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G8 Africa Follow Up: Headline Milestones to be achieved by July 2007

14 July 2006

Related pages: St. Petersburg G8 Summit: Africa background briefing | G8 Gleneagles one year on

 

  • Education: 10 African countries to have 10-Year Education Plans that are fully costed and credible and ambitious in place by May 2007, with 10 more to follow (May 2007 Conference in Ghana, following up May 2006 Financing for Development conference in Abuja; interim progress report to the September 2006 World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Singapore). Increased, predictable long-term resources from donors for financing these plans (towards estimated funding requirement of an extra $10bn per year by 2010).
  • Health and Diseases: Advance Market Commitment pilot launched (by end of 2006). First bonds issued for International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) and $500m raised from bond markets by end 2006 for disbursement to developing countries, with a further $500m raised by end 2007. Global Fund for AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Round 6 (US$ 1billion) fully funded by all constituencies including private sector contributions. Up to 55 countries to have set targets to achieve universal access to AIDS treatment, care and prevention and have plans in place (July 2007). At least one additional country in Africa supported to remove formal user fees for health, a major barrier for the poor accessing health care.
  • Peace and Security: Africa Standby Force’s (ASF) headquarters in Addis Ababa and three regional brigades and headquarters fully established with troops committed. African Union (AU) Heads of State endorse (in January 2007) the ASF's operational concepts and doctrine and a roadmap for the next phase of achieving a fully operational ASF by 2010. UN General Assembly Resolution secured (Autumn 2006) to start talks on an Arms Trade Treaty that is legally binding, covers all conventional weapons and the world’s major arms exporters, includes enforcement and monitoring arrangements (with progress report to UN General Assembly by 2008).
  • Fighting Corruption: All G8 to have ratified UN Convention Against Corruption by March 2007. 20 countries continuing to implement External link, opens in same windowExtractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) - 6 to report by October 2006, 5 more by March 2007. At least 3 emerging market countries commit to support Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and at least 6 companies from emerging markets actively supporting implementation by July 2006. UN Resolution calling for EITI to become an international standard of good management to be secured by July 2007.
  • Africa Peer Review Mechanism: Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya implementing recommendations from their reviews, with appropriate support provided from donors if requested. 4 more countries completed their reviews.
  • Aid for trade: Donors providing increased ‘aid for trade’, towards commitment to deliver $4bn per year by 2010.
  • Debt: 5 more countries reach Heavily Indebt Poor Countries (HIPC) Completion Point and qualify for Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) by July 2007.
  • Climate change: World Bank Energy Investment Framework finalised, and linked to the Frameworks being developed by the Regional Development Banks. Together, beginning to deliver additional public and private investment in alternative sources of energy and energy efficiency towards target of several billion dollars per year.
  • Infrastructure: Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (based at the African Development Bank) capitalised to $30m, to develop a pipeline of regional projects worth around $600m.
  • Financing: Continued increases in global aid volumes beyond the 2004 baseline confirmed by annual OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) report in early 2007 and EU Monterrey Survey in Spring 2007, towards 2010 target to provide $50bn extra a year, of which half will go to Africa.
  • Monitoring: Africa Progress Panel fully operational, with first plenary sessions held and first annual report produced and delivered to G8, UN and Africa Partnership Forum (APF to produce its first annual progress report October 2006).

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