UN Support for the IPoA implementation at the country level. Ayodele Odusola and Luisa Bernal For the UNDP Technical Working Group, New York

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1 UN Support for the IPoA implementation at the country level Ayodele Odusola and Luisa Bernal For the UNDP Technical Working Group, New York 1

2 Outline of the presentation The UN strategy of supporting the implementation of IPoA The UN strategic and collaborative efforts in advancing IPoA s implementation UNDP s areas of programmatic interventions Emerging lessons for enhanced results 2

3 UN Strategy of supporting the implementation of IPoA (1/3) At its June 2011 annual session, the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UN-WOMEN and WFP mandated the agencies to integrate the IPoA into their programmes and support countries to implement priority actions. Support to LDCs to be anchored on principles of demand-based assistance and national ownership. 3

4 UN Strategy of supporting the implementation of IPoA (2/2) Aligning MDG achievement and other development efforts with those identified in the IPoA. As is the case in most UN agencies, a Corporate Task Force was set up in UNDP to coordinate the implementation and monitoring of IPoA. UN/DP Regional Bureaus have begun to raise awareness among all RCs/RRs/CDs of LDCs to ensure mainstreaming and implementation of IPoA. UN/DP has systematically encouraged its country offices and UNCTs to explicitly link their programmatic work to the IPOA. 4

5 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (1/9) United Nations collaborative actions are focused in four areas: i. building national capacities to deliver basic services including national capacity for trade ii. facilitation; mainstreaming the IPoA in national plans and programmes + MDGs, Rio+20, Post 2015 DA; iii. helping youths to develop; and iv. strengthening resilience, including to climate change. 5

6 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (2/9) Building national capacities Social Protection Floor Initiative: the Rwandan Government with support from UNDP, UNICEF and other United Nations agencies has established programmes in health, education, housing, social assistance and other sectors in order to improve Rwandans living conditions. UNFPA, in collaboration with other UN agencies works with LDCs to combat child and maternal mortality and enhance access to reproductive services (e.g. Mali, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Madagascar and Benin). 6

7 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (3/9) Building national capacities UNDP supports the implementation of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) which seeks to: Assist LDCs to mainstream trade into their national development plans and sectoral policies. Improve the coordinated delivery of trade related technical assistance in response to needs identified by LDCs. Build productive and trade capacities to promote economic growth and sustainable development. Programme active in most LDCs. 7

8 UN Agencies strategic collaboration Mainstreaming IPoA on the IPoA (4/9) Through MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF), UNDP in collaboration with other UN agencies helps Governments and development partners to identify the bottlenecks blocking sustained and inclusive MDG progress and devise ways to overcome them. MAF has been rolled out in more than 20 LDCs including Benin, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia. 8

9 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (5/9) Mainstreaming IPoA Joint United Nations Programme to Address Violence against Women as an example of joint action to reach the IPoA goal of increasing the empowerment of women. Porgramme implemented in Bangladesh. Mainstreaming IPoA into CPDs/UNDAFs in Guinea Bissau, Mali, Lesotho, Sudan, Djibouti, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh and Joint Vision Document in Sierra Leone. 9

10 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (6/9) Mainstreaming the IPoA Building consensus on the Post 2015 development agenda UN advocates for LDCs priority actions to be captured at the national and regional levels in the post 2015 discussions. More than 30% of the 88 countries holding national. consultations on post 2015 development agenda are LDCs (e.g. Angola, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ethiopia, DRC, Malawi, Niger, Tanzania, Lao PDR, Mozambique, Samoa, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Togo and Zambia). 10

11 UN Agencies strategic collaboration Empowering youths on the IPoA (7/9) Joint Statement UN High-level Meeting on Youth (2011), commits more than 25 heads of United Nations entities to support a comprehensive youth development agenda at the country level. Regional Programme for Social Cohesion and Youth Employment brings together UNDP, ILO, UNESCO and UNIDO to help 12 Sub-Saharan countries design macroeconomic policies that promote youth employment and help youths develop their skills (e.g. Côte d Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Lesotho, Malawi, Senegal, Sierra Leone). 11

