Holding Governments to account for achieving the MDGs

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Holding Governments to account for achieving the
MDGs
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• 50,000 deaths a day who is accountable?
• Greatest human failure

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MDGs as agreed global framework Shared
Responsibility between North and South
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• Learning from on track MDG countries
• Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Bangladesh and
  Viet Nam
• National governments are in the driving seat
• Donors have got their act more together
• Active civil society engagement
• All elements of Goal 8 are important

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• Looking ahead
• Make existing official monitoring mechanisms and
  information more disaggregated, inclusive and
  accessible
• Use MDG Progress Reports in the North and South
• Establish independent monitoring at different
  levels social audits and sentinel groups

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• Looking Ahead
• Mandatory Annual Parliamentary debates on aid
  effectiveness with full public access
• Public debates in the media and public meetings
• Donors should put in resources for independent
  monitoring and public engagement in aid
  effectiveness debates

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• Looking Ahead
• At the global level ECOSOC bi-annual Reviews will
  be key
• Sign up to the UN Convention Against Corruption
• Democratise global governance
• Political problems need political solutions

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2007 Recognising the Half Way Mark

• G8 in Germany in June
• ECOSOC High Level Segment
• 07.07.07
• Portuguese EU Presidency
• UN General Assembly
• 17 October Stand Up and Speak Out