Rwanda One UN Fund

Overview

In January 2007, Rwanda was selected as one of eight pilot countries for One UN. The objective of the One UN pilot is to enable the UN System to provide a more effective and coherent response to the needs of the Government of Rwanda and its Development Partners.

The One UN Initiative in Rwanda comprises of four elements: One Programme, One Budgetary Framework and Fund, One Leader, One Office. The One Budgetary Framework is a total estimated amount of resources (both regular and other) needed to implement the UN Common Operational Document (COD) for Rwanda. The Rwanda One UN Fund has been established to mobilize and allocate additional resources at the country level in a simplified, coherent manner consistent with the overall purpose of the One UN Initiative.

This arrangement in Rwanda is subscribed to by all members of the UN Country team. The UNCT in Rwanda has subsequently developed and adopted a Code of Conduct committing themselves to the key principles for the success of One UN - Delivering as One.

The One UN Initiative in Rwanda is being implemented in a collaborative manner under the strong leadership of the Government of Rwanda. Furthermore, under the management and leadership of the Resident Coordinator, the United Nations Country team (UNCT) will work together to mobilize resources to cover the funding gaps in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).

The UNDP MDTF Office has been appointed the Administrative Agent of the Rwanda One UN Fund.