Montevideo, 10 November 2011 – Government and United Nations representatives from more than 40 countries have agreed to continue advancing the Delivering as One Initiative, the UN reform process. The final outcome document from the IV High Level Intergovernmental Conference, which closed this afternoon in Montevideo, highlights the role of the United Nations as the “most legitimate, universal and representative forum to discuss the development agenda.” The outcome document also stresses the importance of national ownership and government leadership in this process and affirms that “there is no going to doing business as prior to Delivering as One.” “Lessons learned must be widely shared, including through South-South cooperation,” the document adds. Funding continues being a key element in this process and the countries signing this declaration state that “the provision of core un-earmarked, predictable, multiyear and sustained funding is needed.” In addition, the document asserts that the process of reform has to continue and that “the momentum of the UN reform should be maintained”. Lessons learned and concrete results demonstrate that the process deserves to be “fulfilled and strengthened”.
For more information on the conference, please see: www.dao4conference.org. All presentations, remarks and outcome documents are also posted on this website.
Watch the video from the IV high level conference on Delivering as One
Watch the video from the previous high level conference on Delivering as One, hosted in Ha Noi in June 2010