1. Resource Mobilization Unit Strategic Objectives
Maurizio Pieroni Resource Mobilization Unit UN-HABITAT Seville, October 2008

2. UN-HABITAT Funding Situation
UN-HABITAT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENT MORE THAN 90% OF ITS FUNDING BASE FOR
FROM 2002 TO 2007 CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCREASED BY ABOVE 180%
NON-EARMARKED (CORE) CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCREASED BY ABOVE 130%
EARMARKED CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCREASED BY 200%
THE UNPREDICTABILITY LINKED TO VOLUNTARY FUNDING CAN UNDERMINE DELIVERY AT ALL LEVELS

3. RMU Strategic Priorities
EXPANDING CORE FUNDING
CONSOLIDATING THE TRADITIONAL DONOR BASE
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF THE MTSIP
ENHANCEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH DPs
EXPANDING DONOR BASE
ATTRACTING NEW CONVENTIONAL DPs
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
TAPPING INTO NEW FUNDING SOURCES
FOUNDATIONS
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
INDIVIDUALS
PRIVATE SECTOR
CORPORATE APPROACH TO RM
COORDINATING RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ACTIONS
ESTABLISHING/MANAGING INFORMATION ON DPs
HOLDING REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH DPs

4. RMU Principles BUILDING DPs CONFIDENCE
SERVICE DELIVERY ACCORDING TO MTSIP FAs
CONVERGENCE WITH DPs PRIORITIES
INTERDIVISIONAL COOPERATION
MULTI-YEAR PROGRAMMES
ADOPTING CORPORATE FUND RAISING PROCEDURES
COORDINATED INTERACTION WITH DONORS
IMPROVED ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORTING
NEW CORPORATE BRAND

5. RMU Principles BALANCING CORE AND AD-HOC FUNDING
FUNDING TO FIT INTO MTSIP PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
UN-HABITAT AS PART OF THE UN COMMON PROGRAMMING PROCESS AND MEMBER OF UN COUNTRY TEAMS
DPs THEMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC FOCI TO GUIDE LONGER TERM PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
COMPLIANCE WITH MTSIP FOCUS AREAS
INVOLVEMENT OF DPs IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMME FOCAL AREAS
MTSIP IMPLEMENTATION AS THE GUIDING PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
MANAGEMENT OF DONOR FUNDED HUMAN RESOURCES
COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO DPs SECONDMED STAFF
JPOs INDUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

6. RMU Activities INSTITUTIONAL SET UP DPs INFORMATION SYSTEM
RECRUITMENT OF NEW RMU STAFF MEMBERS
RMU GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND CODE OF CONDUCT
CATALOGUE OF SERVICES AND PIPELINE PROJECTS
DPs INFORMATION SYSTEM
DPs INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE IN RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON DPs PRIORITIES, PROCEDURES, BUDGETING CYCLES AND INSTITUTIONS

7. RMU Activities DONOR RELATIONS AND STEWARDSHIP
MAINTAINING REGULAR INFORMATION FLOW AND POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH FUNDING PARTNERS
IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
YEARLY DONOR CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL MAJOR DPs, GROUP OF 77 AND POTENTIAL NEW DPs
MOVING FROM DIVISION INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED PROJECTS TO INTERDIVISIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
HARMONISED MONITORING, EVALUATION AND RESULT-BASED REPORTING (by M&EU)

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