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ECA-NPCA Joint Technical Team Meeting Multi-Year Programme of ECA Support to NEPAD ECA NEPAD Support Section 4/5 June 2012 Durban, South Africa Outline • • • • Context Progress Report Emerging Issues Challenges to Implementation of MYP • Expectation from Meeting 2 Context MoU between NPCA and ECA signed in April 2010 In line with UN Resolution 57/7 recommending NEPAD as framework for UN support to Africa’s development Aims at guiding working relations between ECA and NPCA Provides framework for enhancing collaboration between the two institutions in a more structured and systematic manner 3 MYP of ECA Support to NEPAD • MYP developed at joint ECA/NPCA meeting in May 2011 • Meeting attended by Focal Points of ECA Divisions/SROs; NPCA Directorates and Office of CEO • Opening Remarks by NEPAD-CEO and ECA Director of Economic Development and NEPAD Division • Matrix developed during breakout sessions guided by thematic areas of NPCA • MYP finalised and approved by ECA-ES and NPCACEO 4 Objectives of MYP • Operationalise MoU between ECA and NPCA • Feed into ongoing process of developing comprehensive work programme for TYCBP-AU • Enhance effectiveness of collaboration between ECA and NPCA 5 Principles of MYP • NEPAD fully integrated in AU structures and processes • Consistency with NPCA priorities • Consistency with ECA Programme Budget and Business Plan • Support to NPCA institutional strengthening • Support to TYCBP-AU • Leveraging ECA SROs 6 Priority Areas of Collaboration • Strategic Planning and Programme Management 10th anniversary of NEPAD Ten-Year Review of NEPAD Communications Development of the Continental Knowledge Management Framework Resource Mobilisation NEPAD Statutory Meetings and Global Events 7 Priority Areas of Collaboration (con’t) • Development strategy, Macroeconomic Analysis and Statistics • Agriculture, Food Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development • Regional Infrastructure and Infrastructure • Human Development • Economic and Corporate Governance • Capacity Development (crosscutting) • Gender (crosscutting) • ICT and Science and Technology (crosscutting) 8 Implementation Modalities • Relevant NPCA Directorates and ECA Divisions to determine implementation modalities and resource requirements • PATCO-ECA to provide guidance as and when necessary • For purpose of budgeting, activities of MYP classified as follow: Those budgeted in ECA or NPCA programmes Those for which funds have to be raised Those to be implemented with available ECA/NPCA expertise Those to be implemented using ECA technical advisory services to NPCA 9 Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting • Montoring, evaluation and reporting of MYP to be done jointly by ECA and NPCA • Technical Coordinators designated by MoU to review MYP based on defined performance indicators • Review meetings to be co-organised and venue rotated between Addis and Midrand, or on the margins of regional/international meetings • Progress report to be prepared after each meeting and submitted to ECA-ES and NPCA-CEO • NEPAD Support Section to coordinate regular monitoring at ECA and Office of CEO to perform same task at NPCA 10 Achievements • Support to NEPAD 10th anniversary celebration Colloquium Special Briefings in New York Commemoratory video documentary • Joint publication on “African Media Partners and NEPAD” 11 Achievements (con’t) • NEPAD Statutory Meetings & Global Events 43rd NEPAD Steering Committee 26th Meeting of HSGOC 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Busan) 18th Africa Partnership Forum 12 Achievements (con’t) • Support to South Sudan Development Initiative • Rural Futures Programme • PIDA • NEPAD e-School Programme • AU/NPCA Science Consolidated Plan of Action • APDev 13 Emerging Issues/Opportunities • Outcomes of major continental and global events: Post Busan Post 2015 Roi + 20 Outcomes • HSGOC decisions, e.g. Study on Resource Mobilisation for NEPAD Projects • RCM-Africa recommendations 14 Challenges and Way Forward • Integrating activities of MYP in the programme implementation plans of ECA and NPCA • Securing resources to implement activities in the MYP • Raising awareness of ECA and NPCA staff of the MYP • Reporting on progress in implementing the MYP and the results achieved. 15 Thanks 16