WEBINAR

3rd

UN DCF Survey on

Global Accountability

Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UNDESA

Why mutual accountability?

Having in place an effective national mechanism to hold actors accountable

for development cooperation commitments…

-- Solidifies trust between central governments and their development partners

-- Makes financial resources more adequate, predictable and targeted towards achieving the

MDGs

-- Leads to greater use of country systems, budget support, predictability and transparent use of

funding

Why mutual accountability? (cont.)

Mutual accountability...-- Strengthens development partnerships at country level-- Serves as an overarching principle for the

effectiveness of development cooperation

The key objective of MA is to achieve behaviour changes and thus have lasting impact on development results.

Mutual accountability at the United Nations

Accountability and transparency have long been at the heart of outcomes of UN summits and conferences

-- Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (2002)

-- Doha follow-up conference (2008)-- Nairobi South-South cooperation meeting (2009) -- MDG Summit (2010)-- Rio+20 Summit (2012)-- Development Cooperation Forum

What do we mean, today and in future?Today…-- Accountability for development cooperation results -- Accountability vis-à-vis donors and citizens-- Reciprocal, open and inclusive assessments-- Evidence-based information on cooperation-- “Enablers”: aid policies, targets for providers,

assessment of progress

…and in future-- covering all issues in development partnerships-- providing space for all types of partners and

flows

Role of MA in the emerging post-2015 development agenda

-- Strong need for enhanced monitoring on commitments and sustainability of development results

-- MA is essential to support implementation of the emerging agenda, applying to all countries and integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development

-- Concerted effort is needed at country-level to promote and adapt MA mechanisms to these new conditions and ensure that MA entails more robust monitoring.

What is the role of the DCF?The DCF…-- Provides hub for candid and inclusive dialogue on the

future of development cooperation in a post-2015 era-- Examines how to feature effectiveness and

accountability in the global agenda and support its implementation with a global accountability framework

-- Acts as apex body and driver for mutual accountability in development cooperation among all relevant actors

-- Works to establish best practices and identify standards in the functioning of MA mechanisms, to produce behaviour change

Findings from MA surveysTwo DCF surveys (2009 and 2011) show…-- Only limited progress in most countries-- About half of survey countries had an aid policy in

place or were in the process of setting one up (2011)-- Progress on all enablers is key to achieve sustained

behaviour change and has direct impact on results-- Behaviour change needs inclusive approaches and

buy-in at high-level-- Key steps can be taken to enhance MA and

transparency-- A strong need to enforce delivery on commitments

The 3rd DCF Survey on MA (I)Changes and Challenges-- Questions were slightly adapted, responding to the

changing landscape of development cooperation landscape, as well as role of partnerships and multi-stakeholder involvement

-- Ensuring consistency with indicator 7 of Busan Global Monitoring Framework

-- Coordinated and inclusive engagement of non-executive stakeholders in compiling responses

-- Ensuring detail and high quality of responses

UNCT’s are asked to support government reps throughout the process, in particular once before Holidays, and once close to survey deadline

The 3rd DCF Survey on MA (II)

Process

Survey submission – online (by 20 January)

only one per country, reflecting consolidated responses, based on consultations. The individual submitting responses will serve as focal point.

Consultations (12 December – approx. mid-January)Hard copy should be brought to attn of Ministry and disseminated among relevant stakeholders and

discussed together

Invitations sent (9 to 12 December)Gov‘ts received link and hard copy of survey in either E/F/Sp, cc‘d to RRs and EDC focal points in

countries and regions

The 3rd DCF Survey on MA (III)

Completing the survey

-- three main types of questions

i) rating scale from 1 - 5

The 3rd DCF Survey on MA (IV)

Completing the survey

-- three types of questions

ii) binary yes/no

iii) open questions / comment fields

The 3rd DCF Survey on MA (V)

UNCTs should help ensure: -- Timely submission of consolidated responses-- Submission of other, complementary information

The Survey findings will inform…-- DCF Germany High-level Symposium (Berlin, 20-21

March 2014)-- Global Busan monitoring on indicator 7-- Report by the Secretary-General on trends in

development cooperation and UNDESA’s International Development Cooperation Report (IDCR)

-- Capacity development project to strengthen mutual accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Q & A