Regional Governance Architecture FES Briefing Paper February 2006 Page 1 Report Discussion on Coherence Panel Report December 6, 2006 RAPPORTEUR VOLKER LEHMANN Debate on UN System-Wide Coherence Panel Report:"Delivering as One" To streamline the coherence of the UN work in the fields of development, hu­manitarian assistance and the environment, a High-level Panel on UN System­Wide Coherence published a comprehensive set of recommendations in No­vember 2006. On December 6, 2006, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation(FES), in co-operation with the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), hosted a roundtable discussion between representatives of civil society, government and UN staff to share views on the Panel's recommendations. The debate made clear that political trust in the UN, and in particular its develop­ment and aid mechanisms, needs to be rebuilt if there is to be a realistic chance of the implementation of the Coherence Panel’s recommendations.