12 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (8/9) Strengthening resilience Programme to support Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation. UNDP in partnership with UNIDO, UNICEF, UNOPS and WFP works with 20 countries, including some LDCs, to address climate change risks and opportunities in their national development plans. Joint Programme on Climate Change under the leadership of the Government of Uganda and the support of the WFP, UNEP, OCHA and UNFPA focuses on mitigation and adaptation planning, finance, advocacy, lessons learned and research. 12

13 UN Agencies strategic collaboration on the IPoA (9/9) Supporting the monitoring of the IPoA UN/DP supports the LDC IV Monitor : a global Partnership aimed at providing an independent and complementary monitoring of the IPoA implementation; Comprises civil society and related organisations in Asia, Africa and Europe; Research and analysis, policy dialogue, expert group meetings, and other outreach activities; Report on the First Independent Review on the State of Implementation of the IPoA to be published in

14 UNDP s Areas of programmatic intervention (1/7) Key UNDP role: Mainstreaming the IPoA into LDCs national development plans and strategies; and UN system programmes including CPDs and UNDAFs; Developing Roadmap for graduation from LDC; Using its convening power to ensure UNCTs continue to support national-level monitoring of the implementation of the IPoA. 14

15 UNDP s Areas of programmatic interventions(2/7) UNDP works in all 49 LDCs to advance sustainable human development. Allocates significant resources to programme activities in vulnerable countries. In 2011, for instance, budget allocated to LDCs/LLDCs/SIDS slightly over USD $2.6 billion. Between 2008 and 2012, about 50% of UNDP s resources were allocated to LDCs. Percentage share of LDCs in total resources ( ) 15

16 UNDP s Areas of programmatic interventions(3/7) 16

17 UNDP s Areas of programmatic interventions(4/7) Democratic governance - Support to establish effective, fair, responsive and effective electoral, justice and security institutions and processes that promote the rule of law, transparency, accountability and participation, particularly for women, marginalized and vulnerable groups. Between 2011 and 2012 electoral support provided to 26 LDCs including Zambia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Niger and Timor Leste. - Capacity for human rights in judicial system (Afghanistan) - Women access to judicial system (Mozambique, Lesotho, Sierra Leone and Zambia). - Prevention and prosecution of sexual and gender based violence (DRC). - Governance and rule of law (Somalia). 17

18 UNDP s Areas of programmatic interventions(5/7) Livelihood enhancement and improved productive capacity Support to trade and productive capacities through the EIF and Aid for Trade initiatives. Support to the implementation of the Multifunctional Platform (MFP) in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for the establishment of sustainable enterprises in LDCs (600 in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal). Support to Youth economic empowerment (Yemen). 18

19 UNDP s Areas of programmatic interventions(6/7) Promoting environmental sustainability - Policy advice on climate change at the country level Low Emission Capacity Building Programme (Bhutan, DRC, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). The Africa Adaptation Programme covering areas such as climate change, water, energy, technology, agriculture/food security, and disaster risk management (9 LDCs). SIDS DOCK Initiative - joint partnership between UNDP, WB, and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), focused on bringing about transformational change in the energy sectors (Kiribati, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu). 19

20 UNDP s Areas of programmatic interventions(7/7) Graduation efforts - Support to LDCs in transition to MIC Smooth transition efforts in Cape Verde and Maldives In the recent past. Ongoing efforts by other LDCs: Angola, Lao PDR and Samoa. Angolan Government National Graduation Programme - UNDP invited to assist in the implementation. In collaboration with OHRLLS and ECA, recently fielded a Mission to Angola to support the process. - Formulation of the Roadmap for graduation. - Organization of Stakeholders forum on the process, lessons and implications of graduation. 20

21 Key lessons learned (1/2) Building national service-delivery capacities should focus on infrastructure, food insecurity, basic health and school attendance. Mainstreaming IPoA and building synergy with the MDG acceleration efforts require strong advocacy among top political class and building capacity of technical staff. Youth develop requires support to broad-based economic growth, improvements in vocational training, and integrating social protection schemes with policies to create jobs. 21

22 Key lessons learned (2/2) Strengthen resilience, including to climate change, requires building on synergies between the fight against poverty and action to address climate change. Graduation efforts require government and national stakeholders share a common understanding and consensus on vulnerability and impact assessments. Income versus human dimension: Need to shift attention from income graduation to human development advancement. 22

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