Resource Mobilization Unit Strategic Objectives

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Resource Mobilization UnitStrategic Objectives
Maurizio PieroniResource Mobilization
UnitUN-HABITATSeville, 15-16 October 2008
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UN-HABITAT Funding Situation

• UN-HABITAT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENT MORE
  THAN 90 OF ITS FUNDING BASE FOR 2008-2009
• FROM 2002 TO 2007 CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCREASED BY
  ABOVE 180
• NON-EARMARKED (CORE) CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCREASED
  BY ABOVE 130
• EARMARKED CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCREASED BY 200
• THE UNPREDICTABILITY LINKED TO VOLUNTARY FUNDING
  CAN UNDERMINE DELIVERY AT ALL LEVELS

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RMU Strategic Priorities

• EXPANDING CORE FUNDING
• CONSOLIDATING THE TRADITIONAL DONOR BASE
• EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF THE MTSIP
• ENHANCEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH DPs
• EXPANDING DONOR BASE
• ATTRACTING NEW CONVENTIONAL DPs
• EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
• TAPPING INTO NEW FUNDING SOURCES
• FOUNDATIONS
• DEVELOPMENT BANKS
• INDIVIDUALS
• PRIVATE SECTOR
• CORPORATE APPROACH TO RM
• COORDINATING RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ACTIONS
• ESTABLISHING/MANAGING INFORMATION ON DPs
• HOLDING REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH DPs

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RMU Principles

• BUILDING DPs CONFIDENCE
• SERVICE DELIVERY ACCORDING TO MTSIP FAs
• CONVERGENCE WITH DPs PRIORITIES
• INTERDIVISIONAL COOPERATION
• MULTI-YEAR PROGRAMMES
• ADOPTING CORPORATE FUND RAISING PROCEDURES
• COORDINATED INTERACTION WITH DONORS
• IMPROVED ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORTING
• NEW CORPORATE BRAND

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RMU Principles

• BALANCING CORE AND AD-HOC FUNDING
• FUNDING TO FIT INTO MTSIP PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
• UN-HABITAT AS PART OF THE UN COMMON PROGRAMMING
  PROCESS AND MEMBER OF UN COUNTRY TEAMS
• DPs THEMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC FOCI TO GUIDE LONGER
  TERM PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
• COMPLIANCE WITH MTSIP FOCUS AREAS
• INVOLVEMENT OF DPs IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF
  PROGRAMME FOCAL AREAS
• MTSIP IMPLEMENTATION AS THE GUIDING PROGRAMME
  FRAMEWORK
• MANAGEMENT OF DONOR FUNDED HUMAN RESOURCES
• COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO DPs SECONDMED STAFF
• JPOs INDUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

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RMU Activities

• INSTITUTIONAL SET UP
• RECRUITMENT OF NEW RMU STAFF MEMBERS
• RMU GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND CODE OF CONDUCT
• CATALOGUE OF SERVICES AND PIPELINE PROJECTS
• DPs INFORMATION SYSTEM
• DPs INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE IN
  RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES
• DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON DPs PRIORITIES,
  PROCEDURES, BUDGETING CYCLES AND INSTITUTIONS

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RMU Activities

• DONOR RELATIONS AND STEWARDSHIP
• MAINTAINING REGULAR INFORMATION FLOW AND
  POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH FUNDING PARTNERS
• IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
• YEARLY DONOR CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL MAJOR DPs,
  GROUP OF 77 AND POTENTIAL NEW DPs
• MOVING FROM DIVISION INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED PROJECTS
  TO INTERDIVISIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
• HARMONISED MONITORING, EVALUATION AND
  RESULT-BASED REPORTING (by MEU)

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