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2012 quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) of the General Assembly of UN operational activities for development
The General Assembly adopted on 21 December 2012 a landmark resolution (67/226) on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) of UN operational activities for development. The resolution is the culmination of two months of intensive intergovernmental negotiations underpinned by comprehensive analytical preparations supported by DESA and UN system entities. The QCPR is the mechanism through which the General Assembly assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and impact of UN operational activities for development and establishes system-wide policy orientations for the development cooperation and country-level modalities of the UN system in response to the evolving international development and cooperation environment.
2012 QCPR outcome and preparations
- QCPR resolution
- GA/Res/67/226
- Note on QCPR outcome
- PowerPoint presentation on QCPR outcome (Navid Hanif)
- PowerPoint presentation on QCPR outcome (Kristinn Sv. Helgason)
- General Assembly resolution 67/226 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of UN operational activities for development - Legislative mandates requiring action by different actors
- Supplementary matrix 1 - General Assembly resolution 67/226 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of UN operational activities for development - Legislative mandates by actor
- Supplementary matrix 2 - General Assembly resolution 67/226 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of UN operational activities for development - Time-specific legislative mandates
- Reports of the Secretary-General
- Report of the Secretary-General on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system
- Quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system: recommendations (A/67/320–E/2012/89)
- Report of the Secretary-General on analysis of the funding of operational activities for development of the United Nations system for 2010
- Provisional analysis of funding of operational activities for development of the United Nations system for the year 2011
- Note by the Secretary-General on the report of the independent consultants undertaking a comprehensive review of the existing institutional framework for system-wide evaluation of UN operational activities for development
- QCPR negotiations
- Information briefs
Below are written inputs provided by the secretariat in response to specific questions tabled by Member States during the QCPR negotiations:
1) The relationship between the GA resolution on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of UN operational activities for development and the specialized agencies
2) Feasibility to develop a harmonized cost classification system
3) What does the term "interoperability" mean?
4) What is the relationship between the General Assembly and inter-agency bodies such as the CEB, UNDG/CEB and UNEG?
5) Human rights-based approach to development programming
6) Local procurement in programme countries
7) Standard Operating Procedures for Delivering as One approach- Mandates
- Brief background information
- Surveys
a) Survey of programme country governments on UN operational activities for development
b) Survey of UN Resident Coordinators and country team members
Preparations for the 2012 QCPR included a survey of UN Resident Coordinators and country team members on selected priority issues relating to UN development operations at the country level.
c) Survey of UN Operations Management Teams
This survey examined progress in harmonizing and simplifying business operations of UN entities at the country-level.d) Survey of civil society organizations
Preparations for the 2012 QCPR included a survey of civil society organizations that work closing with the UN system at country level on selected priority issues relating to UN development operations. The survey was administered through collaboration with UN entities and the Better Aid CSO network.- Analytical preparations
- Overview of analytical preparations
Substantive preparations for the 2012 QCPR included a series of analytical studies with findings synthesized into the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of GA resolution 62/208 on the TCPR. In addition, the Secretary-General submitted the annual report on funding for UN operational activities for development.
