Statement by African civil society on the postponement of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism Heads of State and Government Forum

African civil society representatives condemn the sudden cancellation of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) scheduled for September 2015 in Nairobi. They highlight critical failures within the APRM, including a lack of leadership since 2008, financial instability due to member state arrears, and a stagnation in the production of Country Review Reports. The statement urges the APRM Forum Chairperson to reconvene the summit to fill vacant leadership roles, reform funding mechanisms, and increase civil society engagement.

• The cancellation of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the APRM in Nairobi, Kenya, scheduled for 11 September 2015, is viewed by civil society as a setback to efforts to reinvigorate the mechanism's purpose and address its critical challenges.
• The APRM is experiencing a significant decline in output, with the most recent Country Review Reports produced in 2013; only 17 of the 35 voluntary member states have produced reports, and no country has completed a second review.
• Financial instability and a lack of leadership are undermining the APRM, specifically noting that the Secretariat has lacked a permanent Chief Executive Officer since 2008 and several member states are in arrears on annual contributions.
• Civil society demands a new summit to implement specific reforms, including filling senior staff vacancies, reviewing funding mechanisms, creating an induction programme for new Heads of State, and establishing conditions for the temporary suspension of inactive member states.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2015). Statement by African civil society on the postponement of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism Heads of State and Government Forum. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Civil-Societ-Statement-Kenya-Sep2015.pdf

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. Statement by African civil society on the postponement of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism Heads of State and Government Forum. 2015. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Civil-Societ-Statement-Kenya-Sep2015.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2015statement, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{Statement by African civil society on the postponement of the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism Heads of State and Government Forum}}, publisher = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2015}, month = sep, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Civil-Societ-Statement-Kenya-Sep2015.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }