ISSUE No. 61, Monthly Newsletter - Summer 2012 A Joint Effort of the Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination and the Donor Technical Secretariat www.dsdc.gov.al
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P hoto: Chair of UNDG Helen Clark, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Minister of Innovation and ICT, Genc Pollo, at the opening session of DaO5 Conference, Tirana, Albania
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he Government of Albania, United Nations representatives, experts, multilateral and bilateral cooperation authorities from more than 40 countries across the world were present at the 5th High Level Intergovernmental Conference on Delivering as One, held in Tirana from 27 to 29 June 2012. Over 200 participants discussed the lessons learned throughout the implementation of the UN reform process in several parts of the world, its impact at country level, regional and UN system-wide level, and the future of this initiative. In 2007, the Government of Albania, along with the governments of seven other countries – Cape Verde, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uruguay, and Viet Nam, volunteered to pilot the “Delivering as One” initiative to respond to the challenges of a changing world and
test how the UN family can provide development assistance in a more coordinated manner. Since then, this initiative has been voluntarily adopted by 21 other countries and a growing number of countries are asking to be included in the reforming process. Present at the opening session on the first day, Prime Minister Sali Berisha noted that the Government is fully engaged and committed with great devotion to match the Millennium Development Goals with the integration objectives. “I assure you that my Government remains committed to further consolidate the One UN approach”, said Berisha. A video message from the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon was aired. In his video message the Secretary General amongst others underlined: “The UN can foster progress that cuts across differ-
ent areas, from human rights to economy, from social justice to the environment. I applaud the Delivering as One countries for their vision, leadership and determination. Now that the pilot phase is coming to an end, we have to carry the reform to the next level. That will require all the leadership and determined action. I count on all of you to be part of this important drive for progress. Where we Deliver as One we can deliver better for all.” The Chair of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), Helen Clark, was present during the three days of the event. At the opening session she highlighted:”Indeed, in the context of multi-dimensional challenges the world is currently facing, fragmented approaches and solutions are simply no longer acceptable...One of the Evaluation’s most significant findings is that through the Deliver-