Salil presentation un millennium campaign april 2010

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Countdown 2015 : The power of citizen action Washington DC, 15 April 2010

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The UN Millennium Campaign hosted an interactive panel discussion with over 80 high-level Washington DC civil society participants on Thursday, April 15.

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Countdown 2015 :

The power of citizen action

Washington DC, 15 April 2010

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2000-­‐2009  MDG  Scorecard..…  

•  The  single  most  durable  set  of  global  development  commitments  by  governments  –  withstood  9/11  and  its  a<ermath  

•  Provided  a  strong  human  development  and  poverty  focus  to  all  global  processes  –  Monterrey,  Paris,  Accra,  Doha,  G8  and  now  G20  

•  Regional  bodies  embrace  MDGs  –  AU,  SAARC,  Asean,    EU    

•  Influenced  naMonal  planning  not  only  in  most  poor  countries  but  also  several  middle  income  countries  like  Brazil  and  Indonesia    

•  Counterpoint  to  Washington  consensus  

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2000-­‐9  MDG  Scorecard….  

•  Over  35  countries  have  had  their  debts  cancelled  –  big  increase  in  poverty-­‐focussed  public  expenditure  

•  Aid  levels  have  steadily  increased  –  30%  higher  than  1992  peak  

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MDG  Outcomes  have  been  very  significant  

•  Over  400  million  people  come  out  of  poverty  since  2000  

•   4  million  fewer  children  die  •  >  30  million  more  children  in  school  •  HIV/AIDS,  30%  reducMon  in  new  infecMons  in  2008  compared  to  1996,  2  m.  receiving  ARVs  

•  Big  advances  in  TB,  malaria,  access  to  water  •  63/117  countries  on-­‐track  on  malnutriMon            30  more  than  in  2006  •  Women  MPs  –  11%  in  2000,  18%  in  2009  

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On most individual Goals, over 40 developing countries are on track

• Rwanda

• Tanzania

• Mali

• Zambia

• Mozambique

• Ghana

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

Many  of  the  poorest  countries  are  on  track  on  several  Goals  

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Success:  where  it  ma`ers  most!  

•  Ghana,  Nicaragua  cut  hunger  by  half  from  1991  to  2004  

• MalnutriMon  rates  cut  from  22%  to  6%  in  NE  Brazil  in  less  than  ten  years,    

•  Nigeria  doubles  producMon  and  income  of  farmers  from  2001  to  2007  

• Malawi  goes  from  43%  food  deficit  in  2005  to  53%  food  surplus  in  2007  

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Success:  where  it  ma`ers  most!  

•  U5MR  falls  by  >40%  in  Malawi,  Mozambique,  Eritrea,    Ethiopia,  Niger,  Bangladesh,  Nepal,  Bolivia  and  Laos  

•  Ethiopia  puts  3  million  more  kids  in  school  and  Tanzania  2  million,  doubling  school  enrollment  from  2001  to  2006  

•  Honduras  reduced  MMR  by  40%  from  1990  to  2005  

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Why  are  these  countries  more  on  track?  

a.  Leadership  from  the  top  b.  Global  MDGs  adapted  to  NaMonal  Goals  c.  Clear  Plan,  Policies  &  Strategies  d.  MDGs  prioriMsed  in  the  allocaMon  of  

domesMc  and  external  resources  in  the  budget  

e.  High  focus  on  improving  delivery  mechanisms  for  the  poor  

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Why  are  some  countries  more  on  track?  

e.      Greater  accountability  and  transparency  at  all  levels  –  more  ciMzen  engagement  

f.  More  media  and  public  debate    

g.  InternaMonal  donors  line  up  behind  naMonal  prioriMes  

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Countdown  2015:  the  obstacle  course  

•  Financial  crisis  –  separaMng  real  impact  from  using  this  as  an  excuse    

•  Food  and  Climate  crisis  –  more  acute  •  Governance  and  exclusion  crisis  –  naMonal  and  global;  significant  increase  in  inequality  

•  Trade  crisis  –  Doha  impasse  and  new  protecMonism  

•  Big  challenges  in  areas  of  conflict,  in  MMR  and  sanitaMon  

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MDG  Achievement  –    a  ma`er  of  poliMcal  choice  

•  Total  amount  given  as  bail  outs  in  the  last  year  is  esMmated  at  $18  trillion  –  cumulaMve  aid  in  the  last  49  years  is  less  than  $2  tr.  

•  Total  spent  on  arms  in  2008  $1.46  trillion  –  aid  was  about  $120  billion  

•  Resources  lost  through  corrupMon  by  leaders  of  poor  countries,  o<en  colluding  with  western  governments  and  corporaMons,  and  mindless  wars  could  have  more  than  achieved  MDGs  

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Citizen action on MDGs needs a second wind to build political will

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Peoples’  MDG  Progress  Reports  

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MDG People’s Forums and Policy Roundtables

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Stand  Up  Take  AcNon  for  the  MDGs  

The global people’s movement for the MDGs is stronger than ever—over 173 million people stood up against poverty and for the MDGs this year, breaking

another Guinness World Record!

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UN  MDG  Review  Summit  Sept  2010:    Agreeing  the  2010-­‐15  Breakthrough  AcNon  Plan  

•  Accelerate  progress  based  on  what’s  worked  :  This  will  moMvate  governments  and  people  and  create  naMonal  ownership  

• Move  the  ac6on  to  the  local:  Strong  focus  on  poor  and  excluded,  parMcularly  women,  disaggregated  informaMon  and  analysis  

•  Get  serious  about  accountability:  From  local  to  naMonal  to  global  

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What  you  can  do!  

•  InteracMve  Hearings  in  June  •  Outcome  document  negoMaMons:  Apr-­‐June  

•  U.S.  Government  Progress  Report/InterAcMon  assessment  

•  NaMonal  Government  DelegaMon  

•  Obama  AcMon  Plan  

•  AcMons  in  the  South  and  globally  incl  G8/G20  •  Stand  Up  for  the  MDGs  –  17-­‐19  Sept  

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UN  MDG  Review  Summit:    Web  portal  for  civil  society  

www.un-­‐ngls.org/mdg2010  

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