RESULTS DELIVERED: SHARING SUCCESSES IN 2014

In 2014, the United Nations Development Group reached two milestone agreements to bring about a more coherent UN development system that is fit for purpose to help countries deliver integrated solutions for sustainable development. First, the Executive Heads of the UN funds, programmes, and specialized agencies reached a historic agreement on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Countries Adopting the “Delivering As One” Approach, which underpins the second generation of the UN system delivering as one at the country level with a firm focus on results and improved outcomes. Second, the UNDG started implementing a collective and systematic funding modality in support of the Resident Coordinator (RC) system, which is the driving force behind a collective UN system response. Taken together, the two reform initiatives have the potential to bring about a step change in the impact of UN development cooperation.