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United Nations United Nations –– Office of the High Representative of the Least Office of the High Representative of the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and

Small Island Developing StatesSmall Island Developing States

Workshop of the National Focal Points of the LDCsWorkshop of the National Focal Points of the LDCs

New York, 18 July 2005New York, 18 July 2005

Programme of Action of the Programme of Action of the Least Developed CountriesLeast Developed Countriesfor the Decade 2001for the Decade 2001--20102010

comprehensive poverty reduction strategycomprehensive poverty reduction strategy

tailored to the special needs of the least developed tailored to the special needs of the least developed countriescountries

designed as a framework of partnership between the LDCs designed as a framework of partnership between the LDCs and their development partnersand their development partners

based on their mutual commitments based on their mutual commitments

includes 30 international development goals, including the includes 30 international development goals, including the MDGsMDGs

10 cross10 cross--cutting issues: cutting issues: poverty eradication, gender equality, poverty eradication, gender equality, employment, governance at national and international levels, capemployment, governance at national and international levels, capacityacity--building, sustainable development, special problems of landlockebuilding, sustainable development, special problems of landlocked and d and small island LDCs, and challenges faced by LDCs affected by confsmall island LDCs, and challenges faced by LDCs affected by conflictlict

COMMITMENTSCOMMITMENTS

1. Fostering a people1. Fostering a people--centered policy framework centered policy framework 2. Good governance at national and 2. Good governance at national and international levelsinternational levels3. Building human and institutional capacities3. Building human and institutional capacities4. Building productive capacities to make 4. Building productive capacities to make globalization work for LDCsglobalization work for LDCs5. Enhancing the role of trade in development5. Enhancing the role of trade in development6. Reducing vulnerability and protecting the 6. Reducing vulnerability and protecting the environmentenvironment7. Mobilizing financial resources7. Mobilizing financial resources

1. Fostering a people1. Fostering a people--centered centered policy framework policy framework

Commitment 1Commitment 1

2. Good governance at national 2. Good governance at national and international levels and international levels



3. Building human and institutional 3. Building human and institutional capacities capacities




4. Building productive capacities 4. Building productive capacities to make globalization work for to make globalization work for

LDCs LDCs

CommitmentCommitment 22




5. Enhancing the role of trade in 5. Enhancing the role of trade in development development






6. Reducing vulnerability and 6. Reducing vulnerability and protecting the environment protecting the environment







7. Mobilizing financial resources7. Mobilizing financial resources








CommitmentsCommitments








Key principles in implementation Key principles in implementation of the Programme of the Programme

1. An integrated approach1. An integrated approach2. Genuine partnership2. Genuine partnership3. Country ownership3. Country ownership4. Market considerations4. Market considerations5. Result orientation5. Result orientation

1. An integrated approach1. An integrated approach

2. Genuine partnership2. Genuine partnership

3. Country ownership3. Country ownership

4. Market considerations4. Market considerations

5. Result orientation5. Result orientation

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

GROWTH

GROWTHGROWTH

FastFast (at least 7% of annual GDP (at least 7% of annual GDP ––at least 25% of annual CGF)at least 25% of annual CGF)

Sustained Sustained over timeover time

InclusiveInclusive (benefit all poor, regardless of (benefit all poor, regardless of their age, sex, ethnicity, location, etc.)their age, sex, ethnicity, location, etc.)

ExportExport--ledled

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

GROWTH

GOALSGOALS

30 international development goals30 international development goals,,including those contained in the including those contained in the Millennium Declaration Millennium Declaration

Goals Goals (1(1--6)6)

(1) Attain a GDP growth rate of at least 7 per cent per annum(1) Attain a GDP growth rate of at least 7 per cent per annum

(2) Increase the ratio of investment to GDP to 25 per cent per a(2) Increase the ratio of investment to GDP to 25 per cent per annumnnum

(3) Make substantial progress toward halving the proportion of p(3) Make substantial progress toward halving the proportion of people living in eople living in extreme poverty by 2015 (MDG 1, Textreme poverty by 2015 (MDG 1, T--1)1)

