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SOCIAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER 10 th REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM (RCM). SHD ALIGNMENT WITH AUC/DSA/DHRST STRUCTURE. BASIS OF THE SHD BUSINESS PLAN. AU-UN COOPERATION: FRAMEWORK FOR THE TEN-YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR THE AU 9TH RCM RECOMMENDATION (RECOMM. 3&4)
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SOCIAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER10th REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM (RCM)
BASIS OF THE SHD BUSINESS PLAN • AU-UN COOPERATION: FRAMEWORK FOR THE TEN-YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR THE AU • 9TH RCM RECOMMENDATION (RECOMM. 3&4) • STRENGTHEN COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS • STRENGTHENING EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVNESS OF THE CLUSTER SYSTEM • KURIFTU CONSENSUS • ENHANCING IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS
PRIORITIES OF SHD BUSINESS PLAN • PROMOTION OF ACCELERATED REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN AFRICA • CHILD UNDER NUTRITION • MONITOR PROGRESS ON UNIVERSAL ACCESS FOR HIV/AIDS, TB AND MALARIA • SUPPORT THE AFRICA WIDE CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OUAGADOUGOU ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN • AFRICAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE • HARMONIZATION OF CLTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES • REVIEW OF ICPD + 15
PROGRESS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CLUSTER • PERIODICITY OF INTERACTIONS & IMPROVED COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE • JOINT PLANNING • JOINT ACTION • JOINT FUNDING (IN ONE INSTANCE)
2009 PROCESS OUTPUTS/ACHIEVMENTS • UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO – SUPPORTED AUC INITIATIVE THE “CAMPAIGN ON ACCELERATED REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORALITY IN AFRICA (CARMMA)” • UNIFEM AND UNFPA – LEADING EFFORTS ON THE AFRICA-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. • UNDP/IOM/UNFPA - SUPPORTED THE AU YOUTH VOLUNTEERS INITIATIVE. • AUC/UNECA & UNFPA – UNDERTOOK THE AFRICA REGIONAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF ICPD. • IOM/UNICEF/UNODC/ECA/OHCHR/UNHCR - SUPPORTED THE AUC STRATEGY ON THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
CURRENT JOINT EFFORTS • UNDP,ADB & UNESCO ARE SUPPORTING ECOWAS WITH TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL TRAINING • UNFPA/UNICEF/UNESCO AND THE ECA SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE ARE SUPPORTING ECCAS’ INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION. • UNESCO & UNICEF SUPPORTED THE COMEDAF BUREAU & HELPED PRODUCE A PLAN OF ACTION. • UNESCO AND UNICEF ARE SUPPORTING THE SADC TO DEVELOP EMIS. • UNICEF & UNESCO ARE SUPPORTING THE AUC IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATION OBSERVATORY
CURRENTJOINTEFFORTS • Joint support by WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF to the AUC in scaling up universal access to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Services by 2010, culminating in progress reports on the three diseases. • Joint support by UNICEF, WFP, FAO and WHO towards harmonisation of nutrition strategies, and operationalisation of the Africa Regional Nutrition Strategy (ARNS).
CHALLENGES • MAINTAINING REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN SUB-CLUSTER MEETINGS & PROVIDING INPUTS • JOINT PROGRAMMING & RESOURCE MOBILIZATION • INADEQUATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE • INADEQUEATE HARMONIZATION & COORDINATION RESULTING IN DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND COMPARTMENTALIZING CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
LESSONS LEARNT • COORDINATION AND HARMONIZATION OF PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY FORUMS, STRENGTHENS COMMON POSITIONS AS WAS THE CASE IN THE COMMON POSITION TO THE UNGASS ON HIV/AIDS. • THE WILL TO DEMONSTRATE JOINT ACTION, INCREASED THE LEVEL OF COORDINATION AND THRIVING FOR RESULTS. • INADEQUTE CLARITY OF ROLES OF ‘PARTICIPATING AGENCIES’ COUPLED WITH TIME CONSTRAINTS CONTRIBTES TO LIMITED FOLLOW-UP OF AGREED UPON ACTIONS AND/OR NON-INVOLVEMENT IN SUB-CLUSTER WORKS. • IF PLANNED ACTIVITIES DO NOT CORRESPOND TO THE AVAILABILITY OF REQUIRED CAPACITY AND RESOURCES, THEIR EXECUTION WILL BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. • INADEQUTE HARMONIZATION OF ACTIVITIES CREATES OVERLAP AND INHIBITES OPTIMIZATION OF OUTPUTS.
RECOMMENDATIONS • RE-ALIGN YOUTH & GENDER SUB-CLUSTER WITH AU STRUCTURES SO AS YOUTH FALLS UNDER HRST AND FORMS YOUTH & EDUCATION SUB-CLUSTER. SUBSEQUENTLY RCM SHOULD EXAMINE WHETHER TO HAVE “GENDER” AS A STAND-ALONG SUB-CLUSTER OR AS A THEME WHICH SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE MAINSTREAMED IN ALL CLUSTERS. • RCM MAY WISH TO RECONSIDER THE ISSUE OF MULTIPLE MEMBERSHIP IN THEMATIC AREAS OR ADVICE ON A MECHANISM THAT WILL ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DELIVERY. • THERE ARE OVER 16 POLICY & STRATEGY INSTRUMENTS SUPPORTED BY THE UN SYSTEM ENDORSED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF AFRICA’S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. RCM SHOULD ADVISE HOW THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT SUB-REGIONAL AND COUNTRY LEVELS.
THE CLUSTER MECHANISM IS WORKING THANK YOU