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DRAFT 2016 UNDG Work Plan
Strategic Priorities
and Results
Lead
Partners
Working
Group
1. Implementation of the SOPs for "Delivering as one"
Business Operations Working Group
UN Country Teams
Business
supported with the design
Operations WG
and implementation of the
BOS with the aim to reduce
operational cost and
enhance quality of
common support services
HLCM, Regional
UNDG, UNCTs
Communications and Advocacy Working Group
UN joint communications
Communications SDWG
strategies linked to
and Advocacy
UNDAFs in countries that
WG
are in the early phases of
their UNDAF process in
2016
Deliverables
Technical Support and Quality
Assurance provided to Country
Teams
Captured field practices with
regards to local Integrated
Service Centers
Reinforced the ability of the
UNDG to capture, analyze and
report on field practice data on
progress and impact of
harmonized business practices
at the country level
UNDG agencies have baselines
facilitating assessment of exact
added value of common
operations/BOS vis-à-vis agency
operations; Standardized data
collection tools for common
operations evaluation
Supplement the Communicating
As One guidance with
supporting FAQs on how to link
joint communications strategies
to UNDAF priorities
A knowledge sharing group
formed, made up of focal points
from UNCTs with new or yet to
be designed UNDAFs
Business Operations Working Group/ Communications and Advocacy Working Group
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Strengthen UNCTs to
establish UN
Communications Groups
and develop
communications strategies
UNDOCO
UNCTs coherently support
the implementation of the
2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development,
while enabling and
financing innovation
Regional UNDG Teams
Strengthened UNCT
capacities to implement
DAO/SOPs
SOPs integrated in UNDAFs
Strengthened R/UNDG to
coordinated support to
UNCTs
Communications Regional UNDG
and Advocacy
Teams
WG
A peer-to-peer knowledge
sharing forum developed to
address the obstacles that
UNCTs face when forming
UNCGs & joint communications
strategies, with the aim of
fostering a culture of sharing
and piloting innovative ideas
UNDOCO
Regional UNDG
Teams, RCs and
UNCTs
The SOPs guidance and the
integrated package of support
rolled-out, continuously refined,
and the capacities to lead their
implementation strengthened
among RCs, UNCTs, R-UNDGs
and UN staff
UNCTs are effectively
provisioned regarding technical
support and capacity
development on UNDG guidance
and tools
R/UNDG
PSG/R-UNDG
Secretariat
Advocacy and common
messaging on the DAO/SOPs
with tailored support to UNCTs
ECA regional platform to share
good practice on SOPs
Integrate DAO/SOPs in UNDAF
roll-out processes
Sensitization/trainings/meetings
to promote and exchange
lessons learnt and good
practices on SOP
implementation
R/UNDG
Secretariat
UNDG R/UNDG
Secretariat
UNCTs
2. Positioning of the UN development system to optimally contribute to the
post-2015 development agenda
UNDG
Facilitate integrated
support for the
implementation of the
2030 Agenda by UNCTs
Conveying UNDG key
messages for a strategic
2016 QCPR
Theory of Change for the
UNDS to function as a
UNDG Advisory
Group
SDWG
UNDG Advisory
Group
UNDG Advisory
Group
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system for relevance,
strategic positioning and
results
Lessons of pooled funding
UNDG Advisory
both in development and
Group
humanitarian settings and
to come up with a strategic
UNDG perspective vis-à-vis
joint funding approaches
and the longer-term
financing of the
development system
Prepare a Version 2.0 of
UNDG ASG
the UNDG Headquarters
Advisory Group
Plan of Action together
with the Business
Operations Working Group
and the HLCM Secretariat
Sustainable Development Working Group
MAPS is the common
Sustainable
UNDG approach in support Development
of the 2030 Agenda by RCs WG
and UNCTs through UNDAF
implementation
UNDG support to voluntary
national SDG reporting
Sustainable
Development
WG
Programme Working Group
UNDG guidelines for
Programme
country programming that WG/ FMOG
support the
implementation of the
2030 Agenda through
enhanced planning,
programming, and policy
integration
Human Rights Working Group
Clear commitment to
Human Rights
human rights as part of the WG
UN’s development work by
high level
FMOG
B-Ops WG,
HLCM
PWG on the
linkage between
the SDG
"mainstreaming
" and new
generation of
UNDAFs, SS-TrC
TT
IAEG-SDG
Mainstreaming Reference Guide
and MAPS web platform
established and disseminated in
support of UNCTs
A partnership to support
acceleration towards the SDGs is
established
UNCTs lessons learned from
MAPS support to UNDAF
implementation captured for
