BOX 16. (continued)
for integrated development, aimed at the
achievement of the MDGs by Afro-descendants;
(b) Knowledge on Afro-descendants’ rights
among Afro-descendants’ civil society strengthened; (c) Capacities of national implementing
partners to implement policies and plans on
the needs and demands of Afro-descendants
strengthened; and (d) International cooperation
in support of the development of the Afrodescendant population effectively coordinated.
Key activities: (a) Based on the National
Development Plan, build a strategic framework
for the implementation of a public policy for the
Afro-descendant population, particularly from
Guayaquil; (b) Provide technical assistance to
incorporate an intercultural and gender-sensitive
approach and special attention to the Afrodescendant population into “Plan Ecuador”;
(c) Support the evaluation of the 2001 World
Conference Against Racism Durban Declaration
and Programme of Action (DDPA) and
improvements in achieving the MDGs by the
Afro-descendants, and promote follow-up
actions for the DDPA’s effective implementation;
(d) Provide technical legal support for the
formulation and approval of a draft bill on racial
equality and affirmative action; and (e) Support
the establishment of a mechanism for followingup, monitoring and reporting racial discrimination
acts and for monitoring and evaluating public
policies of social inclusion.
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Strategy: The design of the project was
fundamentally guided by existing public policies,
updated tools for assessing the situation of the
Afro-descendant population, the strategic focus
areas of CODAE (Corporación de Desarrollo
Afroecuatoriano), and a complementarity with
other present and future international cooperation
efforts for Afro-descendants. The project encompasses an integrated and inclusive approach to
human development, including the formulation
and implementation of affirmative action.
The project promotes broad and active
participation of Afro-descendant organizations,
both national and local, throughout the different
phases of the project cycle, and the national
coordinating mechanism will work with a wide
range of local government authorities, civil
society organisations, as well as the Spanish
Agency of International Cooperation for
Development (AECID).
The project is guided by the fundamental
human rights principles enshrined in the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination, ILO Convention
169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples,
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
and the Millennium Declaration. Moreover, the
implementation of the project will attempt to
incorporate the recommendations formulated by
the UN Treaty Bodies and the Special Procedures
of the Human Rights Council, especially those
related to the rights of Afro-descendents, racial
discrimination and the follow-up to the DDPA.
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