19 Countries Gather in Addis Ababa for Training on the 4th Monitoring Round of GPEDC

Building on two trainings held in 2023 in Indonesia and Korea, the Government of Canada and the Global Partnership’s Co-Chairs hosted a third and final training in Addis Ababa targeted at African countries participating in the fourth Monitoring Round of the Global Partnerships for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC).

National coordinators and other stakeholders from 19 countries participated in the training including from Benin, Cape Verde, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Guided by the four internationally-agreed principles for effective development co-operation, the Global Partnership monitoring tracks progress of partner countries, development partners and other actors in implementing their agreed commitments to more effective development co-operation.

The 4th round of monitoring, launched in 2022, builds on the achievements of prior effective development co-operation monitoring rounds which attracted the participation of over 100 countries. It is the backbone of the GPEDC’s 2023-2026 Work Programme and provides official reporting data on select indicators from SDGs 5 and 17.

Opened by Mrs. Semereta Sewasew (State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia), the 3-day training provided national coordinators with the necessary knowledge to lead and coordinate the monitoring exercise in their country and enable adequate follow up action.

“The training will empower you with the technical expertise and skills needed. It serves as an important opportunity for peer learning… and sharing experiences on how to integrate development co-operation systems,” said Åsa Andersson (Swedish Embassy in Ethiopia, Sweden, GPEDC Co-Chair) in her remarks.

The current monitoring exercise, planned to take place in 56 countries, drives behaviour change by focusing on how stakeholders partner at the country level for better development results. In addition to learning how to conduct the exercise, the training was also an opportunity for countries to learn from each other’s experiences in driving action from monitoring results.

To this end, participants shared how useful the monitoring exercise is for them, beyond data collection and analysis. Several participants mentioned how the monitoring’s focus on policy dialogue meant increased participation of different partners, with the results helping identify gaps and enrich the inclusive dialogues. Participants also mentioned how the monitoring serves as a unique opportunity to know where a country is in terms of how resources are flowing and contributing to development. National Coordinators saw value in how the monitoring exercise guides the country’s policy planning process, allowing for access to predictable financing and helping prepare for better, more effective development outcomes for all.

Vitalice Meja (Co-Chair of the Global Partnership) emphasized to National Coordinators the unique role of monitoring in ‘consensus building’. “You make sure the right people come to your table…it is not only about getting an action plan, but [the monitoring allows for] an action plan that is supported by all”.

The training was funded by the Government of Canada.

For more information on the training, please visit the official training event page.

To track progress of the countries participating in the monitoring exercise, please view the Global Dashboard.

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Source: This news article is authored by the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and was originally published on their website.