Sdgs ADVISORY UNIT OFFICE of the PRESIDENT ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CONTENTS

SDGs ADVISORY UNIT OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CONTENTS

1 Foreword 01 1.0 Introduction 03 1.1 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 04 1.2 The Eminent Group of Advocates 05 2 2.0 The SDGs Advisory Unit 07 2.1 Establishment of The Unit 08 2.2 Core Functions 08 2.3 Other Functions 09 3 3.0 Key SDGs Results Achieved - 3Ps 13 3.1 Sensitization and Popularisation Activities 14 3.2 Policy and Outreach Efforts 16 3.3 Partnerships and Programmes 24 4 4.0 Looking Ahead 28 Appendix 1 30 Appendix 2 37 SDGs ADVISORY UNIT

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The SDGs agenda is not just desirable. It is indispensable. It is an investment for our future - the future of our ii youth and that of our children. We cannot and should not fail them.” - President Akufo-Addo Foreword In September 2015, world leaders met to take a very bold decision, which manifested in the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This marked the beginning of a new era in the pursuit of sustainable development with a commitment to “Leave No One Behind.” The SDGs are the boldest and loudest articulation of a collective transformational agenda the world has ever seen. The Goals present us with a historic opportunity to transform our world for the better; to end hunger and ensure all human beings achieve their full potential; to protect our planet against degradation and climate change; and to ensure that human beings enjoy a peaceful and prosperous life.

The success of the SDGs requires the collective action of all, including governments, the private sector, civil society organisations and communities. It is for this reason that the UN Secretary-General established the Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs to support him in generating momentum and championing accelerated implementation of the Goals across the world. In April, 2017, the United Nations Secretary-General appointed His Excellency the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to co-Chair the work of the Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs with Ms Erna Solberg, the Prime Minister of Norway. Since his appointment, the President has shown unparalleled commitment to championing implementation of the Goals at the national and international levels.

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This Annual Report highlights important strategic activities and initiatives that the President, through the SDGs Advisory Unit, has undertaken to support the President’s leadership role on the SDGs. The Report covers the period between August 2017, when the SDGs Advisory Unit was established in the Office of the President, and December 2018 when the President’s initial appointment as co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Advocates came to an end. In October 2018, the UN Secretary-General commended the President for his commitment towards realization of the Global Goals and renewed the appointment for a further two years till the end of the year 2020.

Crucially, at the national level, several measures have been put in place, and important actions taken to support achievement of the SDGs. These include the establishment of a robust architecture to oversee implementation of the Goals, integration of the Goals into the overarching national development framework, the adoption of SDG-based budgeting to track expenditure flows in support of SDGs implementation, and the implementation of various flagship programmes which directly contribute to the achievement of the Goals, such as the Free Senior High School programme, the Planting for Food and Jobs and the One District One Factory initiatives.

The SDGs agenda is in its fourth year of implementation, and it essential that we step up and scale up implementation. Given the levels of ambition, it is clear that a business as usual approach will not suffice, and that success will require a strong partnership amongst all segments of society.

We owe it a duty to the present and future generations to achieve the SDGs in their entirety. The time for action is now! Let’s work together to achieve the noble goals enshrined in the SDGs.

Dr. Eugene Owusu, Special Advisor to the President on the SDGs and Head of the SDGs Advisory Unit, Office of the President

02 Introduction

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1.1 THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) – A Global agenda to transform our World

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comprise a set of 17 Goals and 169 targets adopted by world leaders as a framework to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all by the year 2030. The Goals are encapsulated in an inspiring vision of the ‘World We Want’ by 2030. They are integrated and indivisible, and by their nature are universally applicable. They reflect a shared value and common commitment to humanity. And they address issues of development in 5 interrelated areas;

a. People – to end hunger and ensure human beings develop to achieve their full potential. b. Planet – to protect the universe against degradation and to take urgent measures against climate change. c. Prosperity – to ensure that human beings enjoy a prosperous and fulfilling life. d. Peace – to foster peace and free all people from violence. e. Partnership – to mobilise the needs required for development through global partnership.

Whilst these 5 ‘Ps’ represent the Goals and the enablers required to achieve the noble objectives enshrined in the SDGs, an important prerequisite for success is Political Will – what has become known as the sixth ‘P’. Political will is the oxygen needed to drive accelerated implementation of the Goals. Although some have argued that the Goals are ambitious, the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who is the Co-chair of the UN Secretary General’s Eminent Group of SDGs Advocates holds a strong view that transformation is about ambition and that the SDGs represent the boldest articulation of a collective transformation agenda that the world has ever seen. He further argues that the SDGs are about hope, and that the world has the capacities, the knowledge, the experience, the innovation and the resources to achieve the goals and truly Leave No One Behind. The 17 Goals and their symbolic representation are shown as follows;

“The fact that societies are becoming increasingly multiethnic, multicultural, and multireligious is good. 04 Diversity is a strength, not a weakness” - Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General 1.2 THE EMINENT GROUP OF ADVOCATES

In April 2017, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs. The Eminent Group of Advocates consists of seventeen eminent personalities appointed by the UN Secretary-General to lead a global campaign towards accelerated implementation of the SDGs. The diverse group of Advocates is made up of eminent persons from different fields including Heads of State and Government, royalty, business and political leaders, academia as well as personalities from sports and the entertainment industry.

