GoB-UN POP 2010-2014 - UNFPA Botswana

GoB-UN POP 2010-2014110. Budgets are indicative and represent thebasis for resource mobilization. Furthermore,total budgets for regular resources are alsoindicative as they may be subject to UNorganizations’ governing body and internalmanagement decisions.111. In addition to funding requirements detailedin the GoB-UN POP Action Plan 2013-2014Results Matrix and summarized above, thereare other resource requirements associatedwith the GoB-UN POP Action Plan 2013-2014.These include activities and staff costs forthe Resident Coordinator’s Office and theCommunications Group, among others. Inthe past these costs have been funded byresources mobilized separately from the GoB-POP and the One Fund. For the period 2013-2014, the UN Country Team will review fundingarrangements for these additional resourcerequirements.112. Participating UN system agencies and theGovernment of Botswana are responsible forresource mobilization. The UN Country Teamhas agreed that the RC will lead the resourcemobilization effort at the country level withthose donors who have expressed an interest inproviding funds via the One Fund mechanism.Representatives of participating UN systemagencies are encouraged to approachdonors who are not providing funding via theOne Fund mechanism, and are also able toaccess resources via available global andregional funding instruments.113. For the remaining period of the GOB-UN POP2010-2014, the UN Country Team will developa resource mobilization strategy that will setout the context for resource mobilization,establish benchmarks and indicators forresource mobilization and individual agencycontributions, and outline responsibilities andguiding principles, mechanisms for fundraisingand accountability and reportingarrangements.6.3 One Fund114. The One Fund in Botswana was established tosupport the coherent mobilization, allocationand disbursement of resources to the GoB-UN POP under the direction of the ResidentCoordinator. The One Plan Fund is the vehiclefor donors to pool resources at the countrylevel to support the realization of the GoB-UNPOP 2010-2014 objectives, and new initiativesresponding to emerging needs within thecontext of the GoB-UN POP 2010-2014.115. The strategic importance of country-levelfunding for the Delivering as One Initiativethrough the One Fund modality was recognizedat the Hanoi Conference in June 2010, whichnoted that the One Fund is the “bedrock forachieving relevance, coherence and a morestrategic focus of the UN system at the countrylevel.”116. The Hanoi Conference also recognized thatwhere funds have been mobilized under theOne Fund, the Fund has facilitated improvedprogramming, better management for results,and effective prioritization of programming onthe basis of national needs. Early, predictable,multi-year funding in support of the GoB-UNPOP is critical for the sustainability of the OneFund and the Delivering as One Initiative atcountry level. A guiding principle for resourcemobilization is that donors contribute multiyear,pooled and un-earmarked resources.117. Over the period 2010 to 2012, the One Funddid not perform well owing to several factors.The difficult fundraising situation in a middleincome country notwithstanding, limitationsincluded limited understanding of the purposeand the strategic opportunity the One Fundpresented and the absence of a fundraisingstrategy.118. The UN Country Team will, in the remainingperiod of the GoB-UN POP 2010-2014, strengthenefforts to mobilize resources through the OneFund mechanism and clarifying the legal and32 GoB - UN POP 2010 - 2014