index introduction i. ii. iii. iv.
Foreword Background Executive summary Way forward
report 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Strengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery Strengthened civil society reporting on MDG promises Framing the discourse for the realization of the MDGs Post-2015 Annual expenditure report
acknowledgements acronyms
foreword
Corinne Woods. Global Director, UN Millenium Campaign
the efficiency of local MDG related
people's views on the issues they
with you the United Nations
services (health, education etc.),
think will make the most difference
Millennium Campaign’s 2012 annual
additionally data gathered further
to their lives, and so inform global
report, highlighting our main
serves as an accountability and
leaders as they begin the process of
accomplishments.
informational tool for local level
defining the new development agenda
politicians and election platforms.
for the world.
I am pleased to share
2012 was a crucial year in which the focus of our work remained to
2012 also brought about an
Since November 2012, and through
sustain momentum for the MDGs, while
important strategic shift for
creative use of new technology
at the same time supporting citizen
the UN Millennium Campaign as
combined with offline methods, MY
and civil society participation in
we were formally mandated by the
World has been asking people around
the post-2015 development agenda.
UN Development Group
the world which six of sixteen
Taskforce
to coordinate and spearhead the
possible issues they think would make
continued to build partnerships and
MDGs/ Post2015 outreach process to
the most difference to their lives.
innovative mechanisms to ensure that
ensure it was as open, inclusive
The sixteen issues cover the existing
all voices and particularly those
and consultative as possible. Based
Millennium Development Goals, plus
of the most excluded were heard on
on this mandate, the Campaign
issues of sustainability, security,
the global development stage. The
established the Outreach Strategy
governance and transparency.
emphasis remained relevant, as 2012
Group to bring together multi-
also marked the start of a critical
stake holders both from within and
that the year in review proved to be a
moment of review of the MDGs and
outside the UN who could effectively
real turning point of renewed energy
a wide consultation process which
contribute to the deliberations of
and strengthened partnerships for the
established the groundwork for a new
the Secretary General’s High Level
MDGs. Notably, UNMC strengthened its
and more inclusive development agenda
Panel for Post-2015.
relationship with the Governments of
The UN Millennium Campaign (UNMC)
that best reflects the aspirations of people across the world.
The Campaign played a pivotal role
Finally, I would like to highlight
Nigeria, Germany, Australia and Spain
in planning, guiding and securing
as well as
the United Kingdom’s
civil society active participation
Department for International
implement our two year strategic
in the consultation processes
Development to ensure that advocacy
vision, focusing especially on
to shape the future development
outreach and representation of
using innovation and technology
agenda by supporting civil society
citizens remained central to the
to strengthen a key program which
consultations in El Salvador, The
global development agenda.
is driving citizen involvement in
Philippines, India, Nepal, Spain,
the MDGs: Citizen Feedback on MDG.
Italy, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa,
promises are kept and commitments are
This is an initiative we support in
Mozambique, Senegal and Nigeria.
delivered on, we can reach the MDG
We continued in our commitment to
We remain convinced that if
by 2015. Therefore the UN Millennium
The Philippines, India, Kenya and
To further magnify the voice
Mozambique which allows people to
of the people, the UN Millennium
Campaign will continue its work
track delivery of public services at
Campaign began working in
to ensure that citizens contribute
their local level through the use of
partnership to launch MY World. The
decisively to the achievement of the
mobile phone technology, internet
United Nations Global Survey for a
MDGs and that their voice is heard
and face to face interaction. The
Better World. www.myworld2015.org .
in the debate on the future post-2015
system is particularly empowering
MY World is a global survey for
development agenda.
