UN Country Team in Thailand

MDG Monitoring and Statistical Strengthening

Working together

MDG Report

United Nations Partnership Framework 2007-2011

UNPAF 2007-2011

1. Access to quality services and protection

2. Democratic governance and decentralizationa) Capacity development of local government

b) Local democracy, participation, and accountability

c) MDG monitoring and statistical strengthening for evidence-based policy making at national and local levels

3. HIV/AIDS

4. Environment and natural resource management

5. Thailand’s role as ‘donor of the South’

UN Country Team in ThailandMDG Monitoring and Statistical Strengthening

Priority Areas

Priority Areas Examples of key activities Lead UN Agencies

MDG Analysis and Advocay

Thailand MDG Report 2004Thematic MDG Reports and campaign (MDG 6, 3 and 8)MDG Campaign (TV ads, website, people’s version)

UNDP, World Bank

UNDP

UNDP

Local & provincial level capacity development and statistical strengthening

Thailand Provincial Development Info (TPDInfo) (DevInfo)Capacity Development of PSOsMICSPilot Provincial MDG Reports

UNICEF

UNICEF

UNICEF

UNDP, UNICEF

Systems, strategic planning, and coordination

SES programme re-designStatistical Master Plan formulationNSO reform and strengthening

UNDP, WBI

UNDP, World Bank

UNDP, World Bank

Priority Area Examples of key activities Lead UN Agencies

Poverty monitoring Poverty measurement and mappingRevision of national poverty lineBasic Minimum Needs Survey

World Bank

UNDP

UNICEF, World Bank

Gender Gender-disaggregated dataStatistics of importance to womenWomen in Politics

UNIFEM (all UN)

UNIFEM (all UN)

UNDP

Sector specific work

LabourHealthHIV/AIDSEducationIndustryAgricultureMigrants

ILO, ESCAP, World Bank

UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO

UNAIDS

UNICEF, UNESCO

UNIDO

FAO

IOM

Coordination mechanisms

• MDG Reporting process• UN Partnership Framework 2007-2011• UN Thematic Working Group and network

(FAO, ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNIDO, World Bank)

• Regular joint meetings with NSO• Joint programme formulation workshop in

September

Five secrets of success

1. National leadership and ownership• MDG Process: NESDB leadership• Statistical Strengthening: NSO firmly in driver’s seat,

effectively coordinating international partners

2. Partnership approach

3. UN Reform at country level

4. World Bank part of UN Country Team

5. People!