United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa (SIA)
Initiative spéciale du système des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique
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Founded
1996-03
History
Established by A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN), in a joint launch involving the then Chairman and Secretary-General of H-XD3027 - Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Heads of State of Ghana and Senegal, the Vice-President of Kenya and the support of other senior Africans, following adoption of Cairo Plan of Action on Re-launching Africa's Economic and Social Development (Cairo Plan), 1995, by Heads of State of OAU; formally endorsed as the implementation mechanism of U-XK1145 - United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF) at 37th session of the E-XE1028 - United Nations Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC). Expected to render more effective the initiatives commenced by U-XU1322 - United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development (UNPAAERD). Ceased to exist.
Aims
Ensure that United Nations' support for Africa's development efforts is sustained in a comprehensive and coherent manner; rationalize United Nations' assistance, including that of the Bretton Woods institutions, through more effective coordination, synergistic actions, capacity building and by facilitating genuine partnerships; focus on Africa's key advancement challenges and enlist international community assistance in meeting them through coordinated development commitment; honour the United Nations System's commitment to support Africa's development efforts as reflected in its own identified priority areas, through appropriate goal-oriented country and regional programmes around which true partnerships between Africa and the international community can be built; muster indispensable backing for Africa-determined priorities and efforts and secure pledged international commitment towards Africa determined goals; reinforce visionary African leadership, empower people, revalidate African development priorities set out in the 1995 Cairo (Egypt) Agenda for Action and, ultimately, build sustainable partnerships.
Events
2 past events available with paid subscription only.Activities
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Joint ECA/UNDP secretariat carries out day-to-day functions of the Steering Committee, together with the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team. Technical Working Group.
Finance
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UIA Org ID
XK1295
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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