Transcript Organizing a UNCT for a CCA/UNDAF Case-study: Senegal

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United Nations Country Team Senegal
Organizing a UNCT for a
CCA/UNDAF
Case-study: Senegal
7th JPO Workshop
UN Coordination and Reform
18 to 22 April 2005
Albéric Kacou, RC Senegal
Luc Reuter, UN Coordination Analyst
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Outline of Presentation:
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UN Entities in Senegal
 UNCT Preparation
 Workplan
 Technical Support Tools / Entities
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UN Entities in Dakar, Senegal
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23 UN agencies and 5 regional support entities
 Country offices:
UNDP (UNV, UNCDF, UN-Habitat, RFSCO, GEF, Capacity 21,
Coord. Unit), UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, FAO, HCR, WHO,
WB, IMF, IFC
 Country/Regional offices:
UNIFEM, UNESCO, UNOPS, UNIDO, ILO, UNIC, ICAO,
IDEP, IMO, ITU, UNOCHA (IRIN), UNODC, UNAIDS
 Regional Offices:
UNOWA, WFP reg., UNICEF reg.,
UNDP SURF-West and Central Africa, UNFPA Country Support
Team (CST)
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9 Basic Conditions for a strong
CCA/UNDAF process
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Consensual and clear priorities
Appropriation and Leadership by Head of Agencies
 Integration of CCA/UNDAF process within national framework and priorities
(PRSP, NEPAD, Millenium Project)
National Partners :
 Implication / leadership of High Level national counterparts (Prime Minister’s
office / President’s office)
 Appropriation and steering of the CCA/UNDAF process by the National
Government
 Strong implication of Civil Society and Private Sector
Technical support entities :
 Clear definition of roles and responsabilities (strong leadership)
 Active participation of UNCT senior staff members in the CCA/UNDAF
process (time, ressources,..)
 Implication of non-resident UN agencies
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CCA/ UNDAF Preparation
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1. UNDG Sub-regional workshop on UN
Programming for 2005 UNDAF Roll-Out
countries, Pretoria, November 9-12 2004
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2. Restitution to UNCT: Head of Agency
(HoA) meeting December, 14th
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3. HoA Retreat: 17-19 January 2005
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1. UNDG Sub-regional workshop
on UN Programming (i)
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Francophone Africa 2005 UNDAF roll-out
Country Teams (Burundi, Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Sao Tome & Principe,
Senegal, Togo)
 Organized by DGO and UN System Staff College
(UNSSC)
 UNCT-Senegal (RC, UNFPA, HCR, UNIDO,
Coord. Officer)
 2 UNFPA / CST staff who are located in Dakar
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1. UNDG Sub-regional workshop
on UN Programming (ii)
Objective:
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Identify lessons learned for the CCA/UNDAF
process by sharing UNCT experiences
 Understand linkages between UN Reform, MDGs,
CCA/UNDAF, PRSPs and other national
priorities.
 Identify areas of support by UNDGO and UNSSC
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2. Restitution to UNCT:
HoA meeting December, 14th
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Presentations made by UNCT-Senegal’s
participants to Head of Agencies
 Information and Knowledge sharing among
UNCT
 Active participation of WB Country
Director
 Input for UNCT retreat agenda (January
2005)
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3. HoA Retreat:
17-19 January 2005 (i)
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3 day retreat outside Dakar
 16 HoA and 5 Senior Staff
 Agenda:
(i) UNCT coordination
(ii) CCA/UNDAF process
(iii) RC annual report 2004
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3. HoA Retreat:
17-19 January 2005 (ii)
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New DGO guidelines CCA/UNDAF
process
 Synergy between CCA/UNDAF, PRSP and
MDGs in Senegal
 Draft agenda for CCA/UNDAF process
2005
 Open and honest discussion among HoA
 Common understanding
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Workplan and
Technical Support Entities
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Workplan adopted at monthly HoA meeting
(Feb. 10, 2005)
 Draft ToRs for Technical Support Entities
elaborated and presented for adoption to
HoA (March 10, 2005)
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UNCT Senegal Workplan
Millenium Project:
 Pilot Country of the Millenium Project (MP)
 7 MDG Working Groups ( environnement, global economic
coherence, health, education, water and sanitation, poverty,
infrastructure)
 MDG are a priority of national political agenda
PRSP:
 PRSP currently being revised to reflect among other things the full
MDG dimension
 UNCT plays active role in PRSP review and formulation process
 CCA/UNDAF Workplan articulates along national agenda (MP,
PRSP review)
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Coherence between UNDAF and national
developpment strategies (i)
International and sub-regional level
MDG and NEPAD
