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DIALOGUE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES WITH THE SECOND
COMMITTEE
THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF
THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: ECA’S
PERSPECTIVES
PRESENTATION BY
ABDALLA HAMDOK
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECA
5 NOVEMBER 2014
NEW YORK
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Structure of Presentation
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Context: A Rising Africa and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
II) Regional and sub-regional inter-governmental bodies’ contribution to different
means of implementation
III) Strengthening national implementation capabilities through regional
initiatives: focus on the CAP and the 2015 accountability framework (AF)
IV) Contribution of Regional the Commissions to Strengthening the
Implementation capacities for the post-2015 Development Agenda: An ECA
perspective
V) Conclusion
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Context: A Rising Africa and the post2015 Development Agenda
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The crafting of the 2015 global development agenda comes at a time
when the continent has continued to make great strides in various
economic, social and political spheres.
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In the economic sphere, Africa’s performance has been remarkable,
with average economic growth rates of about 5 per cent per annum,
making it one of the fastest growing regions in the world (see figure 1)
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Fig. 1:Africa’s growth relative to
other regions
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Unlike in previous decades, the natural resources sector contributed to only about a
quarter of Africa’s post-2000 economic expansion
Fig 2: Sectoral Share in GDP
Resources
Wholesale and Retail Trade
Agriculture
Transport and Telecommunication
Manufacturing
Other Services (e.g. Education, Health, Social Services)
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Public Administration
Financial Intermediation
Real Estate
Construction
Utilities
Tourism
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Three quarters of Africa’s growth was underpinned by factors such
as: improvements in governance and macroeconomic management;
rapid urbanization and increasing domestic demand helped by a
growing middle class; increasing investment and trade ties with
traditional and new partners; expanding regional markets and
diversification of production and exports.
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Remarkable improvements in business and regulatory environments,
accompanied by improvements in sentiments about doing business
in the continent and higher FDI flows (see Figs 3).
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Increasingly, FDI rates of return are higher in Africa than in other
regions, such as Asia and Latin America (see Fig 4)
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Fig. 3: External flows to Africa (per billion dollars)
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FDI
Portfolio investments
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Remittances
ODA
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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2011
2012
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2013(e) 2014(p)
Fig. 4:
Inward FDI rates of return
2006-2011
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Africa
%
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Asia
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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2007
2008
2009
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2010
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On the social front, African countries have made
significant strides in human development (see
Fig 5).
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Africa’s youthful population and emerging
middle class has been another socio-economic
factor underpinning its economic growth
• On the political front, there has been remarkable
improvements in governance, accompanied by
reductions in conflicts (Fig 6)
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Fig 5: Quality of Human life in Africa 1980 – 2012.
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Human development Index (HDI)
HDI health Index
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HDI education index
2012
2010
2005
2000
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1980
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Fig. 6: Average Number of Armed Conflicts
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Africa
12.0
Asia
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8.0
Europe
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Middle East
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Americas
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1990-1995 1996-2000
2001-2005 2006-2012
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• Overall, Africa’s realities are fundamentally different
from what they were in the 1990s when the MDGs were
formulated
• Africa is by every measure, a continent on the rise and it
is within this context that the means of implementation
in support of the post-2015 development agenda should
be seen
• We examine the means of implementation in three main
levels: 1)Sub-regional/regional level 2) national, and
3)regional Commission role.
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Regional & Sub-regional
Intergovernmental bodies’
contribution to different means of
implementation
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 Context:
 A diverse number of regional and sub-regional intergovernmental
institutions are involved in advancing Africa’s development agenda.
 The ECA is a part of this institutional landscape, alongside the AU,
AfDB and the RECs etc.
 AU traditionally provides political leadership in regional processes.
 As early as 2011, AU initiated action to define Africa’s priorities in a
new framework that would be agreed upon to succeed the MDGs –
i.e. post-2015 development agenda.
 Pro-activeness informed by the lessons in formulating the MDGs.
 Profound reflections and extensive consultations with stakeholders
across the continent, including within the RCM-Africa framework
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 Context continues:
 The outcome was CAP on the post 2015 Development Agenda,
adopted by African leaders in 2014
 The AU established an HLC to sensitize stakeholders and oversee
negotiations with with global actors for the accommodation of CAP
in the post-2015 global Development Agenda.
 CAP post-2015 is accompanied by a Accountability framework (AF),
as well as the African Development Goals (ADGs).
 The AF is meant to ensure that all stakeholders (internal and
external) are committed to the implementation, as well as ready to
account for their actions.
 The six Pillars of CAP post-2015 and its AF constitute a useful
framework to guide and monitor implementation at national, subregional and regional levels
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 The Six Pillars of the Common African Position
(CAP):
 Structural Economic Transformation and Inclusive Growth
 Science, Technology and Innovation
 People-Centered Development
 Environmental Sustainability, Natural Resources Management and
Disaster Risk Management
 Peace and Security
 Finance and Partnerships
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The CAP Accountability Framework (AF)
 Country level:
 Designation of specific Ministries to be charged with all supply-side
data and information
 Establishment of strong liaison with NSO
 Coordinating the preparation of all national reports
 Ensuring all stakeholders honor their obligations under the AF
 Sub-regional level- RECs
 Monitoring the MDGs at sub-regional level
 Preparing sub-regional reports on their implementation for
submission to meeting of Ministers for consolidation
 Full involvement/participation of sub-regional non-state actors
 Regional/Continental Level
 Coordination and monitoring all actions being undertaken at all
levels in implementing CAP post-2015
 Preparing comprehensive annual regional reports for submission to
the Assembly of heads of state
 International/Global Level
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Strengthening National
implementation capabilities through
Regional Initiatives
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RCM and Africa’s post-2015 Development
Agenda:
 The RCM for Africa has evolved to become an important
forum for engagement between the UN and the AU to build
coherence and promote joint activities.
