Under One Budget, the UN country teams' agreed, costed results are presented in one financial framework, showing each agency’s planned input together with the funding source. Unfunded results are also identified. Each participating UN agency identifies the resources it expects to provide – whether in-kind or monetary – subject to funds being available. At the end of the year, agencies and government departments provide information on progress made against the planned results and actual expenditures, to give governments a clear picture of UN support. The results in the financial framework can be funded by agencies’ core resources, national government contributions, direct contributions from donors, and a specific country coherence fund established for interested donors. This “coherence” or “Delivering as One” fund is managed by the Resident Coordinator on behalf of the UN system. New mechanisms such as the joint budgetary framework and One Fund have been effective tools, while UNCTs and governments have recognized there is flexibility in that not all resources have to be channeled through the One Funds. Partners (including governments) have a full and transparent overview of UN activities, financing and funding gaps. The emerging new approaches allow for highlighting funding gaps and joint resource mobilization at country level. Resource mobilization, including in partnership with the UN system, is becoming higher on Governments’ agenda. Some donors made additional resources available to fund pilot projects and committed themselves to increase programme funding through an un-earmarked window. All the pilots see “One Fund” as a tool to mobilize resources for the “unfunded” results of the One UN Programme. All the pilots are implementing arrangements for the administration, governance and the allocation of money for the “One Funds.” |