UN System-wide Support UN System-wide Support to the AU and its NEPAD to the AU and its NEPAD

ProgrammeProgrammeAbdalla Hamdok, Director Abdalla Hamdok, Director

NEPAD and Regional Integration Division, NEPAD and Regional Integration Division, ECAECA

2nd Joint Meeting of the AU and 2nd Joint Meeting of the AU and ECA Conference of Ministers ECA Conference of Ministers

2-7 June 2009 2-7 June 2009 Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt

OutlineOutline I.I. UN Support to the AU and NEPAD within UN Support to the AU and NEPAD within

the RCMthe RCM 1.1. The RCMThe RCM2.2. Institutional Mandates Institutional Mandates 3.3. Levels of Coordination Levels of Coordination 4.4. Structure of the RCMStructure of the RCM5.5. Clusters Support Clusters Support 6.6. Support to Ten Year Capacity Building ProgramSupport to Ten Year Capacity Building Program7.7. Establishment of SRCMsEstablishment of SRCMs

II.II. ECA Support to the AU and NEPADECA Support to the AU and NEPAD1.1. Support to the RCM processSupport to the RCM process 2. Support to the APRM process

III.III. Lessons Learned and the Way ForwardLessons Learned and the Way Forward

I. UN support to AU and NEPAD in I. UN support to AU and NEPAD in the context of the RCMthe context of the RCM

1.1. Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM)Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM)

Mechanism established to coordinate UN Mechanism established to coordinate UN system-wide support to the AU and its system-wide support to the AU and its NEPAD programme, at regional and NEPAD programme, at regional and subregional levelssubregional levels

– Minimize fragmentation and high transaction Minimize fragmentation and high transaction costscosts

– Improve coordination and coherenceImprove coordination and coherence– Help UN System to ‘Deliver as one’ in support of Help UN System to ‘Deliver as one’ in support of

AU and its NEPAD programmeAU and its NEPAD programme

2. Institutional Mandates2. Institutional Mandates• General Assembly ResolutionsGeneral Assembly Resolutions:: call for a more coordinated and more call for a more coordinated and more

coherent UN System-wide support to the key African institutions and coherent UN System-wide support to the key African institutions and programmesprogrammes

• ECOSOC Resolution 1998/46ECOSOC Resolution 1998/46:: call for the regular holding of regional call for the regular holding of regional consultations among United Nations agencies and organizationsconsultations among United Nations agencies and organizations

• General Assembly’s resolutions 57/2 of 16 September and 57/7 of 4 General Assembly’s resolutions 57/2 of 16 September and 57/7 of 4 November 2002:November 2002: NEPAD should be the framework within which the NEPAD should be the framework within which the international community, including the UN system, should concentrate international community, including the UN system, should concentrate its efforts for Africa’s developmentits efforts for Africa’s development

• UN-AU Cooperation Framework November 2006UN-AU Cooperation Framework November 2006

• Resolution 61/296 of 17 September 2007:Resolution 61/296 of 17 September 2007: UN system to support the UN system to support the African Union and its member states in their efforts to implement the African Union and its member states in their efforts to implement the internationally agreed development goals, including the MDGsinternationally agreed development goals, including the MDGs

• UN system to cooperate with the AU and its member states in the UN system to cooperate with the AU and its member states in the implementation of appropriate policies to promote Africa’s implementation of appropriate policies to promote Africa’s development in accordance with the purposes and principles of the development in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Constitutive Act of the AU and NEPADConstitutive Act of the AU and NEPAD

3. Levels of Regional Coordination3. Levels of Regional Coordination

• Intra-agency coordination at cluster levelIntra-agency coordination at cluster level – Intra-clusterIntra-cluster– Inter-clusterInter-cluster

• Inter-agency coordination within the RCMInter-agency coordination within the RCM – between ECA and Cluster Coordinatorsbetween ECA and Cluster Coordinators

• Inter-organizational coordination at the Inter-organizational coordination at the Africa regionAfrica region – between UN System and AUC, NEPAD Sec, RECs, between UN System and AUC, NEPAD Sec, RECs,

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Regional System-wide Regional System-wide Coordination Coordination MechanismMechanism

