Governance & Poverty Reduction:

Addressing the Social Cost of

Globalization

Social Forum 2008

Geneva 1-3 September 2008

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Governance and Poverty
[Linking to Social Forum Discussion]

 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
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Governance and Poverty
[Mandate]

Millennium Declaration 2000

Millennium Summit 2005

UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011

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Drivers of Development for
Governance and Poverty

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

UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011

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Democratic Governance in
UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-11

Inclusive Participation Responsive Institutions

Intern’lly recognized
Principles

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Governance and Poverty…
[Activity Overview 1]

Nationally Owned Governance Assessments

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Cumulative number of governance indicator initiatives

30

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73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05
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Based on governance indicator initiatives mapped in ‘A User’s Guide’
Measuring Up to Poverty Impact

Process Local Governance & Ministries Sectors National

&
Impact

Outcomes MDG PRS/NDP

Reports Reports

Annual Sector
Outputs/ Reports
Sector MIS
Activities Reports
Grants Ministerial Budget
Reports Policy Statements Reports
Inputs/ Local Governance
Funds Financial Statements
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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)

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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

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DG Products

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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

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Governance and Poverty…
[Activity Overview 2]

Cross Cutting Governance Issues in Emerging

International Development Discourse

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Governance and Resources
Governance Processes

 Democratic Governance of Natural Resources

- Pro poor & democratic land governance
- Governance of expenditure of non
renewable resources for development

 Governance for scale up of MDGs

Equitable service delivery (to the vulner.)
Accountable delivery (to the poor)
Participative plan, budget, monitoring
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Pipe-line Knowledge Products

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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

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How to find us?

UNDP Oslo Governance Centre Website

www.undp.org/oslocentre

Noha.el-mikawy@undp.org
Policy Advisor for Governance & Poverty
Tel. +47 23 06 08 23
Cell +47 90 92 66 31

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