peer learning
Guidelines for UNCTs for
national reports on the SDGs
finalized
SDWG, HRWG,
Communications
and Advocacy
WG, Joint
Funding TT,
Business
Operations WG
2016 UNDG guidelines for
country programming available
Tools available for integrated
planning as links to new
guidance
SDG acceleration framework
which respond to the SDGs and
the 2030 Agenda
SDWG, UNDG
AG
Expand partnerships across the
UN pillars and develop policy
positions for the UN
development system through a
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Intergovernmental and UN
bodies
Business Operations Working Group
UNDG vision of how to
Business
support UN Country Teams Operations WG
from a business operations
perspective to ensure
effective support to
programme delivery in
support of the 2030
Agenda
UNDOCO
Coherent global UNDG
UNDOCO
positions and RC System is
supported through the
QCPR and other global
policies and initiatives
dialogue series on key “frontier
issues” on human rights with
strategic implications for the
2030 Agenda
The HRWG to draw on the draft
policy and operational messages
it has developed to contribute to
the new UNDAF Guidance,
MAPs, SG report on the followup and review of the 2030
Agenda and other key processes
that influence SDG
implementation
Host an inter-agency workshop
drawing on the “frontier issues”
dialogues to further support the
human rights-based
implementation of the 2030
Agenda in an integrated manner
Promote key messages on
human rights in development
through Member State-led
initiatives, including the Human
Rights Council’s annual High
Level Human Rights
Mainstreaming Panel in Geneva.
HLCM
The role and implications for
Common Business Operations
support for UNCTs in support of
the 2030 Agenda reviewed and a
UNDG position agreed as a basis
for QCPR negotiation support in
2016
UNDG
Technical advisory support as
key 2016 milestones are being
prepared, particularly the QCPR
2016, and as relevant the World
Humanitarian Summit.
UNDG members are supported
in the identification and
monitoring of strategic UN
reforms, to remove bottlenecks
for the efficient and effective
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functioning of UN Country
Teams
The UNDG Working Groups are
supported through a substantive
secretariat function, and with
management and administrative
services. Coherence across
UNDG Working Groups is
facilitated
Regional UNDG Teams
Advocacy for and support in
integration of the 2030 SD
Agenda provided at country
level
Strengthened capacities of
UNCTs for effective
mainstreaming of SDGs into
national planning
frameworks
RCs/UNCTs
R/UNDG
Secretariat
R/UNDG, QSAPSG
R/UNDG
Secretariat
Sensitization of UNCTs on SDGs
and MAPS framework
ECA actively setting up an
agenda 2030 Accountability
mechanism at the regional level
Strategic, technical and advisory
support to UNCTs for
mainstreaming SDGs into
UNDAFs
Strategic and advisory support
to UNCTs in working with
Governments to help in framing
SDGs at country level and their
implementation
3. Promote coherent development results across the entire UN development
system to improve transparency and accountability
Programme Working Group
Enhance joint results-based
management, monitoring
and reporting approaches,
systems and tools
Programme WG
SDWG,
Transitions WG
Analyze existing RBM
methodology and test new
approaches and methodology to
RBM where current ones have
not been effective based on
DESA and JIU reports
Business Operations Working Group/ Communications and Advocacy Working Group
Promote data transparency Business
IATI Secretariat
UN agencies reach an
as a means to enhance UN Operations WG/
agreement regarding the use of
availability and access to
Communications
the IATI standard as a basis for
quality information in
and Advocacy
data collection and reporting
support of policy making
WG
and reporting, for example
by exploring the option to
expand the use of IATI
across UN agencies as a
standard for data
collection and reporting
Fiduciary Management and Oversights Group
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Joint funding approaches
promoted through better
budgetary planning in the
Common Budgetary
Framework
UNDOCO
Data and information on
UN coherence at all levels
are transparently available,
relevant knowledge is
accessible and results are
communicated effectively
to all stakeholders
Regional UNDG Teams
Quality advise and support
to UNCTs for visioning
exercises, country analysis,
comparative advantages
analysis and strategic
prioritization
Regional cooperation in key
areas strengthened
FMOG
PWG
Revised CBF guidelines, as part
of UNDG guidelines for country
programming revision, approved
by UNDG and shared with
countries for application.
