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In
the United Nations's strategy to achieve the Millennium Development
Goals by 2015, primary focus has been given to action at the
country level. The rationale for this lies in moving the Millennium
commitments from the global to the local level by giving countries
the ability to assess their needs, develop political commitment
and mobilize public opinion, define economic policies and
monitor their own progress.
As
the MDGs aim to reverse the growing tide of world poverty,
developing countries are expected to be active at a national
level. Developed countries have a corresponding obligation
to ensure an international environment conducive to development.
As such, developed countries are to focus on stimulating action
on aid, trade, debt relief, new technologies and investment
flows. It is therefore understood that developing and developed
countries will submit annual progress reports, foster national
campaigns and produce country studies and strategies.
This
section describes the MDG country-reporting mechanisms
and guidelines set up by the UN, while
showcasing some of the country/regional studies
and strategies submitted by national governments, international
organizations and UN agencies. Information is also made available
on country and regional led MDG campaigns .
The
Millennium Development Goals Report (MDGR) is a tool for awareness
raising, advocacy, alliance building, and renewal of political
commitments at the country level, as well as to build national
capacity for monitoring and reporting on goals and targets.
Each signatory country to the Millennium Declaration is expected
to produce an MDGR.
To
ensure that a consistent methodology is used by every country,
UN Country Teams (UNCTs) have been designated to support the
preparation of the MDG reports. UNCTs help countries to produce
reports in a way that fosters broad national ownership. This
is done through consultation and collaboration that includes
a variety of stakeholders, such as relevant UN agencies, governments,
civil society organizations, foundations, and the private
sector. UNCTs are also mandated to do some capacity-building,
especially in the area of national data collection, analysis
and application.
The
United Nations Development Group has provided documentation
on how countries should develop their Millennium Development
Goals Report:
United Nations Development
Group (UNDG)
(Basic
on site registration required - free of charge)
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Action Plan: Harmonization and Alignment to Help Achieve the
MDGs (July 2004)
more
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Second Guidance Notes on the Millennium Development Goals
Country Reports (2003)
more
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First Guidance Notes on the Millennium Development Goals Country
Reports(2002)
more
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Strengthening MDGs Tracking and Monitoring at Country Level
(2002)
more
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Millennium Development Goals Reports: A Suggested Step by
Step Preparation Plan
more
According
to the UN core strategy, the MDG country reports are to be
public affairs documents targeting a broad audience including
the general public, the media, experts, parliamentarians and
policy-makers. These reports identify country needs and monitor
progress, but they also serve as public relations tool that
stimulate dialogue and debate within societies. For this reason,
they are required to be short and accessible as they serve
to be catalysts for public mobilization aimed at a more vigorous
national debate on how the MDGs apply to each country's situation
and link with development priorities and policy choices.
Developing Countries:
To
date, over 85 MDG country reports have been completed by developing
countries. Six countries have produced their second report
and two countries have released their third edition. These
reports are accessible at the following two websites
United
Nations Development Group (UNDG)
more
(Basic on site registration
required - free of charge)
United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
more
Bangladesh - Millennium Development Goals:
A Reality Check
By: Unnayan Onneshan - Centre for Research and Action on Development.
This year's Bangladesh Public Policy Watch presents a reality
check on the achievement of millennium development goals (MDGs)
in Bangladesh. The timely theme provides an independent review
of implementation vis-à-vis the commitments made in
UN Millennium Declaration (MD) by the largest-ever gathering
of Heads of State in 2000 as they again meet from September
14 to 16, 2005 to take decision on how the governments have
lived up to their promises. more
Malaysia
’s development experiences demonstrate that MDGs can be achieved
The Malaysian government claims that developmental success
in just three and a half decades demonstrates that the world’s
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are achievable with the
right formula of national unity, political stability and policy
commitment to improving the lives and well-being of its people.