The core function of the Eminent Group of Advocates is to support the UN Secretary- General in his effort to generate momentum and commitment to achieve the SDGs by the end-year of 2030. Specifically, the Eminent Group of Advocates a) promote the universal character of the SDGs, including the commitment to “leave no one behind”, (b) promotes the engagement of new stakeholders in the implementation and financing of the SDGs (c) encourages partnerships with governments, civil society and the private sector to share knowledge and resources and (d) raises awareness over the integrated nature of the SDGs.

President Akufo-Addo co-chairs this group with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway. In December 2018, the UN Secretary-General renewed the mandate of the co-Chairs to steer the affairs of the Advocates for another two years till December 2020.

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H.E. Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Mr. Richard Curtis H.E. Erna (Co-Chair) Solberg Her Majesty (Co-Chair) Queen Mathilde of the Belgians

His Highness Hindou Muhammadu Ibrahim Sanusi II Emir of Kano

Ms. Graça Machel Mr. Jack Ma

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Her Edward Highness (Eddie) Sheikha Ndopu Moza bint Nasser

Ms. Alaa Murabit Professor Jeffrey Sachs

Mr. Forest Whitaker Mr. Paul Polman

“Negative Gender stereotypes related to girls’ education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics begin as early as 06 primary school and have the devastating effect of making them doubt their own potential” - Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General The SDGs Advisory Unit

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2.1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIT

The SDGs Advisory Unit in the Office of the President provides technical, policy and strategic support to the President in his functional role as co-chair of the Eminent Group of SDGs Advocates. The anchoring of this Unit in the Presidency is a clear demonstration of the President’s commitment to the SDGs Agenda and the importance he attaches to his role as co-Chair of the Eminent Group of SDGs Advocates.

2.2. CORE FUNCTIONS

The Advisory Unit focuses on four key streams of work, as follows:

• Providing strategic advice to the President on developments in the intergovernmental arena on implementation of the SDGs to enable the President contribute substantively to global debates on SDGs implementation. This stream of work in- cludes support to the President in building greater awareness and popularisation of the SDGs, as well as ensuring cohesive and consistent advocacy both in the context of the SDGs and Africa Union’s Agenda 2063. • Facilitating the President’s strategic engagement and outreach with bilateral entities, intergovernmental organisations, the private sector and key civil society actors to support the implementation of SDGs inspired national development plans. • Supporting the President to promote innovative, cutting edge and smart solutions on implementing the SDGs. including identifying analytical and operational best practices to guide implementation of the SDGs, and to champion innovative tracking of SDGs commitments and results.

The SDGs agenda is not just desirable. It is indispensable. It is an investment for our future - the future of our 08 youth and that of our children. We cannot and should not fail them.” - President Akufo-Addo Crucially, the work of the Unit is guided by six overarching priorities of the President as he champions accelerated implementation of the Goals. These include: First the Policy imperatives needed to underpin success, including notably macroeconomic stability and effective governance backed by capable and effective institutions. Second the central role of the private sector and businesses in achieving the SDGs. Notable in this regard is leveraging the best practices in delivery mechanisms and resources within the sector. Third is the critical importance of identifying and mobilising innovative financing to help achieve the bold and ambitious goals. Fourth is the imperative to connect the energies and creativity of the youth to the SDGs agenda. Fifth is the need to fully unleash the potential of women. This is a higher order priority for the President as he is convinced beyond any doubt that if we fail to unleash and unlock the potential of women, achieving the SDGs will remain an illusion. Sixth is the critical importance of data and innovation to achieving the Goals.

2.3. OTHER FUNCTIONS

In addition to its core functions directly associated with the SDGs, the Unit also provides technical backstopping to the President in his role as Chairperson of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South and as a member of the High-Level Panel on the Sustainable Oceans Economy. Further, the Unit serves as the Secretariat for the High-Level Ministerial Committee on the SDGs (HLMC).

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The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)

COMSATS was established in 1994 as an international/intergovernmental organisation with the objective to act as a global forum for developing countries for their sustainable socio-economic development through the use of science and technology. Made up of 26 countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eurasia, the Commission ensures that science and technology are integrated into and play a central role in the implementation of national and regional development plans. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo became the chairperson of this commission in 2017.

The High-Level Panel on the Sustainable Oceans Economy

The High-Level Panel on the Sustainable Oceans Economy is convened by the Prime Minister of Norway, Ms. Erna Solberg. She co-chairs the Panel with Tommy Remengesau, the President of Palau. The Panel is made up of fourteen Heads of State and Government from the coastal states of various parts of the world. The Panel’s work principally focuses on increasing international understanding of how the sustainable use of the oceans – and the ocean economy – can play a key role in meeting the world’s most vital needs in the years to come, and doing so in the context of achieving the SDGs. In the case of Ghana, the work of this High-Level Panel is timely as the country seeks to deal with the challenge of ocean plastics and overfishing.

