Progress on Subregional Development Activities in West Africa

Achievements in the second quarter of 2020 for subregional development initiatives in West Africa include ratification of AfCFTA, completion of strategic documents, progress on poverty reduction, and engagement in policy briefs and consultations to accelerate development goals. COVID-19 response plans and upcoming events such as the ICE in Abuja are also highlighted.

• West Africa
• Development
• Subregional Initiatives
• Progress
• AfCFTA

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1. Subprogramme 7: Subregional activities for development Component 2 Amadou Diouf, Chief of SubRegional Initiatives Section (SRI) SubRegional Office for West Africa (SROWA) 2020 Second Quarter Accountability and Programme Performance Review Meeting 20 22 July 2020 [Virtual]

2. 2020 Progress on achievements (all budget sources: 18, 23, 11, 35) Objective: To achieve inclusive development and regional integration in West Africa Result Area 2: Increased number of subregional initiatives designed or implemented by To strengthen capacity of Member States in the Western Africa subregion, ECOWAS, UEMOA & IGOs to implement sub regional development priorities, with due consideration to gender perspective Progress made to achieving the result area The IoA ratification of AfCFTA at the rate (10/15) = 67%) & 3 countries completed their National AfCFTA strategic documents : Senegal and 2 CoF: C te d Ivoire & Guinea ECOWAS Vision 2050 initiative: Vision 2020 evaluated & Aspiration and Diagnostic completed and will inform the formulation of its Vision 2050 Liptako-Gourma Integrated Development Authority (ALG) self financing mechanism developed Niger s VNR 2020 developed, highlighted progress on poverty reduction (45,4% to 40,3% between 2014 to 2018), and successfully disseminated at 2020 HLPF,

3. 2020 Progress on achievements Think Tank Policy briefs on Sahel key drivers for sustainable development (from Sahel 2043 findings); West Africa 2020 progress report on SDG and Agenda 2063, to assess progress and provide policy orientations to accelerate the decade of action in West Africa region Covid-19 UN integrated response plan and Socio-Economic Impact analysis : ECOWAS, Niger, Senegal, 3 Supporting documents on ECOWAS Evaluation Vision 2020 and ECOWAS Vision 2050 Niger VNR 2020 report Convening Supported provided to Niger and the Gambia 2020 VNRS : UNDP, ECA, UNICEF, FAO Sierra Leone engaged with ECA by requesting assistance to develop Industrial Policy and Economic Special Zone, to scale up ECA s ongoing support on AfCFTA 4 Subregional Consultations on ECOWAS Vision 2020 organized, and Subregional aspirations collected from ECOWAS Member States 23rdICE Maximizing investments to achieve DD in West Africa to be held in Abuja, Nigeria: Host-country agreement was signed on 14 February 2020 with Nigeria and preparation process finalized. Virtual meeting of the Bureau organized in June 2020. The EGM and ICE will be organized virtually in November 2020 Consultation/advocacy on the Decade of action resulted in The Gambia, Niger and Liberia (a CoF) committing themselves to undertake VNRs in the second quarter of 2020 (this looks like convening)

4. 2020 Progress on achievements Operational UNCT & RCOs (Niger, Senegal) and ECOWAS requested ECA s partnership to develop a Covid-19 UN integrated response plan and Socio-Economic Impact analysis Mobilized financial and technical support (UNDP, ACMAD, UNESCO, UNFPA, GIZ) to support ECOWAS Prospective Study & ALG s cross border program (operational) Redesigning of the ECOWAS new Sahel Strategy to be informed by the Sahel 2043 Prospective Study Support to the reprioritization of Gambia SDG s roadmap, in the context of COVID-19 Leveraged funding through 2020 SDG Joint Funds projects with support to Benin UNCT ($836,000) Substantive preparation to start Benin, Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau AfCFTA national strategy development by end of June 2020 Guidance document developed to inform its self-financing mechanisms at request of ALG and review meeting organized with ALG high level management Draft AfCFTA national strategies produced : The Office and RITD joint support for strategies for CoF(Burkina Faso, C te d Ivoire and Guinea) and Niger, Benin, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Gambia and Sierra Leonne

