OBSERVATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED IN THE UNDAF PROCESSES IN 2014: Europe and Central Asia Peer Support Group

In 2014, 11 countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, FYR of Macedonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and Kosovo (in the context of UNSCR 1244 (1999) started the process for rolling out their new UN Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAF), culminating in draft UNDAF documents in early 2015. This document provides a brief overview of the key lessons learned from these processes, towards informing the succeeding UNDAF rollouts, as well as inform the next set of UNDG policy guidance in UNDAF formulation, implementation, M&E, and reporting processes.