UNDAF Challenges and
Regional Support
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 Government/National Authorities
 United Nations System (Resident Coordinators, UN Country
Teams, Regional Directors’ Team and Regional Peer Support
Group)
 Development partners
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 Regional UNDG Team: Early upstream dialogue for guidance on
regional context and strategic vision for quality UNDAF
 Regional Peer Support Group (PSG): Early upstream involvement
to provide technical support and strategic advise. The UNDAF
Specialist/PSG Chair coordinates communication traffic related to
the preparation of UNDAF and Country Analysis
 UNSSC: Training methodology, train trainers and resource persons,
prepare and support teams for UNDAF workshops
 UNDOCO: Policy guidance, overall strategy for support, respond to
country requests for support, consolidate lessons, financial support
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UNDAF Roll-out Countries
PSG Chair
UNDAF Spec.
UNSSC
UNDG LAC
PSG
DOCO
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The UNDAF Specialist/PSG Chair coordinates communication
traffic related to the preparation of UNDAF
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 Mentorship of each roll-out by two Regional Directors
(ad-hoc support, i.e. TCs).
 PSG participation in the SPRs
 Experts identification to support the UNDAF preparation and
support thematic trainings
 PSG review of documents (Road map, Country Analysis and UNDAF)
 UNDAF Specialist/ PSG Chair support throughout the process
 Support to UNDAF Evaluations and M&E
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2010-2011 Major Milestones
PSG support available
UNDAF
draft
UNDAF
Evaluation
Design
Workshop
Country
Analysis
Strategic
Planning
Results
Matrix
M&E
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 UNDG LAC Mentor: Participates in the UNDAF Regional
Workshop; Participate virtually in the Road Map Formulation;
Reviews the Road Map and provides strategic guidance
 PSG: Participates in Road Map Design Workshops; provide
support and guidance to UNCTs; Assists UNCTs in assessing and
prioritizing their capacity needs; Provides comments on the draft
Road Map.
 UNDAF Specialist/PSG Chair: Provides support and guidance to
the UNCTs on the preparation of the Road Map; Upon the
UNCTs’ identification of specific capacity needs, identify the
availability of PSG members with the relevant expertise;
Coordinates the document review.
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 PSG: Participates in country analysis exercises planned in the
road map if requested; Provides comments on the draft Country
Analysis; Provides comments on the mapping of UNCTs work and
the UNCTs´ comparative advantages, if requested.
 UNDAF Specialist/PSG Chair: Receives the Country Analysis draft
and coordinates the PSG revision to provide consolidated
comments to the UNCT.
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 UNDG LAC Mentor: Participates in a preparatory meeting with the
PSG members who will participate in the SPR; Provides feedback
on any strategic issue identified in the SPR submitted
 PSG: Participates in SPRS; Helps the UNCT identify capacities and
gaps, and comparative advantages; Advises the UNCT on the
guidelines and help to comply with them; Helps build consensus
among the UNCT and partners on the strategic priorities.
 UNDAF Specialist/PSG Chair: Supports the SPRs and ensures
participation of the PSG (upon request); and arranges virtual
meetings between UNCTs and the UNDG LAC mentors as needed.
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Day
Día 1
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RC Office
UNCT
Day
Día
1-2
Convening
Agent
Roadmap
Analysis
UNDAF (upon request)
Día
Day
15
Day
Día
2-9
PSG
Review based on
checklist
Día
Day
1212-14
14
Day
Día
10-11
Convening
Agent
Convening
Agent
Convening
Agent
Feedback to RC
Office/UNCT
theand
document
Discuss
approval of
the document
Consolidate
feedback from
PSG members
 Review is based on UNDG
checklists.
 Total review time: 15
calendar days.
 PSG´s comments refer to
the strategic positioning,
application of
programming principles,
RBM and M&E
framework.
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• UNDG Guidance Package for UNDAF
• UNDG Guidance Note on the 5 Programming Principles
• Checklist to assess the quality and strategic positioning of the UNDAF
• FAQ on UNDAF and Desk Review on UNDAF
• UNDAF Webinars presentations and materials
• Technical know how:
o Regional technical rosters/IAWGs/ Regional Specialists
o Staff College facilitators and trainers
o UNDG Policy Network´s Advisors for MD/MDG
www.undg.org/undaf
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Maria Guallar
UNDAF Regional Specialist /PSG Chair
Tel: +507 302-4662
Skype: mguallar
maria.guallar@one.un.org
Gonzalo Guerra
Manager, UN Coherence Programme
Tel: +39 011 653-5957
Skype: gonzalo.guerra
g.guerra@unssc.org
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