for rural and local communities as
citizens led by the United Nations
a tool which they can use to track
and partners which aims to gather
We thank our donors and partners across the world for their continued
the un millenium campaign T
he UN Millennium Campaign
restructuring exercise which enabled it
based in Kenya, with national presence
(UNMC) was established by
to continue to achieve tangible policy
in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal, Kenya
former UN Secretary-General Kofi
and advocacy based results for the
and Mozambique; it also maintains a
Annan in late 2002 as an inter-agency
achievement of the
presence in El Salvador in Latin America
initiative of the United Nations to build
compromising the quality of its activities,
working through the UN Country Team
and maintain political will for achieving the
the Millennium Campaign streamlined
and civil society partners. In all these
its team and reduced its field presence
countries, activities and programmes
The Campaign was established to boost
to ensure ongoing support to partners
are nationally designed and undertake
support for development assistance and
and advocacy initiatives in support of the
initiatives that seek to inspire active
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs ).
to promote pro-MDGs policies in both
the North and South. The Campaign also
MDGs. Without
MDGs.
citizen engagement with governments
In accordance with its structural
and parliaments to ensure that the
MDG
facilitated the emergence of a broad and
foundation, the work of the Millennium
commitments are kept. The strategic
self-sustained movement and coalition
Campaign is divided into two main
presence of the Millennium Campaign in
of partners in support of the MDGs.
types of activities, one in the North
the North, mainly through teams based
It was envisioned that the Millennium
(industrialised countries), with a strong
in Europe (Madrid, Barcelona and Rome)
Campaign would target two main sets of
global media and civil society base,
and in New York headquarters, is geared
constituencies: the first includes members
and another in the South (developing
towards galvanizing political support
of intergovernmental and international
countries), working mainly with non-state
and social pressure to ensure sustained
bodies, governments’ representatives
actors, regional institutions and in
political and financial support for the
at the national and local levels, and
partnership with the United Nations
attainment of the
parliamentarians while the second includes
Development Programme (UNDP) and
civil society organizations, youth and faith
other UN agencies to advocate for
MDGs.
based groups, the private sector and the
policy acceleration on the
media.
The Campaign has an Asia Regional
Due to the impact of the economic
office based in Bangkok with national
crises, since 2011, the Millennium
presence in The Philippines, Indonesia
Campaign underwent a challenging
and India; and an Africa Regional Office
MDGs.
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Executive Summary D
Great advances were made at the
uring 2012, the Millennium Campaign
strategic partnerships with civil society
increased and deepened its
coalitions, national parliaments, and
global level as well as regionally with
presence inside and outside the UN,
regional and global parliamentary
regard to parliamentary engagement to
building partnerships with international
unions and associations as well as with
support, to monitor, oversee and allocate
civil society organisations, international
faith-based organisations. In Africa, in
resources to make a difference for the
NGOs and the UN to effectively strengthen
particular, the year witnessed renewed
most vulnerable sectors of society. In
and coordinate efforts and mobilize global
partnerships with inter-governmental
this regard, three major parliamentarian
public support for MDG acceleration.
institutions such as the
MDG office of
conferences on the MDGs were
Moreover, the Millennium Campaign at
Nigeria, building on the experiences of
supported by the UNMC in 2012- a Pan-
the global and european levels scaled up
previous years.
African Conference held in Addis Ababa,
its media and social media networks by establishing relationships with prestigious
media outlets focused on MDG advocacy and accountability such as The Guardian’s
The Millennium Campaign also
Ethiopia, a South East Asian Parliamentary
continued implementation of its strategy
Conference held in Manila, the Philippines
of strengthening the Citizens Feedback
and a South Asian Parliamentarians
initiative the on MDGs, to track the
Conference held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
“Global Development� website, El Pais
effective and efficient delivery of MDG
and Le Monde Diplomatique en Espanol,
services through the use of mobile phones,
among others. These partnerships enabled
internet and face to face meetings.
commitment to the MDGs. At the global
the development of a wider platform for
Activities in the eight pilot sites were in four
level, collaboration with Inter-Parliamentary
outreach to the public and sharing of
countries including the Philippines (Tabaco
lessons learned, success stories, data and
and Agusan del Sur), India (Sehore and
MDG acceleration among members of the
Koraput), Kenya and Mozambique were
global parliamentary body.
analysis related to the MDG achievements. In Asia, Africa and Latin America, the year 2012 saw the scaling up of
consolidated with outcomes realised and lessons learnt extensively documented.
