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

ProgrammeProgramme

Meeting of the Committee of Experts of the 3rd Joint AnnualMeetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy andFinance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance,

Planning and Economic Development

25-28 March 2010, 25-28 March 2010, Lilongwe, Malawi

OutlineOutline

• BackgroundBackground• RCM-Africa StructureRCM-Africa Structure• Main AchievementsMain Achievements• Strengthening RCM - AfricaStrengthening RCM - Africa

– Effective cooperation among UN System organizations Effective cooperation among UN System organizations – Effective Cooperation between UN and African regional and subregional Effective Cooperation between UN and African regional and subregional

organizations organizations – Institutional Support to the AU, NPCA, and RECs Institutional Support to the AU, NPCA, and RECs – Advocacy and Communication Advocacy and Communication

• 1010thth Session of RCM-Africa Session of RCM-Africa– Issues discussedIssues discussed– Outcome and recommendations Outcome and recommendations

• Challenges and ConstraintsChallenges and Constraints• Way ForwardWay Forward

BackgroundBackground

Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) - AfricaRegional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) - Africa

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

– Minimize fragmentation and high transaction costsMinimize fragmentation and high transaction costs

– Improve coordination and coherenceImprove coordination and coherence

– Help UN System to ‘Deliver as one’ in support of AU and Help UN System to ‘Deliver as one’ in support of AU and

its NEPAD programmeits NEPAD programme

Structure of the RCM-AfricaStructure of the RCM-Africa

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9 Thematic Clusters9 Thematic ClustersCluster coordinationCluster coordination

9 Thematic Clusters9 Thematic ClustersCluster coordinationCluster coordination

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UN System organizations & UN System organizations & Organizations, AUC, NPCA, Organizations, AUC, NPCA,

RECs & AfDBRECs & AfDB

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RECs & AfDBRECs & AfDBAfrica’s DevelopmentAfrica’s DevelopmentAfrica’s DevelopmentAfrica’s Development

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Major AchievementsMajor Achievements

• Moved from inter-agency consultative meeting Moved from inter-agency consultative meeting to a mechanism for providing coherent and to a mechanism for providing coherent and coordinated support to African regional and sub coordinated support to African regional and sub regional organizationsregional organizations

• Beneficiaries-AU, NPCA, and RECs - now part Beneficiaries-AU, NPCA, and RECs - now part and parcel of the mechanism, from what initially and parcel of the mechanism, from what initially started as a UN affairstarted as a UN affair

• ‘‘Delivering as One’ concept gained increased Delivering as One’ concept gained increased acceptance with UN System organizations acceptance with UN System organizations rerethinking their way of working to move to a thinking their way of working to move to a more collective approachmore collective approach

Strengthening RCM-Strengthening RCM-AfricaAfrica

1.1. Effective cooperation among UN System Effective cooperation among UN System organizationsorganizations

– Substantive support to the organization and implementation of cluster activities • Notable example-Regional Media Dialogue on Notable example-Regional Media Dialogue on

NEPAD (19-20 February 2009)NEPAD (19-20 February 2009)

– Unable to develop business plan for RCM-Africa• Hampering joint mobilization of resources Hampering joint mobilization of resources

and monitoring and evaluation system for and monitoring and evaluation system for mechanismmechanism

Strengthening RCM-Strengthening RCM-AfricaAfrica

2.2. Cooperation between UN and African Cooperation between UN and African regional and subregional organizationsregional and subregional organizations

– Increased enthusiasm and heighten participation by members in their respective cluster

– Intensified efforts by cluster to establish business plans to embark on interagency joint programming and joint implementation of specific projects

• 3 have developed business plans3 have developed business plans– Social and Human Development, Peace and Security and Social and Human Development, Peace and Security and

Environment, Urbanization and PopulationEnvironment, Urbanization and Population

– Significant increase in UN support to areas of focus of AU and its NEPAD programme

Strengthening RCM-Strengthening RCM-AfricaAfrica

3.3. Institutional Support to the AU, NPCA, and Institutional Support to the AU, NPCA, and RECsRECs– Analytical Studies Analytical Studies

• Assessment of the Role of the Private Sector and Civil Society in the Assessment of the Role of the Private Sector and Civil Society in the implementation of the NEPAD programme, June 2009implementation of the NEPAD programme, June 2009

– Shared Knowledge Shared Knowledge • Consultative meeting to discuss modalities to effectively support AU in Consultative meeting to discuss modalities to effectively support AU in

the context of UN-AU Cooperation Frameworkthe context of UN-AU Cooperation Framework• Briefing session on needs assessment mission to NPCABriefing session on needs assessment mission to NPCA

