STORIES FROM THE FIELD - UNDP in Turkey

Graph 8: The UN has contributed significantly to development inyour country 1680All Countries70606362Delivering as One504030272520109130StronglyAgreeSomewhatAgreeSomewhatDisagree2StronglyDisagree0 0 0Don’t Knowimpacts of Delivering as One. The StandardOperating Procedures for Delivering as Onesupport this objective. Where appropriate, theysuggest changes in policies and proceduresthat UN Headquarters can make to reducetransaction costs and foster greater countrylevelcoordination for development results.The Delivering as One approach has proventhat it reduces transaction costs for hostGovernments and development partnerssignificantly. To maximize the benefitsof Delivering as One for the UN system,headquarters changes are needed tofurther integrate and harmonize commonand agency-specific processes in 2013.The difference in the responses from Deliveringas One countries and non-Delivering as Onecountries is noteworthy: most Delivering asOne countries appear to be significantly moreconvinced about the value of the contributionthat the UN has made in their country.Learn more about Delivering as One here:http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=716The graph is taken from the report, “Results of survey of programme country governments: Preparation for the 2012 QuadrennialComprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System Department of Economic and SocialAffairs (DESA)”, UNDESA, New York, 25 June 2012. Valid responses were received from 111 countries and territories, or 74 per cent of allcountries and territories that received the questionnaire.64 Synthesis of 2011/2012 Resident Coordinator Annual Reports