Preparations for Second Sudan Consortium Oversight Committee Meeting for MDTF N and S

Proposed Venues and Dates In country Sessions in Khartoum and in Juba November 7-10, 2006: Khartoum Nov. 7-8 Juba Nov Conference facilities being booked

Format and Content The World Bank and UN co-chair the SC Combination of plenary and breakout sessions Main plenary in Khartoum, breakout sessions in Khartoum/Juba Sessions chaired by GNU/GoSS and by donors General Pledging Session: donor commitments to overall recovery and development assistance including funding through the two MDTFs for Review of: Recent progress in recovery, economic, social and institutional developments political and security areas government’s plans and budgets for 2007

Topics for Khartoum Progress on CPA (and DPA?) Implementation (Commissions; SRSG report; AEC report) Update on Darfur JAM Public Expenditures Management and Allocations (including oil sector transparency) Poverty/ MDGs Update Topics for parallel sessions: Implementation of CPA in the 3 Areas Agriculture – gum Arabic, possibly also exchange rate impacts Telecommunications – Issues and Options GNU Intergovernmental Transfers, FFAMC, State Case Studies DDR Side Meeting: Multi-Donor Trust Funds

Topics for Juba Summary of Discussion of MDTFs’ Progress Report Progress on GOSS Commitments on Public Financial Management Intergovernmental Relations, Payroll And Budget Summary of Donor Assistance (Results Matrix) Recovery needs, UN plans, achievements and challenges Topics for parallel sessions: Private Sector Development Health Education Infrastructure

Documents: Government’s Report on Progress: GNU/GoSS Staff Assessment: World Bank, UN and IMF Progress Report on MDTF Performance: World Bank Participants and Target Audience: High level representatives from GNU, GOSS, donor agencies, the UN, AU, WB, AfDB, and IMF, CSOs Broad participation by line ministries and civil society (and parliamentarians)

Organization and Responsibilities World Bank and UN jointly responsible for organizing Government responsible for reports, presentations on progress UN, WB and Donors to co-organize specific sessions (working with government counterparts) World Bank and UN will co-host events Pre-meetings to agree on topics and finalize the agenda Invitations jointly by WB VP for Africa and UN SRSG, by Sep. 25 Documents circulated by GNU/GoSS and WB/UN/IMF by Oct. 7 Joint communiqué issued by WB, IMF and UN after SC.

Next Steps As detailed in Concept Note, need to: Agree on venue and dates Decide on focal points in GNU/GoSS for managing govt. roles Finalize agenda and topics for inclusion Decide on focal points in UN/WB/Donors to organize sessions Agree on WB and UN distribution of responsibilities, events, etc. Begin preparation of documents Other?