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FROM ASSESSMENT TO ACTION

FROM ASSESSMENT TO ACTION. The UN System in Nepal. A land of Diversity: Topography. Culture…. and Economy…. Overview. Introduction: Role of CCA Indicators Nepal’s CCA Indicator Framework From Assessment to Analysis: Nepal’s Development Challenges. From Analysis to Action: UNDAF

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FROM ASSESSMENT TO ACTION

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  1. FROM ASSESSMENT TO ACTION The UN System in Nepal

  2. A land of Diversity: Topography...

  3. Culture…

  4. and Economy…

  5. Overview • Introduction: Role of CCA Indicators • Nepal’s CCA Indicator Framework • From Assessment to Analysis: Nepal’s Development Challenges • From Analysis to Action: • UNDAF • Joint UN Activities

  6. Role of CCA Indicators Framework • To assess overall development situation and identify main challenges; • To underpin the analysis; • To monitor progress towards the achievement of global targets and realisation of UNDAF objectives; • To identify data gaps and need for capacity-building.

  7. Triple A Strategy ASSESSMENT (CCA Indicator Framework) ANALYSIS(CCA Document/ UNDAF Indicators) COMMON INDICATORS ACTION (UNDAF / Joint Activities)

  8. 2. Nepal’s CCA Indicator Framework

  9. Selection Process Global Conferences Indicators National Indicators • Criteria: • Relevance in Nepal context • Availability of data • Quality of data IATGs CCA Indicator Framework

  10. Actors UN Agencies Government: NPC, Line Ministries IATGs National Consultation Other development partners

  11. Components • 114 indicators • 20 demographic and economic indicators; • 87 socio-economic indicators (sectoral and cross-cutting); • 7 for civil and political rights. • Conference targets clearly mentioned • Trends • International and regional comparisons

  12. Sources of Information and Data Gaps Sources of information: Government sources(28) + International sources (7) Consensus both on indicators and values Data gaps: No estimate, latest year available.

  13. World Bank / IMF UNICEF • UNDP UNDP/ WFP • Cen. Bur. Stat. • National Census • NL SS • Min. of Finance • Economic survey • Donor profiles • Nat. Plan. Com • GIS • Line Ministries: • Sectoral Surveys • UNDP UNICEF UNFPA WFP UN Support to National Information System

  14. Need for Capacity-Building in... • Data collection • Data processing • Harmonisation of national statistical system

  15. Action Taken • Study undertaken to review national socio-economic information system • UN agencies agreed to jointly support the establishment of an Integrated Socio-Economic Information System

  16. WFP VAM UNICEF ChildInfo FAO/ ILO/ WHO UNDP GIS maps UNFPA HMIS Towards an integrated UN information system

  17. Lessons Learnt • Early national ownership of the framework ensured • Facilitates monitoring of global conference targets • Should allow international and regional comparisons • Should indicatedata sources • Helped realise the need for more dis-aggregated information

  18. 3. From Assessment to Analysis: Nepal’s Development Challenges • Lessons Learnt from CCA Process • Selected CCA Indicators for Nepal and their use for analysis

  19. Lessons Learnt • Duplication of efforts reduced • Participatory process • Increased team spirit and sense of purpose of UN staff • Well-acknowledged document

  20. Continued... • Process could have been even more participatory • Heavy workload on IATGs • Use rights-based approach from the beginning

  21. Key issues identified in the CCA • Overall Development Challenge: Poverty • Sectoral and Thematic Concerns: • Agriculture and Food Security • Industry • Employment • Population and Development • Environmental Well-Being • Health • Nutrition • Basic Education • Cross-cutting Issues: • Gender and Development • Governance • Human rights

  22. 42% of population below poverty line Ninth Plan Target: 32% by 2002 WSSD Target: 21% by 2015 Poverty: widespread income poverty

  23. ... With great disparities Share of national income by income group

  24. … and low human development Human Development Index (1997)

  25. “Overcoming income and human poverty is the country’s biggest challenge”

  26. Population Size: 22.4 m. in 1999 Growth Rate: 2.37% Ninth Plan Target: 1.5% by 2002 Population and Development Population Growth, 1911-2001

  27. “Population growth has outstripped per capita food production, contributed to increased pressure on cultivable lands and forest resources, and hampered the ability of HMG to provide basic social services.”

  28. Maternal Mortality Rate - 475 per 100,000 live births Ninth Plan Target by 2002: 400 ICPD Target by 2015: 200 Health In spite of a significant decreasing trend in recent years,Nepal’s mortality rates are still high:

  29. Infant Mortality Rate - 75 p. 1000 live births Ninth Plan Target by 2002: 61.5 ICPD Target by 2015: <35 Though IMR is decreasing, Nepal still has the highest child mortality in SA

  30. Out of 100 pregnant Nepali women .... Women have little access to antenatal care

  31. ... only 26 receive antenatal services Women have little access to antenatal care

  32. “Nepal has recorded significant achievements in improving the health status of its population. Continued efforts are needed however in such areas as reproductive health, health care services delivery and health management capacity building.”

  33. Education Primary enrolment is improving...

  34. 69.6% EFA Target by 2015: 100% … But is still low compared to other countries

  35. Net Enrolment Boys Per cent Very Low Low Medium High There are big differences between girls and boys’ enrolment rates

  36. Net Enrolment Girls Per cent Very Low Low Medium High

  37. “The proportion of Nepalese children who start school has risen significantly over the years. However, the most serious challenge facing basic education provision is maintaining and improving access, especially for girls, as well as improving quality of education.”

  38. Low Gender-related Development Index Gender and Development One of the few countries in the world where female life expectancy is lower than that of males Female - 57.6 years Male - 58.1 years

  39. Women are denied the right to basic education

  40. Share of elected women at district level (VDCs, DDCs, Municipalities) Percent women elected > 5% 1-5% < 1% They are hardly represented in elected bodies

  41. Only 8 % of Parliamentarians are women

  42. “Systematic gender discrimination pervades women’s existence in Nepal, crosscutting boundaries of class, caste and ethnicity and resulting in the concentrated impact of poverty of women in every social and economic sector of Nepal.”

  43. 4. From Analysis to Action • Examples of Links between Assessment - Analysis - Action • UNDAF : • UNDAF Goals • Value-added of the Rights-based approach • Lessons Learnt from the UNDAF Process • UN in Action: Concrete UN Joint Activities

  44. Education of the girl child ASSESSMENTNet primary enrolment of girls lagging 19 points behind enrolment of boys • ANALYSIS • Gap not closed by main primary education programmes • Need to increase percentage of female teachers and quality of education • Net primary enrolment rate of girls • Percentage of female teachers • ACTION • UNDAF : Joint programme on the education of the girl child • Joint Activities: joint advocacy campaign to promote education og the girl child in 2001

  45. Data gaps on Labour Market ASSESSMENTData gaps on gender distribution, child labour, informal sector • ANALYSISPoor employment policy development without strong information base • Lack of disaggregated information on labour market • ACTION • UNDAF : Joint support to establishment of labour market information system • Joint Activities: Joint support to National Labour Force survey

  46. POVERTY REDUCTION Participation 100% Accountability Discrimination 0% 2015 UNDAF Goals

  47. Value-added of the rights-based approach • The rights to development clearly recognised as UN mandate • Increased impact of UN System Assistance and re-focus of UN System assistance on the most deprived • ICESCR and ICCPR : comprehensive development framework • The RBA added value in terms of process as well

  48. The UN in Action : Joint UN Activities in Nepal • Governance • Gender • Health • Food and Nutrition • Education • Security and Disaster Management • HIV/AIDS

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