1. 13 TH AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING ADDIS ABABA, 3 DECEMBER 2015 INFORMATION SESSION ON THE ILO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION STRATEGY 2015-17

2. Session outline Introduction – Why a new Development Cooperation Strategy? – Highlights of the ILO Development Cooperation Portfolio in the African region – Building blocks of the Development Cooperation Strategy and implementation in the African region Statements of constituents Questions & Answers

3. Why a new Development Cooperation Strategy? Changing global context: SDGs: decent work is driver of sustainable development Financing for Development: new actors and partnerships UN system-wide coordination effort Internal processes: Governing Body request ILO reform and field review Programme & Budget 2016- 17 Independent evaluation of the TC strategy 2010-2015  GB Adoption of the DC Strategy 2015-17 in November 2015 3

4. Approvals in Africa ± back to pre-2012 level, Africa has 2 nd biggest portfolio after Asia XBTC Approvals by Region, 2010-2014

5. Employment is a priority for ILO and its funding partners, followed by Standards, Social Protection and Social Dialogue XBTC expenditure by Strategic Objective in Africa (2010-14) 5

6. Partnerships in Africa Total XBTC approvals in Africa by source of funding (2010-2014) 6

7. 5 of the top 10 recipient countries are also funding ILO’s technical assistance Ranking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2014 CountryUS$ Egypt 7,221 Somalia 7,089 South Africa 5,657 United Rep. of Tanzania 4,534 Zambia 4,492 Madagascar 3,288 Tunisia 2,841 Benin 1,801 Mozambique 1,724 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 1,702 7

8. ILO in Africa SOUTH SUDAN 8

9. The four building blocks Quality Constituents’ needs and approaches Value for Money Quality & Results Decentralization Staff development Resource integration and more balanced distribution Alignment Fragility Larger programmes FocusEffectiveness Capacity development Resources & partnerships Converging efforts Diversify & consolidate Flexibility Predictability ILO DC Strategy 2015-17 9

10. Highlights of the new DC Strategy Focus on priorities Alignment of P&B 2016-17 and DWCPs with: – 2030 SDGs – National development strategies – Regional agendas: Agenda 2063 2015 African Union Declaration and Plan of Action on Employment, Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Development Decent Work Agenda in Africa 2015-2024 Aim for projects/programmes with a duration beyond the 2-3 year funding period that can be handed over to national counterparts. Fewer outcomes, 5 Flagships DWCPs as the main vehicle for ILO support to national and regional priorities’ implementation. Greater agility to deploy to fragile situations (Ebola-hit countries, mass migration and refugees, conflicts, natural disasters) – A framework strategy for ILO’s engagement in promoting DW in fragile states in Africa 10

11. Improved data accessibility, transparency and visualization Incorporation of the Busan principles and Addis Ababa Action Agenda (e.g. GPEDC) Adherence to the Value for Money principle Improve communication of results with national and regional development partners Strengthen institutional supervisory and monitoring mechanisms with constituents Consider establishing temporary ILO presence in non-resident countries facing fragility and special situations Highlights of the new DC Strategy Effectiveness for impact 11

12. Constituents’ needs and demands drive ILO’s capacity development activities (bottom-up approach) Capacity development of constituents for: – policy change/influence and monitoring of SDG implementation – mobilizing financial resources Simultaneously addresses technical, organizational and institutional competencies Implement a complementary capacity-building programme for the various categories of stakeholders as needed Facilitate the dissemination and sharing of information Enhanced ILO focus on national ownership of the programmes and projects and institution building (impact and sustainability) South-South and Triangular Cooperation Highlights of the new DC Strategy Capacity development for policy change 12

13. Step up resource mobilization for the implementation of DWCPs Integrated resource management (RB, RBTC, RBSA, XBTC + non-funding partnerships and modalities) Increase diversification of resources (PPPs, DDF, IFIs…) Domestic development funding potential, with constituents Policy coherence with regional development banks in resource mobilization strategies. Strengthen the strategic partnership around the implementation of DWCPs, particularly in the UNDAF framework. Highlights of the new DC Strategy Shared resources and partnerships 13

14. 13 TH AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING ADDIS ABABA, 3 DECEMBER 2015 INFORMATION SESSION ON THE ILO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION STRATEGY 2015-17