Inter-agency Reporting
Up one levelWhen one UN entity spends money on behalf of another, the "funding" agency requires that the "spending" agency reports detailed expenditures formatted based on the "funding" agency's account codes and systems. As UN organizations have very diverse coding structures and systems, this has meant much customization of reporting. Now that many organizations are moving to a new generation of ERP systems, it is desirable that the issue be reviewed before a whole new round of customization of reporting is started. The UNDG group on joint programming have agreed to a set of clusters for reporting, which are being considered as a possible model to start with.
At the same time, building on the UNDG framework, UNFPA is proposing a breakdown of reporting lines for joint programming for review and eventual adoption by all member organizations. In order to develop such a common framework, UNFPA is collecting and comparing organizations’ budgetary clusters, to consolidate them in a consistent grouping.
The FB Network is following this subject with the objective of adopting a common financial reporting structure on Inter-Agency implementation projects. Work in this area is led by Richard Barr, Chief, Finance Branch, UNFPA.
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CEB/2005/HLCM/26
- Conclusions of the meeting of the FB Network (New York, 10-11 July 2005)