5. HOW? Delivery modalities RA2 Alignment with ECA s 5 strategic directions Joint delivery in Countries of Focus Target countries Benin; Burkina; Guinea Bissau Senegal, Guinea, C te d Ivoire, Gambia and Sierra Leone (AfCFTA) Niger; Gambia (VNRs 2020) MDG : Guinea & Niger Response to COVID-19 Burkina Faso (AfCFTA, Strategic Planning & RBM) Guinea (Digital & Governance : ACS/MGD) Engaged in country socio- economic analysis with UN RCs: Guinea, Liberia Socio-Economic Impact Study : Niger, Senegal, UN Socio-Economic Response Plan : Niger Building consensus for action and promote African Position : Involvement of 15 West African Ministers of Finance in ECA High Level virtual meeting Tracing COVID-19 Funds to ensure good governance, transparence and accountability in Guinea In partnership with WFP, the Office is currently supported ECOWAS, to produce a sub-regional macro-economic impact analysis, informed by a Web survey which has already covered 4,000 respondents.

6. HOW? Delivery modalities RA 2 Contribution to the SDGs Partnerships (external) Follow-up on ARFSD res. UNDG : joint review of country COVID Responses & UN Socio-economic Response Plan UNDP, UNICEF, UNODC : Support to ALG UNDP, GIZ : Support to ECOWAS Vision 2050 ECOWAS (Vision 2050) UNDS (RCOs, UNCT : COVID-19 support UEMOA (Regional integration) Repriorisation Gambia SDG Roadmap Development VNR 2020 : Niger & The Gambia SDG s Target 8.a (Trade ) & 16.9 (CRVS/Legal ID) & target 17.9 (international support for SDG..) Gender Mainstreaming OIBCs (if applicable) Inclusion of gender dimension in ECOWAS Evaluation Vision 2020, Diagnostic and Aspirations documents Focus on Gender issues on COVID-19 support O/IBC 1 : Assessment of progress towards achievement of SDG with UNDS O/IBC 2 : Strengthening regional integration : AfCFTA, ECOWAS & ALG .

7. Status update: Key challenges and lessons learnt RA2 Lessons learnt Key challenges Online work as much as possible and repriorisation of work plan Leverage transformative partnership with West Africa IGOs and link to SRCM and R-UNSDG, UNOWAS in operationalizing the UNISS and support to ALG Build strategic partnership with RCs/UNCTs, RECs as a cost effective strategy for wider outreach and timely responses to countries structural and emerging needs Working closely and seamlessly with ECA Divisions; joint activities & coalitions with other UN entities: UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNWOMEN; RECs: MRU, UEMOA, ECOWAS and IGOs: ALG. AFRISTAT and NSOs. Covid-19 pandemic Sahel region, insecurity and extreme violence fueled by the geopolitical dynamics Limited resources to respond to growing demands from MS due to Covid-19, among other and the need to support 15 RCs

8. Status of budget utilization/implementation REGULAR BUDGET Total allotment $US Total Consumed$US Utilization rate $US Posts 2 009 907,00 979 071,77 49% Non-Posts 536 580,00 219 581,25 41% EXTRA BUDGETARY RESOURCESTotal allotment $US Total Consumed$US Utilization rate $US - Posts 0,00 0,00 Non-Posts 544 499,94 317 837,25 58%

9. Status of budget utilization/implementation RPTC RESOURCES Total allotment $US Total Consumed$US Utilization rate $US - Posts 0,00 0,00 Non-Posts 70 000 0,00 0.00%

10. Status update on implementing partners Provide status update on the SROWA s implementing partners for XB funded projects Non Available

11. THANK YOU!