A Decade of NEPAD - Economic Commission for Africa - uneca
A Decade of NEPAD - Economic Commission for Africa - uneca
A Decade of NEPAD - Economic Commission for Africa - uneca
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ӹ Improved governance in water and sanitation and<br />
the management <strong>of</strong> water resources at regional/transboundary,<br />
national and local levels; and<br />
ӹ Increased access to safe, af<strong>for</strong>dable and sustainable<br />
water and sanitation services <strong>for</strong> the rural and urban<br />
poor, through the provision <strong>of</strong> catalytic funding <strong>for</strong><br />
infrastructure and services.<br />
The majority <strong>of</strong> this resource is focused on supporting<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>.<br />
Furthermore, to support the private sector, the EU has<br />
also established ProInvest, which is an EU-ACP partnership<br />
programme developed and undertaken by the<br />
European <strong>Commission</strong> on behalf <strong>of</strong> the ACP countries.<br />
Its implementation has been entrusted to an autonomous<br />
Management Unit within the Centre <strong>for</strong> the Development<br />
<strong>of</strong> Enterprise (CDE) under the supervision <strong>of</strong> EuropeAid,<br />
the Co-operation <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the European <strong>Commission</strong>.<br />
ASIAN Support – AASROC and NAASP<br />
The bilateral momentum <strong>of</strong> the various initiatives driven<br />
by Japan, China and India, and lesser chronicled <strong>Africa</strong><br />
focused initiatives by Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia,<br />
and the emergence <strong>of</strong> <strong>NEPAD</strong> as the principle point <strong>of</strong><br />
engagement <strong>for</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>’s partners, helped pave the way<br />
<strong>for</strong> the first Asian-<strong>Africa</strong>n Sub-Regional Organizations<br />
Conference (AASROC) which was held in July 2003 in<br />
Bandung, Indonesia.<br />
The exact genesis <strong>of</strong> the meeting was an inspiration developed<br />
at the 8 th convening <strong>of</strong> the annual Association <strong>of</strong><br />
South East Asian Nations’ Summit in November 2002.<br />
Co-chaired by the Republic <strong>of</strong> Indonesia and the Republic<br />
<strong>of</strong> South <strong>Africa</strong>, the conference’s organizers stated that<br />
the initiative emanated from a mutual need and interest<br />
to build a bridge <strong>of</strong> cooperation across the Indian Ocean<br />
to establish stronger links between Asia and <strong>Africa</strong> and to<br />
establish a dynamic and strategic partnership.<br />
The operation <strong>of</strong> such a partnership would help fulfil the<br />
vision <strong>of</strong> “the first generation <strong>of</strong> leaders <strong>of</strong> Asia and <strong>Africa</strong><br />
who met in Bandung in 1955 and gave voice to the aspirations<br />
<strong>of</strong> their peoples <strong>for</strong> freedom and equitable prosperity<br />
<strong>for</strong> all”. The conference organizers further believed<br />
that the best way to realize such a partnership would be<br />
through the <strong>for</strong>mat <strong>of</strong> a dialogue and cooperation among<br />
3. Public Sector Support <strong>for</strong> <strong>NEPAD</strong> A <strong>Decade</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>NEPAD</strong><br />
Pro-invest’s objective is to promote investment and technology<br />
flows to enterprises operating within key sectors in<br />
ACP countries. This will be achieved through the provision<br />
<strong>of</strong> support to intermediary organisations and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
associations and through the development <strong>of</strong> north-south<br />
and south-south inter-enterprise partnerships. To date,<br />
Pro-invest has been a key supporter <strong>of</strong> the SADC Business<br />
Forum and the COMESA Business Council.<br />
With a total budget <strong>of</strong> €110 million over 7 years,<br />
PRO€INVEST was financed under the 8th European Development<br />
Fund (EDF). The programme was launched in<br />
2002 and renewed until 2011. 28<br />
28 The Contribution <strong>of</strong> the Private Sector to the Implementation <strong>of</strong><br />
the New Partnerships <strong>for</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>’s Development, UN OSSA, October<br />
2006, p. 37<br />
the sub-regional organizations <strong>of</strong> the two continents as<br />
represented by their governing bodies.<br />
The rationale <strong>for</strong> this <strong>for</strong>mat was based on the fact that the<br />
sub-regional organizations have already established effective<br />
cooperation among their member countries and at least<br />
some <strong>of</strong> them are already reaching out to establish linkages<br />
with each other. They have identified the problems confronting<br />
their regions and have begun developing possible<br />
solutions. The conveners and delegates <strong>of</strong> AASROC 2003<br />
further believed that by uniting in a partnership <strong>for</strong> peace<br />
and progress through their sub-regional organizations,<br />
the nations <strong>of</strong> Asia and <strong>Africa</strong> could produce enormous<br />
synergy and contribute greatly to the making <strong>of</strong> a better<br />
world. By resorting to this <strong>for</strong>mat, the establishment <strong>of</strong><br />
the partnership would be manageable while maximum<br />
substantive weight would be ensured.<br />
The co-sponsors <strong>of</strong> the conference, Indonesia and South<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>, also agreed that he participants would concentrate<br />
on developing modalities <strong>for</strong> future enhanced cooperation.<br />
After intensive recruitment by South <strong>Africa</strong> and Indonesia<br />
within the sub-regional organizations <strong>of</strong> the two continents,<br />
14 <strong>of</strong> them agreed to attend the 2003 conference.<br />
These included: the Association <strong>of</strong> Southeast Asian Nations<br />
(ASEAN), the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), the Common<br />
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