B. Resident coordinator system and United Nations country teams

In fulfilling his her tasks, the coordinator shall cooperate with country rapporteurs.

United Nations. Common Country Assessment. Suva Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator.

(Resident Coordinator Humanitarian Coordinator)

A strengthened resident coordinator system and a rationalized United Nations country presence were crucial in that regard.

More than one delegation mentioned the important role played by the resident coordinator system in the country.

The Development Section would comprise the United Nations country team and the Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.

One of the prerequisites for an efficient and coordinated United Nations presence at the country level was a strong United Nations country team headed by a resident coordinator.

The resident country team and the resident coordinator should make it a priority to ensure that all the capacities of the system were geared towards responding to country requirements.

Global Coordinator

(Coordinator Prof.

Resident coordinator system

(Coordinator Dr. V.

The resident coordinator system should have a powerful country office and a single development strategy with shared objectives, attributes that were currently lacking.

Responding to a comment about strengthening the roles of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, the Resident Coordinator and United Nations country teams, the secretariat said that UNICEF supported an enhanced role for the Resident Coordinator and the strong participation of country teams, and would continue to collaborate with United Nations partners.

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In countries with large programmes or complex post conflict situations, there should be a division of labour between the resident coordinator and the UNDP country director, which would give the resident coordinator the latitude and time more effectively to coordinate the United Nations country team and enable him to focus on effective management of joint programmes.

Main developer and coordinator

(Coordinator Dr. D. Mouat)

(Coordinator Prof. R. Debicki)

(Coordinator Dr. M. Sciortino)

(Coordinator Dr. G. Febles)

(Coordinator Prof. K. Takeuchi).

(Coordinator Dr. E. Abraham)

(Coordinator Prof. L. Vermes)

UNDG organizations should include in the performance appraisal system for the resident coordinator and United Nations country team an assessment of teamwork and horizontal cooperation.

In general, it was the relevant United Nations country team, led by the humanitarian coordinator, which was best placed to identify the opportunities and constraints.

The coordinator is mandated to monitor the follow up by States parties to the observations and recommendations of the Committee, cooperating with the respective country rapporteur.

Throughout the reporting period, the OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser has also continued to support the United Nations Country Team and the Resident Coordinator in Nepal.

The Resident Coordinator (RC) System

Strengthening the resident coordinator system

General Coordinator of Immigration Police

(Coordinator Dr. H. P. Singh)

However, it is also suggested that merely changing the institutional affiliation of the resident coordinator would not automatically lead to changes in the perception of bias and could, at worst, weaken the capacity of the resident coordinator to raise funds for the whole United Nations country team.

I intend to strengthen further the inter agency response to the needs of internally displaced persons, under the global leadership of my Emergency Relief Coordinator, and at the country level through the humanitarian coordinator system. I trust that Member States will support me in this effort.

Following its endorsement, the Emergency Relief Coordinator sent the Policy Package to all humanitarian coordinators requesting that they convene a meeting of the country team to discuss the Policy Package and its implementation in their particular country.

In general, it is the relevant United Nations country team, under the leadership of the humanitarian coordinator, which is best placed to identify the opportunities and constraints.

In his capacity as Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sudan, the Deputy Special Representative would be responsible for coordinating the humanitarian response through the United Nations country team.

UNICEF fully agrees that the Resident Coordinator should ensure active collaboration with all UNDG member agencies, including those not represented on the United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs).

Mr. Virgílio Elias Virgílio Salomão Coordinator

Coordinator Mr. Morten Kjaerum (2004 2006)

Delegations generally shared the view that, at the country level, the United Nations should be seen as operating as one team under the leadership of the Resident Coordinator.

If the coordinator finds that further information is needed, the coordinator will take the matter up with the State party.

Encourages the Fund to support strengthened and coordinated action on gender equality at the country level, in collaboration with the resident coordinator system, including by advocating and building the capacity of gender theme groups within United Nations country teams

However, with UNDP exercising leadership in the United Nations country coordinator system and supporting common premises and services, while developing its own regional service centres (and country service centres in Africa), opportunities for UNOPS in this market are limited.