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The UNGEI Global Advisory Committee (GAC) convened in Kampala, Uganda, on May 11, 2012, to evaluate current governance and address pressing issues in education. The meeting focused on enhancing country-level GAC membership and empowering the Secretariat to better facilitate advocacy efforts. Key proposals included expanding GAC membership, establishing an annual Policy Advocacy Advisory Group, and developing regional action plans to enhance knowledge management and capacity development. This document outlines recommendations and strategies for effective governance and implementation at the global, regional, and country levels.
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Governance Issues UNGEI GAC Meeting Kampala, Uganda 11 May 2012
Evaluation Recommendations Global • Country-level GAC members • GAC membership review Create policy advocacy advisory group • Empowered Secretariat • Additional Secretariat HR Regional • For EAP • For other regions • RFPs’ time to UNGEI • RFPs to develop regional AWPs Country • Specific to evaluated countries
A Proposal – Global Level • Expand GAC (up to 30 members); constituencies (bilaterals, multilaterals, civil society, private sector, academics); application for membership; GAC populates Task Teams and can serve on Executive; annual meetings not needed • Advisory/ExecutiveBody replaces Co-Chairs; made up of constituency representatives; rotational; meets twice per year to approve global AWP and oversee implementation • Task Teams address specific issues e.g. policy advocacy, knowledge management, capacity development, CSR
A Proposal – Global 2 • Policy Advocacy Advisory Group meets annually; proposes focus for coming year. • Secretariat develops & implements AWP based on: • PAAG proposal • capacity development needs of country level • budget accountability through UNICEF mechanisms Undertakes M&E for Task Teams (policy advocacy, knowledge management, capacity development, CSR, …) Possible name change
A Proposal – Regional Level • RFPs develop annual regional workplans with large focus on knowledge (and data) management • Provide quarterly reports to Secretariat on progress against workplan • Allocate at least 50% of time to UNGEI
A Proposal – Country Level • Focuses on 4 areas: • Policy advocacy with MOE and government • Identification of knowledge gaps through situation analysis • Capacity development • Knowledge management • Reporting relationship – to regional level, not global level • Need to clarify relevance of current M&E framework