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The Way Forward: Fulfilling the Potential of the Funding Compact at the Country Level

Based on extensive consultations in six countries this report aims to serve as a resource to deepen awareness and understanding of the UN Funding Compact.

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Title:The Way Forward: Fulfilling the Potential of the Funding Compact at the Country Level
Type:Reports
Author:Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
Published:30 November 2021
Licence: All rights reserved
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This report explores the extent to which the potential of the Funding Compact – a strategic framework for change mutually welcomed by United Nations Member States and UN entities in 2019– has been fulfilled.

Based on extensive consultations in six countries– Guatemala, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi and Papua New Guinea – the report forms part of a larger initiative implemented by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation in partnership with the UN Development Coordination Office.

It aims to serve as a resource to deepen awareness and understanding of the Funding Compact, and of its usefulness in enabling the UN system and its Member States to jointly and efficiently deliver development results.

 

Part One

About the UN Funding Compact

In December 2016, the UN General Assembly passed a promising resolution calling for a more strategic, accountable and results-oriented UN development system (UNDS) that is capable of achieving the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

To this effect, on 31 May 2018 the General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 72/279 and agreed to a package of reforms to reposition the UNDS.

The resolution welcomed the call by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for a ‘Funding Compact’ between the UN system and Member States to address UNDS funding patterns.

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Part Two

Findings from the country-level

This section presents selected findings from interviews with UN Member States and UNSDG entities in six countries: Guatemala, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi and Papua New Guinea.

In the interviews, UN Heads of Entities, Ambassadors and Heads of Cooperation, and other senior staff addressed the Funding Compact and funding patterns across these six countries.

This section offers perspectives from the country level on six specific aspects of the Funding Compact related to changes in funding behaviour.

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Part Three

Recommendations for Action

This section contains recommendations for UN system entities and Member States on how to leverage the Funding Compact as a tool for behavioural change.

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