Economic and Social Council

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Economic and Social Council
United Nations
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ECOSOC involvement in Postconflict Countries

• According to Article 65 of the UN Charter, The
  Economic and Social Council may furnish
  information to the Security Council and shall
  assist the Security Council upon its request
• 2001 ECOSOC adopted its Ministerial Declaration
  on the role of the United Nations in support of
  the efforts of African countries to reach peace
  and sustainable development
• 2002 ECOSOC in its resolution 2002/1 created a
  framework for advisory group(s) on African
  countries emerging from conflict. Since then, two
  ad hoc advisory groups (Guinea-Bissau and
  Burundi) were created.
• 2003 ECOSOC in its resolution 2003/50 decided to
  undertake an assessment of lessons learned from
  the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups.
  
• 2004 The Council in its resolution 2004/L.53
  commended the Groups for their innovative and
  constructive work in support of the countries
  concerned.

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ECOSOC Advisory Group(s) on African Countries
Emerging from Conflicts

• The Mandate of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group(s),
  as decided by ECOSOC in its resolution 2002/1 of
  15 July 2002, is to
  
• Examine the humanitarian and economic needs of
  the country concerned
  
• Review relevant assistance programmes
• Prepare recommendations for a long-term programme
  of support that begins with the integration of
  relief into development
  
• Provide advice on how to ensure that the support
  from the international community is adequate,
  coherent, well co-ordinated and effective
  and promote synergy

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Why Focus on Postconflict Situation on Africa?

• Research indicated that about 50 of all
  agreements to end civil war collapse within five
  years of signature
  
• 80 of the worlds twenty poorest countries have
  suffered a major civil war in the past 15 years
  
• 1990-2002 There were 126 armed conflicts
  causing 7-8 million deaths (75 of them
  non-combatants)
  
• The Ad Hoc Advisory Groups are driven through
  national ownership by African countries, and are
  linked with regional initiatives such as NEPAD
  and the African Union

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Postconflict Situation of Guinea-Bissau
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Postconflict Situation of Burundi
Socio-Economic Indicators According to the UNDP
Human Development Report 2004, Burundi ranks 173
out of 177 countries 58.4 of population live
below 1 a day Combined primary, secondary and
tertiary schools gross enrolment ratio is 33
More than 600,000 of children are orphans of war
Infant mortality has reached the alarming rat
e of 114 per thousand births According to UNAID
S, 8.3 per cent of those aged between 15 and 49
years live with HIV/AIDS
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The Chairman of the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on
Guinea-Bissau and Burundi

H.E. Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, Permanent
Representative of South Africa to the United
Nations
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Highlight of the Assessment for the Ad Hoc
Advisory Groups The Working Methods

The importance of national ownership by relevant
national authorities Partnership approach between
the relevant national authorities and the
international community Participants in these Ad
Hoc Advisory groups are African countries,
donors, and a representative of the Ad Hoc
Working Group of the Security Council on Conflict
Prevention and Resolution in Africa
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Highlight of the Assessment for the Ad Hoc
Advisory Groups Fostering International
Partnership

The groups have advocated enhanced relationships
between the countries concerned and the
international community through a partnership
approach in Creating the Economic Emergency Man
agement Fund for Guinea-Bissau
Participating at the Forum of Development
Partners for Burundi, Brussels, January 2004
(Promoting direct budgetary support)
Advocating for financial assistance for the
integration of relief, rehabilitation,
reconstruction and development, through a
comprehensive approach to peace and stability
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Highlight of the Assessment for the Ad Hoc
Advisory Groups Coordination
The Groups succeeded in making a contribution to
promoting coherence and coordination to
international support to Guinea-Bissau and
Burundi through the Coordination within the Uni
ted Nations system (Departments, funds,
programmes, agencies) Collaboration between the
United Nations and the Bretton Woods
Institutions Increased interaction between the S
ecurity Council and the Economic and Social
Council (Joint mission to Guinea-Bissau)

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Further information on the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups
on African Countries Emerging from Conflicts at
the Economic and Social Council

Website http//www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecos
oc/
Email esa_at_un.org