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DIALOGUE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES WITH THE SECOND COMMITTEE

DIALOGUE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES WITH THE SECOND COMMITTEE THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: ECA’S PERSPECTIVES PRESENTATION BY ABDALLA HAMDOK DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECA 5 NOVEMBER 2014 NEW YORK. 1.

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DIALOGUE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES WITH THE SECOND COMMITTEE

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  1. DIALOGUE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES WITH THE SECOND COMMITTEE THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: ECA’S PERSPECTIVES PRESENTATION BY ABDALLA HAMDOK DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECA 5 NOVEMBER 2014 NEW YORK 1

  2. Context: A Rising Africa and the Post-2015 Development Agenda • II) Regional and sub-regional inter-governmental bodies’ contribution to different means of implementation • III) Strengthening national implementation capabilities through regional initiatives: focus on the CAP and the 2015 accountability framework (AF) • IV) Contribution of Regional the Commissions to Strengthening the Implementation capacities for the post-2015 Development Agenda: An ECA perspective • V) Conclusion 2 Structure of Presentation 2

  3. Context: A Rising Africa and the post-2015 Development Agenda • The crafting of the 2015 global development agenda comes at a time when the continent has continued to make great strides in various economic, social and political spheres. • In the economic sphere, Africa’s performance has been remarkable, with average economic growth rates of about 5 per cent per annum, making it one of the fastest growing regions in the world (see figure 1) 3 3

  4. Fig. 1:Africa’s growth relative to other regions 4 4

  5. 6 • Unlike in previous decades, the natural resources sector contributed to only about a quarter of Africa’s post-2000 economic expansion Fig 2: Sectoral Share in GDP 5

  6. 6 6 • Three quarters of Africa’s growth was underpinned by factors such as: improvements in governance and macroeconomic management; rapid urbanization and increasing domestic demand helped by a growing middle class; increasing investment and trade ties with traditional and new partners; expanding regional markets and diversification of production and exports. • Remarkable improvements in business and regulatory environments, accompanied by improvements in sentiments about doing business in the continent and higher FDI flows (see Figs 3). • Increasingly, FDI rates of return are higher in Africa than in other regions, such as Asia and Latin America (see Fig 4)

  7. 7 Fig. 3: External flows to Africa (per billion dollars) 7

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  9. 9 • On the social front, African countries have made significant strides in human development (see Fig 5). • Africa’s youthful population and emerging middle class has been another socio-economic factor underpinning its economic growth • On the political front, there has been remarkable improvements in governance, accompanied by reductions in conflicts (Fig 6) 9

  10. 10 Fig 5: Quality of Human life in Africa 1980 – 2012. 10

  11. 11 Fig. 6: Average Number of Armed Conflicts 11

  12. 12 12 • Overall, Africa’s realities are fundamentally different from what they were in the 1990s when the MDGs were formulated • Africa is by every measure, a continent on the rise and it is within this context that the means of implementation in support of the post-2015 development agenda should be seen • We examine the means of implementation in three main levels: 1)Sub-regional/regional level 2) national, and 3)regional Commission role.

  13. Regional & Sub-regional Intergovernmental bodies’ contribution to different means of implementation 13 13

  14. Context: • A diverse number of regional and sub-regional intergovernmental institutions are involved in advancing Africa’s development agenda. • The ECA is a part of this institutional landscape, alongside the AU, AfDB and the RECs etc. • AU traditionally provides political leadership in regional processes. • As early as 2011, AU initiated action to define Africa’s priorities in a new framework that would be agreed upon to succeed the MDGs – i.e. post-2015 development agenda. • Pro-activeness informed by the lessons in formulating the MDGs. • Profound reflections and extensive consultations with stakeholders across the continent, including within the RCM-Africa framework 14 14

  15. 15 15 • Context continues: • The outcome was CAP on the post 2015 Development Agenda, adopted by African leaders in 2014 • The AU established an HLC to sensitize stakeholders and oversee negotiations with with global actors for the accommodation of CAP in the post-2015 global Development Agenda. • CAP post-2015 is accompanied by a Accountability framework (AF), as well as the African Development Goals (ADGs). • The AF is meant to ensure that all stakeholders (internal and external) are committed to the implementation, as well as ready to account for their actions. • The six Pillars of CAP post-2015 and its AF constitute a useful framework to guide and monitor implementation at national, sub-regional and regional levels

  16. 16 16 • The Six Pillars of the Common African Position (CAP): • Structural Economic Transformation and Inclusive Growth • Science, Technology and Innovation • People-Centered Development • Environmental Sustainability, Natural Resources Management and Disaster Risk Management • Peace and Security • Finance and Partnerships

  17. The CAP Accountability Framework (AF) • Country level: • Designation of specific Ministries to be charged with all supply-side data and information • Establishment of strong liaison with NSO • Coordinating the preparation of all national reports • Ensuring all stakeholders honor their obligations under the AF • Sub-regional level- RECs • Monitoring the MDGs at sub-regional level • Preparing sub-regional reports on their implementation for submission to meeting of Ministers for consolidation • Full involvement/participation of sub-regional non-state actors • Regional/Continental Level • Coordination and monitoring all actions being undertaken at all levels in implementing CAP post-2015 • Preparing comprehensive annual regional reports for submission to the Assembly of heads of state • International/Global Level 17 17

