As a coherent UN system response to the ongoing global financial and economic crises, the High-Level Committee on Programme elaborated an action framework. The Committee articulated nine joint initiatives “Global Financial and Economic Crisis UN System Joint Crisis Initiatives” for action at the global, regional and country levels, which were endorsed by the UN System Chief Executive Board in April 2009. Through this process, the UN System can concretely help countries address the current crisis through analysis, identification of gaps and joint action.