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Lessons Learned
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<<We commend the progress achieved against our commitments in the Seoul Multi-Year Action
Plan... We invite the Development Working Group to explore putting in place a process for
ensuring assessment and accountability for G20 development actions...>>
Los Cabos Leaders Declaration, June 18-19, 2012
This first Accountability Report on G20 development
commitments represents an important step towards
improving transparency and legitimacy of the G20
development agenda. The report identifies progress
made, with active DWG support for meeting a wide
range of development challenges and advancing
the implementation of previous commitments made
under the Seoul Multi-Year Action Plan (MYAP) and
subsequent Leaders Declarations. At the same time,
the report shows that some of these commitments
have yet to be fulfilled and further efforts are needed
to make DWG actions more effective.
This chapter is based on the main outcomes of the
accountability exercise and acknowledges the
environment in which the G20 has operated, reviews
best practices and describes the lessons learned and
conclusions emerging from this process
4.1. Context
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Since its inception, a number of factors have
influenced work of the G20 DWG. These include:
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Uneven recovery in the global economy and
recognition of the considerable impact on LICs.
The desire of the G20 to respond to this through
an initial set of comprehensive and ambitious
targets in the MYAP.
The volume of proposals and actions resulting
from this broad agenda.
The need of each presidency to respond to
current priorities under its leadership
Working together on a development agenda
with a particular focus on LICs and engaging
with them was a new experience for the G20.
This context has provided both opportunities and
challenges for the DWG's work.
4.2. Achievements
The DWG has made good progress across a
comprehensive agenda. The achievements of the past
three years have been characterized by: political will
and ownership; active cooperation amongst G20
partners and IOs; proactive co-facilitators; outreach
to developing countries and LICs; clear timeframes;View entire presentation