The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2000-2005
A review of the ILO approach – Past work & new initiatives
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2000: The Millennium Declaration
Adopted by 189 nations in September 2000 Includes decent and productive work, yet with a focus on young people who are considered as more vulnerable in the labour market than older people Stipulates other important factors not mentioned in the MDGs, such as the need for good governance, and the involvement of the private sector and civil society
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2000: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Derived from the World Summits and conferences in the 1990s and the Millennium Declaration 8 Goals
• 18 targets • 48 indicators
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop a global partnership for development
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2000-2005: MDG Follow-up
UN Strategy
MDG Monitoring Reports on progress at global, regional and country levels ( by statistical UN InterAgency Expert Group)
The Millennium Project (advised by a UN Expert Group) identifies solutions and ideas to achieve the goals from across sciences in the North and the South
The ILO
Assists directly in monitoring MDG 3 (indicator 11) and MDG 8 (target 16) and participates in meetings on MDG indicators
Participates in UN Expert Group meetings and technical task forces that feed into this work
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2000-2005: MDG Follow-up
UN Strategy
The Millennium Campaign builds and sustains local support for achieving the MDGs, based on reports, research and other resources Coordinated country assistance by the entire UN system aligns all projects and programs behind the Goals
The ILO
Involved through DCOMM
Field offices involvement?
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDGs and PRSPs – What link?
You often hear that
• MDGs are "not important ", "process driven" and do not reflect ownership, while • PRSPs are "what’s important" and "the only policy reference document" for donors
However, the MDGs
• Were decided upon by heads of state • Are an important reference for the donors • Are highlighted, f.ex. in a big campaign in Sweden right now
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDGs and PRSPs – What link?
The need to integrate the MDGs into PRSPs is stressed by both the UN and the World Bank. They see:
• The long term MDGs as the end - globally shared framework signed by governments • The shorter term PRSPs as the means to get there – a mechanism for mobilizing national actors
ILO, as chair of the UNDG’s working group on PRS processes, underlined the importance of country ownership and the need to align the MDGs to national circumstances/frameworks
• Most national PRSPs finalized after mid-2001 refer to the MDGs
• Many PRSPs use the MDG indicators as national PRS indicators
This theme is covered in the PRS Reference Manual
• Section 1D "How do PRS and MDGs link?"
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
The ILO & the MDGs Who does what?
Statistical monitoring/advocacy work The share of women in wage employment and in the non-agricultural sector
STAT - MDG 3 (target 4, indicator 11) - GENDER EQUALITY AT WORK EMP/STRAT - MDG 8 (target 16, indicator 45) - (YOUTH) EMPLOYMENT
The unemployment rate of 15 to 24-year-olds
Information sharing -
EXREL
Coordination of ILO initiatives -
INTEGRATION
Technical inputs to Millennium Project Task Forces -
Selected ILO officials on the basis of their expertice
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
The ILO & the MDGs – Who does what?
ILO MDG Focal Points
• EMP/Products • EMP/STRAT • EXREL • • • • • GENDER IFP/SEED ILOAIDS Social Protection STAT Jeff Johnson Steve Miller Larry Kohler Andrew Dale Linda Wirth Kees van der Ree Marika Maillot Ileana Herrell Sylvester Young Sophia Lawrence Anne Trebilcock Azita Berar Awad Umit Efendioglu Eddy Lee Heidi Solheim Johansen
• INTEGRATION
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2005 MDG high level events
A new opportunity for the ILO
Goal - Push the Decent Work Agenda and make
Decent Work a global goal
Need - More visibility Twofold strategy
• Through the review of the Millennium Declaration: link to the follow-up to the globalisation report • Through the review of the MDGs: link to relevant technical work/push for change of indicators
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2005 MDG high level events
UN System
The ILO
Final Millennium Project Report (Jan) – recommendations to the SG on how to achieve the MDGs UN SG’s report (March) on the response of the UN system to the Millennium Declaration Statistical progress report
Inputs from across sectors and field offices (coordinated by INTEGRATION) Briefing of the DG on main ILO messages before meeting with other agencies (coordinated by INTEGRATION) Advocacy for inclusion of employment, gender and HIV/AIDS through employment and gender subgroups (under the Inter-Agency Expert Group)
(May) on the MDG indicators
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
2005 MDG high level events
New ILO initiatives
Inter-Agency Subgroup on employment
(EMP/STRAT)
• Short term: Crosscutting texts showing the importance of employment for the goals (MDG Progress report) • Long term: Push for change of targets/indicators
MDG Intranet Site
(Exrel)
• Update on global, regional and national MDG events and ILO inputs • Forum for discussion
MDG Information Folder
(INTEGRATION in cooperation with other departments)
• Internal and external visibility of ILO work in relation to the MDGs
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDG Information Folder
Why?
• Prepares us for the 2005 events • Increases visibility of the Decent Work Agenda in the MDG Process • Shows the relevance of ILO work • Answers the need for internal and external information sharing on ILO contribution to the achievement of the MDGs
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDG Information Folder
What?
• Folder with 9 Fact Sheets
• • • • 1 general on Decent Work and the MDGs 8 showing relevant ILO contribution to each goal A 10th on statistical inputs? An 11th on regional/country case?
• Short and easy to read, including relevant
• • • • • Background information on the goal/progress ILO technical work ILO instruments Publications Web links
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
MDG Information Folder
How?
Until now:
• Drafted by INTEGRATION • Sent for feedback to the most relevant departments • Revised based on their inputs
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDG Information Folder
Where are we now?
• Ready (reviewed and revised)
• MDG 2 (Education) • MDG 3 (Gender Equality) • MDG 6 (HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases)
• Almost ready (Drafted and reviewed)
• MDG 5 (Improve maternal health)
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDG Information Folder
Where are we now?
• Under work/drafting
• MDG 1 (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger) • MDG 8 (Develop a global partnership: Target and indicator
on youth employment)
• Remain to be drafted
• MDG 4 (Reduce child mortality) • MDG 7 (Ensure environmental sustainability) • Introduction fact sheet: ILO, DW & MDGs
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDG Information Folder
Time pressure:
• Urgent to finish to the 2005 events
Need to speed up work:
• Time consuming and challenging alone
Solution:
• Inputs from colleagues at the staff seminar
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
MDG Information Folder
Feed back on the revised fact sheets is most welcome, as well How?
• Soon available at Exrel’s MDG Website:
http://mirror/intranet/english/bureau/exrel/mdg/index.htm
• If not access; contact INTEGRATION:
E-mail: INTEGRATION@ilo.org or johansenh@ilo.org
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
Thanks to your assistance…
..the MDG Information Folder
Will reflect the right messages Can represent an even better tool Should be ready in time Make the ILO more visible
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group
Thank you!
Turin 25-27 Oct 04
INTEGRATION/National Policy Group