CSO Nairobi Declaration on the Nairobi HLM 2 CSO Preparatory meeting towards the

Reaffirming that if the citizens of Africa are to see transformational and sustainable change in their quality of life in the Sustainable Development Goals context, the means of implementation and particularly the global partnership for effective development goals (GPEDC) must place gender equality, youth and women’s empowerment, as well as children at the centre of its focus in effective developm. [...] Recalling that the main objective for the adoption of the Busan outcome document was to strengthen political accountability for effective development co-operation and fast track the implementation of the unfinished business of aid effectiveness; Supportive of the collective position under the African political priorities for development effectiveness focused on the critical areas of capacity devel. [...] Noted with concern the lack of progress in the use of country systems, untying of aid and aid predictability and called on the development partners to fulfil their commitments with regard to the Busan agreements; 2. [...] Noted with concern the disconnected nature of private sector investments from the major sectors of the economy, where the majority of the citizens are found; We demand that African governments and Development partners; GPEDC Mandate and Review 1. [...] Deepen the participation of women and girls as key development actors in the development, review, monitoring and implementation of development policies and create an enabling environment that serves the needs and interests of women and girls.