All of which resulted in the adoption of declarations re-affirming parliamentary
Union (IPU) continued to advocate for
Civil society and media engagements were intensified to ensure that equitable
and sustainable development remained
in continental and regional forums in the
the fundamental premise and grounding
lead up to the Rio+20 Summit and post-
principle in discussing, analyzing and
2015 process.
implementing policies. The objective is to
In addition to these key
ensure that the poorest of the poor benefit
engagements, the Millennium Campaign
from action and implementation of national
played an active role in implementing the
development policies and programmes.
global conversation component of the
Additionally in 2012, the Campaign,
UNDG Post2015 project. Activities that the
at all levels, played a pivotal role in
campaign led on included the creation and
planning, guiding, and securing civil
operationalization of a multi-stakeholder
society mobilization and participation in
outreach Strategy group and the initiation
consultation processess to shape the
of the global UN survey, MY World; aimed
future development agenda including
at enabling citizens worldwide to have an
the Rio+20 Summit and the post-2015
opportunity to identify their priorities for
national and thematic consultations.
the world they want in 2015, through web,
This ensured that the voices of the most
mobile communication and offline,
unreachable are heard, are included and
(www.myworld.org).
considered in the process. The Campaign
The MY World initiative includes an
supported civil society consultations,
offline component targeting marginalized
in El Salvador, Philippines, India, Nepal,
groups but also to generate data that is
Spain, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa,
representative of national populations
Mozambique, Senegal and Nigeria and
through standard nationally designed
also supported civil society participation
random sampling techniques.
the millennium campaign led the launch of MY WORLd, the global un survey which enables people all over the world to vote for their priorities and the world they want in 2015
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way forward â?? The period 2013-15 represents the last phase of the UN Millennium Campaign and, as such, the Campaign is in the
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Citizens and critical stake-holders contribute to the definition of the post2015/SDG’s agenda. This
process of developing a strategy which is
outcome will be pursued through outreach
geared towards achieving the following
and coalition building activities aimed at
two outcomes:
enhancing citizens and multi-stake holder
i
engagement and ownership of the Post-
Political momentum on the mdgs
2015/SDG’s process.
is maintained through 2015. This outcome will be achieved through
advocacy and communication initiatives
on mdg progress and mdg policy and accountability initiatives;
The Millennium Campaign will roll-out this strategy in partnership with a wide range of partners within and beyond the UN system in early 2013.
we must keep the political momentum on the mdgs and ensure citizens can contribute to the definition of the post-2017 agenda
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REPORT 2012 Strengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery
The report outlines the three main strategic objectives and outputs of the Campaign for 2012 1
S trengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery
• Number of countries where citizens are actively engaged in local level monitoring of real-time MDG achievement
• I mproved government responsiveness; in terms of time and quality, to concerns regarding MDG delivery
1
Strengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery During 2012, the new technologies for
real time feedback on MDG delivery in Asia and Africa started to materialize thus
2
Strengthened civil society
reporting on MDG promises • Number of organized global, regional and national campaigns/ coalitions monitoring and reporting on MDG promises arising from the MDG Summit outcome documents & commitments
• Number and quality of MDG parliamentary committees
creating a unique opportunity for citizens to reinforce the quality of the services provided at the local level. The activities and related results achieved under this output are reported under three major sub-outputs: • Partnerships and CSO engagement
and local government authorities in partnership with citizens
• Media engagement
coalitions
• New technologies for real-time feedback
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F raming the Discourse for the realization of the MDGs
• Quality and number of political statements and global/
• Research and monitoring and evaluation
1.1 New Technologies for Citizen Feedback
regional conference negotiated documents reflective of UN
Citizen Feedback is an initiative that seeks
research and analysis
to utilize face to face, web and mobile
of the MDGs
phone technology to facilitate citizen engagement in the public policy process
The specific activities and results achieved are reported as a
and to provide real-time feedback to
contribution under the three outputs while Post-2015 activities
service providers and governments in
are reported in a single sub-section, given the specificity of the
order to improve service delivery and the
process.
use of public funds.
