Day 1.2 - Taking stock: tracking 2012 HLM commitments by Sanjay W

Taking stock: Tracking 2012 HLM Commitments

Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF

PM, Geneva, Switzerland November 11-13, 2013

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At the 2012 HLM, unprecedented political leadership

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Previously & going forward...

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Moving to an on-going process: SWA High Level Commitments Dialogue

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2012 HLM Commitments

One Year Later: 2012 HLM Commitments are being implemented

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Key Findings from the 2013 Progress Report

• 1. Good progress has been made; however, additional effort is needed to fulfill commitments by 2014.

• 2. ‘Quick-win’ budget allocations have been made, however, progress towards structural changes in overall financing systems has been slower.

• 3. Substantial progress has been made in tackling open defecation but additional effort is required to achieve elimination.

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Key Findings from the 2013 Progress Report

• 4. Partners have taken mutual accountability seriously; however, inclusion of multiple stakeholders in the review could have been stronger.

• 5. The SWA HLM positively influenced progress in sector visibility, financing and sanitation.

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Progress is being made

Progress of Commitments by Category – Developing Countries

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Outlook for 2014: Extra efforts are needed

Additional effort is required to fulfill commitments by 2014

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Countries and donors report HLCD influence

• Strengthened relationships with ministries of finance • increased budget allocations and increased interest in

implementation by MOFs

• Increased prioritization of sanitation • further buy-in for and scaling up of CATS

• Strengthened visibility of the WASH sector within technical ministries • stronger support to the sector

• Strengthened dialogue within the sector • improved coordination

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Commitments bring sanitation to the attention of Finance Ministers

• Burkina Faso committed to eradicate Open Defecation by 2015

• Zambia announced at least 1,000 open defecation-free wards by 2014

• DRC will introduce expenditure tracking for sanitation

• 13 countries will introduce or scale-up Community Approaches to sanitation

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1. Advocacy efforts should be focused on areas that are lagging behind

2. 2014 commitments should be focused, based on analysis of bottlenecks and more measurable

3. Monitoring commitments should be aligned with existing monitoring and review processes

What did we learn? Strengthening the HLCD

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Road to 2014 HLM

• Three pronged-approach at country level• Advocacy Campaigns• Sector Dialogue

• Alignment with GLAAS, BAT, AfricaSan prep, etc.• Ministerial Dialogue

• Donor preparation• Joint and individual

• Secretariat support• HLCD and Advocacy Campaign Guidelines (Aug)• Letters to Heads of State (November)• Guidance on developing commitments (Sept-March)• Individual country 2014 progress reports - website