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Southern Voices in the international system

Southern Voices in the international system. 15th November 2005 Cecilia Alemany Social Watch. Contents:. Introduction IFIS: Which part is more permeable to southern voices? UN: What should reform of the UN’s development role require as a minimum? Concluding remarks. 1) Introduction.

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Southern Voices in the international system

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  1. Southern Voices in the international system 15th November 2005 Cecilia Alemany Social Watch

  2. Contents: • Introduction • IFIS: Which part is more permeable to southern voices? • UN: What should reform of the UN’s development role require as a minimum? • Concluding remarks

  3. 1) Introduction • From LA (Skeptical) • LA is not a cooperation “priority” • LA is not in the “neighborhood” • LA is not the poorest continent… • But it is the most unequal…and this inequality is higher each year…

  4. - If we look at the donors:Source: Freres, Christian (2005).

  5. So, which voices? From the South: • B-R-ICS? • Governments? • Regions? Or regional institutions? • CSOs?

  6. 2) IFIS: Which part is more permeable to southern voices? • IMF • WB • IADB (regional banks) • A key actor: the EU

  7. a) IMF • We cannot talk about a CS agenda • Informal dialogues • Selected CSOs • Without operative guidelines on CS • Lack of transparency and accountability

  8. b) WB, CS participation • « CS participation as a conditionality » 1982: Com. WB - NGOs 1990: Working Group NGOs WB (GTONG-WB) Participation as an obligation: environmental risks, indigenous people, people mobilizations National dialogues, SC Unit, consultations, etc. Good governance and stakeholders framework

  9. WB and IADB internal governance • Decision making processes: • LAC countries 50 % participation in IADB And only 10 % in the WB… So, the IADB is more relevant to LAC countries and CSO…

  10. c) IADB • Dialogues and consultations • Conditionality • Project oriented and good governance framework • « Comite Asesor »

  11. d) EU as a key actor • Non state actors approach • EESC • SC Fora: EU-Mexico, EU-CAN, etc. • DG Trade Dialogue with CS • Bi-regional committees • New Perspectives 2007-2013 (CSP and RSP)

  12. 3) UN: What should reform of the UN’s development role require as a minimum? • A) UNDP • B) ECOSOC • C) « Reform » and Cardoso Report • D) MDGs are not enough

  13. UNDP: legitimacy to have a stronger position Democracy Report (LAC) Human Development Reports • ECOSOC: limitations • Reform: Security Council (decision making process) Council for Global Development and Environ. (CGDE) german proposal ?

  14. Cardoso Report • Partenariat Group • SC and CS • National CS consultative groups • Liaison Groups: NGOs, Congress, private sector • Bureau: permanent autochthones issues • Public auditions etc. • Expanded trust fund to support CS participation (regional or UN headq.)

  15. 4) Concluding remarks: • Regional banks are new actors and has to be reinforced, in these spaces the CS participation has to be re- df. • CS participation in regional integration processes is crucial and has to be supported effectively (formal and informal participation).

  16. UNDP can play a major role, has to be strengthen and has to strengthen the relations with CSOs • ECOSOC is not effective so we have to revisit the Cardoso Proposals

  17. We need a constructive debate on how CS participation can be more effectively at the global and national level. • Nobody knows how to deal with CS heterogeneity, diversity and challenges…even if IFIS ask to the governments to do it.

  18. MDGs can be a pretext to promote national dialogues (and consensus) on development between all the development actors (because PRSP weren’t generally). • MDGs are the new “aid framework”, so they can be a pretext to develop real participation

  19. For that it will be necessary to establish mechanisms (UN, banks and regional level) that give: • Transparency: information, access to agendas, papers, reports, etc. • Access to the debates: consultation • Systematic participation in all the phases of the decision making process: planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation = Accountability=Watchdog = Ownership

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