The Millennium Development Goals MDGs

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• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• A Primer
• JPO Regional Workshop
• Nairobi, 28 May 2002

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MDGs Origins

• the Millennium Declaration
• the global conferences and summits of the 1990s
• the International Development Targets (IDTs)

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Mapping the MDGs

• 8 goals
• few in number
• stable over time
• easy to communicate
• balance between South North
• 18 targets, 40 indicators

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MDGs Why they matter

• credibility promises, promises
• can globalisation be inclusive?
• a final test for dev. cooperation?
• the future of multilateralism

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MDGs The Challenge

• social indicators show progress in the 1990s but
  too slowly to reach agreed targets.and are
  slowing down
• broken promises on primary education, mortality
  reduction, child malnutrition, income poverty

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MDGs The Opportunity

• common ground
• progress on in Monterrey
• the push in JBurg
• the demonstrated potential of civil society
• the effects of 9/11
• a consensus on development

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MDGs UNDPs role

• in one word,
• strategic and historic
• in a few more words,
• scorekeeper
• campaign manager
• coordinator

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The UNs role global and country

• analysis
• monitoring
• campaigning
• direct assistance

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MDGs and partnerships why?

• in 2 words
• results
• (development effectiveness)
• ownership
• (not just about getting buy-in or funds)

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MDGs and partnerships with whom?

• within the UN - UNDP is not just another UN
  agency
• with governments
• with civil society
• with the private sector
• with the media
• with academia
• with many others

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MDGs and partnerships a pipe dream?

• UN a common focus, common strategy, common
  tools, in 2 years common procedures
• Governments strong in the OECD, still at an
  early stage in the developing world
• Civil society contacts increasing steadily
• Private sector much more willing to do its bit

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MDGs some questions

• 1. Do you think that the MDGs are business as
  usual? Why? Why not?
• 2. What are some of the key challenges that you
  would face in pushing for the MDGs in your
  country?