“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of 10 freedom, democracy and sustainable human development” - Kofi Annan Former UN Secretary-General The High-Level Ministerial Committee on the SDGs

With the appointment of the President as the co-Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Group of Advocates, it became compelling for Ghana to demonstrate unparalleled leadership in the implementation of the SDGs. Towards this end, there was the need to garner political support at the highest level in the country to drive the campaign and the implementation of the Goals. The High-Level Ministerial Committee (HLMC) on the SDGs, consisting of fifteen sector Ministers, and chaired by the Minister for Planning, provides leadership and strategic oversight to the implementation of the Goals. The SDGs Advisory Unit serves as the secretariat of the HLMC with the President’s Sherpa and Special Advisor on the SDGs as the Secretary to the Committee.

The SDGs Implementation Coordinating Committee (ICC) and the National Technical Committee (NTC)

The Unit plays a crucial role in the work of the SDGs Implementation Coordinating Committee (ICC) and that of the National Technical Committee on the SDGs, which are key planks in the SDGs implementation architecture in the country. Constituted in 2016, the ICC is made up of representatives from relevant sector Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Civil Society Organisations and the Private Sector. It is hosted by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and chaired by its Director-General. The ICC coordinates the technical activities on the implementation of the SDGs in Ghana and meets regularly to assess progress on implementation. The Committee reports to the High-Level Ministerial Committee (HLMC). Made up of representatives from the various Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs), the media and civil society organisations, the Technical Committee ensures that the SDGs are integrated into the activities of the various sectors, and that the activities of the MDAs are aligned with the SDGs.

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ACHIEVING THE SDGs THROUGH GOVERNMENT FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

1-District, 1-Factory 1-District, 1-Warehouse The Gender and Development Planting for Foods & Jobs Free Senior High School 1-Village, 1-Dam Initiative for Africa (GADIA)

The Planting for Foods In September 2017, the The government’s initiative In 2017, the President of the Republic, and Jobs programme is government started the Free on rural transformation to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was appointed as the African Union aimed at revolutionarising Senior High School programme stem rural-urban migration, Champion for Gender and Development agriculture in all 216 districts where the cost of public senior industrialise, create jobs by the Chairperson of the African Union of the country, fight hunger, high schools is being borne for and improve infrastructure (AU), H.E. Alpha Conde, President of poverty and youth migration all those who qualify for entry at the local level. the Republic of Guinea. The flagship in Ghana. The programme including technical, vocational programme under the President’s Gender advocacy is the Gender and is estimated to create and commercial education at Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA). 750,000 jobs in both direct the high school level. Over The GADIA is structured around two and indirect employment. 90,000 students have been pillars: Developing Women’s Economic admitted to senior high schools Empowerment through the Private Sector and Increasing Women’s Political all over Ghana without costs. Participation”.

The SDGs agenda is not just desirable. It is indispensable. It is an investment for our future - the future of our 12 youth and that of our children. We cannot and should not fail them.” - President Akufo-Addo Key SDGs Results Achieved

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This Section presents the key results achieved in the work of the Unit over the reporting period. These are grouped under three broad headings:

3.1. SENSITIZATION AND POPULARISATION ACTIVITIES

Prospects for achieving the SDGs crucially depend on the extent to which they are known, embraced and owned by the different stakeholders and the citizenry more broadly. This is indeed the raison d’etre for the establishment of the Eminent Group of SDGs Advocates. Consequently, the Unit has pursued and implemented a number of strategic activities to support the President’s advocacy and popularisation of the Goals at both the national and international levels. Notable in this regard are the following:

Goalminds is a communications portal developed by the SDGs Advisory Unit to increase awareness, mobilise support and engage stakeholders to ensure that stakeholders understand the need, value and urgency in prioritising implementation of the SDGs. The portal is used to drive change by highlighting transformational initiatives, best practices, and key events from Ghana and across the globe. The portal also showcases SDGs activities being undertaken by the Unit and it carries news that highlight SDGs Impact Makers.

I Pledge SDGs Campaign (iPledge4SDGs) Here, the goal has been to leverage the Ghanaian love for sports particularly football. The iPledge4SDGs Campaign is a photo opportunity to pledge support to the SDGs. The campaign engages influencers in the society to pledge their commitment to one or more of the Goals and to commit to specific tasks in support of their implementation. [Image with iPledge Photo)

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SDGs Newsletter The SDGs Advisory Unit Newsletter, produced weekly, is primarily drawn from a global scan of key SDGs activities, events, and reports to inform the national actors and stakeholders of key developments in the SDGs space. The newsletter has helped to garner greater visibility of the SDGs agenda amongst the various stakeholders, whilst keeping them abreast of best practices in implementation globally.

Publications Recognising the importance of bringing the President’s voice and thought leadership to bear on the SDGs agenda, a major outreach in this respect has been the publication of Opinion Editorials (Op-eds) in major newspapers by the President. The Unit has supported the President to make three notable publications. The first was a joint opinion editorial published with Prime Minister of Norway in the Huffington Post in New York to coincide with the September 2017 United Nations General Assembly titled: A Call to Action on Accelerated Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

In May 2018, the President’s Op-ed on ‘Making the SDGs Propel Africa Beyond Aid’ was published in the pan African outlet, New African Magazine. The article argued forcefully that the 2030 Agenda provides a framework for Africa to take ownership of its future and wean itself off dependency on aid.

Additionally, in December 2018, as part of activities to mark the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, the President and the Prime Minister of Norway published a joint opinion editorial on leveraging the SDGs to help realise Nelson Mandela’s vision for the world. The Op-ed, titled “The Time is Now to Realise Mandela’s Vision: and the SDGs Provide the Plan”, was published in several South African newspapers and on many online portals.

