The United Nations Development Group Country Level Review of Joint Programmes

Project context

The United Nations Secretary General’s 2002 agenda for UN reform, Strengthening of the United Nations: An Agenda for further Change called for increased joint programming to further enhance the effectiveness of the United Nation’s system in developing countries, and to ensure the system’s combined resources are put to best use.

Increasingly, national governments are requesting more efficient and effective work processes from the UN and partners, and enhanced development impact for the benefit of stakeholders. UN agencies are also keen to document evidence of the efficiency and effectiveness of the joint programme funding modality. Numerous UN Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams have requested documentation of joint programme experience and lessons learned to improve joint programme design and implementation.

Project objectives

The Review of joint programme experience provided much-needed lessons learned and recommendations for the future design and implementation of joint programmes.

The overall objectives of the review were to:

• determine how Joint Programme are being used to contribute more efficiently and effectively to achieving national development results and national capacity building; 
• learn from the experience and process of the implementation of the Joint Programme(s) to inform the development of future joint programmes; and
• record the notable results or "development impact" of Joint Programmes.