Integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM

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Integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM

• Bunmi Makinwa
• UNAIDS Country Coordinator/Ethiopia and
• Representative for African Regional Organizations

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APRM Strategic Framework

• NEPAD - Strategic Policy Framework and
  Socio-economic Development Programme of the
  African Union
• Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and
  Corporate Governance
• African Peer Review Mechanism

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APRM Definition

• African self-monitoring mechanism
• Voluntarily acceded to by Member States of the
  African Union
• Open to all member states of the AU

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APRM Purpose

• Foster the adoption of policies, standards and
  practices that lead to
• political stability,
• high economic growth,
• sustainable development and
• accelerated sub-regional and continental economic
  integration

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APRM Principles

• National ownership and leadership by the
  participating countries
• Participation of all key stakeholders
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Technical competence
• Credibility
• Freedom from political manipulation

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APRM Key Components

• Democracy and Good Political Governance
• Economic Governance and Management
• Corporate Governance
• Socio-economic Development

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APRM Assessment Framework

• Key objectives as per Component
• Respective international and regional codes and
  standards
• Criteria for assessment of performance
• Indicators (qualitative and quantitative)

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APRM Stages

• Stage 1 Preparation (national level, APR
  Secretariat)
• Stage 2 Self-assessment and preparation of a
  Preliminary Programme of Action
• Stage 3 APR Team mission
• Stage 4 Preparation and submission of the APR
  Teams report review by APR Panel and APR Forum
• Stage 5 Making report public, implementation of
  the Programme of Action

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APRM Progress

• 16 countries have acceded Algeria, Burkina
  Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,
  Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique,
  Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Republic of South
  Africa, Uganda
• Ghana, Rwanda Review Reports submitted to APR
  Forum
• Mauritius review in progress
• Kenya review in progress
• Nigeria Support Mission carried out

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HIV/AIDS in NEPAD

• HIV/AIDS largely missing
• MDG 6 missing among long-term goals
• HIV/AIDS one of communicable diseases
• No targets set for HIV/AIDS
• Action described in general terms
• bring epidemics under control
• lead campaign for increased international
  financial support

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Now

• HIV/AIDS reflected insufficiently
• Key international and regional instruments on
  HIV/AIDS missing
• Commitments on HIV/AIDS made internationally and
  regionally reflected insufficiently
• HIV/AIDS addressed within subsets of development
  issues, not as a development issue in its own
  right

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Now

• Democracy and Good Political Governance
• No explicit objectives,
• Criteria, or
• Indicators on HIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Now

• Economic Governance and Management
• Promotion of policies that support sustainable
  development
• Sectoral or micro-economic policies
• Socio-economic indicators including but not
  limited to health, education, HIV/AIDS and housing

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Now

• Corporate Governance
• Corporations as good corporate citizens with
  regards to human rights, social responsibility
• Responsiveness to concerns of communities
• Engagement in social and community development
  programmes
• Examples of corporate social responsibility
  projects

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Now

• Socio-economic Development
• Accelerating socio-economic development for
  sustainable development and poverty eradication
• Outcomes of policies and mechanisms
• MDGs indicators

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Now

• Socio-economic Development
• Strengthening policies, delivery mechanisms and
  outcomes in key social areas including HIV/AIDS
• Measures taken by government
• Legal, policy, institutional steps
• Volume, criteria for resource allocation
• Participation of all stakeholders
• Outcomes on social indicators
• HIV prevalence disaggregated

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HIV/AIDS in APRM why emphasis?

• HIV/AIDS
• Threatens political stability
• Undermines social and economic development
• Imposes an enormous economic burden
• Affects all levels of society
• Will determine Africas progress in achieving the
  goals of economic growth, sustainable development
  and accelerated regionaland global integration

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HIV/AIDS in APRM why emphasis?

• International and regional commitments
• Abuja Declaration and
• Framework for Action for the Fight against
  HIV/AIDS, TB and Other Related Infectious
  Diseases
• UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS in APRM what to emphasize?

• Codes and Standards
• inclusion of Abuja Declaration and Framework,
  UNGASS Declaration
• Objectives and criteria
• introducing HIV/AIDS objectives and criteria into
  all components
• Indicators
• selecting HIV/AIDS indicators for existing
  objectives (including Abuja / UNGASS indicators)
• selecting indicators for new objectives
  (including Abuja / UNGASS indicators)

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Democracy and Good Political Governance
• HIV/AIDS and human rights
• Non-discrimination, elimination of stigma
• Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS
• Womens rights
• Rights of children orphaned and affected by
  HIV/AIDS
• Rights of vulnerable populations
• Development, endorsement, enforcement of
  legislation

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Democracy and Good Political Governance
• HIV/AIDS in conflict areas
• Protection of vulnerable populations
• Care and support to people living with and
  affected by HIV/AIDS
• Development, implementation of policies
• HIV/AIDS and uniformed services
• HIV/AIDS programmes for uniformed professionals
• Development, implementation of policies and
  programmes

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Economic Governance and Management
• Supportive macro-economic policy
• Supportive policy framework
• Share of budget allocated to HIV/AIDS
• Resource mobilization
• Macroeconomic projections
• Economic impact of HIV/AIDS
• Assessment
• Development, implementation of strategies to
  mitigate the impact

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Economic Governance and Management
• Sound, transparent, predictable government
  economic policies
• Coordination of efforts of various departments
• Timeliness and reliability of HIV/AIDS resource
  transfers to implementers at central and
  decentralized levels
• Absorptive capacity of implementers

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Corporate Governance
• Enabling environment
• Factors that impact on business activity
• Assessment of HIV/AIDS impact
• Efforts to mitigate the impact
• Corporations as good corporate citizens
• Observing human rights and labour laws
• HIV/AIDS workplace policies andprogrammes

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Socio-economic Development
• Accelerating socio-economic development
• Integration of HIV/AIDS into sustainable
  development strategy and planning
• Leadership
• Mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS into sectors
• Capacity building
• Participation
• Community mobilization

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Expanding HIV/AIDS in APRM Objectives,
Criteria, Indicators

• Socio-economic Development
• Policy, delivery mechanisms, outcomes
• Measures by Government
• HIV/AIDS policy development and implementation
  status
• HIV/AIDS protection, prevention, treatment, care
  and support (availability uptake outcomes)
• Gender focus
• Reaching most vulnerable and marginalized

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HIV/AIDS in APRM Next Steps

• Acceptance at political level of emphasis and
  expanded integration of HIV/AIDS into APRM
• Internalization of the approach by countries
• Guidance to countries on the implementation

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Support by UNAIDS

• Political acceptance
• Dialogue with the NEPAD Secretariat
• Internalization by countries
• Advocacy and engagement at the country level
• Guidance to countries on implementation
• Support at the country level Ghana

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Opportunities

• Self assessment and bench marking
• Recognition and Championship
• Learning and Strengthening

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Thank you Amasegnalu