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On January 19, UNICEF released an update on the organizational improvements within UNICEF to address the strategic shifts recommended by GivingWorks' Organizational Review. The report describes the progress made in 2008 and ongoing efforts expected in 2009 on several key improvement initiatives, including: accountability; dynamic programming approaches; enterprise risk management; global framework for collaborative relationships and partnerships; internal communication initiative; knowledge and content management; organizational performance management; talent and leadership development and management; business process improvement and the single Enterprise Resource Planning (One ERP) software application system ("the One ERP").
According to the report, "One year into the organizational improvement process, the initiatives have taken significant steps towards sharpening UNICEF's strategic focus. These improvement initiatives continue to move forward in reshaping organizational policies, practices and procedures to more effectively and efficiently achieve results for children. As the initiatives enter into more substantive phases of development and as concrete organizational improvements are identified for implementation, these efforts will have an impact on the design, structure, and content of UNICEF's programmes of support, enhancing opportunities to sustain positive outcomes for children."
This report will be presented at the February 4-6 session of UNICEF's Executive Board.
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