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Effective Governance for Sustainable Development: Putting Principles into Practice

Event Date: - Event Time: 09:00 am - 12:00 pm SAST
Country: Pretoria, South Africa
Event Topic: Workshop

Final report

 

Programme

 

 
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
09:00-09:30Registration

09:30-10:00

Opening

• Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UNDESA [English]
• Mr. Eddy Maloka, Chair Africa Governance Architecture and Chief Executive Officer, APRM [English]
• H.E. Amb. Oumar Defallah Khayar, APRM Minister of Chad and Chairperson of APRM Focal Points 
• Mr. Richard Levin, Director General, Ministry of Public Service and Administration, South Africa


10:00-11:00

Session 1: Aligning institution-building efforts related to the 2030 Agenda with the Agenda 2063 objectives of the African Union

Speakers
• Mr. Khabele Matlosa, Director of Political Affairs, African Governance Architecture Secretariat
• Mr. Allan Mukungu, Officer-in-Charge, Economic Governance and Public Finance Section, Macroeconomics and Governance Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Ms. Kefiloe Masiteng, Deputy Secretary of National Planning, Department of National Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa

Moderator: Mr. Osten Chulu, SDGs & Agenda 2063 Expert, APRM Secretariat

11:00-11:15Break

11:15-12:45

Session 2: Applying UN CEPA principles of effective governance for sustainable development to the challenges of building strong institutions

Speakers
• Mr. Ali Hamsa, Board of Directors, Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management and member of United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration
• Ms. Margarita Rodriguez, Under-Secretary-General of Governmental Management, Ecuador [English] [Spanish]
• Mr. Richard Levin, Director General, Ministry of Public Service and Administration, South Africa
• Mr. Daniel Nyakundi Osiemo, Acting Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD/APRM Secretariat, Kenya

Moderator: Ms. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University and Chair of United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration

Background documents:
• Principles of effective governance for sustainable development
[Arabic]  [Chinese]  [English]  [French]  [Russian]  [Spanish]
• Relating the principles of effective governance for sustainable development to practices and results
[Arabic]  [Chinese]  [English]  [French]  [Russian]  [Spanish]

12:45-14:15Lunch break

14:15-15:45

Session 3: From principles to practice in building strong institutions for the SDGs

Speakers
• Mr. Patrick Spearing, Secretary of the Committee of Expert on Public Administration, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Mr. Allan Mukungu, Officer in Charge, Macroeconomic and Governance Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - Remarks [EN]
• Mr. Ayodele Odusola, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme

Moderator: Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Africa

Background documents:
• CEPA guidance note on promotion of public sector workforce diversity (draft) 
• CEPA guidance note on fiscal and budget transparency 
• CEPA guidance note on monitoring and evaluation systems 
• CEPA guidance note on promotion of coherent policymaking 
• CEPA guidance note on risk management frameworks 

15:45-16:00Break

16:00-17:30

Session 4: SDG 16 monitoring and evaluation: an African perspective

Speakers
• Mr. Jean Adou, National Reporting Framework on SDG 16 / Aspirations 3 and 4 of Agenda 2063, APRM
• Ms. Maureen Bakunzi, Acting Commissioner, Policy Implementation and Coordination, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda
• Ms. Beauty Narteh, Executive Director, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition

• Moderator: Ms. Sara Tafiq Hamouda, SDGs and Agenda 2063 Expert, African Peer Review Mechanism

 
Thursday, 31 October 2019

09:00-10:30

Session 5: Data and statistics

Speakers
• Mrs. Nereida Moreira, Praia City Group on Governance Statistics, National Statistics Institute, Cabo Verde
• Ms. Rosine Gnanazan Agnero, Coordinator, National Statistics Institute, Côte d’Ivoire - Remarks [EN]
• Ms. Selamawit Mussie, SDG Policy Officer, Economic Affairs Department, African Union Commission

Moderator: Mr. Risenga Maluleke, Statistician General of South Africa

Background documents:
• Framework for the Praia City Group handbook on governance statistics
• Is Africa measuring up to its Goal 16 commitments? The Road to HLPF 2019 and Beyond
• How Africa Measures Up on Governance [French]

10:30-10:45

Break


10:45-12:15

Session 6: Linking the UN CEPA principles to governance indicators

Speakers
• Ms. Winniefred Akoto-Sampong, Principal Programme Officer, Secretariat of APRM Governing Council, Ghana
• Mr. Lusanda Batala, Senior Sector Expert, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa
• Ms. Wendy Willy Massoy, Deputy Auditor General (National Accounts), Tanzania - Remarks [EN]

Moderator: Mr. Ali Hamsa, Board of Directors, Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management and member of United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration

12:15-13:45Lunch break

13:45-15:15

Session 7: Sound policymaking: institutional arrangements and tools for promoting policy coherence

Speakers
• Ms. Harsha Dayal, Research Director, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa
• Mr. Yves Akre, Technical Adviser on SDGs, Ministry of Planning and Development, Côte d'Ivoire - Remarks [EN]
• Mr. Lineekela Josephat Mboti, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Multilateral Relations and Cooperation, Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Namibia

Moderator: Ms. Lindiwe Khumalo, Advisor on Strategic Relations with AU Policy Organs and Agencies, Bureau of the Chairperson, African Union Commission

Background documents:
• VNR Synthesis Report 2019

15:15-15:30Break

15:30-17:00

Session 8: Collaboration and whole-of-society approaches to the SDGs

Speakers
• Mr. Bernard Rey, Head of Cooperation, European Union Delegation to South Africa
• Ms. Prateema Kutwoaroo, Senior Analyst, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mauritius - Remarks
• Mr. Derick De Jongh, Director, Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, University of Pretoria

Moderator: Mr. Ayodole Odusola, Resident Representative, UNDP South Africa

 
Friday, 1 November 2019

09:00-10:00

Session 9: SDG awareness raising and training

Speakers
• Mr. Khaled Shamaa, Head, International Office, Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform and Chair, Governance Inter-Ministerial Committee - Case Study, Egypt [EN]
• Mr. Shahid M. Korjie, Acting Coordinator, Justice Sector Coordination Office, Ministry of Justice, Sierra Leone - Remarks [EN]
• Ms. Akhona Tinta, Director for Strategic Planning and Management, Amathole District Municipality, South Africa - Remarks [EN]

Moderator: Ms. Kadra Hassan Osman, Head of APRM National Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Djibouti - Remarks [FR]

Background documents:
• Raising awareness and education on the Sustainable Development Goals [English] [French]
• Training in Sustainable Development Goals for public servants (Agenda 2030) [English] [French]

10:00-10:15

Break


10:15-11:30

Session 10: Connecting research agendas to country needs

Speakers
• Mr. Madara Ogot, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Enterprise, University of Nairobi - Remarks [EN]
• Mr. Aregbeshola Rafiu Adewale, Department of Business Management, University of South Africa - Remarks [EN]

Moderator: Ms. Erin McCandless, Associate Professor, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand


11:30-12:00

Closing

• H.E. Mr. Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Public Service and Administration, South Africa
• H.E. Amb. Oumar Defallah Khayar, APRM Minister of Chad and Chairperson of APRM Focal Points
• Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Remarks [EN]
• Ms. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University and Chair of United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration - Closing Remarks

Facilitator: Mr. Eddy Maloka, Chair Africa Governance Architecture and Chief Executive Officer, APRM