“I believe that access to quality education is a fundamental element of sustainable development. Without it, individuals cannot get decent jobs. They remain poor and unable to contribute to the economic growth of 16 their community” - Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians Public Lecture At the invitation of the President, Her Royal Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium, who is a member of UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Group of SDGs Advocates visited the country on a 3-day official visit in February 2018. The purpose of the visit was primarily to garner support for the implementation of the SDGs. In addition to inspecting SDGs- inspired projects in education, health and gender, the visit was climaxed with a historic public lecture at the University of Ghana, organised by the SDGs Advisory Unit and the University on the theme “The SDGs: A transformative Agenda for the Future We Want.” Her Majesty made a strong call for a comprehensive approach to achieving the SDGs since all the Goals are intertwined. She emphasised the need to prioritise Goals 4 and 5 as enablers and multipliers for achieving the other Goals.

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3.2 POLICY AND OUTREACH EFFORTS

s a pivotal part of efforts to mobilise the African constituency to accelerate implementation of the SDGs on the continent, the Unit organised a High-Level Africa ARoundtable in Accra on accelerated implementation of the Goals in December 2017. The overarching objective of the Roundtable was to mobilize regional support for the implementation of the Goals, and to propose practical, smart and innovative actions needed to underpin accelerated implementation of the Goals at both the regional and country levels.

The event, which was hosted by the President and attracted almost 300 people from across the continent was graced by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Africa Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and Eminent SDGs Advocates Jeffrey Sachs, Leymah Gboweh and Alaa Murabit. Notably, participation also included thought leaders at the highest level from the World Bank, the UNDP, African Development Bank, Africa Capacity Building Foundation, the SDG Centre for Africa, and Afreximbank. Key issues discussed included policy, institutional and structural levers needed to accelerate implementation of the SDGs; strategic capacities needed in planning and integrating the SDGs into national development plans, data requirements for SDGs planning and tracking of results, the role of technology and innovation in implementation of the SDGs and innovative ways of financing the Goals. The Outcome Document that emanated from the Roundtable was shared with the UN Secretary-General, Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and ultimately at the continental level with the entire leaders of the African Union (AU).

The full outcome Statement is annexed to this report as Appendix 1.

Our cherished flagship programmes and our core plans to achieve the SDGs will only be as good as how well they are financed and how, robustly, results are tracked and measured. Achieving the SDGs will require all the 18 resources we can muster.” - President Akufo-Addo

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n November 2018, the SDGs Advisory Unit organised a historic Royal Dialogue on the SDGs at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, under the distinguished patronage of His IMajesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Asante Kingdom. The event brought together traditional leaders, select Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from the private sector, academia, civil society organisations, senior government officials, religious leaders, the youth and the media to discuss critical imperatives for scaling up SDGs actions. Crucially, it served as an opportunity to bring the voices of the Asantehene and other eminent chiefs to bear on implementation of the SDGs. The Outcome Document was branded as the ‘Kumasi Declaration on the SDGs in honour of Busumuru Kofi Annan’, the former Secretary General of the United Nations and an illustrious son of Ghana, who dedicated his life to global peace, security, and sustainable development.

Link to a copy of the Kumasi Declaration is attached to this Report as Appendix II.

“The SDGs present us with the greatest opportunity to transform our nations, to move from poverty to prosperity, 20 from hunger to abundance, and from dependency to independence.” - His Majestey Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

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ith the support of the SDGs Advisory Unit, a one-day summit on leveraging innovation for education to help achieve the SDGs, dubbed WISE@Accra, was Wheld under the patronage of the President and in partnership with the Qatar Foundation and the Education Above All (EAA) initiative. EAA is the brainchild of Qatar’s Sheikha Moza bint Nazzer, who is a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Group of SDGs Advocates. Held under the theme “Unlocking the World’s Potential: Leading and Innovating for Quality Education in Africa” the Summit advocated for accelerated implementation of the SDGs with special emphasis on Goal 4. The convening addressed issues relating to building quality education in Africa and using quality education as a catalyst to achieve the other SDGs.

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o more strongly engage the youth of Africa on the SDGs, the Youth Advocates Ghana, Ako Foundation and the 2030 Youth Alliance have been at the forefront of Torganising annual African youth SDGs Summits. The SDGs Advisory Unit partnered with these youth groups to successfully organise the 2018 Summit.

Under the theme “Partnership with Youth to Achieve the SDGs: Moving from Policy to Actions.” the Summit focused on SDGs Goals 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 17. It was attended by over one thousand youth from forty-three African countries. The three-day summit served as a forum for knowledge sharing, a reinvigoration of the SDGs Agenda and a call to action by the youth. The Unit intends to continue supporting this annual event to mobilise the African youth towards the achievement of the SDGs on the continent.

For more information about the African Youth SDGs Summit, visit https:// youthsdgssummit.org

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WASH Campaign s part of its outreach efforts, the Unit partnered with a students’ group at the Ghana Institute of Journalism to support the 2017 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ACampaign under the theme “Handwashing and Environmental Cleanliness, an Ingredient for National Development.” The WASH Campaign aimed at creating awareness on keeping the environment clean, preserving water bodies and promoting hand washing and personal hygiene. The Unit used the occasion to educate the students on the SDGs and charged them as students of journalism to be ambassadors of the SDGs in their communities and in their profession.

