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Integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM

Integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM. Bunmi Makinwa UNAIDS Country Coordinator/Ethiopia and Representative for African Regional Organizations. APRM: Strategic Framework. NEPAD - Strategic Policy Framework and Socio-economic Development Programme of the African Union

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Integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM

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  1. Integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM Bunmi Makinwa UNAIDS Country Coordinator/Ethiopia and Representative for African Regional Organizations

  2. APRM: Strategic Framework • NEPAD - Strategic Policy Framework and Socio-economic Development Programme of the African Union • Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance • African Peer Review Mechanism

  3. APRM: Definition • African self-monitoring mechanism • Voluntarily acceded to by Member States of the African Union • Open to all member states of the AU

  4. APRM: Purpose • Foster the adoption of policies, standards and practices that lead to • political stability, • high economic growth, • sustainable development and • accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration

  5. APRM: Principles • National ownership and leadership by the participating countries • Participation of all key stakeholders • Transparency • Accountability • Technical competence • Credibility • Freedom from political manipulation

  6. APRM: Key Components • Democracy and Good Political Governance • Economic Governance and Management • Corporate Governance • Socio-economic Development

  7. APRM: Assessment Framework • Key objectives as per Component • Respective international and regional codes and standards • Criteria for assessment of performance • Indicators (qualitative and quantitative)

  8. APRM: Stages • Stage 1: Preparation (national level, APR Secretariat) • Stage 2: Self-assessment and preparation of a Preliminary Programme of Action • Stage 3: APR Team mission • Stage 4: Preparation and submission of the APR Team’s report; review by APR Panel and APR Forum • Stage 5: Making report public, implementation of the Programme of Action

  9. APRM: Progress • 16 countries have acceded: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Republic of South Africa, Uganda • Ghana, Rwanda – Review Reports submitted to APR Forum • Mauritius – review in progress • Kenya – review in progress • Nigeria – Support Mission carried out

  10. HIV/AIDS in NEPAD • HIV/AIDS largely missing • MDG 6 missing among long-term goals • HIV/AIDS – one of communicable diseases • No targets set for HIV/AIDS • Action described in general terms: • bring epidemics under control • lead campaign for increased international financial support

  11. HIV/AIDS in APRM Now • HIV/AIDS reflected insufficiently: • Key international and regional instruments on HIV/AIDS missing • Commitments on HIV/AIDS made internationally and regionally reflected insufficiently • HIV/AIDS addressed within subsets of development issues, not as a development issue in its own right

  12. HIV/AIDS in APRM Now • Democracy and Good Political Governance • No explicit objectives, • Criteria, or • Indicators on HIV/AIDS

  13. HIV/AIDS in APRM Now • Economic Governance and Management: • Promotion of policies that support sustainable development: • Sectoral or micro-economic policies • Socio-economic indicators including but not limited to health, education, HIV/AIDS and housing

  14. HIV/AIDS in APRM Now • Corporate Governance: • Corporations as good corporate citizens with regards to human rights, social responsibility • Responsiveness to concerns of communities: • Engagement in social and community development programmes • Examples of corporate social responsibility projects

  15. HIV/AIDS in APRM Now • Socio-economic Development : • Accelerating socio-economic development for sustainable development and poverty eradication • Outcomes of policies and mechanisms • MDGs indicators

  16. HIV/AIDS in APRM Now • Socio-economic Development : • Strengthening policies, delivery mechanisms and outcomes in key social areas including HIV/AIDS • Measures taken by government • Legal, policy, institutional steps • Volume, criteria for resource allocation • Participation of all stakeholders • Outcomes on social indicators • HIV prevalence disaggregated

  17. HIV/AIDS in APRM: why emphasis? HIV/AIDS: • Threatens political stability • Undermines social and economic development • Imposes an enormous economic burden • Affects all levels of society • Will determine Africa’s progress in achieving the goals of economic growth, sustainable development and accelerated regionaland global integration

  18. HIV/AIDS in APRM: why emphasis? • International and regional commitments: • Abuja Declaration and • Framework for Action for the Fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and Other Related Infectious Diseases • UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS

  19. HIV/AIDS in APRM: what to emphasize? • Codes and Standards: • inclusion of Abuja Declaration and Framework, UNGASS Declaration • Objectives and criteria: • introducing HIV/AIDS objectives and criteria into all components • Indicators: • selecting HIV/AIDS indicators for existing objectives (including Abuja / UNGASS indicators) • selecting indicators for new objectives (including Abuja / UNGASS indicators)

  20. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Democracy and Good Political Governance: • HIV/AIDS and human rights • Non-discrimination, elimination of stigma • Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS • Women’s rights • Rights of children orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS • Rights of vulnerable populations • Development, endorsement, enforcement of legislation

  21. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Democracy and Good Political Governance • HIV/AIDS in conflict areas: • Protection of vulnerable populations • Care and support to people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS • Development, implementation of policies • HIV/AIDS and uniformed services: • HIV/AIDS programmes for uniformed professionals • Development, implementation of policies and programmes

  22. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Economic Governance and Management: • Supportive macro-economic policy: • Supportive policy framework: • Share of budget allocated to HIV/AIDS • Resource mobilization • Macroeconomic projections: • Economic impact of HIV/AIDS: • Assessment • Development, implementation of strategies to mitigate the impact

  23. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Economic Governance and Management: • Sound, transparent, predictable government economic policies: • Coordination of efforts of various departments • Timeliness and reliability of HIV/AIDS resource transfers to implementers at central and decentralized levels • Absorptive capacity of implementers

  24. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Corporate Governance: • Enabling environment: • Factors that impact on business activity • Assessment of HIV/AIDS impact • Efforts to mitigate the impact • Corporations as good corporate citizens: • Observing human rights and labour laws • HIV/AIDS workplace policies andprogrammes

  25. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Socio-economic Development : • Accelerating socio-economic development • Integration of HIV/AIDS into sustainable development strategy and planning • Leadership • Mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS into sectors • Capacity building • Participation • Community mobilization

  26. Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM: Objectives, Criteria, Indicators • Socio-economic Development : • Policy, delivery mechanisms, outcomes: • Measures by Government: • HIV/AIDS policy development and implementation status • HIV/AIDS protection, prevention, treatment, care and support (availability; uptake; outcomes) • Gender focus • Reaching most vulnerable and marginalized

  27. HIV/AIDS in APRM: Next Steps • Acceptance at political level of emphasis and expanded integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM • Internalization of the approach by countries • Guidance to countries on the implementation

  28. Support by UNAIDS • Political acceptance: • Dialogue with the NEPAD Secretariat • Internalization by countries • Advocacy and engagement at the country level • Guidance to countries on implementation: • Support at the country level – Ghana

  29. Opportunities Self assessment and bench marking Recognition and Championship Learning and Strengthening

  30. Thank you Amasegnalu

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