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INFORMATION MEETING OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL WITH MEMBER STATES ON PRIORITY AFRICA

Africa Department 28 May 2014 15:30 - 17:00

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Plan of the presentation

∗ Operational strategy for Priority Africa (2014-2021) ∗ Six flagship programmes ∗ Implemention of the Flagship programs ∗ Monitoring and evaluation mechanism ∗ Flagship Programmes 1,2,3,4,5,6 ∗ Resource mobilisation: 3 challenges ∗ Programme and Project Design ∗ Outreach to (new) Donors/Partners ∗ Building on existing programmes and relationships ∗ Expanding through innovative partnerships ∗ Active Support of UNESCO Member States

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UNESCO’s strategy for Priority Africa is based on the African Union vision adopted by African Heads of States: “A united and prosperous Africa, at peace with itself and with the rest of the world, governed and built by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force on the international scene” The Strategy is based also on the analysis of the current development issues and challenges of the African continent: ∗ Population Growth ∗ Sustainable Development and Economic Growth ∗ Social Transformations ∗ Democratic Governance UNESCO action in Africa - two main areas of focus: ∗ Peace-building by fostering inclusive, peaceful and resilient societies ∗ Institutional capacity-building for sustainable development and poverty eradication With two crosscutting priorities: Youth and Gender Equality

UNESCO’S OPERATIONAL STRATEGY FOR AFRICA (2014-2021)

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6 Flagship Programmes

∗ Promoting a culture of peace and non-violence ∗ Strengthening education systems for sustainable development in Africa: Improving equity, quality and relevance ∗ Harnessing STI and knowledge for the sustainable socio- economic development of Africa ∗ Fostering science for the sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources and disaster risk reduction ∗ Harnessing the power of culture for sustainable development and peace in a context of regional integration ∗ Promoting an environment conducive to freedom

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expression and media development

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FLAGSHIPS

Title of Flagship programme Leading Major Programme Lead for coordination and reporting by Regional Offices

• 1. Promoting a culture of peace and non-violence

MP III Addis Ababa Liaison Office

• 2. Strengthening education systems for sustainable development

in Africa: improving equity, quality and relevance MP I Abuja

• 3. Harnessing STI and knowledge for the sustainable socio-

economic development of Africa MP II Harare

• 4. Fostering science for the sustainable management of Africa’s

natural resources and disaster risk reduction MP II Nairobi

• 5. Harnessing the power of Culture for Sustainable Development

and Peace in a context of regional integration MP IV Yaoundé

• 6. Promoting an environment conducive to freedom of

expression and media development MP V Dakar

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Monitoring and evaluation mechanism

The internal operational component

• Field offices and Category 1 Institutes

in Africa,

• Programme sectors
• Africa Department
• Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP)

Role : to ensure that activities in Africa are undertaken in accordance with the

• verarching and strategic objectives of

the Revised Operational Strategy for Priority Africa, in particular the flagship programmes. Action : ∗ Regular video conferences with Regional Offices + Liason Office in Addis ∗ Regular Reporting (EX4 + SISTER)

The external advisory component

• African Union Commission
• Economic Commission for Africa

(ECA)

• Regional Economic and/or Monetary

Communities/Unions

• Bilateral and multilateral partners
• Private sector
• Civil society organizations in

UNESCO’s fields of competences Role : To provide the Organization well-informed advisory opinions on the activities undertaken in Africa and their relevance and offer prospective analyses on future trends and challenges Action: ∗ This component will meet, physically and/or virtually, once a year. The Operational Strategy implementation will be supported by a Communication Strategy

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Flagship 1: Promoting a culture

• f peace and non-violence

Why UNESCO?: Since its inception, UNESCO has been working towards a truly global movement for fostering a culture of peace and non-violence worldwide. UNESCO’s comparative advantage in this area has been recognized by the UN General Assembly who designated UNESCO as the lead agency for many prominent global initiatives for promoting peace. Main actions: ∗ Scale up education for a culture of peace in the following areas: curriculum, teacher education, teaching materials and learning environments ∗ Promote knowledge and capacity to develop appropriate management tools for cross-border cooperation frameworks on ocean, coasts, hydrological basins and for the sustainable use of ecosystems ∗ Strengthen capacities of Member States to design and implement multi-stakeholder and inclusive public youth policies and engage young women and men in community building and democratic processes ∗ Introduce the General History of Africa into the curriculum of formal and non-formal education systems and promote elements of the African intangible heritage for reconciliation, social cohesion and peace ∗ Support community radios to become spaces for intercultural, intergenerational dialogue and social cohesion and raise awareness of youth for peace and dialogue through social media Some success stories: Addis Liaison Office

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Flagship 2: Strengthening education systems for sustainable development in Africa

Why UNESCO?: UNESCO is in a unique position to support African countries in improving the quality and relevance of education because its mandate covers all areas of education in a holistic and interrelated manner. In all its fields of education, UNESCO has developed an expertise that is recognized at all levels of decision-making as well as by civil society at large. Main Actions: ∗Provide technical supportand strengthen national capacities to improve teacher policy formulation, implementation and assessment of teaching needs. ∗Develop capacities of national teacher training institutions to deliver quality training using blended strategies including ICTs ∗Support the capacity development of head teachers and school principals for effective pedagogical leadership and quality learning outcomes ∗Support qualitative policies for teaching and learning environments ∗Support the development and harmonization of national and regional qualification frameworks for education personnel Some success stories: Abuja Regional Office

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Flagship 3: Harnessing STI and knowledge for the sustainable socio-economic development of Africa

