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Economic and Social Council

Economic and Social Council. United Nations. ECOSOC involvement in Postconflict Countries. According to Article 65 of the UN Charter, “ The Economic and Social Council may furnish information to the Security Council and shall assist the Security Council upon its request”

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Economic and Social Council

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  1. Economic and Social Council United Nations

  2. ECOSOC involvement in Postconflict Countries • According to Article 65 of the UN Charter, “The Economic and Social Council may furnish information to the Security Council and shall assist the Security Council upon its request” • 2001: ECOSOC adopted its Ministerial Declaration on the role of the United Nations in support of the efforts of African countries to reach peace and sustainable development • 2002: ECOSOC in its resolution 2002/1 created a framework for advisory group(s) on African countries emerging from conflict. Since then, two ad hoc advisory groups (Guinea-Bissau and Burundi) were created. • 2003: ECOSOC in its resolution 2003/50 decided to undertake an assessment of lessons learned from the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups. • 2004: The Council in its resolution 2004/L.53 commended the Groups for their innovative and constructive work in support of the countries concerned.

  3. ECOSOC Advisory Group(s) on African Countries Emerging from Conflicts The Mandate of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group(s), as decided by ECOSOC in its resolution 2002/1 of 15 July 2002, is to: • Examine the humanitarian and economic needs of the country concerned • Review relevant assistance programmes • Prepare recommendations for a long-term programme of support that begins with the integration of relief into development • Provide advice on how to ensure that the support from the international community is adequate, coherent, well co-ordinated and effective and promote synergy

  4. Why Focus on Postconflict Situation on Africa? • Research indicated that about 50% of all agreements to end civil war collapse within five years of signature • 80% of the world’s twenty poorest countries have suffered a major civil war in the past 15 years • 1990-2002: There were 126 armed conflicts causing 7-8 million deaths (75% of them non-combatants) • The Ad Hoc Advisory Groups are driven through national ownership by African countries, and are linked with regional initiatives such as NEPAD and the African Union

  5. Socio-Economic Indicators • According to the UNDP Human Development Report 2004, Guinea-Bissau ranks 172 out of 177 countries • The prevalent rate of HIV is 8 to 10 per cent among adults • Adult literacy is 38.5 per cent compared to 61.5 per cent for sub-Saharan Africa • Combined primary, secondary and tertiary schools gross enrolment ratio is 37% • 48.7% of population live below the national poverty line • In 2001, GDP grew by only 0.2%, and in 2002, real GDP estimated to have fallen by 7% Postconflict Situation of Guinea-Bissau

  6. Postconflict Situation of Burundi • Socio-Economic Indicators • According to the UNDP Human Development Report 2004, Burundi ranks 173 out of 177 countries • 58.4% of population live below 1$ a day • Combined primary, secondary and tertiary schools gross enrolment ratio is 33% • More than 600,000 of children are orphans of war • Infant mortality has reached the alarming rate of 114 per thousand births • According to UNAIDS,8.3 per cent of those aged between 15 and 49 years live with HIV/AIDS

  7. The Chairman of the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on Guinea-Bissau and Burundi H.E. Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations

  8. Highlight of the Assessment for the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups: The Working Methods • The importance of national ownership by relevant national authorities • Partnershipapproach between the relevant national authorities and the international community • Participants in these Ad Hoc Advisory groups are African countries, donors, and a representative of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Security Council on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa

  9. Highlight of the Assessment for the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups: Fostering International Partnership The groups have advocated enhanced relationships between the countries concerned and the international community through a partnership approach in: • Creating the Economic Emergency Management Fund for Guinea-Bissau • Participating at the Forum of Development Partners for Burundi, Brussels, January 2004 (Promoting direct budgetary support) • Advocating for financial assistance for the integration of relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development, through a comprehensive approach to peace and stability

  10. Highlight of the Assessment for the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups: Coordination The Groups succeeded in making a contribution to promoting coherence and coordination to international support to Guinea-Bissau and Burundi through the: • Coordination within the United Nations system (Departments, funds, programmes, agencies) • Collaboration between the United Nations and the Bretton Woods Institutions • Increased interaction between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council (Joint mission to Guinea-Bissau)

  11. Further information on the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on African Countries Emerging from Conflicts at the Economic and Social Council • Website: • http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/ • Email: • esa@un.org

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