 AU organs, RECs and the NEPAD Agency are active in the
work of RCM-Africa.
 The last RCM Africa session (March 2014) was organized
alongside the Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference
of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development and the AU Conference of Ministers of
Economy and Finance.
 The last RCM session focused on promoting the coherence
and harmonization of UN support for the AU in response to
Africa’s changing development landscape. It considered the
AU’s transformative initiatives, including Agenda 2063.
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• Inclusive processes in formulation of Africa’s inputs into the post2015 agenda was anchored on the desire for transformation and
provides a foundation for:
 Enhancing Member States’ ownership/driving of the post-2015
development agenda
 Generating requisite political will for implementation, anchored on
the CAP/ADGs and the priorities defined in Agenda 2063
 Responding to emerging issues and gaps in implementation,
particularly in the areas of data collection and management;
accountability; domestic resources mobilization
Data Collection and management
 Building the capacity of national and regional statistical centers for
data collection, monitoring and accountability.
 Enhancing the flow of information between government agencies
 Investing in ICT, Science and Technology.
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Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms/Frameworks (AF)
 Entrenching good governance and effective institutions, including sound public
financial management systems.
 Building on existing frameworks such as APRM, CAP/ADGs, African Governance
Charter, African Public Administration Charter to strengthen national
accountability systems
 Adaptation of the APRM’s Eminent Persons’ Group for reporting at sub-regional
level
Financing: Improving DRM Systems
• Africa’s DRMs potential is high (USD 520b in taxes; USD168b from minerals/fuels;
USD 400b national reserves in central banks; USD 40 b in Diaspora Remittances;
USD 10b annually in securitization; 1.2 trillion in Stock capitalization; USD30 b in
private equity.
• Improved tax collection systems, better negotiated contracts on minerals and
reversing the tide of IFFs flows is critical for DRM.
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Contribution of regional
Commissions to strengthen
implementation capacities: the role
of ECA
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Context:
 ECA is both part of the pan-African institutional landscape; and
an integral part of the broader UN system
 ECA’s programmatic work covers all the key areas identified in
the six pillars of the CAP and its various divisions and units are
well-positioned to strengthen the implementation capacity of
African countries
 ECA has also been actively involved in mandatory stakeholders
consultations to develop regional positions on policy and
institutional reforms on trade, economic integration, natural
resources management, and climate change.
 Regional consultations for development of the CAP Post-2015/ADGs.
 HLC Secretariat within the AU and supported by technical partners such as
ECA, UNDP, UNFPA and AfDB
 ECA report on Accountability Framework of CAP Post-2015;
 Involvement in the PIDA processes
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 ECA support to the implementation of existing and new
continental frameworks.
Articulation of AU Agenda 2063 and CAP Post-2015
Consultations on the post-2015 Development Agenda and the post-Rio+20
process culminating in adoption of Africa’s SDGs
 Leveraging RCM-Africa as a platform for discussing Post2015 Agenda and SDGs.
 Work of Thematic clusters interventions at regional and
sub-regional levels aligned to the priorities of the AUC and
RECs, including AU Agenda 2063 and CAP Post 2015
Development Agenda.
 ECA Divisions leverage a number of facilitative
mechanisms to advance issues related to among others:
financing; transfer of technology, climate change, capacity
building; and trade and economic integration.
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Facilitative mechanisms used by ECA
• Innovative Financing:
 ECA as part of NEPAD Cooperating Partners’ Institutions Committee
(NPIC) comprising AUC, NPCA, ECA, AfDB and other regional
banks
 Active involvement of ECA in the Dakar Summit on infrastructure
financing, which identified bankable projects within PIDA framework
 ECA work on the HLP on IFFs, which has created awareness on the
scale of IFFs in Africa
 ECA-led ADF-IX Consensus on innovative financing for Africa
 Transfer of technology
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ECA’s support to member States on intellectual property protection,
commercialization of R&D outputs, acquisition of industrial technologies, and
development of web/mobile-based e-commerce platforms and geospatial
mapping of resources.
Research on technology transfer to meet the challenges of climate changes and
for inclusive green growth and competitiveness
RCM-Africa through the Science and Technology cluster is supporting the
implementation of Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Action plan
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Facilitative mechanisms used by ECA
 Capacity Building
 ECA’s Capacity Development Strategy for member states based
on regional and global frameworks
 ECA support to RCM-Africa’s Ten Year Capacity building
Programme
 Trade and economic integration:
 Flagship reports such as ERA and ARIA (Regional Integration
Index)
 Policy advice through specialized centers such as ATPC, AMDC,
ACPC and the Land Policy Initiative
 Support to regional infrastructure projects, including PIDA
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Conclusion
•There is a new dawn in Africa as a region on the rise and increasingly gaining traction as a
business destination of choice
•The post-2015 development Agenda in Africa is anchored on African owned frameworks,
such as Agenda 2063; ADGs and CAP
•There is recognition of the importance of an accountability framework (AF) to cover various
levels of accountability – national, sub-regional, regional and global
•Financing of the post-2015 Development Agenda would require innovative financing
mechanisms, capable of tapping into domestic resources mobilisation – private equity, climate
finance, new and existing partnerships; and arresting IFFs
•RCM-Africa, including ECA and the broader UN system will continue to provide support to
African development initiatives.
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Thank You for your
kind attention
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