preparations for hlf-3: the road to accra south asia preparatory event 5-6 may 2008 bangkok
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Preparations for HLF-3: The Road to Accra South Asia Preparatory Event 5-6 May 2008 Bangkok. Content. Update on HLF-3 structure and process Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action. What is Accra HLF 3 ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Preparations for HLF-3:
The Road to AccraSouth Asia Preparatory Event
5-6 May 2008Bangkok
Content
1. Update on HLF-3 structure and process
2. Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action
What is Accra HLF 3 ?• High Level political event on aid, a few months
before Financing for Development in Doha• Mid-term Stock-taking of the Paris Declaration
mutual commitments• Forward looking event : road to 2011.• 100 partner countries, most donors, most
international aid agencies, • 800 to 1000 participants• Strong civil society engagement (+ parallel event)
2008 Monitoring Survey (2007 data)
• Launched early January 2008.• To monitor the Paris Declaration in 56 self-
selected countries• Deadline 31 March 2008• First draft report July 2008• Final report (+some country report) for the
HLF-3
2008 Survey: 56 Countries, including18 “fragile states” Asia & Pacific Tanzania Mozambique Yemen
Afghanistan Benin Nigeria Latin America
Bangladesh Burkina Faso Togo Haiti
Cambodia Burundi Madagascar Colombia
Indonesia Cameroon Ethiopia Peru
Mongolia Cape Verde Côte d’Ivoire Bolivia
Nepal CAR Ghana Honduras
Vietnam Chad Kenya Nicaragua
PhilippinesP NG
DR Congo Morocco
LiberiaSierra Leone
Dom. Republic
Tonga Gabon Malawi ECIS
Lao PDR Mali Arab States Albania
Africa Mauritania Egypt Ukraine
Uganda Niger Jordan PSG Kosovo
Zambia Senegal Sudan Moldova Kyrgyz Republic
Structure of the HLF
HLF-3 Progress ReportHLF-3 Progress Report
2008 Monitoring Survey2008 Monitoring Survey
Evaluation Reports (ph 1)Evaluation Reports (ph 1)
Content
1. Update on HLF-3 structure and process
2. Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action
List of Roundtables• RT 1 : Country ownership• RT 2 : Alignment : country syst, predictability• RT 3 : Harmonisation- complementarity• RT 4 : Results & impacts• RT 5 : Mutual accountability• RT 6 : Civil society & aid effectiveness• RT 7 : Situations of fragility & conflicts• RT 8 : Sector applications (health, education,
infrastructure…)
• RT 9 : Aid architecture
Core Issues (Partner Countries) for the RTs and the AAA
• Untying
• Conditionality
• Predictability
• Division of Labour
• Incentives
• Capacity Development
+ «cross cutting» issues: human rights, environment,
gender
What does the Accra Agenda for Action intends to achieve ?
• Not a new Paris Declaration• A political, ministerial, statement, with a
small set of concrete actions• Address constraints to achieving Paris
Declaration commitments agreed in 2005• Respond to emerging issues• Set the future directions on aid effectiveness
The AAA preparation process (1)• Working Party on Aid Effectiveness:
– Structure – 23 partner countries 23 bilaterals, MDBs, UNDP, IMF plus a few other institutions
– 1 more plenary meeting before Accra to guide final
preparations: 9-10 July 2008
• HLF-3 Steering Committee: frequent meetings to advise on the organisation and content of the forum
• “Consensus Group” to negotiate AAA.
• Consultations with CSOs: AG-CS regional, national and international meetings completed. CSO parallel event in Accra (August 31 – Sept 1).
The preparation process (2)• For Donors – Meetings of Development Assistance
Committee and DAC High Level Meeting (ministerial meeting, May 21)
• For Partner Countries:– 2007 regional meetings– Ghana’s partner country initiative (Contact Group)– 2008 Regional Workshops (April-June 2008)– Regional Development Banks annual assemblies : e.g.
AfDB Maputo, 14-15 May, AsDB Meetings in 3-6 May, Madrid
• Also be informed by: 2008 Monitoring Survey, HLF 3 Progress Report, and Evaluation of the Paris Declaration
AAA preparation milestones An open, consultative exercise
• 3 main milestones for the AAA:
– First Consultative Draft was issued on 18 March and will be discussed in a range of international fora.
– Revised AAA Draft by 12 June, reflecting the comments on the first draft and discussion of menu of options.
– Final Draft, reflecting Working Party discussion 9-10 July, will be released by 20 July for consideration at the HLF-3 and endorsement on 4 September at the ministerial session.
All drafts will be available on the HLF 3 website: www.accrahlf.net