The Future of United Nations Development System http://futureun.org The Future of United Nations Development System Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Wilton Park Conference 2012 conference concludes http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-2012-conference-on-future-of-the-un-development-system-conference-concludes/ http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-2012-conference-on-future-of-the-un-development-system-conference-concludes/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 19:19:18 +0000 futureun http://futureun.org/?p=733 Continue reading →]]> The Wilton Park 2012 conference on “New challenges, new partners, a new UN development system?” took place on May 14-16, 2012 at Wiston House, UK.

Over 60 participants from key stakeholders: former prime minister, diplomatic corps, development agencies and partner countries, civil society, academia and the private sector gathered to discuss on how to make the current UN development system more effective in the context of evolving global challenges?

The funding for the conference was received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Swiss Development Cooperation and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

The conference was convened by the Geneva-based FUNDS Project and the New York-based Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies as is a part of an ongoing process towards greater reform of the UN development system.

Download the conference schedule and agenda. 

]]> http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-2012-conference-on-future-of-the-un-development-system-conference-concludes/feed/ 0 Summary Results of the FUNDS 2012 Survey http://futureun.org/summary-results-of-the-funds-2012-survey/ http://futureun.org/summary-results-of-the-funds-2012-survey/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:35:26 +0000 futureun http://futureun.org/?p=711 Continue reading →]]> The FUNDS 2012 survey was conducted in February and March 2012 and provides a detailed account of the relevance and effectiveness of the organizations within the UN Development System as well as an account of the key challenges and priorities moving forward.

The survey contains information from 3345 respondents covering 153 countries around the world.

Download the summary results

]]> http://futureun.org/summary-results-of-the-funds-2012-survey/feed/ 0 Wilton Park Conference 2012: New challenges, new partners, a new UN development system? http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-2012-new-challenges-new-partners-a-new-un-development-system/ http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-2012-new-challenges-new-partners-a-new-un-development-system/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:07:09 +0000 futureun http://futureun.org/?p=665 Continue reading →]]> 14 – 16 May 2012, Wilton Park, UK
This conference on the Future of the UN Development System (FUNDS) is in partnership with the Geneva-based FUNDS project and the New York-based Ralph Bunche Institute and supported by the Norwegian, the Netherlands and the Swiss governments . It seeks to make the current UN development system more effective in the context of evolving global challenges and is part of an ongoing and dynamic process towards greater reform.

The specific objectives for the Wilton Park event are as follows:

  • consider how to accelerate the Delivering As One process in the light of the 2012 evaluation, both at the country and headquarters levels;
  • examine the implications of two global perception surveys for UN reform (2010, 2012)
  • consider how, structurally and procedurally, the system could become more effective in addressing contemporary development challenges, in the context of the changing aid architecture;
  • consider the evolving role of the BRICS in the UN development system, as funders and partners, and their influence on individual parts of the system;
  • review the evolution of private funding to the UN and the multi-donor multi-partner trust funds which have grown up in the last ten years;
  • review the impact and effectiveness of the UN development system in assisting developing countries to achieve the MDGs, as compared with other public and private development assistance channels;
  • consider a post-2015 UN development agenda, with goals as appropriate.

This is an invitation only event. More information at: http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/resources/en/conference-pages/2012/wp1183

]]> http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-2012-new-challenges-new-partners-a-new-un-development-system/feed/ 0 Policymakers and practitioners to gather at the Wilton Park Conference 2012 http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-new-challenges-new-partners-a-new-un-development-system/ http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-new-challenges-new-partners-a-new-un-development-system/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:54:39 +0000 futureun http://futureun.org/?p=654 Continue reading →]]> 14 – 16 May 2012. Over 35 policymakers and practitioners will gather at the Wilton Park to examine the implications of two global perception surveys for UN reform (2010, 2012) and to consider a post-2015 UN development agenda, with goals as appropriate. This conference on the Future of the UN Development System (FUNDS) is in partnership with the Geneva-based FUNDS project and the New York-based Ralph Bunche Institute and supported by the Norwegian, the Netherlands and the Swiss governments.

The specific objectives for the Wilton Park event are as follows:

  • consider how to accelerate the Delivering As One process in the light of the  2012 evaluation, both at the country and headquarters levels;
  • examine the implications of two global perception surveys for UN reform (2010, 2012)
  • consider how, structurally and procedurally, the system could become more effective in addressing contemporary development challenges, in the context of the changing aid architecture;
  • consider the evolving role of the BRICS in the UN development system, as funders and partners, and their influence on individual parts of the system;
  • review the evolution of private funding to the UN and the multi-donor multi-partner trust funds which have grown up in the last ten years;
  • review the impact and effectiveness of the UN development system in assisting developing countries to achieve the MDGs, as compared with other public and private development assistance channels;
  • consider a post-2015 UN development agenda, with goals as appropriate.

This is an invitation only event. More information at: http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/resources/en/conference-pages/2012/wp1183

]]> http://futureun.org/wilton-park-conference-new-challenges-new-partners-a-new-un-development-system/feed/ 0 Over 3350 participate in 2012 Global Survey: Future of the UN http://futureun.org/take-the-2012-survey/ http://futureun.org/take-the-2012-survey/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:21:16 +0000 futureun http://futureun.org/?p=498 Continue reading →]]> Over 3,350 colleagues participated in the 2012 Global Survey on the Future of the UN. The biennial survey carried out by the FUNDS project saw participants coming in from over 140 countries.

The preliminary results from the Survey will be made available shortly on this website.   

