Presentation at he Consultation Meeting with African Parliamentarians on ICPD and MDGs: beyond 2014 and post 2015 Kigali, 27 September 2012 Richmond Tiemoko, PhD. Regional Advisor on Population and Development, UNFPA Africa Regional Office

 General Assembly Resolution 65/234 on the follow-up to the ICPD beyond 2014 mandates UNFPA, in cooperation with all relevant organizations of the UN system and other relevant international organizations, as well as institutions and experts, to “undertake an operational review of the implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) on the basis of the highest-quality data and analysis of the state of population and development, taking into account the need for a systematic, comprehensive and integrated approach to population and development issues”.

 Pointers ◦ Maternal Health ◦ Gender equity ◦ Sexual Health and Reproductive Health ◦ Population and Development ◦ Population data ◦ Youth

Status of the Global Survey Objectives of the GS: 1.Produce the most authoritative account of the state of population and development in 2014, 2.Discuss and monitor implementation of population and development policies and programmes beyond 2014, with an updated agenda 3.Integrate population and development into the UN development agenda beyond 2015, in a post-MDG framework; 4.Expand the ICPD community, including reaching out to young people, and demonstrating the relevance of the agenda to the wider global society

Environm ent sustaina bility Inclusive Social Develop ment Inclusive economic Developme nt Peace & security Sustainable use of natural resources (climate, oceans, forests, biodiversity) and management of waste Managing disaster risk and improving disaster response Enablers: Democratic & coherent global governance mechanisms Good governance practices based on the rule of law Conflict prevention and mediation Human rights protection Women’s empowerment Fair and stable global trading system Adequate financing for development and stable financial system Affordable access to technology and knowledge Providing sustainable energy for all Coherent macroeconomic and development policies supportive of inclusive and green growth Enabler Sustainable food and nutrition security Universal access to quality health care Universal access to quality education Inclusive social protection systems Managing demographic dynamics Fair rules to manage migration Human rights, Equality, sustainabili ty

Brief on the Technical tools: I.Global questionnaire To be filled by member states through a national consultative process. It consists of 8 sections that cover all thematic areas mentioned in the ICPD PoA. In each thematic area the questions focus on: 1.National policies programs and strategies 2.Institutional entities established to address the issues 3.ICPD issues regarding the national context during the last 5 years 4.Areas of progress, key achievements, facilitators and barriers in addressing the issues 5.Most relevant issues and priorities for public policy for the next 5 years 6.Research and studies undertaken during the last 5 years 7.Resources allocated for research and capacity development 8.The extent to which research results has informed decisions on resource allocation 9.Partnership with civil society organizations 10.Existence of policies or strategies that promote IEC 11.Engagement of government in international cooperation for financial and technical assistance

II. Country Implementation Profiles (CIP) A list of process and impact quantitative indicators to be compiled from authoritative sources. III. A series of thematic and in-depth studies ◦ Thematic reviews ◦ Good practices and lessons learned; ◦ Country case studies to identify operational barriers and success factors. IV. Country Reports (Africa)

Engagement of stakeholders at various levels: 1. NGOs at all levels have been instrumental in shaping the ICPD agenda and implementing the program of action. 2.Youth. Inclusion of youth in all ICPD beyond 2014 activities 3.Parliamentarians. Engagement of the Forum of African and Arab Parliamentarians on Population and development. In 2014, an International Global Parliamentarians’ Conference will be held following the 47 th Session of CPD. 4.UN country Teams. The leadership of the UNDP and UNFPA have encouraged the UN Resident Coordinators to work with the UN Country Teams to promote and support the ICPD Beyond 2014 Process

Distribution and Follow up of the GS Technical Tools in Africa 1.Letters, questionnaires and other related documents have been officially sent to all 54 African member states; both to the Ministers (by , diplomatic pouch as well as fax) and to the Technical persons by and fax. 2.ECA is using telephone and s to ensure that countries have received the questionnaires and that they started the process. 3.UNFPA country offices are providing technical and financial support to countries and are following up the process in the field.

1.All countries have received the letters and technical tools 2.Countries have started the administrative arrangements for managing the process a.Identified national agency for coordinating the process b.Identified national consultant, c.Organized National Consultation Workshops 3.UNFPA country office have designated focal persons to provide technical support 4.Constraints and include: a.Short time for completing the process b.Difficulties in assigning questionnaire to relevant agencies c.Engagement of CSO d.Linkage to UNCT – National priorities

1.Regional consultations a.Involvement of CSOs and NGOs b. Youth c.Development partners d.Parliamentarians e.Experts opinion (Monkey Survey) 2.Thematic studies and in-depth reports (deleted from the MoU)

DATEEVENT July 2011Consultation with Stakeholder s in Johannesburg Feb- July 2012 Design/validate & Translate global survey instruments: CIP/questionnaires March 2012Consultation and Capacity building on youth serving organization August- October 2012 National stakeholder meetings to complete questionnaire NovemberNational report September 2013Regional conference Inter-governmental Meetings March/April th Session of CPD Side Events April/May 2014International Parliamentarians Conference September th GA special session on review of ICPD PoA

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Acknowledgement: Some of the slides were prepared by ECA for the meeting of technical committee. Thank You