  18. Strengthening National implementation capabilities through Regional Initiatives 18 18

  19. 19 • RCM and Africa’s post-2015 Development Agenda: • The RCM for Africa has evolved to become an important forum for engagement between the UN and the AU to build coherence and promote joint activities. • AU organs, RECs and the NEPAD Agency are active in the work of RCM-Africa. • The last RCM Africa session (March 2014) was organized alongside the Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance. • The last RCM session focused on promoting the coherence and harmonization of UN support for the AU in response to Africa’s changing development landscape. It considered the AU’s transformative initiatives, including Agenda 2063. 19

  20. 20 • Inclusive processes in formulation of Africa’s inputs into the post-2015 agenda was anchored on the desire for transformation and provides a foundation for: • Enhancing Member States’ ownership/driving of the post-2015 development agenda • Generating requisite political will for implementation, anchored on the CAP/ADGs and the priorities defined in Agenda 2063 • Responding to emerging issues and gaps in implementation, particularly in the areas of data collection and management; accountability; domestic resources mobilization • Data Collection and management • Building the capacity of national and regional statistical centers for data collection, monitoring and accountability. • Enhancing the flow of information between government agencies • Investing in ICT, Science and Technology. 20

  21. 21 21 • Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms/Frameworks (AF) • Entrenching good governance and effective institutions, including sound public financial management systems. • Building on existing frameworks such as APRM, CAP/ADGs, African Governance Charter, African Public Administration Charter to strengthen national accountability systems • Adaptation of the APRM’s Eminent Persons’ Group for reporting at sub-regional level • Financing: Improving DRM Systems • Africa’s DRMs potential is high (USD 520b in taxes; USD168b from minerals/fuels; USD 400b national reserves in central banks; USD 40 b in Diaspora Remittances; USD 10b annually in securitization; 1.2 trillion in Stock capitalization; USD30 b in private equity. • Improved tax collection systems, better negotiated contracts on minerals and reversing the tide of IFFs flows is critical for DRM.

  22. Contribution of regional Commissions to strengthen implementation capacities: the role of ECA 22 22

  23. Context: • ECA is both part of the pan-African institutional landscape; and an integral part of the broader UN system • ECA’s programmatic work covers all the key areas identified in the six pillars of the CAP and its various divisions and units are well-positioned to strengthen the implementation capacity of African countries • ECA has also been actively involved in mandatory stakeholders consultations to develop regional positions on policy and institutional reforms on trade, economic integration, natural resources management, and climate change. • Regional consultations for development of the CAP Post-2015/ADGs. • HLC Secretariat within the AU and supported by technical partners such as ECA, UNDP, UNFPA and AfDB • ECA report on Accountability Framework of CAP Post-2015; • Involvement in the PIDA processes 23 23

  24. ECA support to the implementation of existing and new continental frameworks. • Articulation of AU Agenda 2063 and CAP Post-2015 • Consultations on the post-2015 Development Agenda and the post-Rio+20 process culminating in adoption of Africa’s SDGs • Leveraging RCM-Africa as a platform for discussing Post- 2015 Agenda and SDGs. • Work of Thematic clusters interventions at regional and sub-regional levels aligned to the priorities of the AUC and RECs, including AU Agenda 2063 and CAP Post 2015 Development Agenda. • ECA Divisions leverage a number of facilitative mechanisms to advance issues related to among others: financing; transfer of technology, climate change, capacity building; and trade and economic integration. 24 24

  25. Facilitative mechanisms used by ECA • Innovative Financing: • ECA as part of NEPAD Cooperating Partners’ Institutions Committee (NPIC) comprising AUC, NPCA, ECA, AfDB and other regional banks • Active involvement of ECA in the Dakar Summit on infrastructure financing, which identified bankable projects within PIDA framework • ECA work on the HLP on IFFs, which has created awareness on the scale of IFFs in Africa • ECA-led ADF-IX Consensus on innovative financing for Africa • Transfer of technology • ECA’s support to member States on intellectual property protection, commercialization of R&D outputs, acquisition of industrial technologies, and development of web/mobile-based e-commerce platforms and geospatial mapping of resources. • Research on technology transfer to meet the challenges of climate changes and for inclusive green growth and competitiveness • RCM-Africa through the Science and Technology cluster is supporting the implementation of Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Action plan 25 25

  26. Facilitative mechanisms used by ECA • Capacity Building • ECA’s Capacity Development Strategy for member states based on regional and global frameworks • ECA support to RCM-Africa’s Ten Year Capacity building Programme • Trade and economic integration: • Flagship reports such as ERA and ARIA (Regional Integration Index) • Policy advice through specialized centers such as ATPC, AMDC, ACPC and the Land Policy Initiative • Support to regional infrastructure projects, including PIDA 26 26

  27. Conclusion • There is a new dawn in Africa as a region on the rise and increasingly gaining traction as a business destination of choice • The post-2015 development Agenda in Africa is anchored on African owned frameworks, such as Agenda 2063; ADGs and CAP • There is recognition of the importance of an accountability framework (AF) to cover various levels of accountability – national, sub-regional, regional and global • Financing of the post-2015 Development Agenda would require innovative financing mechanisms, capable of tapping into domestic resources mobilisation – private equity, climate finance, new and existing partnerships; and arresting IFFs • RCM-Africa, including ECA and the broader UN system will continue to provide support to African development initiatives. 27

  28. 28 Thank You for your kind attention

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