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The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop held in Seoul on March 10-11, 2014, focused on enhancing global partnership working arrangements. Key discussions included the structure of the multi-stakeholder Steering Committee and the importance of a constituency-based approach. Challenges such as representation gaps and resource limitations were identified, alongside decisions for the rotation of Co-Chairs and Steering Committee members. Enhancements such as expanding the Committee and involving diverse stakeholders like civil society and local governments were emphasized for better regional collaboration and effectiveness.
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Global Partnership Working Arrangements Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop Seoul, 10-11 March 2014
Background • Currentset-up of working arrangement – WP EFF June 2012 • Ministerial-level meeting every 18=24 months • Multi-stakeholderSteeringCommittee of 18 members • Supported by the Joint OECD-UNDP Support Team • Global light/counryfocused • Constituency-basedapproach • Challenges • Not all constituency has a representation • Resources and support • Linking country to global • Constituency-model not sufficientlyworking • a model of “global light/country heavy
Abuja Steering Committee Decisions • Decision made • Rotation of Co-Chairs to be announced in Mexico • Rotation of the Steering Committee members, while ensuring continuity by mid-June • Expansion of the Steering Committee to 24 members to include additional members by mid June: • Arab donor • Additional representative from Africa • Additional representative from provider-recipient country • Non-traditional Civil society stakeholders, including trade union • Local Government • Foundations • Identify regional organizations to support the Steering Committee members going forward. • A small group to review ways in which to strengthen resourcing
Discussions • Steering Committee meeting rotation - Constituency-based process • Rotation of co-chairs (recipient country, recipient-provider country) • Rotation of Steering Committee members • Identification of support facility/platforms/mechanisms to support Steering Committee members (i.e. regional platforms/organisations, etc • Systematic regional meetings as part of the overall working arrangement?