One UN Annual Report 2008

Following the request of the Government, Albania was selected in January 2007 as one of the eight Delivering as One UN pilots around the world. The request falls within the Albanian Government’s on-going reforms to align external assistance with national plans and budgets. In 2007 the Government of Albania and the UN Team devoted considerable time to laying the foundations for a new way of working. By the end of the year, essential systems and mechanisms to support Delivering as One, such as the One Programme, One Fund and One Budgetary Framework, had been established.