3.3 PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMMES

President’s Breakfast meeting with CEOs To give meaning to the President’s strong desire for a productive partnership with the private sector on the SDGs, the President hosted a Breakfast Meeting with select Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) at the Jubilee House in June 2018. The event was organised by the Unit and provided an opportunity for the President to dialogue with the private sector leaders on ways in which the later could substantively support implementation of the Goals.

The group of CEOs who attended the meeting from the oil industry, the mining sector, manufacturing, the banking industry, consumer services and the telecommunications industry committed to integrate the SDGs into their business models, rather than treating them purely through the lens of corporate social responsibility practices. An offshoot of the Breakfast meeting has been the establishment of a CEO’s Advisory Group on the SDGs, at the instance of the President.

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Africa Innovates for the SDGs In a bid to bring greater visibility to the nexus between innovation and the SDGs, the Unit has supported the President to launch the ‘Africa Innovates for the SDGs‘ competition in August 2018. Largely targeting the youth of Africa, the competition seeks to identify and reward innovation and innovative actions that are providing solutions to SDGs challenges across the continent. Specifically, the goal is to support exceptional early-stage innovations that are solving key challenges linked to the SDGs and which have potential for scalability. The competition has drawn over 1,300 applications from all over Africa, showcasing tremendous innovations in diverse areas. Final winners will be announced in the second quarter of 2019, and together with all shortlisted finalists, they will be put through incubation hubs to help further develop the innovations for scalability.

For more information about the initiative, please visit www.africainnovates4sdgs.org

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Looking Ahead

Agenda 2030 is in its fourth year of implementation following the start date of January 2016. Governments and businesses are taking important steps to implement the Agenda. Despite the momentum garnered, the overall level of mass sensitisation on the Goals is far from desirable.

The President’s global role as the co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Advocates imposes a duty on him and Ghana as a country to scale up awareness and rapid implementation of the Goals. Ghana as a country must demonstrate unparalleled leadership in advocacy and the implementation of the SDGs. This is essential to support the transformative agenda that the President has articulated for the country, including crucially the vision of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’.

The overarching objective of the Action Plan of the SDGs Advisory Unit for the year 2019 is to build on the successes chalked in the past one and half years and, and significantly, to broaden the engagement with key stakeholders to ensure accelerated implementation of the Goals. The principal deliverables for 2019 are informed, specifically, by three key factors:

• The importance of scaling up engagement on the SDGs with relevant domestic stakeholders • The need to expand advocacy and popularisation of the SDGs beyond the national capital, Accra. • The importance of scaling up international best practices and for the President to more robustly drive the SDGs agenda internationally.

“The SDGs are the supreme test of politics. Will the world’s governments devote the small fraction of the world’s wealth needed to end poverty and save the planet, or will too many governments continue to favor the rich and wreck the planet? The 30 jury is out and the stakes could not be higher.” - Professor Jeffrey Sachs Crucially, over the course of 2019, the Unit will strengthen its existing partnerships and explore new opportunities and platforms notably with traditional leaders, the private sector, academia, thought leaders, second cycle educational institutions to ensure increased awareness and greater ownership of the SDGs in the country. Additionally, the Unit will vigorously implement strategic initiatives began in 2018 including the iPledge SDGs Campaign, the Impact Markers Series and the series of CEOs Breakfast Meetings.

Two key new initiatives that will be launched in 2019 to broaden outreach are ‘SDGs Day Out in selected communities’ and a series of briefings to strategic constituencies, including Parliament, the National House of Chiefs, the Council of State, the media and religious leaders.

On the external front, the Unit will leverage the President’s international travel to organise SDGs side events in countries which the President will be visiting. To further enhance the President’s leadership role on the SDGs on the continent, the Unit, in partnerships with key pan-African institutions, will convene a High-Level Roundtable that will seek to mobilise Africa’s private sector’s support for the accelerated implementation of the Goals on the continent.

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Outcome Statement

“Development is about ambition and the SDGs articulate boldly a collective development ambition the 32 world has ever seen” - President Akufo-Addo is Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana and Co-chair of the UN Secretary- HGeneral’s Eminent Group of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates, convened a Roundtable from 11-12 December 2017, in Accra, Ghana. The Roundtable was held under the theme, ‘Mobilizing support and accelerating implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa’. It was actively participated in by, President Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat (Chairperson, African Union Commission), Select members of the Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs, senior leadership of the World Bank, African Capacity Building Foundation, SDGs Center for Africa, Government of Norway, African Development Bank, Afreximbank, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, World Economic Forum, UN Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Development Programme, Heads of other UN organizations, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data and African Thought Leaders.

The Roundtable allowed for reflections on progress and exchanged views on meeting the ambitions of the SDGs with intent to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs: (i) What would it take for the SDGs to happen: The role of leadership; (ii) The SDGs: Key Enablers and Policy Imperatives; (iii) Financing the SDGs: The Resource Challenge, Domestic Financing and Innovative Approaches; (iv) Partnerships and the SDGs; (v) Private Sector and SDGs; (vi) Achieving the SDGs: The Role of Data, Technology and Innovation; and (vii) Empowerment of Women and the SDGs.