9 Thematic Clusters9 Thematic ClustersCluster coordinationCluster coordination9 Thematic Clusters9 Thematic ClustersCluster coordinationCluster coordination

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5. Clusters Support to AU and NEPAD5. Clusters Support to AU and NEPAD

The nine RCM clusters provide capacity building and technical support to AU and NEPAD Secretariat– Advocacy and Communications cluster • provides advocacy support to popularize Africa’s

priority programmes and strategies for improving communications and outreach activities of the African Union and its NEPAD programme

– Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development cluster • contributes to design and implementation of

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

– Environment, Population and Urbanization cluster • assists AU Commission and other African

organizations in implementation of their policies in terms of environment, population and urbanization

Clusters Support to AU and NEPAD…Clusters Support to AU and NEPAD…– Governance Cluster

• supports the APRM Secretariat and makes significant contribution to the APRM process at regional and country levels.

– Industry, Trade and Market Access Cluster• assist in developing plan of action for Accelerated

Industrial Development of Africa and strategy for implementation

– Infrastructure ClusterInfrastructure Cluster • fully aligned its activities with water and sanitation

agenda set by leading institutions and ministerial sessions in this area

• assist in formulation of Africa Energy Vision 2030 and in the provision of capacity building for regional integration

• contribute to adoption of African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE), the ICT Action plan for next 10 years

Clusters Support to AU and NEPAD…Clusters Support to AU and NEPAD…

– Peace and Security ClusterPeace and Security Cluster• supports AU in implementation of its PCRD supports AU in implementation of its PCRD

policy and planned development of an AU policy and planned development of an AU humanitarian frameworkhumanitarian framework

– Science and Technology ClusterScience and Technology Cluster • Consolidated Plan of Action for Science and Consolidated Plan of Action for Science and

Technology (CPA)Technology (CPA) – Social and Human Development ClusterSocial and Human Development Cluster • developed work plans and action plans jointly developed work plans and action plans jointly

with the AUC resulted in a more coherent, with the AUC resulted in a more coherent, coordinated supportcoordinated support

6. Support to the UN Ten-Year Capacity 6. Support to the UN Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme for the AUBuilding Programme for the AU

• RCM is a coordination mechanism for implementation of UN Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme for the AU

• Three RCM meetings (7th, 8th and 9th) reiterated commitment of UN agencies and organizations to its effective implementation

• Efforts are being made to align UN Cluster activities with AUC and NEPAD programmes, strategic plans, relevant Decisions of the AU and RECs and outcomes of AU Sectoral Ministerial Bodies

Support to the UN Ten-Year Capacity Support to the UN Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme for the AU…Building Programme for the AU…

• AU proposal indicating areas where UN support is requested is too broad; and needs to be reviewed and refocused on 2 or 3 specific areas

• Recommended further development of the Framework for stronger leadership on the part of the AU Commission

7. Establishment of Subregional 7. Establishment of Subregional Coordination Mechanisms (SRCMsCoordination Mechanisms (SRCMs))

• 77thth RCM emphasized importance of RCM emphasized importance of developing a mechanism for subregional developing a mechanism for subregional coordination of UN support to AU/NEPADcoordination of UN support to AU/NEPAD

• 8th Meeting of the RCM proposed a review of 8th Meeting of the RCM proposed a review of existing arrangements at the subregional existing arrangements at the subregional level to put in place an institutional level to put in place an institutional framework for collaborationframework for collaboration

Establishment of SRCM …Establishment of SRCM …

• RCM Secretariat organized/participated in RCM Secretariat organized/participated in several consultations that discussed the several consultations that discussed the establishment of SRCMsestablishment of SRCMs– Adhoc EGM (Oct 2007), Commission wide Adhoc EGM (Oct 2007), Commission wide

Symposium (March 2008), Review Meeting Symposium (March 2008), Review Meeting (September 2008)(September 2008)

– Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meetings Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meetings of ECA’s SROs and informal consultations with of ECA’s SROs and informal consultations with some UN agencies and RECs (2007, 2008, 2009) some UN agencies and RECs (2007, 2008, 2009)

– Review Meeting (16-17 September 2008)Review Meeting (16-17 September 2008)– 9th Meeting of the RCM (21-22 October 2008)9th Meeting of the RCM (21-22 October 2008)