Here below are brief descriptions of the respective analysis/studies:Analytical studies
- Funding analysis
- Harmonization of business practices
- Desk review
- UN Resident Coordinator system
- UNDAF process
- Emerging issues
- Results-based strategic planning and management
- Compilation of legislation on the roles and responsibilities of intergovernmental bodies in the governance of operational activities for development
Studies in partnership with others
- Support to countries in transition from relief to development (UNDG/DOCO Transition Team)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (UN Women)
- Lessons learned from MDG-Achievement Fund (MDG-F Secretariat)
- Stakeholder consultations
Member States
Briefings and consultations
- Consultation with Member States (5 December 2011)
- Consultation with ECOSOC (8 February 2012)
- Briefing to Group of 13 (28 October 2011)
- Briefing to European Union (10 November 2011)
- Briefing to WFP Executive Board (6 December 2011)
- Briefing to Group of 77 and China (16 December 2011)
- Consultations with Member States (UNIDO HQ, Vienna, 1 March 2012)
- Briefing to EU delegation (16 April 2012)
- Utstein donor group annual consultations (23 April 2012)
- Briefing to G77 (7 May 2012)
PGA/FEF/DESA 3 seminar series on QCPR
- Seminar on emerging issues (13 February 2012)
- Programme
- Opening remarks of the President of the General Assembly
- Opening remarks of Mr. Sha Zukang, USG, DESA
- Remarks of Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator
- Summary
- Seminar on critical mass of funding (29 March 2012)
- Retreat (8-9 June 2012)
- Programme
- Opening remarks of the President of the General Assembly
- Opening remarks of the Secretary-General delivered by Mr. Navid Hanif, Director, OESC/DESA
- Presentation by Navid Hanif, Director, OESC/DESA- Selected Findings of SG report for the 2012 QCPR
- Presentation by John Hendra, Deputy Executive Director, UN WOMEN, --Improving the Coordination of the UN’s Operational Activities for Development
- Closing remarks of the President of the General Assembly
- List of Participants
UNITAR Training Sessions
a) UNITAR training programme (4 November 2011)
Presentation by Navid Hanif
Presentation by Kristinn Sv. Helgason
- Module 1: Funding for UN operational activities for development: key trends and issues
- Module 2: Functioning of the UN development system
- Programme
- Presentation 1: UNDAF process
- Presentation 2: RC system
- Presentation 3: Harmonization of business practices
- Module 3: UN system in a changing development cooperation landscape
- Module 4: Perspectives from the field: Findings of surveys of key stakeholders
- Module 5 (9 July 2012)
Informal workshop with national focal points (12 July 2012)
- Programme and concept note
- Opening remarks by Deputy Permanent Representive of Indonesia
- Summary
Informal dialogue on Secretary-General's QCPR recommendations (5 October 2012)
- Programme
- Opening remarks by Deputy Permanent Representative of Indonesia
- Presentation by Navid Hanif, Director, OESC/DESA
- Pictures
- Summary
Informal workshop on recommendations of independent review of system-wide evaluation institutional frameworks (5 November 2012)
UN system
- Inter-agency briefing (6 September 2011)
- Inter-agency briefing (2 November 2011)
- Inter-agency briefing (17 November 2011)
- UNDAF Programming Network briefing (1 December 2011)
- Resident Coordinator Induction Meeting (5 December 2011)
- MDG Task Force briefing (15 December 2011)
- UNDG-ECHA Working Group briefing (15 December 2011)
- UN Resident Coordinator System WG briefing (16 December 2011)
- Joint Funding and Business Operations Network briefing (20 December 2011)
- Inter-agency briefing (13 January 2012)
- Consultation with UNDG Joint Funding task team (13 January 2012)
- Retreat on UNDAF study with UNDG UNDAF programming network (26 January)
- Briefing to UNDG Gender Network (16 February 2012)
- Inter-agency meeting to discuss progress in improving results-based strategic planning and management (17 February 2012)
- UN Strategic Planning Network (22 February 2012)
- UN Resident Coordinator Working Group special meeting on QCPR RC study (24 February 2012)
- Inter-agency meeting (UNIDO HQ, Vienna, 1 March 2012)
- Interagency briefing (15 March 2012)
- HLCP briefing on QCPR (WMO HQ, Geneva, 20 March 2012)
- UNDG Principal's Meeting (12 April 2012)
- UNDG Advisory Group meeting (17 April 2012)
- Interagency meeting on business practices (26 April 2012)
- Briefing to UNDG Joint Funding and Business Operations Working Group (4 May 2012)
- Briefing to UNDG UNDAF Programming Network (14 May 2012)
- Briefing to DESA Inter-regional Advisors (17 May 2012)
- Briefing to UNDG joint funding task team (30 May 2012)
- Strategic Planning Network (31 May 2012)
- Briefing to UNDG Working Group on Resident Coordinator System Issues (18 July 2012)
- Briefing to UNDG MDG Task Force (18 September 2012)
Civil Society Organizations
- Briefing to NGOs (23 January 2012)
- Country missions
- Thailand, Lao PDR (1-6 March)
- Ethiopia (5-7 March)
- Bolivia (14-16 March)
- Peru (19-22 March)
- Turkey (4-6 April)
- Georgia (10-12 April)
- Review of existing institutional framework for system-wide evaluation
Consultations
Briefing to Member States on progress in review of existing institutional framework for system-wide evaluation of UN operational activities for development (5 October 2011)
Briefing to UN entities on progress in review of existing institutional framework for system-wide evaluation of UN operational activities for development (5 October 2011)