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Governance Cluster of the RCM

Governance Cluster of the RCM. 12th Session of RCM-Africa Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and United Nations Development Programme 21-22 November 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Outline. INTRODUCTION TYPES OF CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES:

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Governance Cluster of the RCM

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  1. Governance Cluster of the RCM 12th Session of RCM-Africa Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and United Nations Development Programme 21-22 November 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  2. Outline • INTRODUCTION • TYPES OF CAPACITY-BUILDING • CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES: • AUC • APRM • RECs • MAINSTREAMING CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES • CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES • WAY FORWARD

  3. Introduction • Governance is one of the 9 clusters established to coordinate UN agencies support to the AUC and NPCA; • It is co-chaired by AUC and UNDP; • It operates through Four (4) Sub-Clusters namely: • Economic and Corporate governance co-chaired by UNECA & DPA; • Human Rights co-chaired by OHCHR & DPA • Public Service and Administration co-chaired jointly by UNECA, UNDP & DPA • Democracy and Governance co-chaired by UNDP & DPA

  4. Introduction (Cont.) • The cluster has a membership of 26 active UN agencies, AU organs and other inter-governmental organisations • This report outlines the cluster’s efforts in 2011 towards enhancing institutional capacity of the AUC, its NEPAD programme and the Regional Economic Communities; • This support is specific to AU’s agenda of continental and regional integration particularly in the governance arena • The entry point of the Cluster’s support is the AUC Strategic Plan (2009-2012), especially Pillar 3 on Shared Values

  5. Types of Capacity Building • PROGRAMME SUPPORT • DATABASE DEVELOPMENT • TRAINING • DEVELOPMENT OF KEY INSTRUMENTS • OPERATIONS SUPPORT • STAFFING • ADVISORY AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES • STRATEGIC PLANNING

  6. Department of Political Affairs

  7. Department of Political Affairs (Cont.)

  8. Department of Political Affairs (Cont.)

  9. African Peer Review Mechanism

  10. Regional Economic Communities

  11. Cross-Cutting Issues • Two main cross-cutting issues that the governance cluster has managed to address in 2011 are (a) gender and (b) youth; • These two issues feature prominently in two continental governance initiatives that cluster members are involved in namely: • The third edition of the African Governance Report (AGRIII); • The Eighth African Governance Forum (AGF-VIII); • Both AGRIII and AGF-VIII address major governance challenges facing Africa today (i.e. elections and the management of diversity)

  12. Cross-Cutting Issues (Cont.) • AGRIII covers 41 African countries, AGF-VIII, 29; • Gender issues are mainstreamed in both AGRIII and AGFVIII; • AGRIII will be published in 2012 • Workshop for the last group of six (6) AGRIII countries took place on 17-18 November 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • AGF-VIII will also be convened in 2012 tentatively in Johannesburg, South Africa

  13. Cross-Cutting Issues (Cont.) • Prior to the main AGF-VIII, cluster members have joined hands in convening two policy dialogue fora: • AGF-VIII Gender Forum on 1-2 Nov. 2011, Kigali, Rwanda • AGF-VIII Youth Forum on 28-29 Nov. 2011, Accra, Ghana • The cluster has completed the development of a guidance note on mainstreaming governance in RCM clusters and sub-clusters; • On 18 November 2011, the cluster facilitated a brainstorming session on how to mainstream governance in the work of RCM clusters and sub-clusters.

  14. Constraints and Challenges • Weak institutional partnership with the Regional Economic Communities (RECs); • Although the partnership of the cluster with DPA/AUC is strong, it is weaker and adhoc with other AU Organs and Institutions, with the exception of ACHPR; • Ineffective and haphazard implementation of the Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme of the AU.

  15. Way Forward • Establishment of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for East and Southern Africa should facilitate stronger partnership of the cluster with EAC, COMESA and SADC; • AGF-VIII should facilitate stronger partnerships of the cluster with other AU Organs and Institutions such as ECOSSOC and PAP already members of the AGF-VIII Steering Committee

  16. Way Forward • Out of the Triennial Review of the Ten-Year Capacity Building Programe of the AU has emerged a new Comprehensive Programme whose effective implementation kicks off in 2012. • The new Programme of the TYCB-AU presents a golden opportunity for taking the UN-AU partnership to a higher level between 2012 and 2016.

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