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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- U.N. System Development Assistance: Issues for Congress( -- Summary -- Introduction -- Setting the Context: Background, Role, -- and Perceptions -- Origins -- Role in Global Development -- Criticism and Support -- Overview of U.N. Development System Activities -- Country Activities -- Regional Activities -- Headquarters Activities and U.N. System-wide Coordination -- Funding Structure and Trends -- Distribution of Expenditures -- Implications of Core and Non-core Contributions -- U.N. System Share of Multilateral Aid -- Obama Administration Perspectives -- Options and Issues for Congress -- U.S. Funding of U.N. System Development Assistance -- Bilateral Versus Multilateral Aid -- Examples of Current Reform Efforts -- Comprehensive Policy Reviews -- U.N. System-wide Coherence: The Delivering As One Initiative -- Strengths and Weaknesses -- Ongoing Challenges and Policy Issues -- Different Member State Perspectives -- Competition Among U.N. Entities -- Limited Data Collection and Information-Sharing -- Obstacles to Monitoring and Evaluation -- Role of the U.N. Resident Coordinator -- Transitioning from Humanitarian Relief to Development -- Relationships with Other Development Partners -- International Financial Institutions -- NGOs -- Private Sector -- Looking Ahead -- Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid Structures -- Rise of Other Development Actors and Mechanisms -- U.N. System Focus and Priorities -- Reform and the Future of the U.N. Development System -- Appendix A. U.N. Development -- Group Membership -- Appendix B. Abbreviations -- Appendix C. Top Recipients of UNDS -- Funding, 2009 -- End Notes -- United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues( -- Summary -- Most Recent Developments -- Current Funding Information -- Introduction -- U.N. System Financing: Brief Overview -- Assessed Contributions