– Technical Support Technical Support • Special Session of the APF on Climate Change (2-3 September 2009) Special Session of the APF on Climate Change (2-3 September 2009) • AU/NEPAD Africa Action PlanAU/NEPAD Africa Action Plan• Training workshop for officials from the NPCA, the RECs and other Training workshop for officials from the NPCA, the RECs and other

implementing organs ‘Project planning, monitoring and evaluation on implementing organs ‘Project planning, monitoring and evaluation on implementation of the AU/NEPAD African Action Plan’ –early December implementation of the AU/NEPAD African Action Plan’ –early December 20092009

• Open Forum on NEPAD, 7 November 2009 to enhance ownership and Open Forum on NEPAD, 7 November 2009 to enhance ownership and partnership in NEPAD programme partnership in NEPAD programme

– Advisory Services Advisory Services • Provided NPCA expertise in areas of Knowledge Management and Provided NPCA expertise in areas of Knowledge Management and

Communication Communication

Strengthening RCM-AfricaStrengthening RCM-Africa

4.4. Advocacy and CommunicationAdvocacy and Communication– Developed an advocacy and communication

strategy for RCM-Africa• Branding of RCM-Africa Branding of RCM-Africa • Exhibition to showcase cluster joint outputs Exhibition to showcase cluster joint outputs

and promote ‘Delivering as One’ concept (4-7 and promote ‘Delivering as One’ concept (4-7 November 2009)November 2009)

– Promotes achievements of UN support to the AU and its NEPAD programme• ICE meetingsICE meetings

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1.1. Issues discussedIssues discussed– Achievements and Outcomes of the RCM and its

Clusters in 2009– UN support to Climate-related Actions at the

Regional Level – linkages between RCM and the Regional Directors

Team (RDT) – emerging institutional and structural changes in the

AU and NEPAD – Review of the Ten-Year Capacity-Building

Programme for the African Union

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2.2. Outcomes and RecommendationsOutcomes and Recommendations– UN System organizations need to work more closely with the

different departments within the AUC to tap more effectively into the expertise and resources available.

– UN Support to Climate-related Actions at the Regional Level • Upscale funding for policy and capacity-building activities • Establish and operationalise mechanisms to facilitate joint

resource mobilization or joint budgetary contributions and planning

• Provide support to the Comprehensive Framework of African Climate Change Programmes; and AU/NEPAD climate change initiatives including ClimDev-Africa and its ACPC, African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD), and Great Green Wall among others

• Anticipate and proactively programme to meet demands from member states and regional organizations for the implementation of the outcomes from the Copenhagen negotiations

• Mainstream climate change into the work of all clusters

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2.2. Outcomes and Recommendations cont…Outcomes and Recommendations cont…– Need for improved synergy and coordination to avoid

overlapping of activities and wastage of resources by developing effective and workable mechanisms between the RDTs and RCM

– Set up a task force to look into existing coordination mechanisms at the subregional levels and recommend options for establishing the sub-regional coordination mechanism, including building on existing mechanisms

– Popularize the TYCBP at the UN, AU and RECs levels and undertake the TYCBP review and mobilize necessary resources from other UN agencies

Challenges and ConstraintsChallenges and Constraints

• Need to develop common work Need to develop common work programme, which reconciles member programme, which reconciles member prioritiespriorities

• Lack of RCM-Africa monitoring and Lack of RCM-Africa monitoring and evaluation frameworkevaluation framework

• Need to articulate AU Commission Need to articulate AU Commission capacity gap and operationalize Ten-Year capacity gap and operationalize Ten-Year Capacity Building ProgrammeCapacity Building Programme

• Challenge in establishing SRCMs due to Challenge in establishing SRCMs due to multiplicity of RECsmultiplicity of RECs

Way ForwardWay Forward

• Financing mechanism to support Financing mechanism to support functioning of the RCM Secretariatfunctioning of the RCM Secretariat

• Establishment of a M&E system for Establishment of a M&E system for RCM-AfricaRCM-Africa

• Enhancing regular inter and intra-cluster Enhancing regular inter and intra-cluster communication, information sharing, communication, information sharing, consultation and joint planningconsultation and joint planning

• Establishing formal linkages between Establishing formal linkages between RCM-Africa, SRCM and RDTsRCM-Africa, SRCM and RDTs

• Actively engaging RECs as an important Actively engaging RECs as an important stakeholder in SRCMstakeholder in SRCM

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