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KEY OUTCOMES

1. Leadership Transformational leadership is key to achieving the SDGs. Leadership must be defined to promote a national consciousness that looks inwards, employs its cultural comparative advantage before it taps into the international system. Leadership by civil society is also critical in the process. Ethical leadership must be characterized by accountability and transparency in arriving at the Africa we want. Leadership is the main catalyst; transformational in nature at the individual, sub-regional, continental and peer-to-peer review levels.

2. ‘The World We Want’: Recognising Agenda 2030 as a critical Roadmap for Africa’s Development This recognises Agenda 2030’s importance as a framework for transforming the economies, consumption and production patterns of developing countries; also, its ability to safeguard the environment and the socio-economic development of all. Achieving the SDGs require governments to work together with key stakeholders, including the United Nations, multinational development banks, private sector, civil society and academia. This will ensure that the World can deliver on the promise of a prosperous and peaceful future. Strong partnerships must therefore be built to ensure that data, technology, research and innovation are appropriately harnessed.

3. ‘The Africa We Want’: Agenda 2063 - Planning for the future in the present To accelerate the visioning of the Agenda, it was agreed by consensus that it is imperative to mainstream Agenda 2030 and the AU Agenda 2063 into local and national plans and strategies, to ensure ownership.

34 Further, African countries recognise the convergence between the Agenda 2030, Agenda 2063 and the High 5s. In particular, there was agreement that, committed implementation of the High 5s could yield an effective implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 to a level of about 90 percent.

4. Innovative Financing Mechanisms The Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063 are acclaimed to be ambitious development goals. It is therefore paramount to devise innovative financing mechanisms for the implementation of these bold development goals. These mechanisms must create synergy between financial institutions and the private sector to secure the attainment of the goals.

In addition to Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) commitments, public and private sources of finance must be re-engineered towards achieving global inclusive growth and shared prosperity. However, against the background of decreasing ODA finances, African countries need a coordinated approach in harnessing the potential of domestic level finances and private sector contributions. These include widening tax collection regimes, remittances, and savings to finance development projects.

5. Empowerment of women is pivotal for the achievement of the SDGs Economic development without gender equity is a 50% loss of achievement. This is because there is a direct correlation between empowerment of women and economic development. Gender equity is the realization of economic prosperity for women and men which is required to end extreme poverty. Empowering girls and women promotes inclusive economic growth, improves infant and child health as well as increases opportunities for women’s economic and political engagement.

Women continue to experience constraints in formal labour force participation, breaking the glass ceiling, accessing credit, pay equity and income levels, and inheritance and ownership rights. The consensus was that social and traditional challenges faced by

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girls and women must be taken into consideration before mobilized resources can be effectively utilized. Economic empowerment of women accelerates development and the process of overcoming poverty. Furthermore, women generally reinvest higher portion of their earnings in their families and communities than men, spreading wealth beyond themselves. It was agreed that governments must move beyond rhetoric to develop and implement policies that address the challenges of women and girls if the SDGs are to be achieved.

African governments must make concerted efforts to invest in young boys and men on sexual reproductive health also in order to consolidate efforts on mirroring policies for women’s empowerment.

6. Africa’s Data Deficit is a Constraint to Achieving the SDGs The lack of data is a huge barrier to effective planning, efficient implementation, progress valuation and performance tracking. The lack of appropriate data and statistics impedes the efficient and effective monitoring and evaluation of progress towards achievement of the SDGs.

In the context of Global Emerging Markets (GEM), data is important in delivering effective outcomes notably, through the provision of reliable risk data for emerging markets and the sharing of best practice between countries. Considerable constraints on the types, quality and time frames of available data and information have implications for measuring progress. Countries often have limited reliable national level data, and credit score and ratings have implications for peer-to-peer analysis in emerging markets.

Governments are urged to invest in building the capacity of statutory statistical institutions to ensure timely collection, collation and analysis of relevant data for measuring progress of the indicators required to track the implementation of the SDGs.

36 7. Multilevel Communication of SDG Goals and Progress Communication is key to the integration of the SDGs in the planning process. A major challenge has been the need to domesticate the SDGs into national level priorities. Awareness of the SDGs is key at local planning processes. Good progress is being made to mainstream SDGs into national development frameworks. All other African countries must be encouraged to do so.

8. Youth Inclusion Providing effective agency for implementation means accelerating engagement with Africa’s young people. There are not enough young people taking the lead in the implementation process. The available policy spaces exclude Africa’s young population and their innovative ideas. The goals are genuinely about our people, our communities, our development and socio-economic livelihoods. The goals therefore need to be translated to reflect the values of our cultural existence. The visibility of youth participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the SDGs are critical requirements for achieving sustainable success.

