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The
Common Country Assessment (CCA) is a country-based process that reviews
and analyses key development challenges and identifies issues as a basis
for advocacy, policy dialogue and preparation of the UNDAF. The findings
that emerge from this exercise are described in a CCA document.
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Who
is involved?
The
CCA is undertaken by the United Nations system (UNS) with the national
government and key development partners.
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What
is the objective of CCA?
To
gain a deeper understanding of the main development challenges facing
Kenya, based on a common analysis and understanding of the development
situation. The assessment also identifies priorities for future UN System
assistance.
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What
are uses of the CCA?
The CCA can be used, inter alia, for:-
a.
Preparation of the UNDAF: General Assembly resolution 53/192, paragraph
22, states that: "The CCA is an essential first step for the effective
formulation of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)".
It generates a common understanding within the UNS of the causes of
development problems as well as the needs and priorities of a country.
This helps define the purpose and strategy of United Nations system
support to a country, which is described in the UNDAF. At the same time,
the teamwork promoted by the CCA is indispensable for uniting the United
Nations system around the subsequent UNDAF, and for building alliances
with key development actors.
b.
Facilitation of country-level follow-up to UN conferences and support
for the implementation of UN conventions and declarations. CCA provides
the basis for follow-up of these conferences at the country level.
c.
Advocacy and policy dialogue. The CCA provides a forum for advocacy
and dialogue among the government, the United Nations system and the
broader development community. The CCA is an ongoing process; dialogue
continues on issues when reaching consensus is difficult. Thus the CCA
provides an objective basis for resolving policy-level issues between
the government and the UN system.
d.
Promoting partnerships and alliances: The participatory discussions
of the assessment provide an opportunity for building alliances and
partnerships in support of national priorities and needs and internationally
agreed goals, forinstance, with civil society.
e.
Programming: The CCA is the basis for the preparation of the
UNDAF, which indicates the objectives and strategies of UN assistance
and guides the subsequent country programmes. The CCA quantitative data
should be used as baseline information in all programme documents.
f.
Monitoring: The CCA Indicator Framework may be used to monitor trends
in national development over time.
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What
is the expected output of the CCA?
A CCA
document that provides an overview of key development issues facing the
country and prioritises action for the UNS. The document will also contain
a list of common indicators with dis-aggregated data, wherever possible.
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How
is the CCA be prepared ?
The
UNCT, in consultation with the Government and its development partners,
launch the CCA exercise and agree on a framework for preparing it.
Discussions
are held with agencies in the context of Theme Groups to agree on scope,
and type of data, review its quality and completeness, and identify a
core list of indicators reflecting the key issues of concern to them.
These are collated and analyzed with the help of a CCA consultant. Theme
Groups participate in analysis. Similar discussions are also held with
the government and other partners through identified technical focal points.
a.
Drafting of Chapters and Consultations: Theme Groups
and agencies identify appropriate technical staff or individuals to
work with the Advisory Team and the CCA consultant on the above. They
also assist in the drafting process. The drafts are discussed and revised
and put forward for consultation with the Government and other key development
partners.
b.
Poverty Audit: The revised CCA draft undergoes a poverty reduction
audit to ensure that issues with the highest impact on poverty are evident.
c.
Facilitation: Under the oversight of the Resident Co-ordinator
and with day-to-day supervision by the CCA Advisory Team, together with
the technical input by the CCA consultant, the Programme Analyst in
the RC's office are responsible for convening Theme Groups, drafting
discussion papers where necessary, compiling a list of common indicators
and data and organising consultations on the CCA. The CCA consultant
assists in drafting the CCA document.
d.
Final Review: The final draft is circulated to members of the
United Nations Country Team, chairs of Theme Groups, a selected group
of peer reviewers, and those UN agencies not represented in the country.
The CCA consultant then compiles and edits the final draft for printing.
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What
is the follow-up mechanism for the CCA?
The
CCA document and indicators will be reviewed by the UNCT on a bi-annual
basis.
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