UNDOCO
UNDG
Knowledge flows, peer-to-peer
networks and innovation
exchange are in use for the 2030
Agenda, all SOPs pillars, the
human rights agenda and UN
coordination
Data on UN coherence are
transparent and available
globally, which enables data
driven monitoring and
management of UNDG progress,
using an improved Information
Management System (IMS).
UNDG communications are
improved and outreach is
increased via the UNDG website,
the UNDG blog, HRBA Portal,
and other online tools to allow
broad access to UNDG resources
for relevant stakeholders and
the public.
QSA-PSG
R/UNDG Team
R/ UNDG
Secretariat
R/UNDG
Secretariat
R-UNDG strengthened
capacity for coordinated
UNCT support
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Technical and facilitation
support to UNDAF roll-out
countries, SPRs, Annual retreats
and country consultations
Technical and advisory support
to UNDAF Evaluations
ESA/WSA Regional UNDAF rollout workshop
ECA Provide technical
guidance/support and
knowledge sharing platform on
Gender and managing a gender
experts’ roster
ECA policy development on
Youth Development in line with
SDGs
Regional coordination officers
workshop; new UNDAF guidance
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training; facilitation skills
training for PSG members;
4. Functioning of the RC system as participatory, collegial and mutually
accountable
Leadership Working Group
Examine strategic
priorities, policies and
procedures to enhance
leadership and
accountability of the RC
System
Leadership WG
LWG Task Team
on Mutual
Accountability
Diversify and develop a
corps of UN leaders for the
RC system
Leadership WG
LWG Task Team
on Diversity
Develop capabilities of UN
leadership at the country
level
Leadership WG
LWG Core Group
on Learning
Strategy; Human
Rights WG
Human Rights Working Group
Strengthen UN leadership
Human Rights
on human rights/RCs and
WG
UNCT leadership leverage
the normative mandate,
expertise, and convening
role of the UN to address
human rights in country
UNDOCO
In collaboration
with Leadership
WG
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Enhanced reporting and
monitoring of the
implementation of the four
action points on mutual
accountability of the
Management and Accountability
(M&A) system
Enhance opportunities for RC
leadership role through revision
of relevant interagency polices
Guidance documents related to
performance appraisal on the
ARC updated.
Root causes of key diversity gaps
in the RC leadership attraction
identified
Study undertaken with
recommendations on strategy to
enhance key RC diversity issues,
with focus on gender and
geography.
2016 Resident Coordinator
Induction Programme is
successfully delivered
Leadership experiences and
examples on the
implementation of the One
Leader Pillar shared and
promoted.
Learning strategy developed for
integrated UN leadership
approach
Strengthen UN leadership on
human rights/RCs and UNCT
leadership leverage the
normative mandate, expertise,
and convening role of the UN to
address human rights in country
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RC System and RC
leadership have the
knowledge, capabilities,
skills and funding to
effectively support
implementation of Agenda
2030
UNDOCO
The RC system cost-sharing UNDOCO
is fully implemented, with
oversight and results
tracking systems rolled out;
a review is well supported.
Regional UNDG Teams
Strategic leadership and
guidance for effective
implementation of the
M&A framework
Increased UNCT mutual
accountability at country
level
Regional UNDG
Teams, RCs and
UNCTs
UNDG
Selecting, developing and
connecting high caliber RCs to
leadership learning and
development, drawing on data
analytics, global knowledge, and
transformative leadership
approaches to better position
the UN system strategically to
support Agenda 2030 across
different country contexts.
The new Assessment of Results
and Competencies (ARC) tool
designed and piloted across all
UNCTs; and implementation of
the UNDG Management and
Accountability System tracked
and reported.
R-UNDGs, RCs, UNCTs, and UN
staff are strengthened in their
ability and capacity to engage in
dialogue around complex human
rights issues with national
Governments and stakeholders.
