UNDP Priorities in Anti-Corruption Programming at the Global Level

for 2011-2013

Anga Timilsina, Coordinator, PACDERegional Workshop, Bratislava, 28 March 2011

Global Thematic Programme on Anti-Corruption for Development Effectiveness (PACDE) 2008 -

2013

PACDE: Background

1. PACDE a $10m programme: To provide support to COs and programming countries

– Corporate policy and approach– Capacity development (both internal and external)– Advisory support (practice architecture)– Partnership and coordination– Global advocacy and leadership on emerging

issues– Knowledge tools/methodologies

2. First phase (2008-2009); Second phase (2010-2013)

3. Second phase: country level focus

2008-2013

The Practice Architecture/PACDE Operational Modality

Panama Panama Regional Regional Centre Centre

New YorkNew YorkBDP HQ/DGGBDP HQ/DGG

Dakar Regional Dakar Regional centrecentre

JohannesburgJohannesburgRegional CentreRegional Centre

Bratislava Bratislava RCRC

Cairo Regional Cairo Regional Centre/POGARCentre/POGAR

Regional Regional Centre Centre

BangkokBangkok

Oslo Gov Oslo Gov CentreCentre

Suva Pacific Suva Pacific CentreCentre

Regional centres/programmes an entry point

Building Synergies

DGTTF PACDE Other GlobalProgrammes

CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO

Regional Programmes

Why Global Programme?

We are much stronger and effective when we pull together our expertise and experiences at global, regional and country levels

PACDE Achievements (first phase)Overall achievements at

the global levelAchievements by Region

1. Clarifying UNDP’s niche (e.g., prevention, mainstreaming, going beyond the minimum)

2. putting necessary management architectures in place

3. Building internal capacities (global and regional CoPs)

4. Strengthening regional networks and service delivery platforms

5. Taking a lead in knowledge & awareness

1. Asia-Pacific: UNCAC review gap analysis

2. Europe and the CIS: the capacity of ACAs (ACPN)

3. Arab region: regional dialogue and network, UNCAC review, integrity in sectors

4. Africa: Contextualization, capacity of CSOs in Francophone Africa

5. LAC: Transparency and accountability in local governments

Global Thematic Priorities for 2010-2013

1. Climate Change-Our work with UN-REDD

2. UNCAC review mechanism: Training of reviewing and countries to be reviewed, UNDP niche national dialogue ( Going Beyond the Minimum)

3. Anti-Corruption for MAF:  Work in sectors and civil society monitoring, etc.

4. AC in post-conflict and recovery contexts

5. Illicit financial flows

6. Anti-corruption campaign

1. Mitigating Corruption Risks in Climate Change (in the context of REDD+):

Awareness and Knowledge; Multi-Stakeholder Engagement; Capacity Development

UN-REDD Programme countries receiving direct support to National Programmes:Bolivia, Cambodia , Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ecuador, Indonesia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, Viet Nam and Zambia

Other partner countries:Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka and Sudan

2. Support to UNCAC implementation

• To date, 150 parties; each party has to go through the UNCAC review

• UNDP approach: Prepare the country for review mechanism but encourages broad national stakeholder consultations and going beyond the minimum requirements

Group of Eastern European States: State Parties under UNCAC ReviewYear 1 Lithuania, Croatia, Bulgaria, UkraineYear 2 Slovakia; Serbia; Montenegro; Estonia;

Azerbaijan; Russian Federation; GeorgiaYear 3 Hungary; Slovenia; Latvia; Romania; The

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Armenia

Year 4 Poland; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Albania; Republic of Moldova

3a. Anti-Corruption in Sectors: “Creating the Missing Middle”

• Addressing corruption vulnerabilities in specific sectors helps improve service delivery (removing corruption bottlenecks)

• Depoliticization of problem; contextualized use of tools provides concrete evidence on gaps for policy makers

• Exiting tools, methodologies, good practices: What we found?

• Next steps: country level interventions

3b. Strengthening Civil Society and Media

--Involving civil society to monitor government expenditures (e.g.,–India, Bolivia, Uganda, Zambia)

-- Empowering community to monitor and improve services (India, Nigeria, Kenya, the Philippines)

--Training for CSOs on reporting and monitoring corruption (e.g., with UNECA)

--Training on investigative journalism – South-South Cooperation (MISA, PCIJ)

Strengthening Anti-Corruption Capacities in Post-Conflict and Recovery Context :

Securing peace and stability vs. fighting corruption

1. Advisory support

2. Strengthening internal capacities

3. Coordination and harmonization (Iraq and Afghanistan)

4. Mainstreaming AC on governance and other initiatives (e.g., DRC)

4. Illicit Financial Flows: Hidden Resource for Development

Illicit Financial flows

(GFI estimates in USD)

Resources required annually for the MDGs (UN estimates in USD)

• Capital outflows about $1 trillion (10 times the amount of OECD-DAC ODA )

• Estimates of the funds held offshore- USD11.5 trillion (Annual loss of tax revenue USD 250 bn)

• Commercial trade mispricing $100bn annual

1. Education for all targets: 30bn

2. HIV/Aids : $25bn

3. Water and sanitation : $18bn

4. Infrastructure investment: $55bn

Resources lost from the illicit financial flows are more than enough to fund the resources estimated for meeting the MDGs; but discussion so far is up-scaling resources not preventing leakages

Changing Environment: Governance/AC not Just a Monopoly of UNDP  

1. New players on Governance, WB, UNCEF, OECD etc. Hence partnership particularly  with UNODC  more important (CoSP). Decision  in BKK for joint COPs, joint fundraising with AUSAid, WG meetings, etc.

2. Donors changing and working in fewer priority countries and working with UNDP as a partner (e.g., GIZ, NORAD, CIDA) hence the division of funder and implementer getting blurred

The Role of the Regional Centres and of the Country Offices from the Global Perspective

• Regional Centres: Strengthen practice architecture; synchronize workplan with COs workplan (Yes, priority one is country level support to see what impact UNDP is making)

• Country Offices:1. Take a lead on UNDP’s areas of comparative advantages (e.g.,

preventive measures, capacity development, engagement with CSO and media; sectoral approach, etc); identify entry points (PACDE contributes the seed money)

2. Increase access to knowledge products, translations, portals, e-discussions, etc.

3. Reporting for impact: Presenting a coherent view hence need to rationalize reporting at national level (ROAR)

Thank You!