UN WHITE PAPER

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UN WHITE PAPER

• Developing a Pacific Framework for Action
  August 2006

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Overview of Presentation

• Rational for UN Pacific framework for Action
• UN Priorities White Paper Proposals
• UN Programming Process
• Validation and Consultation process

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UN Partnerships in Pacific
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Need for a Pacific Framework for Action

• Intrinsic diversity among PIC and common
  challenges
• Millennium Declaration MDGs
• Alignment with National and Regional priorities
• Efficient, Effective, Consistent and Quality UN
  response

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One UN Team

• Support to policy and capacity development
• Global technical practice and knowledge
• Pacific experience in sustainable human
  development
• Multi-sectoral approaches
• One framework / Joint Programmes

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Pacific Challenges

• After Sub Saharan Africa, the Pacific is the most
  likely location to have considerable difficulties
  achieving MDGs.
• Focus on Pacific LDCs and most vulnerable Groups

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HDI (Human Development Index) Ranks vs. Scores
of the Pacific Countries 1996 2004 (Fiji,
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu)
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Pacific Opportunities

• Pacific resilience and resourcefulness
• Strengthened Regional Cooperation
• Growing ODA EnvironmentAid Effectiveness
• The Pacific needs to ride the wave

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Intensifying Actions to Achieve MDGs

• Growth sustained resource base for MDG
  achievement
• Governance -invest in MDG based strategies,
  policies and plans
• Services protect the rights of the most
  vulnerable
• Environment manage and safeguard the foundation

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Equitable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

• Key Impact Increased employment for Pacific
  People
• Data, analysis and evidence based policy making,
  planning and budgeting
• Capacity for Public Private Dialogue
• Capacity for pilot demonstration and up-scaling

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Good Governance and Human Rights

• Key Impact a safe and stable Pacific and Pacific
  People exercising their rights
• Capacity for Conflict prevention and Peace
  Building
• Capacity for accountability, transparency and
  efficiency
• Human Rights instruments, mechanisms and
  institutions

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Equitable Social Services and Protection

• Key Impact Pacific People accessing quality
  basic social services
• Evidence based policy making, planning and
  budgeting
• Strengthen delivery systems
• Behavioral changes and system utilization

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Environmental Management

• Key Impact resilient Pacific communities
  managing natural resources
• Capacity for Environmental and energy management
• Capacity for Disaster risk reduction and
  management
• Capacity for Community based environmental
  management

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Cross Cutting Themes and Issues

• Gender Equality aiming at specific impacts
• Rights based approaches
• Partnership for development
• Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
• Pacific Technical architecture

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UNITED NATIONS PACIFIC ACTION FRAMEWORK 2008-2012
GOOD GOVERNNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS Accountable,
equitable transparent, inclusive and effective
governance where human rights are exercised and
protected.
EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY
REDUCTION Evidence-based regional pro-poor
strategies and NSDS that stimulate equitable
growth and quality employment
ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT Mainstreaming
environmental sustainability, renewable energy
and disaster mitigation and management into
regional and national policies and planning.
EQUITABLE SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES
Delivery of equitable, quality, accessible,
culturally-sensitive and affordable basic social
services.
HUMAN RIGHTSBASED APPROACHES
COMPARATIVEADVANTAGE Global technical practice
and knowledge Pacific experience in sustainable
human development Multi - sectoral approaches
One framework / Joint Progammes
RECOGNITION OF PACIFIC CULTURE
INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY
GENDER EQUALITY
REGIONAL APPROACHES / AID EFFECTIVENESS
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Feedback and Validation

• Partnership for Development
• Regional meetings (FEMM, FOC)
• Selected Reader Groups
• Direct consultations with countries LDC focus
• Outreach to stakeholders and development partners

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UN Programming Process

• Keep a light foot print
• UN Pacific Framework for Action (August)
• UN Development Assistance Framework (November)
• LDCs Country programme Action Plans (2007)
• Regional Outreach
• Country Consultations

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Expanded UN Presence

• Phased roll outs

• FSM
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• Palau
• RMI
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

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Expectations

• Please review the papers we share, seek
  clarification and provided feedback
• Work with us and be critical

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Take Home Messages

• UN reform has arrived in the Pacific and Joint
  Programmes a more focused approach
• Intensifying Actions to achieve MDGs by all
  development actors
• UN support for Pacific Cooperation and
  Integration, while continuing to focus on Country
  specific impacts.

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UNITED NATIONS PACIFIC ACTION FRAMEWORK 2008-2012
GOOD GOVERNNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS Accountable,
equitable transparent, inclusive and effective
governance where human rights are exercised and
protected.
EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY
REDUCTION Evidence-based regional pro-poor
strategies and NSDS that stimulate equitable
growth and quality employment
ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT Mainstreaming
environmental sustainability, renewable energy
and disaster mitigation and management into
regional and national policies and planning.
EQUITABLE SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES
Delivery of equitable, quality, accessible,
culturally-sensitive and affordable basic social
services.
HUMAN RIGHTSBASED APPROACHES
COMPARATIVEADVANTAGE Global technical practice
and knowledge Pacific experience in sustainable
human development Multi - sectoral approaches
One framework / Joint Progammes
RECOGNITION OF PACIFIC CULTURE
INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY
GENDER EQUALITY
REGIONAL APPROACHES / AID EFFECTIVENESS