Implementation and monitoring
of resources of UNDG cost
sharing ensured, and reporting
conducted through annual
UNDG Results Report. Review of
UNDG cost sharing supported.
RUNDG
R UNDG
Secretariat
Inter-agency field missions or off
site UNCT support
R/UNDG
R/UNDG
Secretariat
Performance Management and
annual appraisal meetings
5. Accelerate simplification and harmonization of business practices
Fiduciary Management and Oversights Group
Approval of revised,
FMOG
harmonized cost recovery
rate for UNDG passthrough financing
Business Operations Working Group
Programme WG
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Agreed, harmonized rate for use
in revised legal agreements.
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Innovative funding
solutions developed in
support of country level BO
harmonization initiatives
Regional UNDG Teams
Enhanced integration of
harmonized business
practices into common
programming processes
Business
Operations WG
R/UNDG w.
Secretariat
support
HLCM
UNDOCO
Created access for seed
financing for country level
harmonized business operations
initiatives (Matching Fund for
Business Operations Innovation
at the country level)
HQ Plan of Action Items
implemented
Organize Regional Workshops
and facilitate experience sharing
and in-country support
6. Develop effective partnerships and multi-stakeholder engagement
South-South and Triangular Cooperation Task Team
South-South and triangular South-South
cooperation mainstreamed and triangular
in the policies and
Cooperation TT
operational activities of the
UN and contributing to the
achievement of
Sustainable Development
Goals.
Communications and Advocacy Working Group
A UNDG plan of action
Communications SDWG
created to support UN
and Advocacy
Country Teams to lead
WG
advocacy and public
engagement around the
SDGs, with a view to
building political will,
encouraging popular
ownership and supporting
innovation
Fiduciary Management and Oversight Group
Effective partnerships
FMOG
fostered with World Bank,
EC and donors
Update UN operational
guidelines on SS-TrC
Learning and outreach on the
above
Knowledge products, including
three case studies, written that
capture innovative joint
advocacy experiences for
sustainable development,
especially on inter-sectoral
sustainable development issues
Advocacy pilots rolled out in
three countries (Montenegro,
Uganda and the Philippines)
A document produced on
principles of joint advocacy (do’s
and don’ts) to support the
advocacy efforts of UN Country
Teams.
New PAGODA instruments and
guidance shared with agencies
and UNCTs
Approval of revised guidance
and legal agreements on funding
between WB and UNDG
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UNDG partner dialogue held
Business Operations Working Group
Planning and
Business
implementation of field
Operations WG
support for harmonized
business operations
enhanced through
collaborative efforts of
HLCM and UNDG in predefined areas
Regional UNDG Teams
Enhanced collaboration
R/UNDG
with RCM mechanisms
Enhanced regional and
country level experience
sharing on south-south
triangular cooperation
R/UNDG
HLCM and
relevant HLCM
Networks
Work plans UNDG and HLCM are
aligned minimizing overlap
Joint implementation initiatives
between UNDG and HLCM
R/UNDG
Secretariat
Other partners
Participate into RCM meetings
and identify issue based
coalitions
Identify and share practices on
south-south and UN
engagement in MICs contexts
7. Strengthen capacity development as a core function of the UN development
system
South-South and triangular Cooperation Task Team
UNDS support to SouthSouth-South and SDWG
South and triangular
triangular
approaches contributes to
Cooperation
capacity development and Task Team
accelerated
implementation of the
2030 agenda by countries
and societies
Human Rights Working Group
Coherent and strategic
Human Rights
engagement by UNCTs as a WG
whole with the
international human rights
mechanisms
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Entry points for SS-TrC in new
UNDAFs and Mainstreaming
Reference Guide
Mapping of good practices on
SS-TrC
Strengthen information flow to
UNCTs on the upcoming
opportunities to engage with
international human rights
mechanisms, including through
letters to RCs and organizing a
webinar series on engaging with
HR mechanisms
Finalize and disseminate Report
on National Coordination
Systems to track the
Implementation of
Recommendations and
Concluding Observations.
