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From Paris to Doha Linking Aid Effectiveness and Financing for Development

From Paris to Doha Linking Aid Effectiveness and Financing for Development. GERT DANIELSEN UNDP’S AID EFFECTIVENESS TEAM MANAGUA, 9 FEBRUARY 2008. Overview: From Paris to Doha. Linking FfD to Paris UN’s role towards Accra and Doha. Paris- FfD Principles.

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From Paris to Doha Linking Aid Effectiveness and Financing for Development

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  1. From Paris to DohaLinking Aid Effectiveness and Financing for Development GERT DANIELSEN UNDP’S AID EFFECTIVENESS TEAM MANAGUA, 9 FEBRUARY 2008

  2. Overview: From Paris to Doha • Linking FfD to Paris • UN’s role towards Accra and Doha

  3. Paris-FfD Principles • The promotion of effective development cooperation is an integral part of the global partnership for development • Development cooperation guided by a shared set of development goals owned by all stakeholders. • National development priorities and IADGs constitute agreed framework for development cooperation

  4. From Monterrey and Paris ECOSOC symposia and HLD Monitoring progress, cross-cutting, CSO DCF Accra Sept. 2008 Doha Dec. 2008

  5. Development Cooperation Forum • ECOSOC mandate to coordinate FfD implementation • ECOSOC established DCF as mechanism to enable the Council to perform this role more effectively; • DCF widely considered for universal and political legitimacy, ensuring participation by all stakeholders in deliberations and discussions.

  6. DCF Continued DCF objectives: • review trends and progress in international DC, and give policy guidance and recommendations to promote more effective international DC • identify gaps and obstacles with a view to making recommendations on practical measures and policy options to enhance coherence and effectiveness among the development activities of different DPs and to promoting DC for the realization of the IADGs, including MDGs

  7. DCF Continued DCF objectives: • strengthen links between the normative and the operational work of the UN; and • remain open to participation by all stakeholders, including UN organizations, international financial and trade institutions, regional organizations, civil society and private sector representatives.

  8. Accra HLF • The link between the FfD commitments and Accra lies in the quality of aid component • UNDP co-sponsor of Accra HLF on behalf of the UN system • UNDP collaborates closely with UN DESA on the preparation of these events and especially the DCF

  9. From Accra to Doha • UN DESA supports UN members to prepare for Doha follow-up conference on FfD (Dec 2008) • FfD Monterrey commitments are overarching financing framework needed for development to happen by addressing issues: • Mobilisation of domestic and international resources (foreign investment, private flows) for dev’t;

  10. From Accra to Doha • trade as an engine of development; • increasing international financial andtechnical cooperation for dev’t; • external debt; • systemic issues: enhancing coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems

  11. Overview: From Paris to Doha • Linking FfD to Paris • UN’s role towards Accra and Doha

  12. Accra HLF – UNDP response UNDP intends to focus on: • Support to national preparations (2008 Survey preparations; consultations on AAA; facilitation of partner country and CSO participation) • Position: the process is important and should be used for longer-term interventions to strengthen national capacities (2008-2011)

  13. UNDP Response (continued) UN system preparations for HLF review of progress on the UNDG Action Plan on: • national ownership and capacity, includes tools; • participation and partnership – mutual accountability • Linking resources/interventions to development/MDG results, including in sector interventions • Peer and S/S learning

  14. Towards PD 2010: UNDP’s Role • Steering Committee for Accra 2008 • Support to PCs and CSOs for HLF3 • UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-11, with UNDG • One UN: Harmonisation, coordination • Capacity Development for PD 2010 • Support to Ghana, Viet Nam, Nicaragua and South Africa

  15. UN/UNDP services in the regions • Support in RRMs (CGs, RTs, JAS) • Aid policy, AIMS and PFM linkage • Peer-learning, tripartite cooperation • Sharing best practices (CoP) • CSO, gender, HR, MICs, new donors • HIV response, post-crisis contexts • UN positioning, UNCT facilitation

  16. Questions or Comments? Thank you for your attention! www.devaid.org gert.danielsen@undp.org

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