united nations in cambodia 1.the un in cambodia 2.what is a “middle income country”? 3.role of...
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Role of the UN system in Middle Income Countries
1.The UN in Cambodia2.What is a “Middle Income Country”?3.Role of the UN system in middle-
income countries4.Q & A
Roles of UN in MICs_Ecole Royale Administration
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1.The UN system
http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/org_chart.shtml
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1.The UN system in Cambodia
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1.The UN system in Cambodia
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2. What is a “Middle Income Country”?The World Bank Classification: GNI per capita
1. Low income, $975 or less;2. Lower middle income, $976 - $3,855;3. Upper middle income, $3,856 -
$11,905;4. High income, $11,906 or more.
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2. What is a “Middle Income Country”?
• Diverse group by size, population and income level,
• 5 of the world’s 7 billion people.• 73% of the world’s poor people.• One-third of global GDP.• Major engines of global growth.
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BUT “Middle Income Trap”
• Inability to progress beyond the middle income level by strengthening knowledge-based and innovation intensive sectors of the economy.
• Weakness in economic governance institutions• Lack of labor equipped with high-end skills
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3. Challenges: Unfinished development agenda
a. Socio-economic inequalitiesb. Economic Governancec. Environmentally Sustainable
Growth and Development.d. Democratic Governance
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3. Opportunities
• Make future growth inclusive.• Increase productivity.• Increase women’s participation in the
labour force.• Modernize development and governance
institutions.• Bring about strategic and policy changes.• Develop financial resources.• Demographic window of opportunities.
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4. Role of the UN system in MICs
Peace building
Project-oriented and technical in nature, and often structured in reference to the MDGs and guided by donor funding approaches and priorities.
High-level engagement in policy advisory services.
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• Policy advice• Advisory role and Convening role.• Advocacy and Normative role.• Strengthening capacity at national and sub-
national level.• Knowledge generation, bank and broker role.• Partnerships - Increasing fiscal space.• Facilitating South-South cooperation.
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• Reliable disaggregated data collection and analysis.
• Realize the demographic dividend.• Assist in advancing environmental
protection.• human rights and Gender
equality
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Cambodia transition to MIC – support from the UN
In Cambodia, the UN work on:
5 UNDAF outcomes (2011-2015):1. Economic Growth and Sustainable Development2. Health and Education3. Gender equality4. Governance5. Social protection
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Cambodia transition to MIC – support from the UN
Opportunity for UN cooperation in Cambodia in the transition to MIC (2016-2018):
• Realising the demographic dividend.• Human Rights based approach to the
analysis of democratic governance deficit, inequality, vulnerability and exclusion.
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Some useful references:
http://www.undg.org
http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/org_chart.shtml
http://europeandcis.undp.org/cd/show/10357C32-F203-1EE9-B5EEC73D94D1A7AA
http://www.sela.org/DB/ricsela/EDOCS/SRed/2009/03/T023600003350-0-Third_Int._Conf._-_Co-operation_with_Middle_Income_Countries.pdf
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/299/21/PDF/N0729921.pdf?OpenElement
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Thank You!
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