Governance Cluster of the RCM 12th Session of RCM-Africa Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and United Nations Development Programme 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 ( ), 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

Department of Political Affairs PROGRAMME SUPPORT MAIN OUTPUTRESULT HUMAN RIGHTSDEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR AFRICA (HRSA) HRSA AND ACTION PLAN FOR 2012 ADOPTED PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CHARTER AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION ADOPTED BY THE 2011 SUMMIT

Department of Political Affairs (Cont.) PROGRAMME SUPPORTMAIN OUTPUTRESULT ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR AU ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION (ABC) STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE ABC ( ) VALIDATED AND ADOPTED DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE CONCEPTUALISATION OF AFRICAN GOVERNANCE ARCHITECTURE (AGA) TRAINING OF AU ELECTION OBSERVERS AGA ADOPTED BY THE 2011 SUMMIT INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF ELECTIONS IMPROVED

Department of Political Affairs (Cont.) TYPEMAIN OUTPUTRESULT OPERATIONS SUPPORT2 STAFF EMPLOYED CONSULTANTS COMMISSIONED EFFECTIVENESS OF DPA IN PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ENHANCED

African Peer Review Mechanism TYPEMAIN OUTPUTRESULT PROGRAMME SUPPORT 3 APRM COUNTRY REVIEW MISSIONS (A) ZAMBIA CRM UNDERTAKEN ON 7-25 FEBRUARY 2011 (B) SIERRA LEONE CRM UNDERTAKEN ON 27 MAY-7 JUNE 2011 (C) KENYA’S SECOND CYCLE OF REVIEW UNDERTAKEN ON JULY 2011 OPERATIONS SUPPORTENHANCING CAPACITY OF APRM SECRETARIAT TO SUPPORT PANEL ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVENESS OF APRM IMPLEMENTATION IMPROVED

Regional Economic Communities TYPEMAIN OUTPUTRESULT PROGRAMME SUPPORT 2 RECs ASSISTED IN IMPROVING INTEGRITY OF ELECTION BY MEMBER STATES (A)INDUCTION OF SADC ELECTORAL ADVISORY COUNCIL CONDUCTED (B)DEVELOPMENT OF EAC’S ELECTION OBSERVATION NORMS AND STANDARDS COMPLETED

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 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 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 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.