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 surveys
Two 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 multistakeholder 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
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
Consultations (12 December – approx. mid-January)
Hard copy should be brought to attn of Ministry and disseminated
among relevant stakeholders and discussed together
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.
The 3rd DCF Survey on MA
Completing the survey
-- three main types of questions
i) rating scale from 1 - 5
(III)
The 3rd DCF Survey on MA
Completing the survey
-- three types of questions
ii) binary yes/no
iii) open questions / comment fields
(IV)
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