]]> http://futureun.org/take-the-2012-survey/feed/ 0 (Survey Closed) 2012 Survey on the Future of the United Nations http://futureun.org/2012-survey-on-the-future-of-the-united-nations/ http://futureun.org/2012-survey-on-the-future-of-the-united-nations/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:19 +0000 futureun http://jeannieweb.com/demo/funds/?p=447 Continue reading →]]> The 2012 Survey is now over. Over 3350 participants from over 140 countries took this Survey. The preliminary results of the survey will be made available soon.

In February 2010, the FUNDS Project carried out its first survey on the future of the United Nations development system. We once again invite you to participate in our 2012 Survey on evaluation of the UN Development System’s role, function and performance.

The questionnaire (available in English, French and Spanish) takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and will provide important insights to the dialogue on the future of the UN Development System. Over 3000 colleagues have already shared their views. Get Started!

English: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012survey_english

French: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012survey_french

Spanish: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012survey_spanish

As a respondent you will receive your own copy of the report of the survey.

]]> http://futureun.org/2012-survey-on-the-future-of-the-united-nations/feed/ 0 UNDP and the Future of the UN Development System: Discussion and Book Presentation http://futureun.org/undp-and-the-future-of-the-un-development-system-discussion-and-book-presentation/ http://futureun.org/undp-and-the-future-of-the-un-development-system-discussion-and-book-presentation/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:39:06 +0000 futureun http://www.fundsproject.org/?p=331 Continue reading →]]> Friday 15th July 2011, 13.30 – 15.00, Salle XXV, Palais de Nations Moderator: Cécile Molinier, Director, UNDP, Geneva Presenter: Stephen Browne, Director, Future of the UN Development System (FUNDS) Project, Geneva & Fellow, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, New York (author). (Download Powerpoint of the presentation)

Discussants:

  • H.E. Ms. Betty King, Ambassador of the United States to the UN
  • H.E. Dr. Yonov Frederick Agah, Ambassador of Nigeria to WTO
  • Assistant Secretary-General Sigrid Kaag, UNDP (New York)

The book "The UN Development Programme and System"  is written by a development economist who spent 33 years in the UN system. It  examines both UNDP’s roles and, more than in any previous analysis, it highlights the challenges of reconciling them in a global development context which has seen the UN development system’s steady marginalization. The book also contains some future pointers to a more cohesive system based on the ideals for which the UN is most valued. The book is published by Routledge and is available from here.   Click here to download the report on Survey on the Future of the United Nations.

]]> http://futureun.org/undp-and-the-future-of-the-un-development-system-discussion-and-book-presentation/feed/ 0 Conference report: The Future of the UN Development System http://futureun.org/conference-report-the-future-of-the-un-development-system/ http://futureun.org/conference-report-the-future-of-the-un-development-system/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:23:08 +0000 futureun http://www.fundsproject.org/?p=309 Continue reading →]]> The FUNDS project is pleased to present the report of the November 2010 conference, which it co-sponsored with the Wilton Park, on the Future of the UN Development System.

Key conclusions of the report: The efficiency of the UN development system and the need to reform it has been much discussed but with little progress and with gathering frustration and concern. The core problem is decision making; the historical design of the system and its fragmentation has resulted in the lack of any overall control which is not subject to the national interest of members.

  • The absence of central governance is the single largest obstacle to any reform of the UN system or any part of it.
  • The Delivering as One programme holds out the greatest hope for reform, and with more countries signing up to it, change may be effected from the bottom up.

Download the complete report

]]> http://futureun.org/conference-report-the-future-of-the-un-development-system/feed/ 0 Draft scenarios for the future of the UN Development System http://futureun.org/draft-scenarios-for-the-future-of-the-un-development-system/ http://futureun.org/draft-scenarios-for-the-future-of-the-un-development-system/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:33:08 +0000 futureun http://www.fundsproject.org/?p=297 Continue reading →]]> Richard O’Brien, Partner, Outsights, London, outlined the draft scenarios for the future of the UN Development System during his presentation at the Wilton Park FUNDS Conference of November 18-21 2010. These draft scenarios build upon the drivers of change analysis carried out by participants of the meeting (slides 3-5). Slide 6 suggests how the scenarios might shape the world at the level of resources and governance.  Slide 7 suggests the possible implications for finance for development.  Slide 8 reports the initial ideas suggested at the workshop for the UN development system, and slides 9 and 10 present the underlying scenario dimensions. Download the presentation

]]> http://futureun.org/draft-scenarios-for-the-future-of-the-un-development-system/feed/ 0 BBC World Service @ Future of the UN development system http://futureun.org/bbc-world-service-future-of-the-un-development-system/ http://futureun.org/bbc-world-service-future-of-the-un-development-system/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:13:12 +0000 futureun http://www.fundsproject.org/?p=290 Continue reading →]]> Acclaimed BBC World Service programme on the environment and development issues ‘One Planet’, sent presenter Richard Hollingham to the conference “Future of the UN development system” at Wilton Park, UK.

One Planet used the conference  as an opportunity to shed focus on challenges facing the United Nations in terms of development. Presenter, Richard Hollingham, spoke to Andry Raharinomena (Director for Economic Cooperation and Aid Coordination, Ministry of Economy and Finance) about Madagascar and Harsha Singh (Deputy Director General, WTO, Geneva) about aid and the economic successes of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC).

The episode airs November 25th and will be repeated several times. For more details and to listen to the podcasts, go to:
http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=206088682

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