The United Nations

"Delivering as One"

The “Delivering as One” initiative has been testing, in eight "One UN" pilot countries, how the UN – with its many and diverse agencies -- can deliver in a more coordinated way at country level. The objective is to ensure faster and more effective development operations and accelerate progress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals -- in short, a UN development system that delivers more and better for the poorest and most disadvantaged.

The creation of the "One UN" pilots was recommended by the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence, a group of heads of state and policy makers tasked to examine ways to strengthen the UN’s ability to respond to the challenges of the 21st Century. Following the launch of the Panel's Report, the Governments of eight countries -- Albania, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uruguay and Viet Nam -- volunteered to become “One UN” pilots.

The pilot countries have agreed to work towards a common UN presence in the country while capitalizing on the strengths and comparative advantages of the different members of the UN family. During 2007, the eight countries will pilot different models to deliver as "One", looking at common elements, such as "One Programme", "One Budgetary Framework", "One Leader" and "One Office".

The "One UN" pilot initiative builds on the existing reform agenda set by UN members states, which asks the UN development system to accelerate its efforts to increase coherence and effectiveness of its operations in the field through the establishment of Joint Offices. In response to the High-level Panel's Report and consistent with the work under the TCPR, the Secretary-General requested the Chair of the UNDG to move forward with the implementation of the ‘One UN’ pilots.

For more information on "Delivering as One", visit the UNDG website.