1. SOCIAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER 10 th REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM (RCM)

2. SHD ALIGNMENT WITH AUC/DSA/DHRST STRUCTURE HEALTH, POPULATION & NUTRITION

3. BASIS OF THE SHD BUSINESS PLAN AU-UN COOPERATION: FRAMEWORK FOR THE TEN- YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR THE AU 9TH RCM RECOMMENDATION (RECOMM. 3&4)  STRENGTHEN COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS  STRENGTHENING EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVNESS OF THE CLUSTER SYSTEM KURIFTU CONSENSUS  ENHANCING IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS

4. PRIORITIES OF SHD BUSINESS PLAN  PROMOTION OF ACCELERATED REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN AFRICA  CHILD UNDER NUTRITION  MONITOR PROGRESS ON UNIVERSAL ACCESS FOR HIV/AIDS, TB AND MALARIA  SUPPORT THE AFRICA WIDE CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OUAGADOUGOU ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN  AFRICAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE  HARMONIZATION OF CLTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES  REVIEW OF ICPD + 15

5. PROGRESS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CLUSTER  PERIODICITY OF INTERACTIONS & IMPROVED COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE  JOINT PLANNING  JOINT ACTION  JOINT FUNDING (IN ONE INSTANCE)

6. 2009 PROCESS OUTPUTS/ACHIEVMENTS  UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO – SUPPORTED AUC INITIATIVE THE “CAMPAIGN ON ACCELERATED REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORALITY IN AFRICA (CARMMA)”  UNIFEM AND UNFPA – LEADING EFFORTS ON THE AFRICA-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.  UNDP/IOM/UNFPA - SUPPORTED THE AU YOUTH VOLUNTEERS INITIATIVE.  AUC/UNECA & UNFPA – UNDERTOOK THE AFRICA REGIONAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF ICPD.  IOM/UNICEF/UNODC/ECA/OHCHR/UNHCR - SUPPORTED THE AUC STRATEGY ON THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

7. CURRENT JOINT EFFORTS  UNDP,ADB & UNESCO ARE SUPPORTING ECOWAS WITH TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL TRAINING  UNFPA/UNICEF/UNESCO AND THE ECA SUB- REGIONAL OFFICE ARE SUPPORTING ECCAS’ INITIATIVE ON HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION.  UNESCO & UNICEF SUPPORTED THE COMEDAF BUREAU & HELPED PRODUCE A PLAN OF ACTION.  UNESCO AND UNICEF ARE SUPPORTING THE SADC TO DEVELOP EMIS.  UNICEF & UNESCO ARE SUPPORTING THE AUC IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATION OBSERVATORY

8. CURRENT JOINT EFFORTS  JOINT SUPPORT BY WHO, UNAIDS AND UNICEF TO THE AUC IN SCALING UP UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS, TB AND MALARIA SERVICES BY 2010, CULMINATING IN PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE THREE DISEASES.  JOINT SUPPORT BY UNICEF, WFP, FAO AND WHO TOWARDS HARMONISATION OF NUTRITION STRATEGIES, AND OPERATIONALISATION OF THE AFRICA REGIONAL NUTRITION STRATEGY (ARNS).

9. CHALLENGES  MAINTAINING REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN SUB-CLUSTER MEETINGS & PROVIDING INPUTS  JOINT PROGRAMMING & RESOURCE MOBILIZATION  INADEQUATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE  INADEQUEATE HARMONIZATION & COORDINATION RESULTING IN DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND COMPARTMENTALIZING CROSS- CUTTING ISSUES

10. LESSONS LEARNT  COORDINATION AND HARMONIZATION OF PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY FORUMS, STRENGTHENS COMMON POSITIONS AS WAS THE CASE IN THE COMMON POSITION TO THE UNGASS ON HIV/AIDS.  THE WILL TO DEMONSTRATE JOINT ACTION, INCREASED THE LEVEL OF COORDINATION AND THRIVING FOR RESULTS.  INADEQUTE CLARITY OF ROLES OF ‘PARTICIPATING AGENCIES’ COUPLED WITH TIME CONSTRAINTS CONTRIBTES TO LIMITED FOLLOW-UP OF AGREED UPON ACTIONS AND/ OR NON-INVOLVEMENT IN SUB-CLUSTER WORKS.  IF PLANNED ACTIVITIES DO NOT CORRESPOND TO THE AVAILABILITY OF REQUIRED CAPACITY AND RESOURCES, THEIR EXECUTION WILL BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED.  INADEQUTE HARMONIZATION OF ACTIVITIES CREATES OVERLAP AND INHIBITES OPTIMIZATION OF OUTPUTS.

11. RECOMMENDATIONS  RE-ALIGN YOUTH & GENDER SUB-CLUSTER WITH AU STRUCTURES SO AS YOUTH FALLS UNDER HRST AND FORMS YOUTH & EDUCATION SUB-CLUSTER. SUBSEQUENTLY RCM SHOULD EXAMINE WHETHER TO HAVE “GENDER” AS A STAND- ALONG SUB-CLUSTER OR AS A THEME WHICH SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE MAINSTREAMED IN ALL CLUSTERS.  RCM MAY WISH TO RECONSIDER THE ISSUE OF MULTIPLE MEMBERSHIP IN THEMATIC AREAS OR ADVICE ON A MECHANISM THAT WILL ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DELIVERY.  THERE ARE OVER 16 POLICY & STRATEGY INSTRUMENTS SUPPORTED BY THE UN SYSTEM ENDORSED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF AFRICA’S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. RCM SHOULD ADVISE HOW THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT SUB-REGIONAL AND COUNTRY LEVELS.

12. THE CLUSTER MECHANISM IS WORKING THANK YOU