Working together with the UN: Financial and administrative framework agreement (FAFA)
ECHO works with a number of UN bodies and agencies – signatories to the financial and administrative framework agreement (FAFA) governing cooperation between the EU and the UN in areas including humanitarian aid. These include:
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNICEF – United Nations Children's Fund
- FAO – United Nations Food and Agriculture organization
- UNRWA – United Nations Relief and Works Agency
- OCHA – Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- WHO – World Health Organization
- UNOPS- United Nations Office for Project Services
- PAHO – Pan American Health Organization
- UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
- UNISDR – United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund
- HABITAT – United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
- UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation
Financial and administrative framework agreement (FAFA)
Cooperation between the EU and the UN on humanitarian aid is governed by a Financial and administrative framework agreement (FAFA), concluded in 2003.
The FAFA:
- establishes a general legal framework applicable to all subsidiary (contribution-specific) agreements &
- helps define the European Commission's role connected to the evaluation and verification of EU-funded actions.
Financial and administrative framework agreement (FAFA) – full text 
Contribution-specific agreements – templates & guidelines
Contribution-specific agreements and related special and general conditions govern individual agreements between the EU and the UN. The EU has also drawn up a standard form for submitting humanitarian aid funding proposals and reports ('the single form') and related guidance documentation to facilitate the implementation of humanitarian aid actions.
Templates
- Single form for humanitarian aid actions
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to be used for all proposals requesting ECHO funding - Contribution agreement between the European Commission (ECHO) and UN agencies
- General conditions for contribution agreements between ECHO and UN agencies
Guidelines
- single form guidelines – practical advice on completing the single form for humanitarian aid actions
- ECHO-UN Guidance: This document is being drafted and will be posted here once ready.
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Related information
- FAFA Partners Lists
- ECHO's financial contributions to UN agencies in
- 2010 UN report: Partnership between the United Nations and the European Union