Official website of the President of the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly - System Wide Coherence

In February 2006, based on paragraph 169 of the World Summit Outcome Document, the Secretary-General created a High Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment. The 15-member panel, co-chaired by the prime ministers of Pakistan, Mozambique, and Norway, carried out a study of the UN’s operational activities and assessed how to strengthen UN system works, its comparative advantages, and reduce areas of overlap between UN agencies.

The Panel submitted its report, “Delivering as one” to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in November 2006. The report included extensive recommendations to consolidate and improve the effectiveness of United Nations operations. In April 2007, the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, issued his response to the Panel’s findings. The General Assembly held consultations on the recommendations contained in the Report of the High Level Panel and the Secretary-General's report.

On 15 September 2008, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on System-wide Coherence (A/RES/62/277) following a series of informal consultations held in 2007 and 2008 on the recommendations of the High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence contained in the Panel's report (A/61/583) lead by the Permanent Representatives of Ireland and Tanzania appointed by the President of the 62nd session of the General Assembly as Co-Chairs.

On 20 February 2009, the President of the General Assembly appointed H. E. Mr. Kaire Munionganda Mbuende, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Namibia, and H. E. Mr. Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo, Permanent Representative of Spain, as Co-chairs of the consultative process on the System-wide Coherence in the course of the 63rd session.

8 September 2008, System-Wide Coherence Informal Plenary Consultations of the UN General Assembly, Opening Remarks made by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh 

8 September 2008, System-Wide Coherence Informal Plenary Consultations of the UN General Assembly, Closing Remarks made by H.E Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania 

16 June 2008, Resumed informal consultationsof the UN General Assembly on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Opening Statement by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh 

16 June 2008, Resumed informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Closing remarks by H.E Ambassador Austine Mahiga, Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania 

16 May 2008, First open consultations of the UN General Assembly on the issue of Gender in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Opening remarks by H.E Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania 

16 May 2008, First open consultation of the UN General Assembly on the issue of Gender in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Closing statement by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh 

16 May 2008, Remarks by Co-Chairs in informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on recent mission to Agency Heads in Paris, Rome and Geneva, and visit to Albania in the context of System-Wide Coherence 

17 April 2008, Informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on Governance in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Opening Statement by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh 

17 April 2008, Informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on Governance in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Concluding Statement by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh 

7 April 2008, Informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on the Question of Funding in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Opening Statement by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh 

7 April 2008, Informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on the Question of Funding in the context of System-Wide Coherence, Concluding Statement by H.E Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania 

28 March 2008, Informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on "Delivering as One" approach of System-Wide Coherence, Opening Statement by H.E Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania 

28 March 2008, Informal consultations of the UN General Assembly on "Delivering as One" approach of System-Wide Coherence, Concluding Statement by H.E Ambassador Paul Kavanagh