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The “One UN” pilot initiative is testing in eight countries, how the United Nations family – with its numerous and diverse agencies – can deliver results in a more coordinated way at the country level. The objective is to ensure faster and more effective development operations and accelerate progress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals – in short, a UN development system that delivers more and better for the poorest and most disadvantaged.

The creation of the "One UN" pilots was recommended by the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence, a group of heads of state and policy makers tasked to examine ways to strengthen the UN’s ability to respond to the challenges of the 21st Century. Following the launch of the Panel's Report (watch the video of the launch here), the Governments of eight countries -- Albania, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uruguay and Viet Nam – volunteered to become “One UN” pilots.

The Fund anticipates providing contributions from $1 million to $4 million to potentially all eight “One UN” pilots (to date US$ 18.6 million).

To learn more about the “One UN” country pilots, please visit the UN Development Group Office Web site.