Mdgs in parliament: watchdogs for development

1. Presentation by Dyfan Jones International Expert on Parliamentary Development Mdgs in parliament:watchdogs for development

2. The MDGs • UN General Assembly adopted the MD and the MDGs in 2000 • Mandated the UN to be the scorekeeper of progress towards achieving the MDGs • The eight MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators

3. The starting point: Redressable Injustice “What moves us, reasonably enough, is not the realization that the world falls short of being completely just – which few of us expect – but that there are clearly remediable injustices around us which we want to eliminate” AmartyaSen, The Idea of Justice Identifying and addressing redressable injustice is central to the notion of the MDGs

4. Parliamentary Development

5. ‘Traditional’ MDG & Development Partners

6. Giving Parliaments the tools to be Watchdogs for Development www.undp.org[Our work > Democratic Governance > Parliamentary Development]

7. UNDP Initiative in Southern and Eastern Africa

8. Why should Parliaments Engage with the MDGs?

9. ENGAGE ENGAGE ENGAGE ENGAGE

10. The Role of Parliaments

11. Parliaments as Watchdogs

12. A Snapshot of the Watchdog Role from SADC Parliaments

13. Challenges faced by Parliaments in being Watchdogs for Development

14. Challenge 1 –Information

15. Information is key - How can MPs be informed?

16. Challenge 1 - Receiving Information

17. Parliamentary Structures to fulfil the Watchdog Role

18. Challenge 2 – Parliamentary Structures to be Effective Watchdogs for Development Option 1: Creating a new MDG Committee

19. Challenge 2 – Parliamentary Structures to be Effective Watchdogs for Development Option 2: Engaging through existing Committees

20. Challenge 2 – Parliamentary Structures to be Effective Watchdogs for Development Additional Option: Creating a cross party MDG Caucus or Group

21. Challenge 3 – Skills & Capacity to be Effective Watchdogs for Development Human Rights Based Approach STATISTICS