(b) 缺乏对联合国各实体的激励和问责。一些区域工作人员、区域协作平台和同行支助小组成员报告说，对区域一级联合国实体开展协作缺乏激励，而且发展协调办公室与区域实体之间的问责关系不明确。在四个国家支助案例研究中，驻地协调员办公室的受访者解释说，区域办事处不得不克服各机构之间有时紧张激烈的讨论，才能通过谈判使实地机构参与联合方案。在其中一个案例研究中，
(b) Lack of incentives and accountability for United Nations entities. A few regional staff, regional collaborative platform and peer support group members reported a lack of incentives for United Nations entities at the regional level to collaborate, and unclear accountabilities between the Development Coordination Office and regional entities. In four country support case studies, resident coordinator office interviewees explained that the regional offices had to overcome sometimes tense discussions between agencies to negotiate involvement in joint programmes. In one of the case studies, a key United Nations entity reportedly refused to participate in a joint programme that was highly relevant to its mandate;