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Activities with the regional economic communities

Activities with the regional economic communities. Intergovernmental Committee of Experts Rabat 16-19 March 2010. I Context. 2006: - SG ’ s report on enhancing the role of SROs - ECA ’ s repositioning exercise. New ECA orientation plan, two pillars:. Meet Africa ’ s development needs

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Activities with the regional economic communities

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  1. Activities with the regional economic communities Intergovernmental Committee of Experts Rabat 16-19 March 2010

  2. I Context 2006: - SG’s report on enhancing the role of SROs - ECA’s repositioning exercise New ECA orientation plan, two pillars: • Meet Africa’s development needs • Enhance regional integration Major objective of SRO-NA work program: - reinforce partnerships at the sub-regional level

  3. I Context ● Regional economic communities (RECs) are the major actors for the promotion and the implementation of regional integration ● Sub-regional Offices (SROs) and the Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division (RIITD) in charge of this process with the support of other ECAs substantive divisions and regional advisors ● ECAs regional integration mission is undertaken through the implementation of Multi-year Programs (MyPs) signed between SROs or RIITD and the RECs ● ECA focal points for the implementation in NA: - RIITD for CEN-SAD and COMESA - SRO NA for UMA

  4. II Implementation • CEN-SAD/RIITD 2008/09 MyP, particularly for a major study supporting free-trade among CEN-SAD countries • Jan. 2008 MOU signed between SRO-NA and UMA for 2008/09 MyP • Jan. 2010 SRO-NA has produced 2 reports related to the work with UMA: • 2008-2009 work program evaluation • work program activities for 2010-2012

  5. II Implementation: the MyP with UMA 2008-2009 Areas of cooperation are based on studies, technical assistance, expert meetings and symposia covering topics such as: • Trade and regional integration • Achievement of the MDGs • ICT and Science • Statistics • Capacity building • UMA relations with other RECs and the rest of the continent Activities being implemented are at the intersection of several of these areas

  6. II Implementation: the MyP with UMA 2008-2009 ►Activity on Sustainable Development andfood security In the midst of the food crisis, MyP started at the request of UMA by SRO-NA contribution to the Maghreb Conference on Agriculture (June/July 2008) Recommendations for pooling resources of UMA countries in order to: - provide training and encourage research - make more efforts to ensure efficiency of extension - Promote investments - elaborate UMA food security strategic vision (FSSV) ECA-NA is following-up with UMA the implementation of some of these recommendations, particularly FSSV

  7. II Implementation: the MyP with UMA 2008-2009 ► Activities on Private sector, trade facilitation & investments Ensure that investments are more in line with region’s socioeconomic challenges (employment, human resources, gender) • Forum on investments (Reports, peer reviewed back to back with this ICE) • Colloquium on women entrepreneurs (Preparation and Report in 2009, event in March 2010) • Meeting on maritime transport (Preparation in 2008-2009, TBS in 2010-2012)

  8. Forum on investments SRO-NA has prepared 4 reports for the Forum that UMA will organise in May 2010 A comparative analysis of investment codes, Relations between investment (intra-maghreban and FDI) and economic growth and employment, The way to adopt a Global Player approach, and - A synthesis of the recommendations. II Implementation: the MyP with UMA 2008-2009

  9. Workshop on women entrepreneurs (March 2010) - Participation of major Maghreb women’s organisations - Strong partnership UMA, ECA, IDB, AfDB, UNIFEM and UNDP - Innovative recommendations to strengthen maghreban women entrepreneurs participation to RI - UMA decision to set up a recommendations follow up unit II Implementation: the MyP with UMA 2008-2009

  10. Impact ►More regular and steady relations with UMA ►Strengthened links with private sector - Creation of CJD Maghreb - Active participation in the 1st Maghreb Businessmen Forum (UME, questionnaire WB) - Women entrepreneurs ► Evaluation workshop: lessons for better implementation for 2010-2012 ► Strengthened partnership between UMA and other institutions (UN, Regional, international) II Implementation: the MyP with UMA 2008-2009

  11. Prepared during the review and discussed at the highest level 5 pillars ■ Strengthening the capacities of the UMA General Secretary , ■ intensification of the relations with the private sector and the civil society ■ Strengthening the relations of the Maghreb with the rest of Africa and acceleration of south-south cooperation, ■ Maghreb positioning with regards to regional and international agendas ■Crisis bail out strategies in Maghreb and the attentiveness in front of MDGs realization III the MyP with UMA 2010-2012

  12. ■ Several activities grouped in 3 themes A Institutional support and capacity building South South cooperation : UMA and other african RECs (2010) Statistical Capacities of UMA General Secrtariat : seminar on RI Observatory development (2010) Cyber security : workshop on the harmonization of the legal framework for cyber security (2010) Climate change and renewable energies: training workshop (2010) and forum (2011 or 2012) Follow-up of ECA-UMA relations : Round Tables on the state of the regional integration in the Maghreb, during ICE meetings ( 2010-2012 ) Peer review : common elaboration and\or exchange for comments for reports, TOR for studies / consultant (2010-2012) Monitring and evalution of UMA-ECA relations (2010-2012) III the MyP with UMA 2010-2012

  13. B Economic development, trade facilitation and private sector promotion Investment development in Maghreb: forum (2010)* Banks role in RI promotion : experts meeting on the financing for development ( 2010 ) * Maritime transportation : Meeting on sea highway (2011) Agriculture : Conference on Investments in agriculture (for improved food security (Algiers 2010)) Support to implementation of the UNCCD in Maghreb (desertification) III the MyP with UMA 2010-2012

  14. III the MyP with UMA 2010-2012 C MDGs and Social development • Youth and entrepreneurship: colloquium on the role of youth in development (October 2010 ) • Economic growth, youth / entrepreneurship and job creation: experts meeting on strengthening the social dimensions of development (2010 ) • Renewable energies: conference (on 2011 or 2012) • Health: promotion of medicines production and marketing in the Maghreb (on 2011 or 2012) • Workers mobility in the Maghreb (2011) : Expert Group meeting and a publication • Support to implementation of the UNCCD in Maghreb (desertification)

  15. IV Outlook and recommendations • Strategic planning: 2010-2012 activities identified during a retreat and discussed at the top management level on December 2009. • Implementation of 2010-2012 program has started • Develop a common strategy on building partnerships and fund raising • Evaluation exercise to improve the effectiveness of SRO’s actions

  16. IV Outlook and recommendations • Reinforced collaboration between UMA and other RECs • Make UMA a major player in norms and standards creation in African continental integration • Increased work with private sector/civil society: • Build on our work with UME, women entrepreneurs, CJD Maghreb, UMAGRI to develop cooperation with other maghreban stakeholders • More reliance on knowledge networks and COP’s

  17. Develop more synergies with ongoing initiatives: ECA/UN level: RCM and NEPAD: Need for sub-regional coordination were recognised in SG’s report to 61st GA on SROs, mainly for: Aligning the work of the UN to priorities of RECs and their member States Monitoring the effectiveness and impact of the UN at the sub regional level ESCWA: MoU regional level: Arab League, UPM IV Outlook and recommendations

  18. Thank you Nassim OULMANE oulmane@uneca.org

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