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Countries undertaking national consultations Africa
Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Côte d’Ivoire DRC Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Mali
Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia
Before discussing the results of the national consultations, it is worth looking at the results of the My World survey (results by region are reported in the regional summaries below). Overall, the My World results suggest a clear and resounding call for education, health, secure jobs and income, and honest and responsive government to be part of the post-2015 agenda. These priorities have been expressed by MY World voters from
Asia and the Pacific
Latin America and the Caribbean
Arab States
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran Mongolia Pakistan Philippines Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Bolivia Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Peru Santa Lucia Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay
Algeria Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon Morocco Saudi Arabia Sudan Yemen
Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Kosovoa Moldova Montenegro Tajikistan Turkey Serbia Turkmenistan Ukraine
all types of countries and all categories of population (old, young, male, female); they confirm that the core focus of MDGs continues to be relevant and that MDGs should undoubtedly be the building blocks for our future development agenda. Compared to MY World results, the national consultations, which employ methods that allow a deeper discussion of participants’ concerns and the impact of local policies, reveal a much greater
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preoccupation with tackling inequalities of many kinds, through economic policies which promote job creation, improved and more transparent and inclusive forms of governance, physical security and rule of law; they also reveal a real and growing awareness of the fragility of the environment and the threats to livelihoods from growth patterns which do not take into account environmental sustainability. They also point to culture as an integral part of development and social cohesion. In addition to the approximately 800,000 people who have taken part in the MY World survey, approximately 362,600 people shared their views during
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the national consultations. Broken down
We all know what the problems and solutions are. These have all been studied. What we need to do is agree on how these changes will be made. We need a shift from quantitative (MDG) targets to qualitative change.
Civil society expert, Lebanon
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by region this is: 110,000 people in 31 sub-Saharan African countries; 20,600 in Latin America and the Caribbean; 92,000 in Asia Pacific; 16,000 in the Middle East and Northern Africa region; and 124,000 people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.