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The United Nations (UN) is the umbrella body under
which the MDG Campaign is co-ordinated. In support of its efforts
to ensure that the MDGs become an integral part of the priorities
and actions of a broad range of actors globally, the UN has developed
a four-pronged strategy, namely:
- Monitoring: Systematic and sustained tracking
and review of progress through MDG reports and country office
programmes
- Analysis: Definition and assessment of the
policy dimensions of achieving the MDGs
- Campaign support: Through the MDG office collaborating
with a wide range of partners to harness existing energy and capacity
and foster a self-sustaining movement
- Assistance: Goal-driven assistance to address
key constraints to progress.
Implementing the strategy, the MDGs have been
integrated into every United Nations programme, and a MDG Campaign
office has been set up by the UN. The Campaign office will support
national processes and the build-up of a global MDG movement with
international events and joint action across the world. By providing
an international platform, the Campaign aims to strengthen each
national campaign. The MDG Campaign will provide:
- Global credibility and legitimacy
- Leverage to bring actors together, for example,
the private sector, governments and CSOs, around a common set
of goals.
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UNDP brings actors together
UNDP brought together representatives
from more than 14 African countries in a week-long workshop
that highlighted the critical role communities play in achieving
the MDGs. The workshop resulted in learning exchange agreements
that support the MDGs through the transfer of knowledge
from one community to another, often in countries distant
from one another. At the week’s end, the diverse groups
presented to the Kenyan government’s Assistant Minister
of Planning and National Development and the Minister of
Environment a community declaration of policy considerations
on the MDGs. As a result, the Ministers publicly recognised
local communities as key partners in sustainable use of
the environment, fighting poverty and combating HIV/AIDS.
This also led to the Ministry of Planning and National Development
officially launching a civil society organisation (CSO)
campaign on the MDGs in Kenya.
(UNDP, The Blue Book)
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- Guidelines on how the MDGs can be achieved
and support to local, national and regional efforts
- A platform to develop international coalitions
and networks
- A platform for highlighting national issues,
linked to the goals, in the international arena
- A knowledge centre responsible for co-ordinating
and sharing information
- A mechanism to monitor delivery through the
MDG Reports required of every country
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Processes for MDG Reports
By facilitating the production of the
first MDG reports in over 40 countries the UN and their
civil society counterparts introduced governments to the
key issues, including the national status of the goals,
the adequacy of data and its relevance. The reporting process
helped governments understand the utility of the MDGs. Discussion
around the reports demonstrated the benefit of the Report
as a tool for dialogue, debate and coalition building.
These benefits need to be exploited for
each of the multilateral reports required from every country,
namely:
- Human Development Report: In-depth
nationally-owned policy analysis document with bold policy
messages
- MDG report: User-friendly report on
the status of progress to date and distance to travel
to reach the MDGs
- Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper:
Medium-term action plan describing national poverty reduction
programmes.
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