Ethiopia One UN Fund 

Objectives

Fund scope

The One UN process in Ethiopia was initiated in 2008 to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the UN system in meeting international and national commitments. Implemented in a collaborative manner under the leadership of the Government of Ethiopia, One UN MPTF action was fully aligned with system-wide measures to improve coherence and harmonization of development investments in Ethiopia. Overall strategic objectives for the UN in Ethiopia were identified in high priority areas for achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), where the UN held a comparative advantage:

• Enhancing public service delivery to accelerate regional employment outcomes
• Gender equality and women's empowerment
• Improving maternal and newborn health and survival

These flagship programmes were intended to be taken to scale, and each flagship joint programme was co-led by a member from a government ministry and UN organization.

Governance

Governance arrangements

High Level Steering Committee

Provided oversight for the Ethiopia One UN Fund and was co-chaired by the State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the UN Resident Coordinator. The committee provided strategic direction, assisted in the mobilization of resources for the One UN Fund.

Joint Programme Steering Committees 

Served as the governing body and determined financial allocations for joint programme components.

Administrative Agent

Funds were routed by way of a pass-through mechanism. Participating Organizations received funds through the Administrative Agent, Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent was responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors.

Participating Organizations

Implementation of interventions was the responsibility of Participating Organizations. Each organization was programmatically and financially responsible for resources received.

Projects

Ethiopia One UN Fund

Ethiopia One UN Fund is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

Ethiopia One UN Fund

Results

Since 2011, the Ethiopia One UN Fund has supported underfunded portions of the One UN Programme, including programmes that enhance gender equality and women’s empowerment, improve maternal and newborn health and survival, and promote equitable development.

Contacts

Points of contact