Millennium Development Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)Goals (MDGs)

Presentation to the MDGR Technical Committee

June 12, 2002- Beirut

What are the MDGs• MDGs summarize the

development goals agreed in the Millennium Declaration (September 2000- 191 nations)

• Time-bound and numerical targets can accelerate progress, based on premise they will trigger action and foster alliances

IDGs derive from a series of world conferences and global summits of

the 1990s World Conference on Education

for All World Summit for Children UN Conferences on the LDCs UN Conference on Environment

and Development (UNCED) International Conference on

Nutrition World Conference on Human

Rights Global Conference on the

Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction

International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)

World Summit for Social Development (WSSD)

4th World Conference on Women, Beijing

UN Conference on Human Settlements

World Food Summit UN Conference on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD) World Summit on Sustainable

Development, Johannesburg, 2002 and others...

Mapping the MDGs8 goals

few in numberstable over timeeasy to communicatebalance between S & N

18 targets, 40+ indicators

The Goals:• Eradicate poverty and hunger• Achieve universal primary education• Promote gender equality and empower

women• Reduce child mortality• Improve maternal health• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases• Ensure environmental sustainability• Develop a global partnership for

development

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Target Indicators

1. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day

•* Proportion of population below $1 per day•* Poverty gap ratio •* Share of poorest quintile in national consumption

2. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

* Prevalence of underweight children (under-five years of age)* Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Target Indicators

3. Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling

* * Net enrolment ratio in primary education * Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 * Literacy rate of 15-24 year olds

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Target Indicators

4. Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005 and to all levels of education no later than 2015

* Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education * Ratio of literate females to males of 15-24 year olds * Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector * Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Target Indicators

5. Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

*Under-five mortality rate * Infant mortality rate * Proportion of 1 year old children immunised against measles

Goal 5: Improve maternal health

Target Indicators

6. Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

* Maternal mortality ratio * Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Target Indicators

7. Have halted by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS

* HIV prevalence among 15-24 year old pregnant women * Contraceptive prevalence rate * Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

8. Have halted by 2015, and begun to reverse, the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

* Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria * Proportion of population in malaria risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures * Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis * Proportion of TB cases detected and cured under DOTS

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Target Indicators

9. Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources

* % land area covered by forest * Land area protected to maintain biological diversity * GDP per unit of energy use * Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) * Ozone depletion and the accumulation of global warming gases

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability (cont’d)

Target Indicators

10. Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water

* Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source

11. By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

* Proportion of people with access to improved sanitation

* Proportion of people with access to secure tenure

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Goal 8:Develop a Global Partnership for Development

Target

12. Develop rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system

13. Address the Special Needs of the LDCs

14. Address the Special Needs of landlocked countries and small island developing states

15. Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term

Goal 8:Develop a Global Partnership for Development (cont’d)

Target

16. In co-operation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth

17. In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries

18. In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

MDG Reporting Principles

national ownership

capacity development

minimized cost and effort for monitoring progress

Purpose of MDG Reports

A tool for awareness raising and advocacyHelp focus national development debate

on specific prioritiesBuild national capacity for monitoring and

reporting on goals and targetsCommon assessment, not wordy or

complicatedBased on existing reports: National

Development Plans, CCA, NHDR, PRSP, etc.

length & periodicity

based on existing reports

not analytical, not operational

not wordy, not complicated, short and concise (20-25 pages)

never part of conditionality

Every 2-3 years

ContentDvpt context and country setting

For each goalstatus of progress to datemajor challenges resources requirementsstatus at a glancecapacity for monitoring

Indicators

Other goals and targets

Gender, rural/urban desegregation

Constitution-MDGR Committee(s)

1. Government: Ministries of Social Affairs, Environment,

Health, Education, Economy & Trade CDR, CAS, Prime Minister’s Office

2. Civil Society: Collective des ONG/ANND Lebanese ECOSOC

3. UN System: UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, and UNESCO

ToRs- Advisory GroupProviding overall direction and guidance and

securing national ownership of the report: 1. setting national priorities regarding goals and

indicators;2. approving time frame for production of the

report,3. approving the outline of the MDGR, 4. identifying funds and mobilizing resources from

the production and the MDGR;5. guiding the work of the Technical Committee,

including the drafting and publication of the MDGR

ToRs- Technical CommitteeResponsible for all technical aspects of the

report:

1. selection of indicators;2. data collection;3. drafting of text;4. ensuring stakeholder involvement/inputs in

analysis;5. final production;6. overseeing translation and production7. participation in national debates and events 8. design system for monitoring implementation

ChecklistEssential Preliminaries

      Decision to produce a MDGR       Decision on periodicity of the MDGR      Estimation of cost of preparing,

producing and disseminating the MDGR      Identification of funding and

resource mobilisation      Establishment of institutional

arrangements –       Identification of data sources and

quality

ChecklistGetting Started

Appointment of Advisory Group and technical committee

Drafting of preliminary outlineDecision on numerical targets and

indicators based on the country contextFormulation of work plan and agreement

on time-frameStrategic consultations with all

stakeholders

ChecklistReport preparation

Agreement on relevant material Drafting of report Quality control, technical review & editingIncorporation of various comments and

suggestionsTranslation into Arabic/EnglishPreparation of press kits and dissemination

materialPrinting and publishingMedia launch and other presentations for

information and debates

ChecklistMonitoring impactMonitoring media coverage, public debates and

policy reforms

Synopsis of users and uses

Recommendations for future reports

Effects on statistical data gathering, quality and analysis

Work planPreparatory Stage (April- June 2002)Nomination of UN Working Group and focal

pointsMeeting with the relevant governmental

official(s) to obtain national buy-in for MDGR Selection of “Advisory Group” and “Technical

Committee” membersConvening first meeting of Technical

Committee and Advisory Group to introduce MDGR

Finalization of plan of action, including profile/ custodianship of technical and financial inputs, accompanied by agreement on strategic/advocacy and outreach campaign

Work planDrafting MDGR (July-September 2002)Distribution on work per goal/indicatorFinalizing selection of targets and indicatorsSelection of baseline data and benchmarksIdentifying data gaps and attempting to fill

themCollection of data and drafting of sectionsCompilation and completion of first draft of

reportValidation by policy experts/think tanksTechnical review by Advisory Group,

experts, UN HQ, with stakeholder validation

Work planFinalization of report (Oct-Nov 2002)Finalization report textLayout and designTranslationPrintingDistributionNational workshop(s) to discuss MDGREstablishment of mechanism for monitoring

progressPresentation/launch with Advisory Group

through roundtables, press encounters, interviews, etc.

Agenda June 12, 2002First Meeting of Technical Committee1. Introduction to MDGs by UNDP2.Discussion/adoption of work-plan3.Distribution of tasks per goal/indicator4.Deliverables for next meeting (selection

of targets and indicators, selection of baseline data and benchmarks, identification of data gaps)

5.Date of next meeting (end June?)

Proposed lead agencies

1. Eradicate poverty and hunger (UNDP)2. Achieve universal primary education

(UNESCO)3. Promote gender equality and empower

women (UNDP)4. Reduce child mortality (UNICEF)5. Improve maternal health(UNFPA)6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other

diseases (WHO)7. Ensure environmental sustainability (UNDP)8. Develop a global partnership for

development (UNDP)