One UN Impact Fund for the Islamic Republic of Iran 

ObjectivesFund scope

The One UN Impact Fund has been designed to deliver better developmental and humanitarian results and impact in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It will broaden the donor base and effectively channel donor funding by fostering integrated solutions to complex problems, and collective actions of the various UN entities in the country to respond to national priorities in an agile and cost-effective manner. The fund is set to support strategic initiatives in five priority areas of the framework of cooperation between Iran and the United Nations for the period 2023-2027.

The One UN Impact Fund responds to the UN reform and expectations of the donor community for more strategic funding, effective aid, and efficient financing instruments. The One UN Impact Fund is a powerful leverage for the UNSDCF framework for the I.R. of Iran, as one of the new generations of financing tools that pool donor funds and channel them to targeted development initiatives.

Theory of Change

The goal of the fund is to support the implementation of United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2027) for the I.R of Iran. The multi-partner trust fund is aligned to the UNSDCF outcomes and priority needs. The five UNSDCF pillars are:

1. Socio-economic resilience

2.Public health management

3.Environmental protection and Climate action

4.Disaster risk reduction and management

5.Drug control and management

In addition, a(n) Humanitarian/Emergency/Disaster response (DR) window may be activated to quickly support humanitarian actions in response to sudden onset emergencies. The Board of the Fund may also decide to open and activate new Windows to meet new priorities, needs, requests from the government and the UN system in Iran, and adapt to new working environments.

GovernanceGovernance arrangements

Board

The Board ensures overall coordination, sets the Fund’s strategic direction, oversees the efforts for the implementation, makes resource allocation decisions, and is responsible for reviewing and revising the fund’s theory of change and performance.

The Resident Coordinator chairs the Board and is responsible for the overall management of the Fund in consultation with PUNOs. The Resident Coordinator provides strategic leadership, ensures that the Fund aligns to national development needs and priorities, and the 2030 Agenda.

Fund’s Secretariat

The Fund Secretariat function is hosted by the Resident Coordinator's Office, under the Participating UN Organizations (PUNOs) implementation.  The Secretariat provides technical and administrative support to the Board and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

Internal/independent Review Committee (IRC)

The Internal Review Committee, hosted by the Secretariat, is the quality assurance body of the Fund, and is responsible for the quality of proposals to the Board; it will review all the proposals submitted by PUNOs.

Administrative Agent

Participating Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, the Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors.

Applicants and Implementing Organizations

The Fund will be implemented by PUNOs. Each PUNO is programmatically and financially responsible for funds received in accordance with its own regulations, rules, and policies. Implementing Organizations (UN Agencies) are responsible for project implementation, including reporting (narrative and financial) to the Administrative Agent and the Secretariat of the Fund.

Projects

One UN Impact Fund for the Islamic Republic of Iran

One UN Impact Fund for the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

One UN Impact Fund for the Islamic Republic of Iran

ResultsResults

The One UN Impact Fund for Iran offers the potential to catalyse integrated programming by establishing transformative criteria for joint planning and effective funds allocations from a broader donor base, aligned with the UNSDCF priority needs (5 Pillars, including a Disaster Risk reduction and management (Humanitarian/Emergency/Disaster response (DR)). It will contribute to the realization of the UNSDCF outcomes by strengthening the planning and coordination process, and channeling consistent and predictable funding towards the highest priority needs. In addition, it will facilitate the partnership and communication between stakeholders engaged in sustainable development of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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