United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Transcript:United Nations Economic Commission for Africa:
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 2014-2015 Biennium Report Ingrid Cyimana Director, Strategic Planning and Operational Quality Division 1 April 2016 Principal Aims of ECA in 2014-2015 Biennium Think-tank of reference on Africa’s development policy issues: Putting Africa first To influence priorities and programmes of key partners working on African development policy issues To empower Africa to narrate its own narrative To drive Africa’s structural transformation based on its own priorities Achieving policy influence in support of Africa’s transformative agenda Earning greater trust and credibility through the production of high-quality, evidence-based and “good fit” policy research and knowledge delivery services Enhancing accountability mechanisms & deepening learning culture across all streams of work Strengthening operational effectiveness to ensure better support for the timely delivery of ECA knowledge production and capacity-building services. POLICY INFLUENCE Global agenda Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: Support the African Group of negotiators in New York in ensuring that Africa’s priorities were duly reflected in the SDGs; and development of SDG Indicators Addis Ababa Action Agenda: Analytical papers for negotiation and consensus building 100% progress achieved in the target to increase the number of common positions adopted or implemented by member States in the area of international trade or trade negotiation COP 21: African Group of Negotiators and Africa Pavilion Continental Agenda ECA knowledge products and support in formulating policies related to the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the Common African Position (CAP) on the post-2015 Development Agenda Technical support and Secretariat to the High-level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa The Marrakech Consensus, on innovative financing for Africa’s transformation Through RCM, coordinated the development of the UN/AU Partnership on Africa's Integration and Development Agenda 2017‐2027(PAIDA), and the 10 Year Implementation Plan Adoption of Africa Regional Integration Index COP 21: Africa Climate Talks (ACT) and Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-V). Platform to reflect on progress towards achieving the UNFCCC’s stated objectives of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations and enabling sustainable development POLICY INFLUENCE…Cont’d 3. Sub Regional and member States agenda 112% increase in the number of countries developing or implementing policies or programmes in the context of free-trade areas or customs unions and 100% number of RECs (from 2 to 3) that are developing or implementing policies or programmes in the context of free-trade areas or customs unions. Technical support which led to the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area between COMESA, SADC