System Wide Coherence
In February 2006, based on paragraph 169 of the World Summit Outcome Document, the Secretary-General established a High Level Panel on UN System-wide coherence in order to further strengthen the management and coordination of United Nations operational activities to enable more effective contribution to the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. The principal challenge for this work was identified as being in the fields of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment, while taking into account the cross-cutting areas of gender equality, sustainable development and human rights.
The Panel, co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mozambique and Norway submitted its report, “Delivering as one” (A/61/583) 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 held consultations on the recommendations contained in the Report of the High Level Panel and the Secretary-General's report.
On 15 September 2008, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on System-wide coherence (A/RES/62/277) following a series of informal consultations held in 2007 and 2008 on the recommendations of the High-level Panel on the report of the Secretary-General led by the Permanent Representatives of Ireland and Tanzania appointed by the President of the 62nd session of the General Assembly as Co-Chairs.
On 2 October 2009, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on System-wide coherence (A/RES/63/311) which took up five key areas of concern: strengthening the institutional arrangements for support of gender equality and women’s empowerment; strengthening governance of operational activities for development of the United Nations system; improving the funding system of operational activities for development of the United Nations system; “delivering as one”; and harmonization of business practices.
On 25 November 2009, the President of the General Assembly appointed Her Excellency Mrs. Tiina Intelmann, Permanent Representative of Estonia, and His. Excellency Mr. Ghazi Jomaa, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, as Co-Facilitators to continue the consultative process on the System-wide Coherence in the course of the 64th session.
LETTERS BY THE CO-FACILITATORS
- Letter of 16 June 2010
- Letter of 10 June 2010
- Letter of 19 May 2010
- Letter of 4 May 2010
- Letter of 29 April 2010
- Letter of 20 April 2010
- Letter of 13 April 2010
- Letter of 31 March 2010
- Letter of 25 March 2010
- Letter of 24 March 2010
- Letter of 9 March 2010
- Letter of 25 February 2010
- Letter of 12 February 2010
- Letter of 10 February 2010
- Letter of 8 February2010
DOCUMENTS
- Draft Resolution Rev.4 (18 June 2010)
- The Updated Work Plan (21 May 2010)
- Compilation of the Elements (13 April 2010)
- Cluster 5 – Harmonization of Business Practices by CEB
- Amended Documents
- Informal Funding note of the Secretariat (16 March 2010)
- UN Expenditures by Sector in 2008 (30 March 2010)
- Non-core contributions to development-related activities by funding sources: 2001-2008 (30 March 2010)
- Non-core development-related contributions by funding modalities: 2000 and 2004-2008 (30 March 2010)
- Top 50 contributing countries to development-related activities in 2007 (17 March 2010)
- Informal note on funding of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (9 March 2010)
- Summary of Discussions by Co-Facilitators (12 March 2010)
- Report of the Secretary-General: Comprehensive proposal for the composite entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women A/64/588 (6 January 2010)
- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly A/RES/63/311 (2 October 2009)
- Report of the Secretary-General: Follow-up to General Assembly resolution 63/311 on system-wide coherence related to operational activities for development A/64/589 (22 December 2009)
- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly A/RES/62/277 (15 September 2008)
- Report of the Co-Chairs of the 62nd Session (21 July 2008)
- Report of the Co-Chairs of the 61st Session (17 September 2007)
- Report of Secretary-General (3 April 2007)
- Report of the High Level Panel on System-wide Coherence (9 November 2006)
- The 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/RES/60/1)
STATEMENTS
- By the Deputy Secretary-General
LETTERS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations regarding appointment of Co-Facilitators on System Wide Coherence. (25 November 2009)