Workshop on MDG Monitoring Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008 Global MDG Monitoring The new monitoring framework

1. Workshop on MDG Monitoring Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008Global MDG MonitoringThe new monitoring framework Francesca Perucci United Nations Statistics Division DESA, New York

2. Revised MDG monitoring framework: the process • At the 2005 World Summit, world leaders committed to four new targets, in addition to those contained in the Millennium Declaration Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

3. Revised MDG monitoring framework: the process • The Secretary-General in his Report on the Work of the Organization to the General Assembly in September 2006 [A/61/1] recommended the inclusion of the four new targets in the MDGs framework • The S-G indicated that the IAEG would undertake the technical work of selecting the appropriate indicators to measure progress under these new targets. Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

4. Revised MDG monitoring framework: proposals by the IAEG • The Inter-agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on MDG Indicators initiated work to identify the most appropriate indicators to monitor progress in the four new targets. • The work was undertaken through the IAEG thematic sub-groups in the respective areas of responsibility. Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

5. Selecting the new indicators: Guidelines to the agencies Key rules for the selection of indicators: • the indicator and related metadata need to be well established in the statistical community • to the extent possible, the indicator should already be part of the regular data collection and compilation programmes in countries • available data and geographical coverage should allow for regional/sub-regional aggregation and trends analysis (at least two points in time) • Inter-agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on MDG Indicators • Concerns raised by the UN Statistical Commission • ECOSOC resolution on capacity building • Recommendations by the Friends of the Chair Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

6. The new indicators The responsible agencies within the IAEG • Should provide the data and metadata according to the recommendations • Should ensure the use of the most appropriate methodology and full transparency on the estimates and adjustments made to the data provided by countries Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

7. Revised MDG monitoring framework: proposals by the IAEG New Target (Goal 1):Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people Proposed indicators: • Growth rate of GDP per person employed • Employment-to-population ratio • Proportion of people in employment living under $1(PPP) per day • Proportion of own account and contributing family workers in total employment New Target (Goal 5):Achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015 Proposed indicators: • Adolescent birth rate • Antenatal care coverage [at least one visit and at least four visits] • Unmet need for family planning Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

8. Revised MDG monitoring framework: proposals by the IAEG (cont.ed) New Target (Goal 6):Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it Proposed indicator: • Proportion of population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs New Target (Goal 7): Reduce biodiversity loss, with a significant reduction in its rate by 2010 Proposed indicators: • Proportion of species threatened with extinction • Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits • Water use to total water resources Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

9. Revised MDG monitoring framework • The revised MDG monitoring framework including new targets and indicators was presented to member states at the 62nd General Assembly in 2007, as an annex to the Secretary-General’s Report on the Work of the Organization • Member states took note of the report containing the new framework • The IAEG on MDG Indicators at its 12th meeting on November 2007, recommended a re-numbering of all targets and indicators Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

10. Revised MDG monitoring framework: New numbering Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008 [i] For monitoring country poverty trends, indicators based on national poverty lines should be used, where available. [ii] The actual proportion of people living in slums is measured by a proxy, represented by the urban population living in households with at least one of the four characteristics: (a) lack of access to improved water supply; (b) lack of access to improved sanitation; (c) overcrowding (3 or more persons per room); and (d) dwellings made of non-durable material.

11. New MDG monitoring framework • The new monitoring framework is now officially used for the global monitoring of the MDGs • The body ultimately responsible for the elaboration and review of the indicators is the UN Statistical Commission ResolutionA/RES/57/270 B The General Assembly “…reiterates that the Statistical Commission is the intergovernmental focal point for the elaboration and the review of the indicators used by the United Nations system in the context of the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of major United Nations conferences and summits at all levels”. Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

12. New MDG monitoring framework: countries’ participation In 2008, the new framework was presented to the 39th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, to give representatives of national statistical systems the opportunity to review the new indicators and related implications in terms of their national data collection programmes and their reporting to the international system Resolution A/RES/57/270 B Member states emphasized that “the indicators used by the Secretariat in the context of the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits should be developed with the full participation of all countries and approved by the relevant intergovernmental bodies”. Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

13. New MDG monitoring framework: way forward • Important that countries become fully involved in this process to the benefit of their own national monitoring • Important that countries are enabled to report on all indicators to inform the global political debate and promote the necessary actions by the international community Workshop on MDG Monitoring, Kampala, Uganda, 5-8 May 2008

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