Goal 3. Establish and strengthen United Nations system coordination with respect to gender at the country level.

At the country level and at headquarters, UNDP has adopted the system of gender focal points (GFPs).

In order to enhance ownership by other partners in the system, financial arrangements, including cost sharing, between the agencies participating in the United Nations country team could be envisaged for the country coordination plan itself.

Lastly, she stressed the importance of effective coordination among international organizations at the country level to avoid duplication of activities and ineffective use of available resources.

Disease specific committees, called the Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM), are constituted in each developing country.

19. Also requests the Secretary General to encourage strong coordination between the Operation, the planned follow on mission and the United Nations country team with a view to ensuring a smooth transition to the planned follow on mission and to reducing the potential duplication of activities among members of the United Nations country team

13. Calls upon the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to participate actively in coordination at the field level through the common country assessment and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework processes and sector wide approaches

Members also welcome the review of current practices and processes leading to policy decisions on country level programmes, as well as the review of coordinating and reporting mechanisms provided in the report.

CEB members agree in principle that greater emphasis on inter agency coordination at the policy level is indispensable for ensuring enhanced country level effectiveness.

13. Calls upon the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to participate actively in coordination at the field level through the common country assessment and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework processes and sector wide approaches

6. Takes note of the proposal of the Secretary General to develop and present plans for strengthening inter agency coordination in respect of human rights technical assistance, which are carried out at the country level, at the request of interested countries

It is recognized that coordination is equally imperative and important at the country level, where effective joint action by all government sectors, civil society and the private sector drive the response.

At the country level, UNICEF will advocate for maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition planning, coordination and monitoring arrangements, operating within existing sector wide coordination mechanisms under government leadership.

A delegation expressed concern that the new UNICEF Global Campaign on HIV AIDS and Children would promote vertical interventions rather than strengthening coordination mechanisms at the country level.

Positive initiatives in that respect were the programming tools adopted by the system, such as the CCA and UNDAF, as well as the coordination efforts of UNDG.

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Urges the Global Environment Facility, as a matter of high priority, to make financial resources available for capacity building activities in affected developing country parties and to facilitate coordination between the Facility and Convention focal points at the country level

8. Urges the Global Environment Facility, as a matter of high priority, to make financial resources available for capacity building activities in affected developing country parties and to facilitate coordination between the Facility and Convention focal points at the country level

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In country review

Approved the two year extensions of the second country cooperation framework for Mexico and the country programme for Timor Leste

The increasing importance of facilitating country level interactions between focal points of the Conventions and representatives of forest related institutions, through use of existing policy and planning mechanisms at the national level, such as national focal point agencies, was underlined.

The Security Council stresses the importance of ensuring that planning and implementation of United Nations humanitarian, peacekeeping, political and developmental activities at country level are well coordinated system wide, including through the development of shared strategic objectives.

The United Nations at the country level

Mr. Sunaga (Japan) said that his delegation welcomed the progress made in several areas improved field level coordination as a result of CCAs and UNDAFs a strengthened resident coordinator system and more UN Houses.

BCG submitted a series of recommendations that led to the creation of a United Nations Regional Directors Management Board and an action plan that outlines steps for changing coordination structures at the country and regional levels consistent with United Nations reform efforts.

Qatari Nawaf Al Thani remarks

OHCHR activities at the country level

Country focus will be ensured through

Coordination questions

Coordination and cooperation

(Coore).

Coordination and harmonization

The Coordination Centre

E. Coordination

Coordinating duties

The UNDP country director would focus on managing and raising resources for the UNDP country programme.

She expressed appreciation for the joint efforts of the country office, line ministries and institutions in the preparation of the draft CPD.

To that end, UNDG has constituted a working group on civil society to develop terms of reference for the civil society focal point in the resident coordinator system and define a set of programme activities at the country level that will be funded by a trust fund to be established.

At country level, UNICEF staff continue to be very active in UNCT theme groups.

Country level capacity of the United Nations system

Meetings with the United Nations country team

C. Technical assistance and cooperation at the country level

This task should be shared with the country rapporteur.

Draft common country programme document for Cape Verde