(4) Make substantial progress towards halving the proportion of (4) Make substantial progress towards halving the proportion of people from people from hunger by 2015 (MDG 1, Thunger by 2015 (MDG 1, T--2)2)

(5) Making accessible, through the primary health system, reprod(5) Making accessible, through the primary health system, reproductive health uctive health to all individuals of appropriate ages as soon as possible and nto all individuals of appropriate ages as soon as possible and no later than the o later than the year 2015year 2015

(6) Making available the widest achievable range of safe, effect(6) Making available the widest achievable range of safe, effective, affordable ive, affordable and acceptable family planning and contraceptive methodsand acceptable family planning and contraceptive methods

Goals Goals (7(7--11)11)

(7) Ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, chil(7) Ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, children in difficult dren in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have acccircumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to and ess to and complete, free and compulsory primary education of good quality complete, free and compulsory primary education of good quality (MDG 2, (MDG 2, TT--3)3)

(8) Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult liter(8) Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy by 2015, acy by 2015, especially for women, and equitable access to basic and continuiespecially for women, and equitable access to basic and continuing ng education for all adultseducation for all adults

(9) Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary educ(9) Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by ation by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on focus on ensuring girlsensuring girls’’ full and equal access to and achievement in basic education full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality (MDG 3, Tof good quality (MDG 3, T--4)4)

(10) Reducing the infant mortality rate below 35 per 1,000 live (10) Reducing the infant mortality rate below 35 per 1,000 live births by births by 2015 (MDG 4, T2015 (MDG 4, T--5)5)

(11) Reducing the under 5 mortality rate below 45 per 1,000 live(11) Reducing the under 5 mortality rate below 45 per 1,000 live births by births by 2015 (MDG 4, T2015 (MDG 4, T--5)5)

Goals Goals (12(12--17)17)

(12) Reducing the maternal mortality rate by three(12) Reducing the maternal mortality rate by three--quarters of the current quarters of the current rate by 2015 (MDG 5, Trate by 2015 (MDG 5, T--6)6)

(13) Reducing the number of undernourished people by half, by th(13) Reducing the number of undernourished people by half, by the year e year 20152015

(14) Reducing by half, by 2015, the proportion afford safe drink(14) Reducing by half, by 2015, the proportion afford safe drinking water ing water (MDG 7, T(MDG 7, T--10)10)

(15)(15) Reducing HIV infection rates in persons 15Reducing HIV infection rates in persons 15--24 years of age countries, 24 years of age countries, and by 25 per cent in the most affected countries (MDG 6, Tand by 25 per cent in the most affected countries (MDG 6, T--7)7)

(16) Increasing the percentage of women receiving maternal and p(16) Increasing the percentage of women receiving maternal and prenatal renatal care by 60 per centcare by 60 per cent

(17) Halving malnutrition among pregnant women and among pre (17) Halving malnutrition among pregnant women and among pre --school school children in LDCs by 2015children in LDCs by 2015

Goals Goals (18(18--22)22)

(18) Substantially reducing infection rates from malaria, tuberc(18) Substantially reducing infection rates from malaria, tuberculosis and ulosis and other killer diseases in LDCs by the end of the decade; reducingother killer diseases in LDCs by the end of the decade; reducingtuberculosis (TB) deaths and prevalence of the disease by 50 pertuberculosis (TB) deaths and prevalence of the disease by 50 per cent by cent by 2010; and reducing the burden of disease associated with malaria2010; and reducing the burden of disease associated with malaria by 50 per by 50 per cent by 2010 (MDG 6, Tcent by 2010 (MDG 6, T--8)8)

(19) Promoting child health and survival and reducing disparitie(19) Promoting child health and survival and reducing disparities between s between and within developed and developing countries as quickly as possand within developed and developing countries as quickly as possible, with ible, with particular attention to eliminating the pattern of excess and prparticular attention to eliminating the pattern of excess and preventable eventable mortality among girl infants and childrenmortality among girl infants and children

(20) Improving the health and nutritional status of infants and (20) Improving the health and nutritional status of infants and childrenchildren

(21) Promoting breast feeding as a child survival strategy(21) Promoting breast feeding as a child survival strategy

