SPAINS POLICY TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE MULTILATERALISM

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SPAINS POLICY TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE
MULTILATERALISM
UN-HABITAT DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING Sevilla,
14-15 October 2008
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INDICE

• PRIORITIES OF SPANISH COOPERATION.
• NEW MASTER PLAN FOR SPANISH COOPERATION 2009-2012
• ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION
• MORE CONCENTRATION AND SELECTIVE STRATEGIC
  MULTILATERAL POLICY
• PREDICTABLE AID PLURI ANNUAL PLANNING
• EFFECTIVE AID PARIS DECLARATION

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• SPAIN HAS DONE A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO
  INCREASE ITS PRESENCE
• AND COMMITMENT WITH MULTILATERAL
  ORGANIZATIONS
• SPANISH ODA CHANNELED THROUGH MULTILATERAL
  ORGANIZATIONS HAS INCREASED FOURFOLD IN THE LAST
  4 YEARS.

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INDICE

• THE UNITED NATIONS FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED
  THE SHARPEST
• PERCENTUAL INCREASE.
• IN 2004 UNITED NATIONS RECEIVED 4,5 OF TOTAL
  MULTILATERAL
• SPANISH ODA. IN 2007 RECEIVED 39 OF
  TOTAL MULTILATERAL
• SPANISH ODA

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• GEOGRAPHIC PRIORITIES
• Increased focus on least developed countries
  (Africa)
• While maintaining engagements with traditional
  regions (Latin America, North Africa)
• SECTORAL PRIORITIES
• Very focused on MDGs, basic social services.
• But also some new areas trade, economic
  development,

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MODALITIES OF SUPPORT

• ? Core funding contributions
• ? Multi-donor and global Funds, with increased
  involvement
• ? Bilateral Funds (only for specific reasons)
• ? Multi bilateral Projects (only specific,
  innovative and highly replicable initiatives)
• ? Funding through multilateral channels to pooled
  funds, budget support, SWAPS

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Other innovative instruments

• - Advance Market Commitments
• IFFIM-GAVI
• Experimental Reimbursable Seeding Operation
  (ERSO)
• Initiative against Hunger and Poverty (IHP)
• Remmitances
• UNITAID

Initiative Against Hunger and Poverty
(IHP) Remmitances
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CHALLENGES FOR SPANISH MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
AID

• Increase selective contribution to the
  multilateral system
• According to geographic and sectoral priorities
• Enhance effectiveness Accra Agreement and One UN
  
• Move towards multi-year planning performance
  contracts
• Participation of the civil society
• Accountability Results Monitoring and
  Evaluation