Disseminate and promote webbased guide on UN Engagement
with Human Rights Mechanisms
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8. Enhance integrated planning, programming and policy
Gender Equality Task Team
Mainstreaming Gender
Gender Equality
Equality into support to the TT
application at a local level
of the SDGs, the UNDG
review of the UNDAF
guidance, and support
UNDG work on
strengthening the links
between the normative
and the operational
aspects
Human Rights Working Group
UNCTs effectively support
Human Rights
national partners to apply
WG
a human rights based
approach
Effective implementation
of the relevant parts of the
HRuF Action Plan
Human Rights
WG
UN Working Group on Transitions
Enhanced or new guidance, UN WG on
tools and products
Transitions
developed to strengthen
crisis/post-crisis efforts
SDWG, PWG
The updating of the UNCT
Scorecard tool based on the
findings of the global review it
undertook in 2015
Finalizing the mapping of human
resources working on gender
equality across the UN system
Producing a longitudinal analysis
of progress on gender
mainstreaming in 10 years of RC
Annual Report
UNCTs, Regional
UNDG Teams
Finalize, pilot and roll out of
M&E framework on human
rights mainstreaming
Develop and implement a HRWG
Knowledge Management
Strategy
Develop tools, guidance and
policy to support
RCs/HCs/UNCTs in taking
forward HRuF
HRuF
Secretariat;
Regional UNDG
Teams
IASC, UNISDR,
FMOG, HRWG,
EU, WB
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Guiding principles on resilience
finalized and disseminated
Inputs to International Dialogue
provided
Tools and mappings developed
in support of conflict analysis
and conflict-sensitive
programming
Follow up to PCNA-review
completed
Joint analysis and planning
across charter, including risk
management, promoted and
undertaken; Product(s) on
financing and pooled funding
across charter developed (to be
further refined)
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Stronger coherence and
consistency between
different crisis/ post-crisis
policy initiatives, processes
and reviews
UN WG on
Transitions
WHS Secretariat,
UNISDR, FMOG,
B-Ops WG, IASC,
Programme
Criticality SC,
ISG, SPG, SDWG,
PCNA/PDNA
AGs, WB, HRWG
Strengthened support to
crisis/ post-crisis related
field activities
UN WG on
Transitions
Inter-agency
country specific
mechanisms
(e.g. ITFs), IASC,
Programme WG
UNDOCO
Regional UNDG,
RCs, and UNCTs
UNDOCO
The “across-UN Charter”
integration agenda, at
UNHQ and in crisis and
post-crisis country settings,
is shaped to enable the UN
to deliver better together
for these countries
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Information sharing on and
inputs to the follow up to major
reviews and events ensured (e.g.
Peace Operations review,
Peacebuilding Architecture
Review, Review of resolution
1325, World Humanitarian
Summit, CEB retreat)
Input to QCPR process ensured
System-wide consultations on
integration, peacebuilding, DaO
in mission settings ensured
Input on relevant guidance and
tools developed by other UNDG
WG ensured (e.g. UNDAF
guidance, MAPS, Universality)
Support for joint
implementation of guidance on
conflict analysis and conflict
sensitive programming provided
Review of capacities of Agencies,
Funds and Programmes to
sustain peace completed
Support of integration of the
UNDAF guidance with other
planning frameworks in crisis
countries, ensuring coherence
with humanitarian programming
efforts in protracted crisis
situations, as well as the
Integrated Assessment and
Planning (IAP) policy for
integrated mission settings.
Support transformative
leadership and UN team
approaches to address
interconnections of the
development, humanitarian,
human rights, and peace and
security dimensions of Agenda
2030.
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The Delivering Results
Together Fund and the
UNDG Human Rights
Mainstreaming Trust Fund
successfully promote
greater policy coherence
through strengthened
integration of normative
frameworks at HQ,
regional, and country level.
UNDOCO
UNDG
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Coherent policy and guidance
across the UN development
system on human rights at
global-regional and country level
and other integrated-coherent
policy responses (e.g. national
nutrition policy, social
protection, etc.) as part of the
UN’s development work;
RCs and UNCTs, are
strengthened in their capacity to
integrate the normative
framework into national
development plans and policies,
in particular human rights, and
engage in dialogue with national
counterparts on these issues
(the DRT-F has a particular focus
on country level policy in DaO
countries).