UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action MDTF)

Governance

The UN Action Steering Committee provides overall leadership and sets strategic direction for UN Action. The Steering Committee comprises Principals from each of its member UN entities and is headed by a Chairperson.

The UN Action Focal Points from each of the UN Action member entities develop the Strategic Framework for endorsement by the Steering Committee. UN Action Focal Points meet regularly as an executive sub-group of the Steering Committee.

The UN Action Steering Committee has established a Resource Management Committee (RMC), a sub-committee of the UN Action Focal Points, to take resource allocation decisions for UN Action. The RMC will be comprised of five UN Action Focal Points, one of whom will serve as the Chairperson, nominated by the broader group of UN Action Focal Points and endorsed by the UN Action Steering Committee Chairperson. For more information please refer to the UN Action MDTF Terms of Reference.

The operating procedures of the RMC are set forth in its Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure.

Participating UN Organization(s) are those UN organizations who have signed an MOU to participate in the UN Action MDTF. They shall assume full programmatic and financial accountability for the funds transferred to them by the Administrative Agent. For more information please refer to the UN Action MDTF Terms of Reference.

The UN Action Secretariat is responsible for coordinating the work of UN Action. It consists of a Coordinator, an Advocacy and Women’s Rights Specialist, and a Programme Assistant. It will support the work of the RMC, Participating UN Organizations, Administrative Agent, and the UN Action Steering Committee. For more information please refer to the UN Action MDTF Terms of Reference.

Administrative Agent
The Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) serves as the Administrative Agent (AA) and is responsible for concluding Standard Administrative Arrangements(SAAs) with donors and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Participating UN Organizations. It receives, administers and manages contributions from Donors. It disburses these funds to the Participating UN Organizations in accordance with the decisions of the RMC. Finally, the AA prepares and submits consolidated financial reports, as well as financial statements on the UN Action MDTF to the UN Action Steering Committee and donors.