Transcript Strategic framework for 2018 - United Nations Economic

Meeting of the Committee of Experts
All day event 9.00 - 18.45
Réunion du Comité d’experts
Journée entière 9.00 - 18.45
UNECA
Strategic Framework
2016 - 2017
Ingrid Cyimana
Director, Strategic Planning and Operational Quality Division
1 April 2016
Content
1. Introduction and Background
2. Objective of the Programme
3. Major Focus Areas
4. Strategies
1. Introduction and Background
• Strategic Framework (SF, 2018-2019) to be reviewed by the
Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) in June
2016
• Strategic Framework formulated with a view to meeting the
priorities and mandates set by the UN General Assembly,
the AU Summit, the Commission and its subsidiary bodies.
• A continuation of the two previous biennium, building on
successes and lessons learned
• Addresses new priorities, i.e. the AU Agenda 2063, the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the outcome of
the Third International Conference on Financing for
Development; and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
(COP 21)
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2. Objective “Putting Africa First”
Promoting inclusive and sustainable
economic and social development to
support acceleration of Africa’s
structural transformation
3. Major Focus Areas of the Strategic Framework
Nine interdependent and complementary sub-Programmes focusing on
sectors that are central to Africa’s transformation agenda
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Macroeconomic policy: To accelerate economic transformation and
inclusive development
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Forecasting and macroeconomic analysis, design, implementation and monitoring of development
plans and strategies
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Private sector development and mobilization of domestic and external resources
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Economic governance and public sector management
2. Regional integration and trade:To achieve effective regional
cooperation and integration among member States;
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Industrialization with a focus on regional infrastructure, regional value chains, food security and
agriculture;
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Intra-African and international trade, and an environment conducive to attracting investments
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Land policy, including secure gender equitable land rights; and use and management of land for SD
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3. Major focus Areas of the Strategic Framework
3. Innovations, technologies and management of Africa’s natural
resources: To facilitate the adoption and implementation of new initiatives
in the realm of innovations, technologies and management of natural
resources to advancing sustainable and equitable development in Africa;
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Nurture and harness new technologies and innovations for sustainable development
Foster green economy
The management of mineral resources in line with Africa Mining Vision
Climate change adaptation in national development strategies to reduce vulnerability and strengthen
resilience
4. Statistics: To improve the production, dissemination and use of quality
data and statistics in Africa
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Data and statistics for evidence based policy making, planning, implementation, monitoring and
reporting
Harmonized statistics in ECA databases
Timely geospatial data, information and services for evidence based decision making
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3. Major Focus Areas of the Strategic Framework
5. Capacity development: To achieve sustainable and inclusive economic
growth and to accelerate structural transformation in line with Agenda
2063, NEPAD programme and Agenda 2030
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Capacity of the AU to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate the priorities and programmes of
its organs and institutions
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Capacity of member States, pan-African institutions, RECs and intergovernmental organizations to
formulate and implement policies and programmes for the advancement of Africa’s structural
transformation
6. Gender and women in development: To achieve gender equality and
women’s empowerment in Africa
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Implement and report on progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment
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Mainstream gender and women’s concerns into national policies and programmes
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3. Major Focus Areas of the Strategic Framework
7. Sub-regional activities for development: To achieve structural
transformation for inclusive and sustainable development in the five subregions
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Capacity of member States in the 5 sub-regions to produce and disseminate quality and timely data
for evidence based planning, policy making and improved economic management
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Capacity of member States to implement sub-regional priorities in support of continental
development priorities and programmes.
8. Development planning and administration: To improve public sector
management and development planning in support of member States’
structural transformation
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Development planning, including long term visioning, sectorial policy design and planning, urban
and regional planning
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Economic policy formulation, management, monitoring and evaluation
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3. Major Focus Areas of the Strategic Framework
9. Social development policy: To achieve inclusive and equitable
sustainable human and social development for transformation in Africa
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Mainstream employment, social protection and nutrition security into national policies and strategies;
Population and youth policies, including migration, ageing and disability
Urbanization policies, programmes and strategies
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3. STRATEGIES
• Achieving a higher level of policy influence in support of Africa’s
transformation agenda
• Earning greater credibility and trust through the production of
high-quality, evidence-based and good-fit policy research and
knowledge delivery services
• Enhancing the Commission’s accountability mechanisms and
deepen the learning culture across all streams of work at the
Commission
• Strengthening the Commission’s operational effectiveness to
support the timely delivery of its knowledge production and
capacity development services.
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Thank You