirements
Issues to be addressed (continued)
• Implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation system
involving all the stakeholders (methodology, tools)
• Establishment and collection of information on baseline for
the programme evaluation and identification of key
inidcators
• Strengthening field monitoring visits and M&E culture
among programme staff
Next steps….
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Moving towards “Delivering as One UN”
• Tools and guidance for managing transition to One UN
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Clarity in roles of ROs and HQs in process of One UN
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Office plan to support One UN office transition processes
GOAL
8 Offices selected as pilot for One UN and
Delivery as One in 2007 including Cape Verde
• Critical message to governments: UN reform
does not imply a reduction in UN programme
Challenge
One Programme including CPAP and
common programme of non-JO Agencies
Thank You !