The MDG Africa Working Group
The Steering Group is supported by the MDG Africa Working Group, which is chaired by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and comprises representatives of the UN System and other major multilateral organizations. The Working Group met for the first time on 20 September 2007 and frequently thereafter. In conjunction with the Steering Group, it has identified a set of key recommendations and initiatives that, if implemented, will support African countries in achieving the MDGs.
The MDG Africa Working Group has established 7 technical thematic groups to inform the work of the Steering Group (see details in the table below). The thematic groups under objective 1 - which aims to strengthen international mechanisms for implementation in the five areas of health, education, agriculture and food security, infrastructure and statistical systems – are expected to develop actionable Business Plans to support the implementation of the MDG Africa Steering Group recommendations.
Allocation of Coordination Responsibilities among Members of the MDG Africa Working Group
Objectives |
Technical
|
Coordinating organization |
Other partner organizations |
Objective 1 |
Health |
UNICEF and WHO |
UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, World Bank, |
Education |
UNESCO, UNICEF and World Bank |
AfDB, AU, EC, EFA FTI, IsDB, UNDP |
|
Infrastructure and trade facilitation |
AfDB, EC and World Bank |
ICAO, IsDB, ITU, OHRLSS, UNECA, |
|
Agriculture and food security |
AU, FAO |
AfDB, IFAD, UNDP, UNECA, WFP, World Bank, etc. |
|
Statistics |
ECA, World Bank |
AfDB, OECD/DAC, UNDESA, UNDP, etc. |
|
Objective 2 |
Aid predictability |
IMF, OECD/DAC |
AU, EC, UNDESA, UNDP, WB, etc. |
Objective 3 |
Country-level work |
AU, UNDP and World Bank |
AfDB, IMF, IsDB, UNECA, etc. |
