Division of Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding Sources

Programme

PROGRAMME 2006-2007 (33 C/5)

Part III. Support for Programme Execution

B. External relations and cooperation

Cooperation with extrabudgetary funding sources

Efforts will be made to secure a continued increase in UNESCO’s extrabudgetary contributions and to ensure that these contributions are planned and implemented in a manner complementing and further reinforcing UNESCO’s strategic objectives and programmatic priorities. Mechanisms will be created and implemented aimed at strengthening the coherence between regular programme and activities in line with the C/4 and C/5 objectives and priorities. Likewise, mechanisms will be strengthened to improve the implementation rate of UNESCO’s extrabudgetary activities, with a focus on enhanced planning and monitoring as well as making administrative procedures lighter. UNESCO will also continue to participate in United Nations inter-agency efforts to harmonize overhead cost rates and policies.

Cooperation with bilateral funding sources
In support of UNESCO’s Programme and Budget priorities, existing cooperation with bilateral donors, including regional or municipal governments resources, will be enhanced and new donors will be solicited. These efforts will be pursued through regular contacts with donor governments (delegations and ministries concerned as well as, increasingly, through embassies in developing countries). New areas and modalities of cooperation and support will be explored, such as multilateral-bilateral cooperation, sector- wide assistance programmes (SWAP) and contacts with regional and municipal governments. Thus, UNESCO programme action must not only conform to the Organization’s programme priorities, but also to the joint programming objectives at country and/or regional levels. Efforts will also be deployed to streamline the administrative process of locally negotiated projects and funding agreements.

Cooperation with multilateral and private funding sources
UNESCO will further develop partnerships and mobilize resources from multilateral, private sector sources (corporate actors and foundations) and other networks. In order to leverage these efforts and catalyse additional contributions to UNESCO’s activities, increased attention will be given to the mobilization of resources for areas where UNESCO has a recognized lead and comparative advantage. This will be primarily achieved by coordinating and guiding country-level activities aimed at mobilizing funds for contributions to PRSPs and the preparation of CCAs and UNDAFs as well as the conduct of education SWAPs. The establishment of multi-donor, multi-annual thematic funds will be another objective.

Expected results at the end of the biennium
- Volume of extrabudgetary resources for programme activities increased and funding sources further diversified.
- Effective resource mobilization strategies developed, both for Headquarters and field offices, with a focus on unfunded needs taking into account national development priorities and the requirements of United Nations system programming.
- Effective partnerships with bilateral donor agencies, international organizations and the private sector established and implemented.
- Capacities of programme sectors and field offices for resource mobilization and for project preparation and management strengthened.