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his United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP) is the business plan of all the UN agencies, funds and programmes in Rwanda for the period July 2013 to June 2018. UNDAP Rwanda supports the realization of the Millennium Declaration, the related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),other international development aspirations, the transition from the MDGs and the post-2015 framework, the country’s medium-term national development priorities as set out in the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS 2) for The UNDAP is the the period 2013-2018, as well programmatic as the Rwanda Vision 2020. It and operational framework for will support the promotion in the delivering UN support country of all the international to the Government human rights that have been ratiof Rwanda over fied by Rwanda, including the the next five years including partnership right to humanitarian assistance arrangements, for refugees in the country. implementation strategies, management arrangements, resource mobilization, communications, monitoring and evaluation and commitments of the Government, UN and donors
In line with the UN Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (2012), the UNDAP is strategic and results-oriented and clearly reflects the UN’s increased focus on providing upstream support to the national planning and implementation processes, capacity development, high quality policy advice and technical expertise based on best practices. The UNDAP enhances national ownership and UN accountability by precisely articulating the UN contribution of programme outcomes, outputs and specific actions to national priorities outlined in the EDPRS 2. Critically, it is now fully aligned to the national annual planning cycle, July to June. The UNDAP was developed and guided throughout by the UNCT under the advice and direction of the UNDG, regional advisors and others experts. The Rwanda UNDAP comprises the following sections: • Description of the UNDAP development process and the partnerships, values and principles on which the Rwanda UNDAP 2013-2018 has been developed • Section One: outline of Rwanda’s development context and the UN’s comparative advantages • Section Two: the development results achieved in the previous UNDAF 2008-2013, challenges confronted, and factors deemed critical for success in the UN’s new country programme – the UNDAP 2013-2018 • Section Three: UNDAP 2013-2018 Results, including the three programme focus areas, their Outcomes, how cross-cutting issues will be integrated, and implementation strategies
• Section Four: Rwanda UNDAP 4th result area describes the One UN programme management and responsibilities including results-based management, risk management, joint programming approaches, and the respective roles and responsibilities of the Delivering as One structures, the RCO and participating Agencies own programmes, knowledge management, harmonised business practices etc. integral to the Rwanda One UN Business Operations Strategy • Section Five: Communicating as One • Section Six: Resources required for Rwanda UNDAP over the five year period 2013-2018 and Resource Mobilisation Strategies • Section Seven: Monitoring and Evaluating approach for the UNDAP • Section Eight: specific Commitments of all the parties to the Rwanda UNDAP including those of the Government of Rwanda, UN Agencies, and Development Partners The Rwanda UNDAP 2013-2018 is to be interpreted and implemented in conformity with the Standard Basic Assistance Agreements (SBAA) or the Basic Cooperation Agreements (BCAs) or Basic Agreements (BAs) or similar arrangements agreed and signed by each Participating UN System Agency with the Government of Rwanda. The UNDAP Action Plan will, in respect of each of the United Nations system agencies signing, be read, interpreted, and implemented in accordance with and in a manner that is consistent with the basic agreement between such United Nations system agency and the Government of Rwanda. The Rwanda UNDAP 2013-2018 together with related work plans concluded for its implementation – including the CCPD developed by UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women – constitute the integrated country programme or project document and plan of operations as referred to in the SBAAs, BCAs, BAs and other similar agreements concluded by the Government of Rwanda with the Participating UN System Agencies, except where traditional project documents or other planning documents are required. Each Participating UN System Agencies’ activities under the Rwanda UNDAP 2013-2018 shall be governed by the respective Basic Agreement of that organization and with the Government of Rwanda. As one of the global pilot countries for Delivering as One, the UN Agencies in Rwanda have recommitted themselves in the UNDAP 2013-2018 to the underlying pillars of UN Reform: One Plan, One Budget, One Set of Management Practices, and One UN House, together with One Voice. These pillars will be strengthened over the next five years to enable the UN to provide the Government of Rwanda with coherent, effective and efficient support in order to achieve sustainable development results.
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