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Ise-Shima Progress Report G7 accountability on development and development-related commitments Ise-Shima Progress Report G7 accountability on development and development-related commitments Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................1 Introduction .........................................................................................................7 Measuring Progress Against Commitments: 1. Aid and Aid Effectiveness .....................................................................9 2. Economic Development ......................................................................23 3. Health ............................................................................................................37 4. Water and Sanitation ............................................................................65 5. Food Security ............................................................................................73 6. Education ....................................................................................................83 7. Equality ........................................................................................................87 8. Governance................................................................................................95 9. Peace and Security ...............................................................................127 10. Environment and Energy ..................................................................135 Conclusions .....................................................................................................153 Annexes: Annex A – List of Commitments ...........................................................155 Annex B – Methodology for Assessment and Evaluation 5.......16 Annex C – Tracking Pledges to the Muskoka Initiative (Commitment 16) ...................................................................167 Annex D – Acronyms and Abbreviations ..........................................171 Executive Summary Development and empowerment of all 70.8% of all the donors of the OECD people have been a consistent priority Development Assistance Committee for the G7. Accountability and transparency (DAC). During the period from 2004 to remain core principles for the G7 in 2014, ODA volume demonstrated an order to maintain the credibility and upward trend for the United States (US), effectiveness of the decisions of G7 the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany, Leaders. Following the L’Aquila Summit while the figures varied for the other G7 in 2009, we have agreed to publish a members. G7 members set several ODA comprehensive accountability report every commitments at the Gleneagles Summit three years in order to review the progress in 2005. Canada, the United States and made on our individual and collective most notably the UK have fulfilled this development-related commitments. target. The ratio of the G7’s ODA to Comprehensive accountability reports Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has were published in 2010 for the Muskoka shown a slight upward trend since 2005; G8 Summit and in 2013 for the Lough however, ODA from G7 members to Erne G8 Summit. The Ise-Shima Progress Land-Locked Developing Countries Report is the third volume. (LLDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and fragile states have remained This report covers 51 commitments in level. G7 members have also been 10 sectors: Aid and Aid Effectiveness, seeking to improve the quality of their Economic Development, Health, Water development assistance and maximize and Sanitation, Food Security, Education, the impact of development cooperation Equality, Governance, Peace and Security including through partnerships such as and Environment and Energy. Progress the Global Partnership for Effective on each commitment is measured Development Cooperation (GPEDC). against agreed baselines, indicators and data sources. By making progress Economic Development: toward these commitments, we are The G7 has supported economic contributing to progress toward the 2030 development in developing countries Agenda for Sustainable Development through reduction of global remittance adopted at the United Nations in 2015. costs, implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), trade and Aid and Aid Effectiveness: infrastructure in Africa and responsible In 2014, G7 members collectively provided global supply chains. The global average Official Development Assistance (ODA) of cost of transferring remittances dropped USD 97,103 million that accounted for from 9.7% in 2009 to 7.4% in the fourth 1 Ise-Shima Progress Report quarter of 2015, which was still above AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the the 5% target agreed by the G7 in 2009. Global Fund) and Gavi, the Vaccine The G7’s contributions for trade Alliance. The G7 increased their total facilitation to LDCs rose from USD 50.7 contribution to the the Global Fund million in 2012 to USD 89.2 million in from USD 1,266 million in 2006 to USD 2014 in response to the needs of LDCs 2,175 million in 2015 and nearly doubled as identified by needs assessments and their HIV/AIDS assistance from USD Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies 3,932 million in 2007 to USD 7,698 (DTIS). G7 members contribute trade million in 2014. Likewise, G7 countries facilitation assistance to support the contributed heavily to Gavi’s successful implementation of the TFA. In addition, 2015 replenishment, which secured G7 members have closely worked with USD 7.5 billion of financial resources partners to boost intra-Africa trade by for 2016-2020. All the G7 members fully facilitating One-Stop Border Posts achieved bilateral financial commitments (OSBPs) and regional infrastructure on maternal, newborn and under-five programs. G7 Leaders, moreover, have child health set at the Muskoka Summit committed to ensuring economic in 2010. The G7 is now on the final track development underpinned by the to support for the eradication of polio development of responsible global worldwide through the Global Polio supply chains. Eradication Initiative, and efforts must be re-doubled in Afghanistan and Health: Pakistan to achieve this historic goal. At The G7 made significant progress on its the Elmau Summit in 2015, the G7 made contributions to global health through three main commitments: (1) we bilateral and multilateral channels. The committed to preventing future outbreaks bilateral disbursements from the G7 from becoming epidemics by assisting increased from USD 8,686 million in countries to implement the World Health 2008 to USD 12,413 million in 2014. The Organization (WHO) International Health multilateral contributions have nearly Regulations (IHR), including through doubled from USD 3,236 million in 2008 the Global Health Security Agenda and to USD 5,830 million in 2014. The fight its common targets and other multilateral against AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria initiatives; (2) committed ourselves to and vaccine-preventable diseases has the fight against neglected tropical made significant progress due to the diseases (NTDs); and (3) to support the G7’s strong and continuous financial WHO Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial support to the Global Fund to Fight Resistance to develop and effectively Ise-Shima Progress Report 2 implement our national action plans contributions to agriculture, food security and support other countries as they and nutrition in order to tackle hunger, develop their own national action plans. malnutrition and poverty in developing countries. Significant progress has been Water and Sanitation: made on the L’Aquila Food Security With the successful achievement of the Initiative (AFSI) since its launch in 2009 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a global endeavor in response to the target on improved access to drinking 2007-2008 spikes in food prices. The G7 water, the G7 now proceeds to the Goal and other donors have collectively met (6) of Sustainable Development Goals a total pledge of USD 22.6 billion by (SDGs): “Ensure availability and 2015. G7 members and other partners sustainable management of water and have also made good progress on the sanitation for all”. G7 engagement, New Alliance for Food Security and confirmed in the 2003 G8 Evian Water Nutrition launched in 2012 to accelerate Action Plan, has expanded during the past the flows of private capital to African decade to the aggregate disbursement agriculture. The development partners of USD 6.9 billion in 2014. The G7 is disbursed USD 3.2 billion, or 75% of active in engaging in political initiatives expected funding by mid-2015, of which in the context of broader multilateral 96% came from G7 members. The frameworks and monitoring mechanisms, number of African countries participating such as Sanitation and Water for All and in the New Alliance has increased from the Global Water Partnership. In addition 3 to 10 countries, and the African to various global initiatives, G7 members governments advanced or completed have also focused on Africa by 91% of their policy commitments which strengthening the Africa-G8 Partnership were scheduled for completion by on Water and Sanitation. The G7 will mid-2015. Private companies signed remain active with the African Water 292 Letters of Intent, committing to Facility (AWF) of the African Development investing a total of USD 10.2 billion in Bank (AfDB), the African Minister’s African agriculture. Of the committed Council on Water (AMCOW), the Tokyo amount, USD 684.2 million was invested International Conference on African
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