Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum ppt

GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005 Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005 [...]... 2000 (September 18) Millennium Declaration A/RES/55/2 New York United Nations 2001 (September 6) Road Map towards the Implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration Report of the Secretary General New York xxii GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005 1 Overview: Building Momentum toward the Millennium Development Goals T he Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Monterrey Consensus have created... are too weak to give donors confidence that resources can be tracked and used well Donors are giving high priority to building capacity in this area, but progress depends crucially on domestic commitment to reform OVERVIEW: BUILDING MOMENTUM TOWARD THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS A focus on development results requires the capacity to gather and analyze real-time data on MDG progress Countries need to. .. millions of people to escape poverty, disease, and illiteracy, but also for long-term peace and security—objectives intimately linked to development During 2005 the international community must seize the opportunities presented by increased global attention on development to build momentum for the MDGs Special focus must be given to accelerating progress in Sub-Saharan Africa How to generate momentum? This... the Development Promise of Trade THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Improving market access for developing countries would provide a major boost to economic growth and progress toward the MDGs Multilateral, reciprocal, nondiscriminatory trade liberalization offers the best means for realizing the development promise of trade A timely, pro -development outcome to the Doha Round is therefore crucial Based on developments... by assisting in building their capacity to meet the regulatory requirements, would have a high payoff REGIONAL INTEGRATION Regional trade agreements can also help leverage trade for development provided they do not detract from the pursuit of an OVERVIEW: BUILDING MOMENTUM TOWARD THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ambitious Doha outcome Full realization of the development contributions of both North-South... adjustments to recruitment and training standards, to increase production of community teachers and health workers • Careful deployment and management of service providers, to avoid underutilization • Maximum use of nonsalary incentives to make public sector positions attractive, especially in rural areas • Selective salary adjustments for the highest-skilled workers (such as doctors) in the public sector, to. .. of multilateral development banks 199 6.3 Transparency among multilateral development banks 217 6.4 Managing for development results in multilateral development banks 218 6.5 Project monitoring, evaluation, and reporting in multilateral development banks 220 x GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005 Foreword T he Global Monitoring Report 2005... Consensus have created a powerful global compact for development. 1 But the continued credibility of this compact hinges on fostering momentum in its implementation With the five-year stocktaking of implementation of the Millennium Declaration focusing increased global attention on development, 2005 is a crucial year to build momentum Without tangible action to accelerate progress, the MDGs will be seriously... implementation •Monitoring of progress •Feedback to PRS for any adjustments 4 GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005 Translating PRS into budget terms Mediumterm fiscal framework Annual budgets External assistance •Predictable, long-term aid, aligned with PRS priorities and related fiscal framework •PRS-aligned support for capacity building OVERVIEW: BUILDING MOMENTUM TOWARD THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Spurring... Africa—the region that is furthest from the development goals and faces the toughest challenges in accelerating progress.3 But much of the analysis of SubSaharan countries is relevant for similar countries in other regions For example, Sub-Saharan Africa contains the largest number of least developed countries (LDCs) and OVERVIEW: BUILDING MOMENTUM TOWARD THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS BOX 1.1 A five-point . GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005 Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2005