Regional and
local level
National level
PRSP, 10 th Sectorial
Plan
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PRDI et PLD
MDG Monitoring
Regional
UNDAF
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Coherence between UNDAF and national
developpment strategies (ii)
PRSP
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Wealth creation
Capacity
Building and
Basic Social
Services (BSS)
Living
conditions and
vulnerability
UNDAF
- Employment: Job
Creation and
Revenue Generation
- Access to BSS
- Monitoring of Living
Conditions
- Social Net
- Economic Promotion
of Women
- Public Administration
- Local Gouvernance/
Decentralization
UNDAF
Programme
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Poverty
alleviation in
Tambacouda
region
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Education
for All
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Casamance
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Technical Support
Tools / Entities
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Steering Committee
 Technical Committee
 Thematic Groups
 Reading Group
 Advisory Group
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Technical Support Tools
Organigram
Reading Group
Steering Committee
Advisory Group
Technical Committee
Thematic Groups
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CCA /UNDAF
Steering Committee
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Supervise the whole CCA/UNDAF process
Responsable for political and strategic framework
Assure administrative and logistical support to the process
Direct link between UNCT and National Authorities
Information sharing among stackholders
Members:
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2 Representatives of the Gouvernment (Ministers or Senior officals)
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UNCT (RC, HCR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, UNIDO)
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Close contact with the Prime Ministers’ office during the whole
process
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Technical Committee
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Coordinate the technical aspects of the CCA / UNDAF process
Harmonize contributions by Thematic Groups
Ensure linkage between CCA process and MDGs Working Groups
Responsable for the elaboration of final CCA/UNDAF documents
Members :
 Participants selected according to the following criterias:
- Proven analytical and writing capacity
- Multidisciplinarity
- Previous CCA/UNDAF experience
 Regional offices invited to nominate 2/3 particpants
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Technical commitee (ii)
Thematic Groups
Millenium Project
WG
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Environnement
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Global Economic
Coherence
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Health
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Education
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Water and
sanitation
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Poverty
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Infrastructure
PRSP review
WG
CCA / UNDAF
Technical Commitee
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Harmonize
contributions by
Thematic Groups
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Linkage between
CCA process and
MDGs Thematic
Working Groups
-Donor Coordination
Casamance
Decentralization
Rural
Development and
Food Security
Environment
Public Finance
and Budgetory
Support Gender
Education
Private Sector
Microfinance
Health
HIV/AIDS
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Thematic Groups
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When: Established on demand
Who: UNCT, National Counterparts, Civil Society, Privat
Sector, Accademics,…
Objective:
- Collect and analyse reference documents (national
and sectorial plans, studies,…) and national indicators
- Establish accurate data bases
- Analyse Senegal’s roadmap on International Conferences
and Declaration
- Detailled examination of sectoral challenges and
perspectives
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Reading Group
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Focal Point for African countries in 2005: UNICEF
regional office located in Dakar
 Draft CCA /UNDAF dispatched to regional offices for
Comments
 Summarize comments transmitted by UNICEF reg.
 Same procedure CCA and UNDAF
Members :
 Regional Offices (UNFPA/CST, SURF-WA, WFP reg.
UNICEF reg. UNOPS, ILO),
 FP for Senegal UNICEF reg.
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Advisory Group
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Group of specialist who can respond to
specific demands of the RC
 Multidisciplinarity
 No formal structure
 On demand
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CCA/UNDAF (SENEGAL)
Planner
Mar Avr May Jun July Aug SeptOct Nov Dec Jan
CCA/UNDAF process Coordination meetings
CCA process
CCA Zero Draft/ Reading Group comments
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UNDAF Prioritization Retreat
UNDAF Thematic Groups
UNDAF Zero Draft/ Reading Group comments
UNDAF Validation seminar
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