Co-chaired byThe African Union Commission (AUC) &

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

INTRODUCTIONPROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTSOUTCOMES AND RESULTSMAINSTREAMING CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES (gender, youth etc)

CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGESWAY FORWARD

Governance is one of the 9 clusters established to coordinate UN agencies support to the AUC and NPCA;

The cluster is convened and coordinated by UNDP; It is co-chaired by AUC and UNDP; The cluster is sub-dived into FIVE (5) Sub-Clusters namely:

◦ Economic and Corporate governance chaired by UNECA;◦ Human Rights chaired by OHCHR◦ Elections chaired by UNOAU◦ Public Service and Administration chaired jointly by UNECA and

UNDP◦ Democracy and Governance chaired by UNDP

This report outlines the cluster’s support to governance priorities, programmes and projects of the AUC, its NEPAD programme and the Regional Economic Communities as part of their mandate for achieving continental and regional integration and development in Africa.

During 2010, the Governance Cluster’s support to governance priorities, programmes and projects of AUC and its NEPAD Programme was premised on AUC Strategic Plan (2009-2012) which has four pillars:

Pillar 1: Peace and Security Pillar 2: Development, Integration and Cooperation Pillar 3: Shared Values Pillar 4: Institution and Capacity Building

Governance cluster support to AUC is relevant to Pillar 3 on shared values

In line with its Business Plan (2010-2014), NPCA is also designing a governance programme;

This programme has the following elements, among others:◦ A composite APRM-Post Review programme in support of

implementation of National Programmes of Action (NPoAs)◦ Popularisation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections

and Governance within RECs and member states◦ Post-conflict capacity building Initiatives◦ Support to the implementation of the programme of the African

Ministers of Public Service and Administration. During the reporting period, progress and achievements

of the cluster’s interventions were registered in the following areas:◦ Support to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)◦ Support to the African Governance Architecture (AGA)

Key Governance cluster members that have provided various types of support to the APRM process are UNDP, ECA and AfDB;

These three cluster members were designated as strategic partners by the APR Panel of Eminent Persons in 2004, a year after the APRM was established;

Their division of labour is as follows: UNDP (political governance); ECA (economic governance & socio-economic development) and AfDB (corporate governance;

30 AU member states have acceded to the APRM 13 have undergone the review process.

MANAGING THE APRM TRUST FUNDAbout USD14 millionAbout USD2.7 million by UNDP

TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY SERVICESSupport to the APR PanelSupport to the APRM Secretariat

SUPPORT TO THE APR PROCESS ITSELFSupport to country self-assessment and review

missions in Mauritius (July 2010)Support to effective implementation of the

National Programme of Action; workshop on harmonising the NPoAs and other national plans, held in Kampala, Uganda, 29-30 September 2010.

SUPPORT TO REVIEW AND REVISION OF APRM INSTRUMENTS AND MEETHODOLOGYReview and revision of the APRM Assessment

Questionnaire on Democracy and Political Governance

Review and Revision of the APRM Assessment Questionnaire on Economic Governance and Management

Review and Revision of the APRM Assessment Questionnaire on Corporate Governance

Review and Revision of the APRM Assessment Questionnaire on Socio-Economic Development

Development of an National Programme of Action (NPoA) monitoring and reporting framework

INTERVENTION AREA OUTCOME/RESULT

TRUST FUND ENHANCED CAPACITY OF APR PANEL AND SECRETARIAT

TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES

REVISED APRM INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPMENT OF NPoA MONITORING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK

REVIEW MISSIONS COUNTRY REVIEW MISSION FOR MAURITIUS

The cluster provided support to the evolving AU governance agenda

Specific focus of the technical, advisory and financial support towards ◦ Developing the framework for AGA◦ Developing the rules of procedure for the African

Governance Platform◦ Developing the Human Rights Strategy for Africa◦ Developing the Public Service Charter◦ Assisting the Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Division◦ Promoting the ratification of the African Charter on

Democracy, Elections and Governance and the AU Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)

All the above support towards the development of AGA, Human Rights Strategy, Public Service Charter and ratification of the Charter became part of the AU’s preparations for the forthcoming Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in 2011.

The theme of this AU Summit of Heads of State and Government is “Shared Value in Africa: Putting in place a Pan-African Architecture on Governance”

It is planned to take place on 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

It will be preceded by the meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee of Ambassadors on 24-25 January 2011 and the 18th Session of the Executive Council on 27-28 January 2011;

Cluster members supported the development of the AU Discussion Paper on Shared Values.

INTERVENTION AREA OUTCOME/RESULT

AFRICAN GOVERNANCE ARCHITECTURE

FRAMEWORK AND RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE AFRICAN GOVERNANCE PLATFORM

HUMAN RIGHTS DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR AFRICA

PUBLIC SERVICE DRAFT AFRICAN CHARTER ON VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

ELECTIONS ENHANCED CAPACITY OF THE DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION OF AUC

AFRICAN CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE

TO DATE 8 AU MEMBER STATES HAVE RATIFIED THE CHARTER

SHARED VALUES IN AFRICA DISCUSSION PAPER ON SHARED VALUES

UNDP & ECA are partnering in the production of the third edition of the African Governance Report (AGRIII);

Both institutions are also jointly organising the Eighth African Governance Forum (AGFVIII) to be held in 2011;

This initiative is being organised in close partnership with AUC and in collaboration with cluster members;

Gender issues are deliberately mainstreamed in both AGRIII and AGFVIII;

For instance, a gender symposium will be held as part of pre-event activities ahead of AGFVIII;

In order to mainstream youth issues, a youth roundtable is planned to form part of the proceedings of AGFVIII.

Despite the progress, outcomes and results of cluster members’ support to AUC and NPCA above, challenges constrained greater impact;

These included the following:◦ Weak institutional partnership with the Regional

Economic Communities (RECs);◦ Lack of a Business Plan;◦ Unclear TORs for the cluster;◦ Ineffective and haphazard implementation of the Ten-

Year Capacity Building Programme of AU;◦ Competition between cluster-specific interventions and

institutional mandates of each UN agency

The review of the Ten-Year Capacity Building Programe of the AU present a golden opportunity for the cluster’support to the AUC;

Revamped TYCBP is bound to define the form and content of the cluster’s support to the AUC, NPCA and RECs;

Besides the revamped TYCBP, the cluster’s future interventions will still draw from the strategic plans of AUC, NPCA and RECs as well as their identified needs and priorities;

Top priority for the cluster is the development of the Business Plan (2011-2013) and refinement of its TORs;

From the Business will emerge an actionable and results-based Annual Work Plan for 2011.