9. Recommendations a. African countries are urged to accelerate the integration of the 2030 Agen- da/Agenda 2063 in their national development plans and strategies, and follow through to local levels. b. African countries should deepen their recognition of the private sector and development partners as enablers. Partnership with development partners must enure to the benefit of the private sector through transfer of technology and capacity building towards achievement of the 2030 Agenda/Agenda 2063. As ODA continue to decline, private sector involvement and finance is an imperative and can be achieved through market development and expansion, risk mitigation, securitization, mobilization of private finance, utilization of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) schemes where appropriate; and attracting

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long-term institutional investors into the most dominant sectors of agriculture and manufacturing. c. African countries must move beyond rhetoric and invest in programmes that will ensure gender parity, equality, and enhanced political participation of women in particular; d. The Civil Society Platform on SDGs urges African governments to strengthen partnerships with national level platforms. This effectively leverages partnership opportunities in a broad-based multi-stakeholder framework to accelerate SDG implementation; e. African countries are encouraged to diversify their resources, production structures in order to advance from primary production and produce competitive and value-added products primarily for the domestic market as a strategy to build the requisite capacity to enter and compete strongly in the export market; f. African governments should create awareness of the threat of disruptive technology on local business. In this regard, the private sector should be equipped through research and development to be abreast of global competitive trends. g. Key to the achievements of the SDGs is the obligations of the framework for population and development. African countries must therefore increase investment in health and education and technical training to dissuade migration be it rural, urban, or international. h. In the spirit of ‘leaving no one behind’ African governments must spearhead youth mentorship programmes to enhance youth participation in national development agenda.

Done in Accra, Ghana on 12 December 2017. Event organised by the SDGs Advisory Unit, Office of the President, Ghana

“The SDGs are the main track, not a side track, to the world we want. They are a powerful political tool for global leaders who 38 are seeking to address the current challenges” - Erna Solberg - PM of Norway and co-Chair of UN SDGs Advocates APPENDIX 2

THE KUMASI DECLARATION ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

IN HONOUR OF BUSUMURU KOFI ANNAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE ROYAL DIALOGUE ON THE SDGs HELD UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II, KING OF THE ASANTE KINGDOM

AT THE MANHYIA PALACE ON NOVEMBER 12, 2018

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The SDGs agenda is not just desirable. It is indispensable. It is an investment for our future - the future of our 40 youth and that of our children. We cannot and should not fail them.” - President Akufo-Addo 41 SDGs ADVISORY UNIT

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e, the group of people made up of government officials, traditional leaders, religious leaders, select CEOs from the Wprivate sector, the academia, civil society organisations and the youth, meeting at Manhyia Palace on Monday November 12, 2018, on the occasion of the Royal Dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals, under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as part of the efforts to support His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his role as co-Chair of the UN Secretary General’s Eminent Group of Advocates;

Recognising that the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ is both the defining agenda of our time and one of the most critical self-interested agendas we have; and that the future well-being of our communities, our countries, our businesses, our economies and our planet rests on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, (herein after referred to as the ‘Goals’);

Further recognising that the African Union Agenda 2063 is fully aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and therefore achieving the 2030 Agenda also leads to the attainment of Agenda 2063;

Committing to leaving no one behind in implementing both the 2030 Agenda and the AU Agenda 2063 and to ensure that the needs of all persons everywhere especially those historically marginalised are addressed;

Acknowledging that achieving the Goals is not possible without the active and engaged participation of all major economic, social, institutional and environmental actors, who all have a key contribution to make that supports directly our individual and collective self- interests;

Further acknowledging that the Goals have no bias or vested agendas but is a collective agenda that will shape the future of our planet and for our children and grandchildren;

42 Emphasising that achieving the Goals requires broad, engaged and strategic actions as well as collaboration involving key public, private and civil society leaders and actors, the youth, traditional leaders, international organizations, faith-based groups and other groups;

Encouraged by the incorporation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into local development agendas especially the Government of Ghana’s Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policy;

Recalling the central role of Busumuru Kofi Annan, an illustrious citizen of our country, in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals and other development agenda including the Millennium Development Goals and the United Nations Global Compact with Business;

Further recalling the dedication of Busumuru Kofi Annan to peace, security and development and his vision of the need for public–private collaboration and collective action, and the need for global frameworks to tackle the challenges of development, environment and sustainability;

Committed to continue the good works of Busumuru Kofi Annan and to make this solemn declaration in his honour,

DO HEREBY DECLARE TO

1. Urge governments to create the necessary enabling environment for traditional leaders, religious leaders, the private sector, the academia, civil society organisations and the youth to attain the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 2. Move beyond structures, beliefs and systems that pit economic growth, social progress and environmental stewardship as mutually exclusive alternatives and embrace those systems, practices and structures that encourage, integrate and align social progress, environmental stewardship and economic value. 3. Commit to the implementation of the SDGs Agenda by strategic actions in collaboration with the government, private sector, traditional leaders, religious leaders, civil society organisations, international organisations and all other stakeholders in development.

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4. Encourage public–private partnerships to facilitate the synergies and alignment between the Goals and business agenda of the private sector.

INNOVATIVE FINANCING 1. Urge Government to enhance mechanisms for the mobilisation of domestic resources in support of the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 2. Create innovative and blended financing structures that can integrate public investment with traditional corporate financing to integrate capital, facilitate alignment of economies of scale, as well as create enabling, incremental and cumulative impacts on the Goals from regular business operations. 3. Encourage the development of capital pools focused on business and infrastructure with high Goals impact potential. 4. Urge financial institutions to provide prudent credit facilities to firms with viable projects which are supportive of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

DATA AND INNOVATION 1. Equip the Ghana Statistical Service with modern technology and infrastructure for the collection of vital data for monitoring, evaluating and assessing progress made in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. 2. Develop and deploy appropriate data gathering tools and infrastructure that facilitate the collection of data and information, including anecdotal and non-technical impact data relevant to the Goals. 3. Invest to create an enabling environment for the development of commercially deployable technologies that will facilitate improved environmental performance through public-private partnerships.

