The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) have been working together since 2019 to strengthen support to African countries on governance-oriented thematic areas. This collaboration reflects the intention of the OECD to strengthen its relationship with African countries and, vice versa, the overall approach adopted by the APRM Continental Secretariat to engage strategic development partners for implementing the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.
The OECD-APRM Continental Initiative to Promote Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) was launched during the High-Level Forum on South-South and Triangular Co-operation in Kampala, Uganda, 17-19 January 2023. The initiative aims to support A
African countries in conducting a thorough assessment of its institutional mechanisms against the principles of the OECD Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development. This effort resonates with the APRM expanded mandate, which encourages APRM to support the African Union countries in monitoring and evaluating Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063, as well as improving national reporting on governance.
This study scans the implementation of PCSD principles in Ghana related to political vision and leadership, policy integration and whole-of-government coordination, and policy impacts ‘here and now’, ‘elsewhere’ and ‘later’. Ghana, one of five pilot countries under the PCSD Continental Initiative, has been one of the APRM pioneer member states to join the APRM in 2003. It was one of the first countries to conduct a self-assessment review on governance already in 2005, and has shown strong enthusiasm and determination to implement the SDGs and Agenda 2063.