This is detailed in a new joint publication of the Economic
Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department and the United
Nations Country Team of Malaysia, which traces in detail Malaysia
’s performance since 1970 in accomplishing a number of key
developmental goals - later identified by world leaders as
the MDGs. more
GUATEMALA
- Measuring the Work Towards Achieving the Millennium Development
Goals - The UN Resident Coordinator in Guatemala has
given IOM the lead role to develop a software package for
entering, mapping and keeping track of all projects working
towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
more
Developed
Countries:
To
date, these are the reports that have been submitted:
Finland's Report on the Millennium Development Goals
more
Sweden's
Report on Goal 8:
Making it Happen
more
Norway's
Report on Goal 8:
Global Partnerships for Development
more
Denmark's
First Reporting on Goal 8:
Establishing a Global Partnership
more
Netherlands'
Report on Millennium Goal 8:
Developing a Global Partnership for Development
more
(Basic
on site registration required - free of charge)
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Country-Regional
Studies & Strategies
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Asian
Development Bank
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The Millennium Development Goals: Will Asia and the Pacific
Achieve Them? (2004)
more
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Millennium Development Goals in the Pacific: Relevance and
Progress (March 2003)
more
Department
for International Development (UK)
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UK Proposes to Establish an International Financing Facility
to Help Meet the MDGs (January 2003)
more
Development
Gateway
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Capacity Development for Achieving the Health MDGs: The Southern
Africa Capacity Initiative (SACI) (March 2004)
more
European
Commission (EU)
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The European Commission’s “MDG Package” (April 2005)
more
Inter-American
Development Bank
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The Millennium Development Goals in the Caribbean: Challenges,
Actions, and Commitments (2004)
more
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges before the Millennium
Development Goals (2002)
more
Japan
International Cooperation Agency
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Toward the Millennium Development Goals (May 2003)
more
National
Statistics Coordination Board for the Philippines
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Millennium Indicators for the Philippines (March 2004)
more
National
Strategies for Sustainable Development
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Sustainable Development Strategies: A Resource Book (October
2002)
more
Pacific
Islands Forum Secretariat
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Forum Economic Ministers Meeting: Millennium Development Goals
(June 2003)
more
Pan
American Health Organization
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Perspectives on Health: Our Shared Goals -- Working for Equity
in the Americas by 2015 (August 2004)
more
United
Nations Development Programme (including regional offices)
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Voices
of the Least Developed Countries of Asia and the Pacific:
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals Through a Global
Partnership (August 2005)
more
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Millennium Development Goals: Reducing Poverty and Social
Exclusion in Central Europe and CIS (2004)
more
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Guidebook: African Civil Society Engagement in the MDGs (2003)
more
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The Millennium Development Goals in Arab Countries -- Towards
2015: Achievements and Aspirations (December 2003)
more
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The Millennium Development Goals in the Eastern Caribbean:
A Progress Report (December 2003)
more
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National Human Development Report: MDG Targets for Timor-Leste
(August 2003)
more
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Achieving the MDGs: Strengthening Mutual Accountability
(May 2003)
more
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The Millennium Development Goals in Africa: Promises &
Progress (June 2002)
more
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Costing the Millennium Development Goals: Uganda Country Study
(April 2002)
more
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Financing the Millennium Development Goals: An Analysis of
Tanzania, Cameroon, Malawi, Uganda and the Phillipines (March
2002)
more
United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP)
- "A future within reach: reshaping institutions
in a region of disparities to meet the Millennium Development
Goals in Asia and the Pacific" (September 2005)
more
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Promoting the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the
Pacific: Meeting the Challenges of Poverty Reduction (2004)
more
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The Achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Asia and
the Pacific (2003)
more
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The Feasibility of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
in Asia and the Pacific (2002)
more
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Millennium Development Goals and their Monitoring (2002)
more
United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Economic Report on Africa
2004: Unlocking Africa's Trade Potential (September 2004)
more
United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC)
- Indicators for Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals.
Definitions, Rationale, Concepts and Sources (September 2005)
more
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Millennium Development Goals: a Latin America and the Caribbean
perspective
(June 2005)
more (2Mb
PDF file)
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Meeting the Poverty Reduction Targets in Latin America and
the Caribbean (2002)
more
United
Nations in Viet Nam
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Bringing the Millennium Development Goals Closer to the People
(2002)
more
United
Nations Non-governmental Liaison Service
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MDGs: Taking Root at the National Level?(September 2003)
more
World
Bank Group
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The Millennium Development Goals in Europe and Central Asia
(2003)
more
Part
of the UN strategy in promoting the Millennium Development
Goals is to support an international awareness campaign, and
foster similar undertakings on a local level. National millennium
campaigns or movements help build coalitions, managed and
owned by local actors, which can then place the MDGs at the
centre of national debates and action on priorities, policies
and resource allocations.
Many
of the national campaigns have been supported by UN Country
Teams through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
as well as the MDG Campaign Office. Please visit the UNDP
country offices' websites for more information on the specific
activities of respective countries.
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Regional Campaigns --
- Asia-Pacific 2015 (new)
more
-
Africa 2015
more
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United Nations Campaigns --
UNDP
by Country
more
UNDP
by Region
South and West Asia
more
Central
and Eastern Africa
more
Southern
Africa
more
West
Africa
more
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Other National Campaigns --
Millennium
Development Goals: Time to Help Others! (Poland in Partnership
with UNDP)
more
German
Foundation for International Development
more
Millennium
Development Goals: "No Excuse 2015" (Italy)
more
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Other MDG Related Campaigns --
Civil
Society Campaigns
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