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Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Africa for Effective Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and AU Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2024 HLPF and Summit of the Future
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) regional workshop on Strengthening institutional capacities in Africa for effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and AU Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2024 HLPF and Summit of the Future is the fifth in a series designed to support countries in their efforts to build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
These capacity building and peer learning workshops have become a valuable continental gathering place to share experiences and consider joint actions in support of implementation of the two Agendas. They seek to improve the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities, and promote alignment and integration of follow-up to the two Agendas into national development plans and strategies at the country level as called for by the AU-UN Framework for the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are also an opportunity for African countries to share knowledge and enhance national capacities that are required to implement recommendations emanating from key global and regional meetings such as the high-level political forum, the SDG Summit, the Summit of the Future, AU Summits, and the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development.
UN DESA and AU/APRM have been partnering to support African countries in strengthening governance capabilities since 2019, using the UN principles of effective governance for sustainable development as a foundation for action. The UN governance principles were developed by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration and endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in 2018. This model of collaboration has led to several innovations at regional and national levels and has led to many initiatives on the principles of effective governance in Africa, including the production of a baseline study on the implementation of the principles of effective governance in Africa by APRM, a composite of practical toolkits for the implementation of the principles in support of the SDGs and Agenda 2063, and several follow-up activities at national level.
This workshop aims at supporting African countries in exploring development of concrete, tangible outcomes and plans of action for building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions that contribute to implementation of the 2024 Ministerial Declaration of the HLPF, the Pact of the Future and the second 10-year implementation plan of AU Agenda 2063 with a view to accelerating the achievement of national aspirations and objectives while responding to the related national development priorities identified by countries. The topics will focus on institution building strategies that support efforts to safeguard the future; manage national, regional and global shocks; build local knowledge and capacities by leveraging the principle of subsidiarity; promote science, technology and innovation while addressing digital divides; and transform the global financial system.
Specifically, workshop participants will examine:
• Institutional coherence and implementation of Agenda 2063 and 2030 at the national level
• How to leverage the CEPA principles in strengthening national and local capacities to pursue the two Agendas at the subnational level
• Implementation efforts towards SDG 16 and Moonshot 3 of Agenda 2063 and the six transitions to accelerate progress towards the SDGs
• Monitoring and evaluation frameworks and interlinkages with the CEPA principles • Using the Pact of the Future and other instruments to build resilience to global shocks.
Concept note
Agenda (English, French)
Information note for participants (English, French)
Bio of speakers
Presentations
Opening
- Remarks by Mr. Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (Video message) (Text)
- Remarks by Ms. Marie-Antoinette Rose Quarte, CEO, African Peer Review Mechanism (Video message) (Text)
Session 1: Taking stock of implementation of the 2030 Agenda and 2063 Agenda in Africa
Session 2: Accelerating implementation of the SDGs and Agenda 2063: leveraging the six transitions to scale up action at national and local levels
- Presentation by Mr. Amson Sibanda, Chief, National Strategies and Capacity Building Branch, UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development Goals
- Presentation by Mr. Toussaint Todegnon, Director-General of Coordination and Monitoring of SDGs, Ministry of Development and Coordination, Benin (French)
- Presentation by Ms. Sylocious Chaturuka, Deputy Director, Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe
- Presentation by Ms. Mamolibetsane Evelyn Mafethe, Economic Planner (M&E), Ministry of Economic Planning, Lesotho
Session 3: Monitoring and evaluation frameworks of both Agendas and interlinkages with CEPA principles
- Presentation by Ms. Zahra Abakar Souleymane, Director General in charge of monitoring and evaluation of Agenda 2030/2063, Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Chad (French)
- Presentation by Ms. Patience Ampomah, Senior Planning Analyst, National Development Planning Commission, Ghana
- Presentation by Mr. Tresford Musonda, Assistant Director, Development Planning Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia
Session 4: Making SDG 16 by 2030 and Moonshot 3 by 2033 a reality
- Presentation by Ms. Sara Hamouda, Senior Continental & Global Governance Officer, APRM Continental Secretariat, South Africa
- Presentation by Ms. Gcino Mlabo, Director, APRM National Secretariat, Department of Public and Service Administration, South Africa
- Presentation by Mr. Enock Nyorekwa Twinoburyo, Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa
- Country case study by Mr. Nawa Kutoma, Assistant Director, Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia
- Presentation by Prof. Solosh Pillay, Director, Stellenbosch University
Session 6: Building resilience to global shocks and safeguarding the future
- Presentation by Mr. Rogers Dhliwayo, Senior Economist, UNDP, South Africa (Policy brief)
- Presentation by Ms. Tonya Vaturi, Sustainable Development Officer, UN DESA Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development
- Presentation by Mr. Aurélien Ahan, Head, SDG Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Benin
- Presentation by Ms. Sumedha Ramprosand, Lead Analyst, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Mauritius
Resource links
- Political Declaration adopted at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) under the auspices of the General Assembly in September 2024
- Principles of effective governance for sustainable development
- CEPA strategy guidance notes
Previous DESA/APRM workshops
- Workshop on Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Africa for Effective Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2023 SDG Summit (Cape Town, South Africa – 26 to 28 October 2023)
- Workshop on Strengthening National Institutional Capacities for the UN Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development and AU Agenda 2063 (Cape Town, South Africa - 27 to 29 October 2022)
- Workshop on Accelerating the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and AU Agenda 2063 in Africa: Building Resilient Institutions for the SDGs in the time of COVID-19 (Cape Town, South Africa - 28 to 30 October 2021)
- Workshop on Effective Governance for Sustainable Development: Putting Principles into Practice (Pretoria, South Africa - 30 October to 1 November 2019)
Contact information:
Saras Jagwanth (jagwanth[at]un.org)
Sara Tawfik Hamouda (sara.hamouda[at]aprm-au.org)