The NEPAD Partnership outlook, primarily, focuses on:
- Development, coordination and sustaining the networks of relationships and partnerships at national, regional, continental and global levels in support of the implementation of the NEPAD Program;
- Support and servicing of the NEPAD governance structures, namely; the Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) and the NEPAD Steering Committee and their interaction at the regional and continental levels, with the African Union (AU) Assembly, Organs, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and other continental / international bodies;
- Promotion of international cooperation with the lead institutional strategic partners in advancing Africa’s development priorities and agenda;
- Monitoring, evaluation and follow-up on the delivery of the Development Partners’ commitments to Africa at all levels in support of NEPAD implementation;
- Facilitate the optimal functioning of partnership arrangements and mechanisms with key stakeholders in Africa and beyond in support of the NEPAD agenda;
- Promotion of a more coherent and sound engagement with all stakeholders / partners and RECs on collaboration for the implementation of NEPAD sector and cross-sector programs, and
- Resource mobilization from partners and stakeholders in pursuit of NEPAD’s programmatic activities, through regular and appropriate assessment and review, including tracking, monitoring and evaluation.
Some of the Strategic Partners involved in NEPAD implementation include:
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s mission is to help reduce poverty, improve living conditions for Africans and mobilize resources for the continent’s economic and social development. With this objective in mind, the institution aims at assisting African countries – individually and collectively - in their efforts to achieve sustainable economic development and social progress.
UNDP
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
http://undp.org [2]
African Union
The advent of the African Union (AU) can be described as an event of great magnitude in the institutional evolution of the continent. On 9.9.1999, the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity issued a Declaration (the Sirte Declaration) calling for the establishment of an African Union, with a view, inter alia, to accelerating the process of integration in the continent to enable it play its rightful role in the global economy while addressing multifaceted social, economic and political problems compounded as they are by certain negative aspects of globalisation.
http://www.africa-union.org [3]
UN ECA
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) was established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN's five regional commissions. ECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.
NEPAD Business Foundation
The NEPAD Business Group (NBG) changed its status from a grouping of companies committed to the overall objectives of NEPAD to a Section 21 company in November 2004 and will be adhering to the Corporate Governance Principles, inter alia the King II report as well as those laid out by the Commonwealth Foundation - Citizens and Governance Council.
www.thenbf.co.za [5]
Institute for Security Studies
The Institute for Security of Studies (ISS) is a pan-African applied policy research institute headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa with offices in Cape Town, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ISS is an established think tank working in the area of African human security. It seeks to mainstream human security perspectives into public policy processes and to influence decision makers within Africa and beyond. The objective of the Institute is to add critical balance and objectivity by providing timely, empirical research and contextual analysis of relevant human security issues to policy makers, area specialists, advocacy groups, and the media.
The ISS was founded in 1991 by the current Executive Director, Dr. Jakkie Cilliers and P. B. Mertz as the Institute for Defence Policy, which was renamed in 1996 as the Institute for Security Studies. The vision and mission statements, organisational structure, and governance mechanisms of the ISS are depicted below.
UN-World Food Programme
In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives.
UN-Food and Agriculture Organisation
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
Africa Renewal Online
The Africa Renewal information programme, produced by the Africa Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information, provides up-to-date information and analysis of the major economic and development challenges facing Africa today. Among the major items it produces is the renowned magazine, Africa Renewal (formerly Africa Recovery), which first appeared in 1987. It also produces a range of public information materials, including backgrounders, press releases and feature articles. It works with the media in Africa and beyond to promote the work of the United Nations, Africa and the international community to bring peace and development to Africa.
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/index.html [9]
Department of International Development
DFID is the part of the UK government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty. As well as headquarters in London and East Kilbride, near Glasgow, DFID has offices in around 40 developing countries and provides aid to around 90 countries.
We are working to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the international targets agreed by the United Nations (UN) to halve world poverty by 2015.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) is a federally owned organisation. Working worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. Its mandate is to support the German Government in achieving its development objectives. Providing viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. Sometimes working under difficult conditions, GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes. Our corporate objective is to improve people’s lives on a sustainable basis.
http://www.gtz.de [11]
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
FARA is the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa. FARA complements the innovative activities of national, international and sub-regional research institutions to deliver more responsive and effective services to its stakeholders. It plays advocacy and coordination roles for agricultural research for development, while the national agricultural research systems (NARSs), advanced research institutions (ARIs) and international agricultural research centers (IARCs) develop improved technologies along the research-to-development continuum in their respective countries and coverage areas.
http://www.fara-africa.org/
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United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA)
The UN-OSAA Office takes the lead in the preparation of Africa-related reports and inputs on the New Partnership for Africa's Development. OSAA convenes an inter-departmental Task Force on African Affairs to improve coherence in United Nations support to Africa.
