Governance
Government Modernization Committee (GMC)
With respect to the Programme, the GMC serves as the Government's highest-level policy, coordination and decision making authority. The GMC determines strategic priorities, monitors progress on an annual basis and ensures coordination of the One UN Programme with other inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral policies and priorities. The GMC is chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and comprises five Ministers. The GMC serves as the Government's highest-level policy, coordination and decision making authority for the One UN Programme.
UN Joint Executive Committee (JEC)
Executive and joint decision making functions associated with the Programme are performed by the JEC. The JEC is co-chaired by the Director of the Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination of the Council of Ministers (DSDC) and the UN Resident Coordinator, and comprises the heads of Participating UN Organizations. The JEC is responsible for reviewing and approving funding priorities, prioritizing and approving the allocation of resources mobilized through the One UN Coherence Fund and oversight of the Fund's management and operations. The Government jointly with the Resident Coordinator, thorough the JEC makes the final decisions on fund allocation based upon a well documented rationale.
Government Inter-Ministerial Working Group
The Working Group provides the GMC and JEC with technical advice on subjects falling within the scope of the programme and is composed of Secretary General level representatives of the line Ministries. Special ad hoc sub-working "task" groups may be set up to address specific issues that arise.
Resident UN Coordinator (RC) and UN Country Team (UNCT)
The RC will provide strategic leadership and coordination throughout the programming process as the One UN Leader. The RC jointly with Government as a member of the JEC will review and approve fund priorities and ultimately make decisions on the fund allocation. The UNCT, chaired by the Resident Coordinator, functions in a collegial and participatory manner. In the context of the One UN Programme and envisaged UN reforms, the UNCT will engage in dialogue on reform and development priorities for Albania and the UNCT will designate substantive leadership to agencies for each of the One UN Programme outcome and thematic areas.
Administrative Agent
The UNDP MDTF Office has been appointed the Administrative Agent of the Albania One UN Coherence Fund. Its responsibilities include to provide the delegated signature authority to the UNDP Country Director for the Signature (as Administrative Agent) of Standard Administrative Arrangements with Donors and Memorandum of Understanding with Participating UN Organizations; to receive, administration and management of contributions from Donors; disbursement of such funds to the Participating UN Organizations in accordance with the approved Annual Work Plans/Programmatic Documents; to provide consolidated narrative and financial reports, in accordance with the MOU, on the Albania One UN Coherence Fund Account to the Resident Coordinator based on reports of the Participating UN Organizations.
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