Sumario: 25 September 2008, New York (United Nations) - The European Commission, the United Nations Development Group and the World Bank today issued a joint declaration on how they will assess and support post-crisis situations and plan recovery efforts.
European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, UN Development Group Chair and UN Development Programme Administrator Kemal Derviş, and World Bank Vice President for Operations Policy and Country Services, Jeffrey Gutman signed the agreement, which will help the organizations plan and work together more effectively in countries recovering from conflict or natural disasters.
"We believe a common platform for partnership and action is central to the delivery of an effective and sustainable international response after disaster- and conflict-related crises," the institutions said in the joint declaration. "We are engaged in significant work to reform the processes used by national and international partners to assess, plan, and mobilize support for recovery to countries and populations affected by natural disasters or violent conflicts."
The purpose of the agreement is to harmonise and coordinate the collective assistance the institutions provide to countries. It calls on their staff to plan together and develop common tools, training and evaluation mechanisms. All donors and partners are invited to join this effort; enlarging the partnership can only contribute positively to speedy and coherent operational recovery responses around the world.
By working together, the institutions believe they can do more to help countries increase their resilience in the face of crises, help people recover from conflict and crisis situations, and strengthen national institutions' capacity for prevention, response and recovery.
Note to Editors
• The European Commission-the executive branch of the European Union (EU) -initiates and manages the implementation of EU policies and the spending of EU funds, including development assistance. The EU (European Commission + Member States) is the world's leading development aid donor, accounting for 56% of the worldwide total, worth € 47.6 billion in 2007. EU aid will rise to €66 billion in 2010 and €90 billion in 2015. The EU is also the developing countries' main trading
partner. To learn more please visit the European Commission DG Development site at:
http://ec.europa.eu/development/index_en.cfm
• The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It is made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in the World Bank's mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle
income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together they provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications, and many other purposes. For more information please visit:
www.worldbank.org
• The UN development system is a strong and reliable partner with a unique depth of capacity and breadth of voice. Its presence is global, with 136 country teams and programmes in 180 countries. Guided by national priorities set within international norms and standards, UN organizations conduct activities worth over $16 billion each year to help countries make social and economic progress. In countries in crisis or emerging from conflict, the UN development system provides support in tandem
with UN political, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and humanitarian actors. For more information please visit:
www.un.org/esa
• The UN Development Group unites 33 UN funds, programmes, agencies, offices and departments, and five observers to deliver more effective support to developing countries. The Secretary-General created the group in 1997 as a mechanism to strengthen the UN system and coordinate its operational activities for development at the country level. The UNDG creates common policies and mechanisms to help its members analyse country issues, formulate strategies, implement programmes, monitor results, and
advocate for change. This creates synergies, efficiencies and economies of scale that result in better development assistance. For more information please visit:
www.undg.org
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For more information, please contact:
Michael Kovrig
Strategic Communications Specialist
UN Development Operations Coordination Office
Tel: 212-906-5053 Cell: 646-633-3620
michael.kovrig@undg.org
- Ref: PRESS08-009EN
- Fuente UE: Comisión Europea
- Foro NU:
- Fecha: 25/9/2008
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