Piloting a One UN in Tanzania

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Piloting a One UN in Tanzania

• April 2007

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Tanzania National Context

• Strong national ownership and Government
  leadership over the development agenda
  
• The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of
  Poverty (NSGRP or MKUKUTA) and the Zanzibar
  Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty
  (ZSGRP or MKUZA) set national priorities for
  achieving Vision 2025/Zanzibar Vision 2020.
• Strong emphasis on partnership approach
• Strengthened inclusiveness through a
  communication strategy
  
• Outcome-based and Results-oriented Strategy
• Growth and Reduction of Income Poverty
• Quality of Life and Social well-being
• Good Governance and Accountability

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Shifting Aid Environment

• TAS (2002-2005) A framework to more effectively
  manage and improve predictability of external
  resources restore local ownership and
  leadership
• Progress achieved Improved relationship in
  development cooperation national capacity
  developed through core reforms (essentially PFM)
  new mechanisms adopted (PRS I PER MTEF)
  rationalization and increased national ownership
  of technical assistance move from project to
  program aid and increasingly GBS
• Outstanding Challenges still widespread
  provision of off-budget financing (projects)
  impeding strategic budget resource allocation at
  national level, transparency domestic
  accountability parallel systems and procedures
  multiple missions, meetings and analytical
  studies
• Scaling up TAS towards JAS to operate at a higher
  level of commitment to the principles of HA by
  effectively aligning donor country assistance
  strategies with MKUKUTA and ZPRP. Further
  enhancement of national ownership and GoT wide
  leadership.

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• Joint Assistance Strategy for Tanzania (JAST) to
  emphasize
  
• Guiding framework of principles for aid
  effectiveness moving toward post Paris High-Level
  Forum
  
• The principle of National Ownership and
  Leadership with broad-based stakeholder
  participation (CSO, private sector, local
  governments, Parliament) in identifying
  development goals and formulate strategies
• Country-led partnership representing a paradigm
  shift towards putting Tanzania in the drivers
  seats/reduce the asymmetrical relationships and
  tensions in the donor-led approach. Ensuring that
  aid is aligned with GoT priorities.
• Shift from external accountability to domestic
  accountability (Legislature, non-state actors
  participation, quality)
  
• Mutual accountability (to move towards better
  alignment and greater predictability in ODA
  disbursement)

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One UN in TanzaniaGovernment Perspectives

• Streamlined coordination benefit for GoT
  reduced transaction costs.
  
• A clearer UN impact on social and economic
  development, and MKUKUTA implementation through
  focused support
  
• Clearer focus on comparative advantage UN
  working more strategically
  
• Opportunity to make real progress on Paris
  Declaration (2005) Joint Assistance Strategy
  for Tanzania (JAST) agenda
  

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One UN in TanzaniaGovernment Perspectives

• Opportunity for scaled up resources to flow
  through a coordinated, focused, efficient, and
  results-oriented UN.
  
• UN improving its Paris Baseline Indicators
  working through GoT systems
  
• A clearer, planned approach to capacity
  development indicators needed to measure impact
  over time increased reliance on national
  expertise
• A more comprehensive one UN programme (beyond the
  pilot) will require institutional change and
  structural re-alignment political will
  essential

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Timeline Highlights

• Nov 06 Agreement reached w/ GoT on common policy
  focal point for UN-MoF
  
• Dec 06 JAST officially signed and launched
• Dec 06 GoT writes to UN SG expressing interest
  in One UN pilot
  
• Tanzania officially becomes one of 8 pilot
  countries
  
• Jan 07 CMT retreat discusses HLP report outcome
  of Maputo meeting a One UN pilot in Tanzania
  
• Jan 07 Concept Note Roadmap on One UN pilot
  developed, then revised Feb 07
  
• Feb 07 UN RC discussions on One UN w/ GoT
  (mainland Zanzibar)

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An Update on Recent Development

• March 2007
• GoT internal meeting review of all UNA Basic
  Agreements/Country Programme documents
  
• First meeting with small group of Development
  Partners
  
• First meeting of UN Civil Society Advisory
  Committee
  
• RC Staff briefings complete (all UNAs in Dar es
  Salaam)
  
• Joint Programme Training for UN colleagues
• Establishment of the Joint GoT/UN Steering
  Committee and Joint GoT/UN Taskforce
  
• April 2007
• ToRs for the JSC and JTF developed Roadmap
  updated
  
• April 16-17 Joint Mission on One UN Fund
• April 25-26 GoT/UN retreat to finalize the One UN
  Programme

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General Overview

• Strong commitment within the UNCT be bold and
  willing to take risks but under GoT leadership
  
• A pilot importance of documenting to inform
  further processes at HQs
  
• Leadership at the country level an RC working
  with HoAs to bring UN together
  
• Working with sector coordinated frameworks and in
  a JAST environment additional skills in UNCT
  
• Specific mechanism required to support pilot
  countries at highest level (HQs)
  
• A common audit framework for the pilot countries
  risks assessment needed
  
• Communication strategy in place to strengthen
  speaking with one voice
  

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One Programme

• Building blocks HLP Report (Nov. 2006), UNDAF
  II, CPAPs, strategic priorities of the
  Specialized Agencies Joint Programmes
  
• Reflects the positioning of UN in new aid
  environment focus on comparative advantage
  working through new modalities
  
• Results-oriented, simple and reader friendly
• Government/UN retreat to agree on key results
  25-26 April
  
• 18 month timeframe 2007 08 pilot linked to
  UNDAF implementation

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Outline of the One Programme document

• At a Glance The One UN pilot in Tanzania
• Section 1 The Development Context in Tz
• GoT leadership of the development process
• Improving the effectiveness of aid the JAST
  environment
  
• The UN response
• Section 2 The UN working together in Tz
• The building blocks of the One UN Programme
• 1. Wealth creation and economic empowerment
• 2. Reduction of Maternal Newborn Mortality
• 3. HIV/AIDs joint support (mainland/Znz)
• 4. National capacity for development management
• 5. Support to Zanzibar (devt. management/social
  service delivery)
  
• 6. Human security, risk reduction and disaster
  preparedness
  
• Section 3 Opportunities, Challenges, Risks
• Section 4 Implementation Arrangements

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One Budget

• One Common Budgetary Framework
• Based on core funding and unmarked funds
• Will start with Joint Programmes
• Flexible options open for funding mechanisms
• Simple, participatory mechanism on how to
  allocate the funds transparency in setting
  criteria for allocation
  
• Working towards pooled resources joint
  mobilization of funds under RCs leadership
  
• Dialogue needed on GoT funding/contribution

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One Office

• Joint premises
• Starting point the sub-offices in Zanzibar and
  North Western Tanzania
  
• Follow-up on dialogue with GoT on One UN Office
• Common management practices
• Harmonizing IT systems
• Common support services
• Aim is towards a common Basic Standard Agreement
• Consider staff implications regular
  communication to staff on progress working in
  new ways (inter-agency JP teams senior Advisors
  at cluster level for UNCT

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One Leader

• Strengthening the role of the RC/the RCO/ and
  clarity vis-à-vis the Humanitarian Coordinator
  
• Defining a firewall important
• Developing a Code of Conduct/ground rules for the
  UNCT at all levels (incl. HQs)
  
• Suggestion that RC to participate in selection of
  new members of the UNCMT
  
• Clarify issues around accreditation and
  accountability structure (i.e. consultation
  mechanisms at high-level at HQs)
  
• Packaging a One Programme that is inclusive and
  strategic fundamental for the One Leader concept

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Proposed way forward