Institutional & Structural Institutional & Structural Changes In NEPAD SecretariatChanges In NEPAD Secretariat

““AU / NEPAD INTEGRATION ON COURSEAU / NEPAD INTEGRATION ON COURSE””

Presentation to the 10th Meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism, (RCM) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,

05 November 2009By

Dr. Ibrahim Assane MayakiChief Executive Officer, NEPAD Secretariat

HISTORICAL CONTEXTHISTORICAL CONTEXT Rationale and Birth of NEPAD in 2001 - A home-grown African initiative to address Africa’s challenges of poverty,

sustainable growth/development & marginalization; - NEPAD as an integrated strategy and framework for development - 2001 Lusaka Adoption as AU’s flagship socio-economic agenda - Attaining MDGs and emphasis on Regional Integration

- NEPAD vision of the African Renewal (‘African Century’)

NEPAD Core Principles and Values - Continued relevance of NEPAD vision, priorities and strategic thrust - Principles & Values:

African leadership and ownership; Promotion of democracy & Good Governance; Women Empowerment; Ideals of Pan-Africanism; Partnership Building

Why AU/NEPAD Integration?Why AU/NEPAD Integration? 2003 Maputo Declaration on NEPAD Integration into the African

Union structures and processes with key objectives:- To establish appropriate linkages between AU & NEPAD governance structures;- Formalize working relations between AU Commission & NEPAD Secretariat;- Align & harmonize the conditions of service, rules of recruitment and accountability of the NEPAD Secretariat with those of the AU Commission, - Develop a sustainable funding mechanism for NEPAD- Build greater synergy thro’ avoidance of AUC/NEPAD duplication and overlaps- Signing of host agreement with South African Government to provide NEPAD Secretariat with legal status of an AU Office operating outside the Headquarters;- 2007 13-point Algiers Outcomes, including the creation of the NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency as technical body of the AU, to replace NEPAD Secretariat

April 2009: Recommendations of the Consultancy Study on Integration and consideration by AU/NEPAD governance structures

July 2009: Conclusions of 21st NEPAD HSGIC Summit in Sirte, Libya and expected AU Assembly endorsement of NPCA in 2010

From August 2009: Re-positioning NEPAD as an integrated AU family member - New mandate!

Nepad Strategic planning process Nepad Strategic planning process The New Direction & ApproachThe New Direction & Approach Changing Context

New leadership of the NEPAD Secretariat from April 2009: Mission – Roadmap to NPCA Impact of global financial crisis on Africa Africa’s lagging behind @ midpoint to the target period of MDGs attainment Mandate and Core Functions of the new NEPAD institution (NPCA)

- Coordination of program/project development and implementation at regional and continental levels- Partnership building and international cooperation,

- Resource mobilization for program implementation;- Research & Knowledge Management to support Africa’s development (think-tank role)

- Advocacy and Communication of AU/NEPAD vision and agenda to all stakeholders

Implications of Change Greater streamlining and focus on value addition and value-creation Effective interface between the political & technical aspects of NEPAD’s work Enhanced and strengthened relationship with Partners Quality Design Criteria and Implementation with results-based approach

Nepad Core delivery processNepad Core delivery process

Country context: policies,

systems and programs

NEPAD Core Delivery Process

Agreed Continental

Policy Frameworks

Aligned policies, systems and programs towards reaching targets

Alignment Process

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Translating continental policy frameworks into country and regional -level contexts

RECs

FOCUS OF NEPAD FOCUS OF NEPAD IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

Strengthening of Partnership engagementsMobilization of resources and development partners;

Promoting synergy and harmonization of work programs between the AU Commission and the NEPAD Secretariat;

Facilitating AU/NEPAD Integration, and Servicing and support to the NEPAD governance

structures, namely the NEPAD HSGIC and the Steering Committee;

IMPLEMENTATION FLOWIMPLEMENTATION FLOW

Identify, define and promote

Intra-regional Projects

Inter-regional Projects

Continental

Projects

Monitor and supervise implementation

Vision & FOCUS Vision & FOCUS Priority Setting & Targets – 3 PillarsPriority Setting & Targets – 3 Pillars

PRIORITY SETTINGPRIORITY SETTINGPillar 1 Pillar 1 = = NEPAD Integration into the African NEPAD Integration into the African

UnionUnion

Synergy, Complementarity &

Harmonization in work programs with AU

Commission

Implementation of the

Roadmap to Integration

THE NEPAD NICHE – Way Forward THE NEPAD NICHE – Way Forward

Emerging CONTEXT Emerging CONTEXT

ENSURING VALUE ADDITION IN RELATIONS WITH THE AU COMMISSION & OTHER REGIONAL ACTORS

RAPID RESPONSE TO CONTINENT’S SPECIAL NEEDS

ACTION TYPES THAT ARE REQUIRED

MODUS OPERANDI TO ACTUALIZE THE NEPAD VISION AS A PROGRAM OF THE AFRICAN UNION

STRATEGIC APPROACH AND RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT

Conclusion – Conclusion – Expected HeadlinesExpected HeadlinesFocus of the new NEPAD leadership: STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING UN

SYSTEM COHERENT PROGRAM COORDINATION OF INTEGRATIVE

PROGRAMS/PROJECTS MOBILIZING PARTNERS & RESOURCES FOR NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THINK TANK FUNCTION BUILDING THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AS CORE IMPERATIVE STRENTHENING ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATION FOR AFRICAN

STAKEHOLDERS TO ‘FEEL THE OWNERSHIP’ ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH RECs, CSOs & PRIVATE SECTOR

Africa’s development should remain on top of the global agenda, with UN supporting NEPAD as a program of the African Union.

continued support and understanding of UN System support to the African Union and its NEPAD Program.

Team Building;Team Building;Institutional Institutional

Capacity & Project Capacity & Project ManagementManagement

Programme Programme Design & Design &

ImplementationImplementation

New StrategicNew StrategicManagement CycleManagement Cycle

& Approach& ApproachRoadmap to Roadmap to Integration &Integration &Transition to Transition to

NEPAD AgencyNEPAD Agency

Greater AccountabilityGreater Accountabilityto NEPAD Stakeholders: to NEPAD Stakeholders: including including RECs, CSOs &RECs, CSOs &

Private sectorPrivate sector

Knowledge Knowledge Management, Management,

M & E Systems M & E Systems

Mobilizing Mobilizing Resources &Resources &

PartnersPartners

EffectiveAdvocacy &Advocacy &

Communication

IImplementingmplementingHost Agreement Host Agreement with South Africawith South Africa

NEPAD Moving Up…..NEPAD Moving Up…..

THANK YOU….Merci…..

Special thanks to ECA and the RCM Secretariat