Uruguay One UN Coherence Fund

Overview

Subsequent to the recommendation of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence, and the nomination of its Government, Uruguay was appointed as one of eight countries to be a "Delivering as One UN Pilot Country”. With an objective to ensure more effective development operations and to accelerate progress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the Delivering as One in Uruguay is a concerted effort by the UN system in the country to deliver in a more coordinated way, in line with the priorities of the Government.

Following an extensive process of participatory consultations and building on the "Delivering as One" approach, the Government of Uruguay and the UN organizations in Uruguay developed in 2007 "The One UN Programme 2007-2010: Building Capacities for Development between the Government of Uruguay and the United Nations System in Uruguay" (download in English – en Español). The One UN Programme is based on both a Human Rights and a Human Development approach, steering the delivery of the UN as a more coherent system.

To support the One UN Programme, the UN organizations in Uruguay have agreed to establish a common development fund, the Uruguay One UN Coherence Fund, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator. The Uruguay One UN Coherence Fund will support the coordinated resource mobilization, allocation and disbursement of donor-contributed resources for the unfunded elements of the One UN Programme.

The One UN Coherence Fund will support efforts to meet the following strategic objectives of the One Programme:

• By 2010, the country will have advanced in the generation of capacities for the incorporation of knowledge, innovation and diversification in the process of production of goods and services.
• By 2010, the country will have advanced in the formulation and management of policies to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce poverty.
• By 2010, the country will have advanced in the formulation and management of policies that facilitate access to high quality, equitable social services, the reduction of discrimination and the promotion of social integration processes.
• By 2010, the country will have advanced in the effective harmonization of its legislation and national practices relative to international commitments and in strengthening public institutions and the civil society to formulate, execute, follow-up and evaluate public policies.

To measure progress, impact and results achieved on these strategic objectives, the UN System in Uruguay has developed a monitoring mechanism. In turn, regular progress reports will be produced and posted on this website.

The Uruguay One UN Coherence Fund is administered by the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in accordance with its financial regulations and rules.