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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s Official Development Assistance in 2012
- DAC peer review
- On the path to 2015
- II. Cooperation with partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. Cooperation with non-governmental organisations
- VI. Humanitarian aid
- VII. Programme support
- VIII. Awareness-raising and development education
- IX. Microfinance
- X. Evaluation
- XI. Progress report on the Inter-ministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
IV. Multilateral cooperation
Class of school children in the San Miguel region of El Salvador
The reform of the United Nations
On 21 December 2012, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a major resolution on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) of operational activities for the development of the United Nations system. The QCPR is the primary policy instrument of the General Assembly to define the way the UN development system operates to support programme countries in their development efforts. Resolution 67/226 highlights the importance Member States attach to the coherence of the United Nations System as a strategy for reinforcing the relevance and the efficiency of UN development agencies. It also represents the first intergovernmental recognition of the ‘‘Delivering as One’’ (DaO) model.
The measures proposed by this resolution include taking steps to address the growing imbalance between core and non-core contributions, the need to improve the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) as a strategic tool along with strengthening joint programming between agencies and the consolidation of support services of UN agencies on the ground. Measures for reinforcing monitoring and evaluation and reporting on the DaO process are also highlighted. The Secretary-General is therefore responsible for establishing an interim coordination mechanism for the system-wide evaluation of operational activities for development.