(22) Increasing road networks or connections in LDCs to the curr(22) Increasing road networks or connections in LDCs to the current level of ent level of other developing countries and urban road capacities, including other developing countries and urban road capacities, including sewerage sewerage and other related facilities, by 2010and other related facilities, by 2010

Goals Goals (23(23--26)26)

(23) Modernizing and expanding ports and airports and their anci(23) Modernizing and expanding ports and airports and their ancillary llary facilities to enhance their capacities by 2010facilities to enhance their capacities by 2010

(24) Modernizing and expanding railway connections and facilitie(24) Modernizing and expanding railway connections and facilities, s, increasing their capacities to the level of those in other develincreasing their capacities to the level of those in other developing countries oping countries by the end of the decade capacities to the level of those in othby the end of the decade capacities to the level of those in other developing er developing countries by the end of the decadecountries by the end of the decade

(25) Increasing LDCs(25) Increasing LDCs’’ communication networks, including communication networks, including telecommunication and postal services, and improving access of ttelecommunication and postal services, and improving access of the poor to he poor to such services in urban and rural areas to reach the current levesuch services in urban and rural areas to reach the current levels in other ls in other developing countriesdeveloping countries

(26) Increasing computer literacy among students in higher insti(26) Increasing computer literacy among students in higher institutions tutions universities by 50 per cent and in junior and high schools by 25universities by 50 per cent and in junior and high schools by 25 per cent, by per cent, by 20152015

Goals Goals (27(27--30)30)

(27) Increasing average telephone density to 5 main lines per 10(27) Increasing average telephone density to 5 main lines per 100 0 inhabitants Internet connections to 10 users per 100 inhabitantsinhabitants Internet connections to 10 users per 100 inhabitants by the year by the year 2010 (MDG 8, T2010 (MDG 8, T--18)18)

(28) Donor countries providing more than 0.20 per cent of their (28) Donor countries providing more than 0.20 per cent of their GNP as GNP as ODA to LDCs: continue to do so and increase their efforts (MDG 8ODA to LDCs: continue to do so and increase their efforts (MDG 8, T, T--13)13)

(29) Other donor countries which have met the 0.15 per cent targ(29) Other donor countries which have met the 0.15 per cent target: et: undertake to reach 0.20 per cent expeditiouslyundertake to reach 0.20 per cent expeditiously

(30) All other donor countries which have committed themselves t(30) All other donor countries which have committed themselves to the o the 0.15 per cent target: reaffirm their commitment and undertake ei0.15 per cent target: reaffirm their commitment and undertake either to ther to achieve the target within the next five years or to make their bachieve the target within the next five years or to make their best efforts to est efforts to accelerate their endeavours to reach the targetaccelerate their endeavours to reach the target

Why goals?Why goals?Time bound and measurable goals of the PoA provide:Time bound and measurable goals of the PoA provide:

BenchmarksBenchmarks for measuring progressfor measuring progressAn effective meansAn effective means for planning, policy making for planning, policy making and institutional reformsand institutional reformsInvestment framework for mobilization of resourcesInvestment framework for mobilization of resources

They ensure:They ensure:

TransparencyTransparencyAccountabilityAccountabilityResultResult--orientationorientation

They They mobilize national and international partnersmobilize national and international partners into action and into action and help to forge partnerships and allianceshelp to forge partnerships and alliances

Result OrientationResult Orientation

INPUTSINPUTS

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

OUTPUTSOUTPUTS

OUTCOMESOUTCOMES

IMPACTIMPACT

OBJECTIVE / GOALSOBJECTIVE / GOALS

Results ChainResults Chain

RESULTS MATRIXRESULTS MATRIX


Progress made (Impact) Assessment

Adopted policies and measures (Outcomes)

Development Development partnerspartners

LDCsLDCs200320032001200119901990

Goals and Targets




Implementation of the PoA of the Implementation of the PoA of the LDCs in 2004 by____________LDCs in 2004 by____________

(reporting format)(reporting format)

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CommentsCommentsAdopted policies and Adopted policies and measuresmeasures

Goals and targetsGoals and targetsNo.No.

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