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United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre

Governance & Poverty Reduction: Addressing the Social Cost of Globalization

Social Forum 2008Geneva 1-3 September 2008


WG on R2D & Social Forum reports: see poverty as cause and consequence of human rights violations.

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights defined poverty as a human condition of sustained or chronic deprivation of resources, capabilities, choices, security and power. To reduce poverty is to increase enjoyment of adequate standards of living and civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights

Discussions / Reports on Globalization o Liberalization may enhance growth, both necessary not sufficient;o Inequalities are not inevitable; o Political will, social dialogue, partnerships with private sectors and

coordination of local-national-intern’l action, can produce effective pro poor results

o Via capturing & sharing knowledge, assist countries in the choice of financing & implementation models and accountability measures for pro poor policies

Governance and Poverty Governance and Poverty [Linking to Social Forum [Linking to Social Forum Discussion] Discussion]


Millennium Declaration 2000

Millennium Summit 2005

UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011

Governance and Poverty Governance and Poverty [Mandate] [Mandate]


- National Ownership- Capacity Development- Partnerships- Capturing/Sharing Knowledge

UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011

Drivers of Development for Drivers of Development for Governance and PovertyGovernance and Poverty


Democratic Governance in Democratic Governance in UNDP Strategic Plan UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-112008-11

Intern’lly recognized Principles

Inclusive Participation Responsive Institutions


Nationally Owned Governance Assessments

Governance and Poverty… Governance and Poverty… [Activity Overview 1] [Activity Overview 1]

Oslo Governance CentreBDP-Democratic Governance Group

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Cumulative number of governance indicator initiatives

Based on governance indicator initiatives mapped in ‘A User’s Guide’


Measuring Up to Poverty Impact

Process &

Impact

Outcomes

Outputs/Activities

Inputs/Funds

Grants Reports

Local Governance Financial Statements

Sector MIS Reports

Ministerial Policy Statements

Annual Sector Reports

BudgetReports

MDGReports

PRS/NDPReports

Local Governance & Ministries Sectors National


Examples of Nationally Owned Governance Assessments around the World

Mongolia MDG 9 Zambia government coordination of donor governance assessments Macedonia corruption vulnerability index & people centred early warning

First Regional Governance Report from the Library of Alexandria in Egypt Morocco - Human Rights Situation Implemented by: Humanist Committee

on Human Rights (HOM) Palestine - Civil Society Index Implemented by: Bisan Center for Research

& Development + Civicus: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Palestine - Democracy Index Implemented by: Palestinian Center for

Policy and Survey Research (PSR) Egypt – Corruption in Governorates Implemented by: Information and

Decision Support Centre (IDSC)


Global Programme Justification / Objectives

Stronger National Ownership

Disaggregated governance database that is developed in-country Enhance civic and CSO engagement in governance assessments

Scaled Up Capacity for:

Rigorous governance database Transparent sharing Use of findings over time by policy makers and pro poor advocacy

groups Increased use of governance assessment findings for poverty

reduction policies in sectors


DG ProductsDG Products


Most Recent & Pipe-line Knoweldge Products

Guide to Measurements of Corruption in Africa (with TI)

Users’ Guide to Corruption Measurements (with GI)

Guide to Public Administration MEasurements

Guide to Local Governance Measurements

Guide to Gender Sensitive Service Delivery Measurements


Cross Cutting Governance Issues in Emerging International Development

Discourse

Governance and Poverty… Governance and Poverty… [Activity Overview 2] [Activity Overview 2]


Democratic Governance of Natural Resources- Pro poor & democratic land governance- Governance of expenditure of non

renewable resources for development

Governance for scale up of MDGsEquitable service delivery (to the vulner.)Accountable delivery (to the poor)Participative plan, budget, monitoring

Governance and ResourcesGovernance and ResourcesGovernance ProcessesGovernance Processes


Pipe-line Knowledge Products

Inclusive Policy Process

Acc

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SectorGov.

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Delivery

Mapping Experiences

Mapping Measurements / experiences

• Nationally Owned Governance Assessments

• State / Society Empowerment•Communication for Development

National& Local

Gov.

GlobalGov


Our Strategy to Deliver

Develop cross practice solutions among Gov., Poverty, EE Groups- within UNDP- with UN agencies

- Build capacity development partnerships - with UN and non UN regional outfits- with southern institutions of excellence

- Enhance knowledge of experiences, methods & processes to support- policy dialogue- capacity development for more responsive state institutions - capacity development for effective participation by society voices


UNDP Oslo Governance Centre Websitewww.undp.org/oslocentre

[email protected] Advisor for Governance & Poverty

Tel. +47 23 06 08 23Cell +47 90 92 66 31

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