Maria Martinho United Nations Statistics Division DESA, New York martinho@un mdgs.un

1. GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG ImplementationMozambique, 4 March 2010 Maria Martinho United Nations Statistics Division DESA, New York martinho@un.org mdgs.un.org Monitoring achievement of the MDGs among the disabled: current initiatives and remaining challenges

2. Outline • MDG monitoring: global and national • Disability and the MDGs: initiatives so far • Monitoring achievement of the MDGs among the disabled GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

3. MDGs • The MDGs are based on the commitments made by UN Member States in the Millennium Declaration in 2000 • An Inter-agency and Expert Group (IAEG) was created to translate these commitments into operational targets and measurable indicators Eradicate extreme poverty… which indicator can monitor poverty? • The IAEG is now composed of over 25 international agencies, UN Regional Commissions and national statistical offices Shall we use net school enrolment? WHO UIS ITU Unicef WB FAO GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

4. MDGs • The resulting MDG framework includes 8 Goals, 21 targets and 60 indicators GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

5. MDG monitoring • Once the MDG framework was set, there was a need to put in place a mechanism to monitor progress towards the MDGs in order to inform policy makers and contribute to evidence based policy What’s happening at the global level? What’s happening in countries? Global monitoring The IAEG is responsible for assessing yearly global and regional progress towards the MDGs National monitoring Country institutions and teams gather and analyze data GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

6. Global versus national MDG monitoring GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

7. UNSD analyses regional data and evaluates global trends Agencies send data to UNSD The specialized agencies report data for countries and regions worldwide Countries send data to agencies Countries produce data MDGs: how are they monitored globally? UNSD, in collaboration with the IAEG, provides technical assistance to countries on how to produce data: Workshops Manuals GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

8. MDGs: how are they monitored globally? Charts are used to show difference among regions GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

9. Amidst many deprivations, refugee children are often denied educational opportunities …full primary school enrolment has been achieved in only 6 out of 10 camps … MDG Gender Chart MDGs & Special population groups • Some goals/targets appeal for universal achievements, e.g. Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education • Therefore, it is important to reach everyone, including special groups like women, refugees, etc. • Subsections in the report or special outputs are sometimes devoted to special groups GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

10. Amidst many deprivations, refugee children are often denied educational opportunities …full primary school enrolment has been achieved in only 6 out of 10 camps … Available data are used to show trends and assess progress in the specific population groups MDG Gender Chart MDGs & Special population groups GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

11. MDGs & PWD • Persons with disabilities are often denied their rights to education, a decent employment, proper health care and accessible sanitation facilities • MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education • Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

12. MDGs & PWD • To achieve the MDGs, it is essential to involve the less advantaged groups, like women, refugees and persons with disabilities • Women and refugees were mentioned in the Millennium Declaration • Persons with disabilities were NOT included in the Millennium Declaration • How to mainstream disabilities in the MDG monitoring process now? GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

13. Disability & MDGs: Initiatives so far • Countries have started to recognize the importance of including persons with disabilities in the monitoring of the MDGs: • Resolution on Realizing the Millennium Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities - adopted by the Third Committee of the General Assembly in November 2009 • Calls on Governments to build a knowledge base of data and information about the situation of persons with disabilities • Encourages Member States to make use of statistics to integrate a disability perspective in reviewing their progress towards realizing the Millennium Development Goals for all • Some countries have already included in their MDG reports information and sometimes data about persons with disabilities: Thailand, Serbia, Ecuador GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

14. Disability & MDGs: where are the data? • Lack of good quality data can discourage MDG country teams to report information on persons with disabilities • In some cases there is no data at all • In others the data are difficult to interpret Uganda 2001 census: Do you have any difficulty in moving, seeing, hearing, speaking or learning, that has lasted or is expected to last 6 months or more? 1991 census: Is anyone in the household in the census night disabled? GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

15. Disability & MDGs: where are the data? • How are countries dealing with the lack of data on MDG indicators disaggregated for persons with and without disabilities? • Some countries, like Ecuador, report on the number of people covered by initiatives and programs for persons with disabilities (social protection, food assistance) • Other countries, like Cambodia, have added targets & indicators for specific groups • CMDG Indicator 9.4: Numbers of landmine/UXO victims receiving an assistance package and integrated into the society • In the long term, however, it’s important to develop good methods for the collection of data on persons with disabilities GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010

16. Monitoring MDG progress among persons with disabilities • Identify indicators which can be used to monitor MDG progress among persons with disabilities • Explore existing data: can they tell a story on persons with disabilities? • Are there any data for specific groups of persons with disabilities which can be measured more easily? • Collect on a regular basis to assess progress (e.g. combine irregular comprehensive surveys with regular short surveys) • Participate in international initiatives to develop better methods for the collection of disability data GPDD's Expert Meeting on Indicators for Inclusive MDG Implementation - Mozambique, 4 March 2010