Establishment of SRCMs…Establishment of SRCMs…

• ECA-SROs are being strengthened to play a more ECA-SROs are being strengthened to play a more active role in the activities of the UN in their respective active role in the activities of the UN in their respective subregionssubregions

• With RECs, they have developed multiyear With RECs, they have developed multiyear programmes to provide substantive technical support programmes to provide substantive technical support to the RECs based on the latter’s prioritiesto the RECs based on the latter’s priorities

• Multi- year programmes of the RECs provide an Multi- year programmes of the RECs provide an important basis for UN support to RECs and NEPADimportant basis for UN support to RECs and NEPAD– Needs to be reviewed to accommodate other UN agencies to Needs to be reviewed to accommodate other UN agencies to

ensure buy-inensure buy-in– Mainstream regional integration into UN activitiesMainstream regional integration into UN activities

• Structure Structure of SRCMs to replicate the RCM with clusters of SRCMs to replicate the RCM with clusters defined by major programme areas of the RECsdefined by major programme areas of the RECs

• SRCMs to be aligned with AU’s eight subregional SRCMs to be aligned with AU’s eight subregional groupings to address priority issue of RECsgroupings to address priority issue of RECs

II. ECA Support to AU and NEPADII. ECA Support to AU and NEPAD1. 1. Support to the RCM processSupport to the RCM process

• ECA has put in place a structure, RCM Secretariat - dedicated to ECA has put in place a structure, RCM Secretariat - dedicated to coordination of UN support to AU and NEPADcoordination of UN support to AU and NEPAD

– Organizes annual meetings of the RCM: 9Organizes annual meetings of the RCM: 9thth Meeting chaired Meeting chaired by by UN Deputy Secretary-General, and addressed by AUC UN Deputy Secretary-General, and addressed by AUC Chair and fChair and focused on food crisis and climate changeocused on food crisis and climate change

– Carries out communication and advocacy function to Carries out communication and advocacy function to facilitate information flow, networking and consultations facilitate information flow, networking and consultations

– Undertakes follows up actions on adopted recommendations Undertakes follows up actions on adopted recommendations – Launched knowledge management platform principally as a Launched knowledge management platform principally as a

knowledge repository and a forum for sharing and knowledge repository and a forum for sharing and consolidating knowledge and information relevant to the consolidating knowledge and information relevant to the RCMRCM

– Backstopping NEPAD Secretariat on all relevant areas, Backstopping NEPAD Secretariat on all relevant areas, including preparation of documents. including preparation of documents.

2. ECA Support to the APRM process2. ECA Support to the APRM process

– ECA designated strategic partner institution to conduct technical assessments in economic governance and management

– Supporting participating countries in mobilizing stakeholder participation and fostering peer learning among APRM countries

– Identifying best practices of the APRM process and providing technical assistance in integrating the APRM with existing National Development Strategies

ECA Support to the APRM…ECA Support to the APRM…

• ECA’s Contributions to Date– Participating in Five Stages of the APRM • ECA has provided extensive technical and

material support since 2003 to the APR Panel of Eminent Persons, the APRM Secretariat and the APR participating countries at each of the five stages of the review process

– Providing Guidance for Implementation of the NPoA• Based on lessons learned and best practices from

analytical studies undertaken, ECA will develop training manual, organize peer learning sessions to guide countries at critical stage of NPoA implementation

ECA Support to the APRM…ECA Support to the APRM…

– Building Capacity of Key Stakeholders• facilitating workshops, seminars and

brainstorming sessions for stakeholders

– civil society organizations, national, regional and continental parliamentarians, as well as African research institutions

–Data Base for APRM Pool of Experts• contains about 250 African professional

profiles

III. Lessons Learned and Lessons Learned and the Way Forwardthe Way Forward

• Increased commitment and institutional leadership are essential to sustain momentum and intensify support

• ECA/SROs should convene meeting for all stakeholders to discuss and agree on the modalities of establishing a SRCM

• Smooth integration of NEPAD into AU structures and processes would ensure continuity and better coordination in implementation of UN support activities

• A retreat to be organized between UN System and AUC leadership to discuss and elicit specific areas where AU requires assistance

Thank you for your Thank you for your attentionattention

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