Why UNESCO?: UNESCO is leading the Global Alliance of STI in Africa based on its mandate and experience in science education at all levels, TVET and higher education, as well as in STI policies and capacity building and has the capacity to help countries adopt a systemic and integrated approach to STI. Main Actions: ∗Assess, review, develop and harmonize knowledge production policies, including STI policies both at national and regional levels; ∗Support and mobilize existing African think-tanks both at regional and sub-regional level, for decision-making and STI development; ∗Strengthen African higher education and research institutions, and Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) capacity; ∗Promote the twinning of institutions and exchanges of STI experts through North-South, South- South and South-North-South cooperation; ∗Improve universal access to information and knowledge as well as build capacity in the field of ICT use in Africa; ∗Ensure that more youth participate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and careers; ∗Develop capacity in the preservation of documentary heritage. Some success stories: Harare Regional Office

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Flagship 4: Fostering science for the sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources and disaster risk reduction

Why UNESCO? UNESCO through its various Natural Science and World Heritage programmes is well placed to address the issues of the programme. Main actions: ∗ Upgrade scientific institutions, in the fields of environmental, earth,

• cean and climate system sciences, through strengthening universities

and research centres and mobilizing international science cooperation; ∗ Train a critical mass of natural resources and disaster risk managers (young skilled people and resourceful scientists and engineers) with the perspective of employability; ∗ Support the development of tools for disaster risk reduction (DRR), and integrated coastal management; ∗ Promote and support UNESCO-designated sites to be recognized and used as laboratories and learning platforms for sustainable development at the national and regional level. Some success stories: Nairobi Regional Office

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Flagship 5: Harnessing the power of culture for sustainable development and peace in a context of regional integration

Why UNESCO? Throughout the past decades, UNESCO has developed a normative framework which is internationally recognized for its relevance and coherence and which provides a unique global platform for international cooperation and dialogue. It establishes a holistic cultural governance system within a human rights-based approach, building on shared values, mutual commitments respecting cultural diversity, the free flow of ideas and collective responsibility. Main actions: ∗ Strengthen institutional and human capacity-building and cultural-policy frameworks ∗ Support the development and dissemination ofTeaching tools and curricula Some success stories: Yaoundé Regional Office

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Flagship 6: Promoting an environment conducive to freedom of expression and media development

Why UNESCO? UNESCO is the only UN agency with a constitutional mandate to “Promote the free flow of ideas by word and image” and to “Maintain, increase and diffuse knowledge” Main actions: ∗ Creating policy and regulatory conditions conducive to press freedom ∗ Enhancing national, regional and international advocacy for the protection

• f journalists against impunity

∗ Training a critical mass of media professionals in key fields of Africa’s development ∗ Empowering community radio initiatives in Africa through a supportive policy and regulatory environment ∗ Promoting universal access and preservation

• f information and knowledge

Some success stories: Regional Office Dakar

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Resource Mobilization Three Challenges

• 1. Programme and Project Design
• 2. Outreach to potential Donors / Partners
• 3. Raise Funds for Priority Africa

RP - 37 C/5 Approved Budget USD 23 M Plan of Expenditures USD 11M

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Capturing and responding to specific needs at national, sub-regional and regional level

• 1. Flagship
• 2. Project
• 3. Project

Concept Notes Concept Notes Proposals

Programme and Project Design

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Outreach to (new) Donors/Partners

Matching needs with the interests and mechanisms

• f donors / partners

COORDINATED AND STRATEGIC MISSIONS

• European Union
• Islamic Development Bank
• African Development Bank

ADVOCACY WITH GOVERNMENT DONORS

• Mainly during Annual Review Meetings

OUTREACH TO DECENTRALISED DONORS (Embassies, Development agencies, delegations)

• Lead role for Field Offices

ENGAGEMENT WITH PRIVATE SECTOR

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Building on existing programmes and relationships

AFRICAN MEMBER STATES

• Angola - USD 0.3 M
• Cameroon - USD 5.8 M
• Nigeria - USD 6.4 M
• Senegal - USD 0.1 M
• South Africa - USD 0.2 M

MAJOR GOVERNMENT DONORS (above USD 1M)

• Belgium (Flanders) - USD 5.6 M
• China - USD 8 M
• France - USD 6.4 M
• Italy - USD 4.4 M
• Japan - USD 8.5 M
• Norway - USD 2.5 M
• Rep of Korea - USD 11.8 M
• Spain - USD 1.6 M
• Sweden - USD 16 M
• Switzerland - USD 1.1 M
• United States - USD 1.3 M

MULTILATERAL PARTNERS

• African Development Bank - USD 1.95 M
• European Union – USD 13 M
• OFID (OPEC Fund for Int. Dev.) - USD 2.4 M
• World Bank / GPE - USD 7 M
• UN Family

PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES

• Fondation Weber – 0.7 M
• GEMS – 1.5 M
• P&G – 3.2 M
• Packard Foundation – 1.5 M
• Samsung – 1.3 M

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Expanding through innovative partnerships

• Multi-stakeholders Partnerships
• Country Cooperation Agreements – Self benefiting
• Cause-related Marketing
• Co-design

Mobilizing  Financial Contributions  Human Resources Secondments  In-kind Contributions

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Active support of UNESCO’s African Member States

• Advocating for strong committment of national authorities to

project design with UNESCO

• Advising on Prioritisation of Flagships in national strategies

(dialogue with Ministries of Planning and Finance)

• Supporting in resource mobilisation efforts and advocacy vis-

à-vis potential donors / partners (Government, Development Banks, Embassies, Private Companies, Foundations, …)

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TH THANK Y NK YOU OU

FOR OR YOU OUR AT ATTENTION

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