Working Group 3 Thematic Clustering

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Working Group 3 Thematic Clustering
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VALUE ADDED of the thematic cluster approach

• Roles and Activities
• Information Sharing
• Networking
• Creating new partnerships (synergies)
• Gap Identification / sharing of members
  priorities
• Identify focus areas and collectively advance the
  implementation towards concrete results for the
  benefit of the countries
• Mobilise resources in support of focus areas

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How will the thematic cluster approach work

• Guiding Principles
• Provide incentives for participation and
  contribution
• Benefit and build on existing networks and their
  activities (International, regional and national
  levels, agencies, platforms.)
• Avoid further layers of bureaucracy (avoid
  meetings for the sake of meetings)
• Avoid rigid process and build in flexibility to
  accommodate developments and evolving priorities
• Associating states with clusters (resources and
  conceptual support)
• Inter-cluster coordination to further realize
  synergies
• Voluntary participation
• Work to enhance integration between the
  International, Regional, National, Local levels

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Some Preliminary Suggestions

• Establish a network and facilitate on-going
  dialogue among the Members (electronic)
• Web-based information sharing (Member work plans,
  related activities, new partnerships and
  initiatives, gaps and areas of focus relevant to
  the cluster)
• Meetings on the margins as relevant

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Role clarification

• Convener
• To ensure that all interested partners with
  relevant capacities are engaged in the clusters
• To facilitate the report of the cluster to the
  global platform and the PAC
• To facilitate inter-cluster coordination by
  participation in the MOB
• Other specific roles of the Convener to be
  determined by the clusters themselves
• Cluster
• Role Clarification for the Cluster (See value
  add)

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Role Clarification

• Secretariat
• Designate a dedicated staff member in support of
  each cluster
• Provide secretariat support to each cluster and
  the conveners
• Resource support to the cluster
• Promote the results in close collaboration with
  the clusters and give visibility to the work of
  the clusters

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Outputs

• Gaps and needs identified
• Built upon priorities of action of Members to
  address target focus areas
• Alignment of Member plans and activities to
  advance focus areas for maximizing benefits at
  national level
• Resource mobilization for addressing gaps (focus
  areas)
• Consolidated reporting of the contributions of
  members and progress made for each cluster

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Next Steps

• Upon the request of the Working Group,
  Secretariat will circulate the proposed table of
  cluster (workdoc 3.0) for comments on memberships
  in different clusters, and refining the
  priorities of each cluster
• Working Group noted that resource implications of
  the process should be addressed
• The Process and roles should be further explained
  within and across clusters