GENDER 1. Support women entrepreneurship as part of a broader programme on the empowerment of women. 2. Increase investments in education and training, particularly for girls.

44 3. Pursue finance models and economic practices that create additional opportunity and increase the likelihood of success for women. 4. Pursue policies that ensure equal remuneration for women and men, that focus on diversity of opportunities and that address issues of reproductive health, sexual violence and harassment at the work place. 5. Urge government to provide sound health facilities to ensure that no woman dies from giving birth. 6. Encourage the development of on-site day-care facilities to enable working parents to better integrate work and family. 7. Provide regulatory encouragement through tax incentives for gender balanced corporate boards and businesses that employ women in traditionally male dominated sectors. 8. Require at least 50-50 gender split on all public sector boards and to pursue and implement affirmative action laws and policies.

YOUTH 1. Develop a 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development awareness and engagement learning module for delivery at Senior High Schools through trained teachers. 2. Encourage and support development of Clubs on the Goals in Schools and Post- Secondary Institutions. 3. Accelerate programmes that unleash the potentials of the youth to make direct contribution to sustainable development.

TRADITIONAL LEADERS 1. Ensure that traditional leadership is actively engaged with the 2030 Agenda and the AU Agenda 2063. 2. Develop and deploy work on SDGs awareness, engagement and impact program to reach all traditional leaders starting with the National House of Chiefs. 3. Identify traditional practices, under the remit of traditional leaders that can be used to support the attainment of the Goals.

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES 1. Ensure that all local government authorities have an adequate understanding of the Goals including their specific roles and responsibilities. 2. Require local government authorities to undertake an analysis of their areas to identify possible Goal impact opportunities and key Goal risk areas. 3. Require all local government authorities to report at least twice a year on the progress towards the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in their areas.

WE THEREFORE CALL ON 1. Public, private and civil society organizations to proactively engage in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, taking initiative and responsibility to enhance their positive impacts and mitigate any negative impacts. 2. The private sector not to treat the SDGs as external, but examine, understand and enhance how their ongoing operations impact the Agenda and the link between SDGs impact and business values. 3. The private sector, and organizations of all types to practice responsible consumption, making the most efficient and sustainable use of our country’s and our planet’s natural capital and environmental resources; 4. The private sector and organizations of all types to report on SDGs impact and engagement through sustainability reports and communications and in their annual reports and other means, including impact from internal operations. 5. The private sector to engage, inform and encourage stakeholder involvement in SDGs by ensuring that their employees and suppliers understand, embrace and impact on the SDGs. 6. Multi-sectoral support for the enhanced communication of the SDGs, their impacts and benefits, and encourage the creation of an ongoing multi-media series on SDGs stories, to facilitate broad public and stakeholder awareness of the SDGs agenda, its impacts and challenges and the value it creates across all areas of society and environment.

46 7. The Government of Ghana to create an annual SDGs Festival, with stakeholders to: a. Facilitate broader public awareness of and engagement in the SDGs; b. Celebrate SDGs progress, including developing an SDGs Awards program to celebrate and honour leading SDGs activities and initiatives from across public, private and civil society; c. Share SDGs learnings, challenges and strategies; d. Hear from SDGs leaders in various sectors, both from Ghana and across the globe e. Provide training and capacity building in SDGs engagement

We reaffirm that the SDGs is the most important agenda humanity faces. Achieving it will help set our countries, our communities, our institutions and our societies on a path to a prosperous and exciting future. We have no choice but to succeed. Failure is not an option. We can only succeed when we are successful in engaging all key actors; public sector, private sector and civil society; youth, elders, traditional leaders and religious leaders in ways that enables and empowers each of them to contribute in a way that furthers our collective agenda and interest and also furthers their direct and specific agendas and interests. We call on the President of the Republic to share this declaration with the other Advocates and the United Nations Secretary-General and to ensure that all member states of the United Nations adopt pragmatic steps in like manner. We express our deepest gratitude to His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his generosity in hosting us in his magnificent Manhyia Palace and for his guidance in ensuring the success of our deliberations.

47 AFRICA INNOVATES JURY MEMBERS Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Director - Africa Capacity Building Foundation Dr. Eleni Gebremehdin, CEO - Blue Moon. Mr. Omar Ben Yedder, Founding Executive Director, New Africa magazine. Dr Fatima Denton, Director, UN University, Accra. Mr. Joe Mensah, Managing Director, Kosmos Energy, Ghana. Mrs. Graça Machel, Chair-person of the Board of Trustees, Graça Machel Trust; Co- Founder and Deputy Chair-person of The Elders

MEMBERS OF CEO ADVISORY GROUP Mr. Alhassan Andani, CEO Stanbic Bank - Convener Mr. Edward Effah, Fidelity Bank Mr. Thomas Swaniker, CEO - Svani Motors Ms. Gladys Amoah, CEO - Unilever Ms. Mansah Nettey, CEO - Standard Chartered Bank Mr. Joe Mensah, CEO - Kosmos Energy Ms. Kate Papafio, CEO - Reroy Cable Mr. Charles Larbi Odoom - Senior Partner Delloitte