The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) AFRICA | Africa | Governance Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 21-Feb-2019 | ISR35925 | Implementing Agencies: African Union Commission, African Union Commission Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 06-May-2014 Effectiveness Date: 05-Nov-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 29-Sep-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 12-Dec-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2018 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Strengthen AUC’s capacity to facilitate economic development results and transformation through enhanced institutional efficiency. This will be achieved by means of enhancing the AUC's internal human resources and management systems, and supporting result-oriented external partnerships and collective actions designed to enhance the implementation of regional economic development initiatives in priority areas (e.g. regional trade, energy, infrastructure, governance, natural resource management) relevant to the AFR IDA portfolio for the benefit of African Union member states, the Regional Economic Communities and African citizens. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen AUC’s capacity to facilitate regional integration results and transformation through enhanced institutional efficiency. Components Table Name Strengthening Institutional Capacity:(Cost $22.00 M) Facilitating Regional Integration Results with Stakeholders:(Cost $18.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions 2/21/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) Additional Financing for the project was recently signed (December 28, 2018). Based on technical meetings, the overall parent project performance is considered satisfactory and arrangements for the launch of additional financing activities are underway. All financial management (FM), audit and procurement reports are considered complete, and in compliance with Bank norms and procedures. The parent project has achieved significant results in enhancing the AUC’s institutional efficiency under its two components. The AUC’s new organizational structure has been designed and endorsed by the AU, and the HR and procurement division structure is now being realigned. Improvements in FM and procurement functions have contributed to increasing the AUC’s budget execution rate from 55 to 74 percent, enhancing compliance with procurement regulations from 60 to 85 percent, and aligning AU financial reporting to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), with subsequent publication of AU’s audited financial standards. Staff recruitment time has been reduced from over nine months to 90 days; compliance with human resources recruitment rules and regulations has increased from 50 to 85 percent over the last two years; a code of ethics for AU staff has been developed; and the number of staff grievances has dropped by 80 percent compared to 2014. The AU learning and development website has been launched, several events have been organized to share lessons learned, and about 90 percent of AUC’s staff have received training offered by the AULA (AUC’s training unit). A state-of-the-art AUC data center and a paperless conference management IT system is operational for use in statutory meetings, and resulted in cost savings of about US$600,000 in the first year of operation. All Heads of State decisions under the OAU and AU from 1963 to date are now accessible online, as is a published report on the ratification of AU agreements by member States. The number of AU organs (e.g., African Court and AUABC) having strategic plans as per the AU vision and mission, and the Agenda 2063 requirements, has increased from two to four, after planning support was provided by the AUC and close collaboration with AU organs and the Permanent Representative Committee (PRC) . The AUC has also designed an innovative partnership framework through a participatory process for the engagement of the Regional Economic Community (RECs) and other stakeholders for priority regional integration and institutional collaboration projects. Work planning for the launch of Additional Financing (AF) is being advanced by the AUC and the Bank teams. Procurement plan is also being updated to meet the AUC's requirements and the timeline of institutional reforms set by the Extraordinary Heads of State Summit held in December 2018. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Strengthened capacity to facilitate regional integration results IN00572267 2/21/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) ►AU institutions with strategic plans (as per the AU vision and mission) under implementation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 28-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572268 ►AUC’s Budget execution rate (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 55.00 74.00 74.00 84.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 28-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572269 ►Actions taken by the AUC to support the AU’s priority regional economic integration programs (cumulatively) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 28-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Strengthened capacity to facilitate regional transformation through enhanced institutional efficienc IN00572270 ►Publication of Monitoring Reports of AU programs, involving collaboration between the AUC, the AU entities, the RECs and member states (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 28-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components i. Strengthening Institutional Capacity IN00572274 ►AUC’s internal organizational structures reviewed and made fully operational (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Staff training and Institutional assessment Implementation in Implementation in implementation of Value of AUC done progress progress reorganization of at least 4 units completed Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572275 ►Full implementation of IPSAS (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/21/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) The policy for First IPSAS compliant First publication of First IPSAS compliant Value introduction of IPSAS financial report IPSAS compliant FS financial report published approved published for 2019 achieved Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572272 ►Timely delivery of key AU services: (i) time to procure; (ii) Protocol Services and Accreditation; and (iii) Financial management-time to pay (Months, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 3.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00621351 Time to procure (Months, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 3.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00621352 Protocol Services and Accreditation (Months, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 3.00 Date 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00621353 Financial management-time to pay (Months, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 3.00 Date 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572271 ►Procurement contracts processed in accordance with the AU Procurement Guidelines (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 85.00 85.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572273 ►State-of-the-art AUC ICT and Mirror data centers established and fully functional (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Update of space and Update of space and security requirements, security requirements, Both ICT and Mirror Value Not yet available and ongoing technical, and ongoing technical, Data centers remain staffing and financial staffing and financial fully functional review review Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00572276 ►Outreach and communications are strengthened and active (cumulative) (Number, Custom) 2/21/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589823 ►Proportion of the Directorates at AUC HQ that have prepared annual workplans with acceptable results indicators and reports (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589788 ►Established and fully functional E-Procurement (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Use of the system for E-procurement not yet E-procurement not yet E-procurement not yet Value at least 50 per cent of established established established relevant contracts Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 ii. Facilitating Economic Development Results with Stakeholders IN00589789 ►Innovative pilots with RECs and civil society (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589832 ►Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, change management and learning events to promote staff leadership and facilitate AU transformation (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589833 ►AU Data Repository established and disseminated to connect African citizens (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589834 ►Reports issued based on the monitoring of AU agreements (cumulatively) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 6.00 2/21/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589835 ►AUC support to member states on M&E to meet Agenda 2063 (FTYIP) and MTR requirements (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Engagement plan implemented with at Value Not existent Not existent Not existent least 2 RECs and 5 countries Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589790 ►AU’s gender balance ratio for professional categories (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 28.00 28.00 28.00 35.00 Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589841 ►Enhanced Citizen engagement at the AUC (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 300,000.00 Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00589842 ►Dissemination and monitoring of project implementation (cumulatively) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 Date 24-Apr-2018 06-Jun-2018 06-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P126848 IDA-D3550 USD 15.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 14.75 0% Effective P126848 IDA-H9390 Closed USD 25.00 25.00 0.00 19.37 3.14 86% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date 2/21/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Support for Capacity Dev't of the AUC and other African Union Organs (P126848) Not P126848 IDA-D3550 31-Jul-2018 -- -- 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 Effective P126848 IDA-H9390 Closed 06-May-2014 08-Aug-2014 05-Nov-2014 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2018 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P166316-Support for Capacity Development of the AUC and Other African Union Organs 2/21/2019 Page 7 of 7