Using the Paris Declaration for Gender Advancement inSpanish Co-operation

New approach, progress and challenges since 2005

Nava San MiguelChief Gender Advisor DGPOLDE SECI/MAEC

Workshop on Strengthening the Development Results of the Paris Declaration through Work on Gender Equality, Social Exclusion and Human Rights

London, United Kingdom, 12-13 March 2008

Presentation Index1. Context in transformation for Effectiveness and Gender:

International and National2. New Strategy How do we implement the PD in Gender in

the Spanish Co-operation?3. Harmonization and Consistency from elaboration process

4. New approach GID+AE (Aid effectiveness)5. Mainstreaming levels of Gender Effectiveness

6. Seven steps for Aid Effectiveness in the whole process7. Advances, opportunities and challenges

8. Lessons learned and proposals towards Accra

1. Context in transformation2005-2008. Effectiveness Agenda* International Context: review of Beijing+10, MDGs+5 Paris Declaration

* National Context: Director Plan, Transformation Process of the CDE system, from planning to management and evaluationCross-cutting of Paris Declaration

2. How to implement the PD in the Gender Strategy1. JUSTIFICATION: Problem definition

• Women situation diagnosis: MDGs, Beijing, CEDAW•Analysis of GID evolution in Spanish Co-operation

2. Reference framework: What do we have?

Paris Declaration in all points:Harmonization and consistency of actors

International policy framework: Paris•National policy framework: Equality

Law and autonomic policy• International and national institutional

framework: GENDERNET/DAC•Theoretical framework (Doctrine and

position):Paris principles, New GEDEA

approach, Effectiveness approach: sectorial and multisectorial

Horizontal crossing: Effectiveness in 3 levels•Mainstreaming Guidelines

•HR approach. Goal 6 of effectiveness•Multisectorial approach

•Instrumental framework: Traditional and new instruments

•Geographical lines•Implementation process: Dissemination,

GEDEA Network and Effectiveness Cascade application

3. Intervention frameworkHow to implement Effectiveness in Gender?:

QUALITY AND ODA EFFECTIVENESS IMPROVEMENT

2. How to implement the PD in the Gender Strategy1. Priority Policy framework -Paris declaration2. Theoretical doctrine framework:

-Fundamental and operational principles-Strategic approach: GID+ lessons learned+ Aid Effectiveness

- Operative approaches: Sectorial and multisectorial approach3. Intervention framework: Quality and effectiveness of ODA

-Mainstreaming: AE intervention and performance levels- Goal 6 specific to obtain better results opperationally

-Instrumental framework: combine traditional and new instruments4. Process application and transfer to actors

- Difussion from consultation process-Transference: training and sensibilization

-Constitution of GEDEA network - Cascade Application criteria in instruments

5. Monitoring and Evaluation: Paris criteria, Work for mutual responsibility

3. Policy Harmonization and Consistency from elaboration process

- Harmonization: Consultative process encourages ownership and complementarity of all actors of the Spanish co-operation at

various levels and working groups:Multiplicity of actors in advisory bodies; AECID and field offices,

Groups of expert women, Gender Group- Policy consistency: Strengthening with Spanish Ministries, Equality Secretariat and the Institute of Women ( Instrument of

Equality Act and PEIO).

THE PROCESS FAVORS APPLICABILITY AND ODA QUALITY

4. New approach: GID + ODA EffectivenessConbines two approaches:

1. Content approach: Retrieves evolved GID approach

- Lessons learned from International Organisms since Beijing and Spanish co-operation experience

2. Operational approach: For+Quality+EffectivenessParis Declaration Principles

4. New approach: GID and HR +AEagains poverty

General Goal: Full exercise of HR (Citizenship) of women, against poverty, through empowerment

Specific Goals

1.Economic Rights

2. Social Rights

3. Sexual Rights

4. Civil and political rights

5. Cultural Rights

6. SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL Goal for ODA effectiveness in gender

To obtain more and better results

Lines for equality Formal

Lines for equality Real Specific actions

5. Mainstreaming levels of Gender Effectiveness * Cross cutting: HR, Diversity, Environment

*Lessons learned, reinforcing the work

4. Complementing gender mainstreaming and empowerment5. Develops steps to work effectiveness through cross

cutting and sectorial intervention:3 Levels: 1. Spanish National Scope, 2. Partner Countries Scope, 3.

Harmonization IO

1. Integration into mainstream: (Progressive stages are defined)

2. Institutionalization

3. Cross-cutting

6. 7 Steps and advances to implement Effectiveness in GID policy

Proposals from Strategy, penetrating the system since 2005 through stages:1. Declaratory Stage: Real will with Paris Declaration and GID2. Reaffirm international commitments: DMGs, Beijing, Paris

3. Conceptual and political redefinition: Overcoming more traditional approaches, dual priority GID, new approach GID+AE

4. Transformation in Strategis Planning: Cross cutting in geographical planning and budget planning (in other DES, DEP, PAES, PACI) of GID and Aid

Effectiveness5. Cross cutting in management: DP in new and traditional instruments. Changes

in organizational culture, parity. Budget increased 400% 2004-20076. Harmonization, policy consistency, ownership by actors

7. Monitoring process and evaluation reflection of planning

7. Advances, opportunities and challenges- Consultative process encourages ownership and harmonization of the many

actors of the Spanish Co-operation- Decentralized Co-operation and traditional geographic areas –new ones- Consistency of Development and Equality policies (Equality Laws and

Equality plans with development policy) -Effectiveness approach and DP in all the Strategy

-Work in 3 levels and 7 steps: Progressive Building of GEDEA NETWORK for Effectiveness-Complementarity of actors and roles

-Harmonization with IO in gender and support for new architectures- Applicability process in cascade at all levels and penetrating in all new and

traditional instruments- Policy dialogue: New way to present and approach government organizations

and those of civil society in partner countries

8 . Lessons learned and proposals- Promote a new partnership for Development and

Gender with ODA effectiveness and Quality

- Work on gender into new instruments, but maintain traditional instruments adopted in the Paris

Declaration

- Approach and align with government women organizations and those of civil society as a proposal

of PD towards Accra