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Who is eligible?Read this page in: Español | Français Only select countries are eligible to apply to the MDG-F for country level support. The list of 59 eligible countries can be seen in the table below. These countries are those identified in the Spanish Master Plan for International Cooperation, approved by the Government and Parliament of Spain. In each of these countries either a ‘Country Strategy Document for Spanish Cooperation’ (in the case of ‘priority action’ countries) or a more limited ‘Plan of Action’ has been elaborated (in the case of countries falling into the categories for ‘Special Attention’ or ‘Preferential’ under the Master Plan). To learn more about the Government of Spain’s ODA policy please visit the web site for Spanish Cooperation.
This list of eligible countries may be revised at the discretion of the Steering Committee. Applications to the Fund will need to be on behalf of a single, eligible country; multi-country, regional or global projects are not eligible for funding at the time of preparation of this document. Organizations eligible and country arrangements The Fund’s primary interlocutor at the country level is the UN Resident Coordinator. The identification, development and oversight of Fund-supported activities at the country level is expected to be conducted under the auspices of the UN Country Team working under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator. All applications to the Fund will be formally submitted by the UN Resident Coordinator on behalf of participating UN organizations. All members of the UN Development Group are eligible to manage MDG-F resources. In order to do so, agencies must be designated a “Participating UN Organization” in the Fund, on the basis of the signing of a global Memorandum of Understanding with UNDP’s Multi Donor Trust Fund Office. The MoU sets out the rules and procedures governing the management of MDG-F resources. Current list of
MDG-F eligible Participating Organizations (as of 4 January, 2008):
UNDP is the Administrative Agent for the Fund and will provide the AA function for all country-level activities. These functions are the responsibility of the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Office at UNDP Headquarters. Resident Coordinators are encouraged to keep Country Team members fully-informed on the activities of the Fund. Involvement of the Government in the deliberations concerning the Fund-related activities in the country is also crucial. Where practical, involvement of a representative of the Spanish Government is also highly desirable. The Fund also looks to Resident Coordinators to reach out to non-resident UN agencies, where appropriate. The Fund recommends that Resident Coordinators institute a small Steering Committee at the country level, with representation of the Government, the UN Country Team and the Spanish Government (where resident, alternatively a dialogue with the closest representation office should be initiated) in order to oversee the development of applications to the Fund. Where the Fund has approved funding of a Joint Programme, such a Committee is mandatory, and should provide ongoing oversight of Fund-supported activities. Activities supported by the Fund at the country level are expected to take the form of Joint UN Programmes whereby multiple UN organizations collaborate around a common programmatic goal. Funds will be channelled to individual organizations to meet their commitments to the Joint Programme, through the Administrative Agent. |