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PRESIDENT of the 62nd Session
United Nations General Assembly

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System Wide Coherence

In February 2006, based on paragraph 169 of the World Summit Outcome Document, the Secretary-General created a High Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment. The 15-member panel, co-chaired by the prime ministers of Pakistan, Mozambique, and Norway, carried out a study of the UN’s operational activities and assessed how to strengthen UN system works, its comparative advantages, and reduce areas of overlap between UN agencies.

The Panel submitted its report, “Delivering as one” to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in November 2006. The report included extensive recommendations to consolidate and improve the effectiveness of United Nations operations. In April 2007, the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, issued his response to the Panel’s findings.

The General Assembly has held consultations on the recommendations contained in the Report of the High Level Panel and the Secretary-General's report. The Co-Chairs that lead the consultation process presented their report on the consultation process to the President of the General Assembly. An oral decision was adopted by the General Assembly on 17 September 2007, calling for the consultations to continue at its 62nd session. On 11 January 2008 the President of the General Assembly appointed the ambassadors of Tanzania and Ireland as Co-Chairs for further consultations.

DOCUMENTS

Report of the Co-Chairs (21 July 2008)
Report of the Co-Chairs of the 61st session (17 September 2007)
Matrix - Implications for UN operational activities at country level: what's new and what has already been mandated? (27 August 2007)
Report of Secretary-General (3 April 2007 )
Report of the High Level Panel on System-wide Coherence (9November 2006)
The 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/RES/60/1)

LETTERS BY CO-CHAIRS

Further consultations on Gender on 12 September 2008. (3 September 2008)
On gender (Institutional Options). (17 June 2008)
Further consultations on Gender on 16 June 2008. (11 June 2008)
Briefing on Business Practice Harmonisation on 13 June 2008. ( 6 June 2008)
On gender (16 May 2008)
Consultations on gender on 16 May (12 May 2008)
Consultations on governance on 17April (14 April 2008)
Consultations on funding on 7 April (9 April 2008)
Consultations on funding on 7 April (4 April 2008)
Consultations on 28 March (20 March 2008)
Joint Statement by the Co-Chairs at the high level meeting in Vienna (4 March 2008)
Work Programme (26 February 2008)
Approach by Co-Chairs including their statement at consultations on 7 February 2008 (8 January 2008)

STATEMENTS BY CO-CHAIRS

LETTERS BY PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting a letter from the Deputy Secretary-General on the issue of System-wide Coherence and the United Nations' work on gender equality and women's empowerment. (28 July)

Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting the report of the Co-Chairs on the consultations regarding System-wide Coherence. (23 July)

Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting a letter by H.E. Deputy Secretary- General Asha-Rose Migiro including a "Note on the United Nations System Support to Member States on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment". (6 June 2008)

Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations regarding appointment of Co-Chairs on System Wide Coherence (11 January 2008)

Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting the report of the Co-Chairs on the consultations regarding System-wide Coherence (4 October 2007)