GoSS PREPARATIONS FOR SUDAN CONSORTIUM

1. GoSS PREPARATIONS FOR SUDAN CONSORTIUM Aggrey Tisa Sabuni Acting Under Secretary, MoFEP

2. Content • Overview of preparations • Proposed agenda and documents needed • Identification of GoSS priorities for the Sudan Consortium - outline of process • Developing a Strategic Plan to 2011 • Next steps

3. GoSS administrative preparations for the third Sudan Consortium

4. Recap: Proposed Agenda • Plenary Sessions • CPA Implementation • GoNU/GoSS Past Performance (JAM Review) • Future priorities & needs (including financing requests) • Aid Effectiveness & Aid Co-ordination • Public Finance Issues (Budget & Fiscal) • Parallel Technical Sessions • Meeting the MDGs • Basic Service Delivery • Private Sector Development

5. GoSS Documents: Plenary

6. GoSS Documents: Parallel Sessions

7. Identification of GoSS Priorities for the Sudan Consortium • GoSS’s work on future priorities builds on the outputs of the GoSS Budget Sector Working Groups, which identified their objectives & priority activities for 2008 – 2011 in their Budget Sector Plans • Based on guidance from the Presidency, and the provisions of the constitution, the 54 priorities in the Budget Sector Plans have been narrowed down to six top expenditure priorities

8. The Six Top Expenditure Priorities • Roads, Security, Primary Health Care, Primary Education, Agriculture, Rural Water

9. Consultative Process • MoFEP held a multi-stakeholder workshop in January to discuss the priorities • The workshop set outcome targets for 2011 in the priority areas, and identified the challenges that GoSS faces in achieving the targets • This analysis will form the basis for the GoSS Future Priorities paper at the Sudan Consortium • The World Bank has provided a costing expert to help cost the priorities

10. GoSS Priorities – mapping to NSP • MoFEP has already mapped the priority activities from the Budget Sectors to the GoNU National Strategic Plan • Most GoSS activities fall within the 3 out of the 8 NSP Key Results Areas (Sustainable Development, MDGs & Poverty Alleviation, Good Governance • As a part of the Sudan Consortium process, GoSS will be requesting GoNU to support national projects in the South in priority areas (e.g. national roads)

11. Developing a Strategy to 2011 • The priorities document is intended to guide donor pledges at the Sudan Consortium • After the Sudan Consortium, the South will start to develop a strategic plan for the period up to 2011. This will also: • act as a Poverty-Eradication Plan • guide formulation of future Budget Sector Plans and donor projects • constitute the South’s input to the National Strategic Plan • GoSS will use existing planning structures to develop the strategic plan

12. GoSS Strategic Planning Structure Presidential Strategic Planning Council Governors Civil Society Private Sector All GoSS Ministries Donor Partners State Ministries State Partners Council of Ministers Steering Committee GoSS Budget GoSS Budget Sector Working Groups State Budget Sector Planning Committees

13. Preparation for Sudan Consortium – Next Steps • Next Steps for GoSS: • Finalisation of JAM Review • Costing of Financing Requirements to 2011 • Preparation of papers • Next steps for Steering Committee: • Immediate decision needed on GoSS Focal Point • Immediate decision needed on GoSS Participants in Joint Preparation Committee

14. GoSS has work to do to complete its Sudan Consortium preparations, but is generally on target THANKS FOR LISTENING