Follow-Up Report on ECA's Actions on COE Resolutions Post CoM 2022

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Follow-up report by Said Adejumobi, Director at ECA, outlines progress on resolutions adopted during CoM 2022. Actions include supporting African vaccine manufacturing, aiding LDCs, boosting transport investment for AfCFTA benefits, cultural programs, digital transformation importance, financing development, and curbing illicit financial flows. Noteworthy strides made in economic diversification, partnerships for vaccine manufacturing, LDC support, and advancing transport investment. The report also highlights steps taken for data and statistics management, financing recovery, and addressing climate change issues.

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Report on the follow-up by ECA to the resolutions of CoM 2022 (Doc Ref. No. E/ECA/COE/41/8) Said Adejumobi Director, Strategic Planning, Oversight and Results Division 16 March 2023

Summary of the resolutions adopted in COM2022 984 (LIV): Role of Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing in improving African health outcomes 987 (LIV): ECA support for LDCs in the context of the 5th UN Conference on LDCs 988 (LIV): Scaling up investment in transport to optimize the benefits of the AfCFTA 991 (LIV): Culture and heritage management programme Economic Diversification Data, Statistics and Digitalization 983 (LIV): Importance of digital transformation for breaking new ground 986 (LIV): Data and statistics Financing Development 982 (LIV): Financing the recovery of Africa and beyond 990 (LIV): Curbing illicit financial flows and recovery of lost assets No Action: 985 (LIV): Updated strategic directions, the medium- term programme framework (2022-2025) and the 2023 program plan and budget 989 (LIV): Carbon certification Climate change

Progress Economic Diversification (1) 984 (LIV): Role of Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing in improving African health outcomes Supported the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing in the production of the first version of a continental strategy and framework for action that will guide African initiatives for scaling up vaccine manufacturing on the continent Drafted a preliminary report on the implementation of priority areas of the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs Deployed macroeconomic model in 4 MS and an integrated planning and reporting toolkit in 7 MS 987 (LIV): ECA support for LDCs in the context of the 5th UN Conference on LDCs Coordinates the inter-agency task force on graduation and smooth transition for eligible countries Tracks and reports on the progress made by the LDCs and SIDS towards the implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the SDGs and Agenda 2063.

Progress Economic Diversification (2) 988 (LIV): Published a summary report entitled Implications of the African Continental Free Trade Area for demand for transport infrastructure and services Scaling up investment in transport to optimize the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area Spearheaded the establishment of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Business Council Supported capacity-building in heritage management 14 heritage personnel from three member States trained executive leadership course scholarships to 20 experts from eight member States scholarships to 17 experts to attend a course on digital tools for cultural heritage management 991 (LIV): Culture and heritage management programme Supported capacity-building for 21 community leaders and heritage experts from 12 MS Supported the development of a draft framework of action to guide community leaders on the promotion and protection of heritage resources

Progress Data, Statistics & Digitalization (1) 983 (LIV): Importance of digital transformation for breaking new ground Signed an MoU with the Government of Togo to establish an African center for coordination and research in cybersecurity Launched a digital portal called JUSTIS with UNU-INRA on the margins of the COP27 Developed an African artificial intelligence road map, Supported the development of the data policy framework of the African Union Supported capacity- building for 17 MS in the regulatory integration of digital trade and in data collection Supported through the Connected African Girls hybrid coding camp, approx. 25,000 girls and young women Collaborated with Tech African Women to narrow the digital skills gap

Progress Data, Statistics & Digitalization (2) Supported the IGAD in developing the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics, 2021 2025 and draft frameworks on data- sharing policy and on data quality assessment Provided technical assistance and capacity building to 13 MS with planning and conducting censuses and the dissemination of census results 986 (LIV): Data and statistics Deployed IT tools to 8 MS (such as tablets, census field- monitoring dashboard, a census field-support and issue tracking system, and a census e-question repository in Africa) Supported capacity-building for senior managers of national statistical offices (NSOs) in 5 MS

Progress Financing Development 990 (LIV): 982 (LIV): Curbing illicit financial flows and recovery of lost assets Financing the recovery of Africa and beyond Two ECA policy actions informed the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly entitled International coordination and cooperation to combat illicit financial flows (A/77/304) of August 2022 Supported the revamping of the high-level working group on the global financial architecture (GFA) Supported the operationalization of the LSF in concluding the inaugural repurchase agreement transaction with Citibank with a diversified basket of sovereign Eurobonds, including those issued by Angola, Egypt and Kenya Conducted pilot studies in 12 MS on the globally agreed methodologies for measuring IFF related to tax abuses . Produced preliminary statistical estimates of IFF and suggestions on the required inter-institutional structures to tackle the flows Contributed to the launch of the sustainable debt coalition initiative at the COP27 Supported capacity-building and facilitated peer learning exchange in the implementation of excise tax stamps, improved tax regulation and other DRM issues in 4 MS

Progress Climate change Title Jointly (with the Congo Basin Climate Commission) produced a harmonized protocol and toolkits 989 (LIV): Carbon certification Produced a regional, digital carbon registry for the 16 MS Developed and validated training materials on carbon market development, including policy design and implementation, and on carbon verification and certification for senior African government officials Led an EGM on the development of carbon emissions reduction and offsetting projects and carbon certification for the member States of the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin On-going study on the mapping of carbon and forest certification processes and modelling and the related benefits to firms, investors and local communities Conducted an assessment of carbon emissions reduction projects with high market potential for the 16 MS