Finally, the Annexes contain the list of tools and
Once citizen feedback is registered,
mechanisms developed in 2012 with the aim of making
the local administration processes the
available supporting evidence of the results achieved and of
complaints and responds with appropriate
further sharing the Campaign’s knowledge products with other
actions to resolve the issues. Citizens can
development partners.
then track the status of their complaint
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Villagers during a Samadhan mobilization campaign.
through a case specific ID number. After
AIHD to conduct an extensive baseline
the government has taken action, a
data collection and analysis exercise
message is sent to the citizen requesting
in four pilot/intervention sites and their
her/him to verify that the action has indeed
corresponding control sites (Langata/
taken place.
Embakasi, Murang’a/Nyeri, Kakamega/
implemented in three countries for a total of 8 pilot sites, where the initiative has
Bungoma, and Kisumu/Siaya intervention/ control sites respectively). The baseline data collection
started to produce specific results, based
employed the use of a household survey
on experience - sound practices.
which covered a total of 7,340 households,
Huduma, a Kiswahili word for
and gathered information on citizen NMC/2012
The Citizen Feedback Platform was
services, is the Kenya version of the
perception of access to and quality
Citizen Feedback Platform. The Millennium
of service delivery in relation to water,
Campaign worked with the developers
education, health, infrastructure and
and innovators of the platform, Social
justice. The household survey also looked
Development Network (SODNET) and
at issues of governance – the need for this
and analysis to the group and receive
the African Institute for Health and
theme became clear as it underpinned the
its feedback on how to compile the final
Development (AIHD) who led on the
success of the others. The survey reports
reports and present the data.
research and monitoring and evaluation
will be launched early 2013, immediately
aspects of Huduma in the design and
following the national elections in order to
workshop, the Millennium Campaign
implementation of the initiative.
put the focus on public services frontally
forged links around the research function
on the agenda of the new national and
with the Judiciary in Kenya to use
county governments.
the research on access to justice as
Huduma, previously built on the Ushahidi platform, was re-designed in 2012 to permit multiple levels of feedback-
In addition to the household survey,
As a follow up to the aforementioned
complimentary to the on-going reform
loops. SODNET established infonet
focus group discussions and in-depth
of the Judiciary in Kenya. As a result,
(www.infonet.org.ke) as the software
interviews were also employed. In July
Huduma has now been adopted as the
building arm, devoted to technical
2012, the Millennium Campaign supported
SMS function for the Judiciary’s own
improvements of the platform. Infonet,
a research workshop which brought
monitoring platform, The Service Desk,
among others, developed an application
together the original research team which
which compiles and addresses complaints
for Huduma on smartphones as well as
consisted of the Kenya National Bureau
and comments from the public on the
the ISSD version for ordinary phones.
of Statistics (KNBS), the monitoring and
delivery of services across the entire
SODNET has continued to develop the
evaluation department of the Ministry
infonet platform to address multiple
of Planning, the MDG division of the
judicial system in Kenya.
challenges including language (e.g.
Ministry of Planning, UNDP Kenya, World
SODNET to develop links with the
Portuguese) and ASCII characters (e.g.
Bank Kenya, KIPPRA, and the Economics
Ministry of Public Services, and
Amharic in Ethiopia).
Department of the University of Nairobi.
more specifically, the Department of
Between September 2011 and March
The follow-up workshop provided AIHD
Performance Contracting which monitors
2012, the Millennium Campaign supported
with an opportunity to present the data
the performance of ministries and their
The Campaign also supported
REPORT 2012
Strengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery
UNMillennium Campaign 2012
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Program manager meeting with the villagers. Citizen Feedback initiative (Samadhan), Koraput, Orissa.
delivery of public services. The DPC
team, the UNECA and important civil
adopted Huduma as the main method of
society groups such as the Poverty Action
collecting public views on the performance
Network in Ethiopia (PANE). PANE and
will be conducted by CESC aiming to
of ministries and the delivery of services
its national network of grassroots civil
understand the challenges facing the
as per departmental service charters. The
society groups are vital partners in scaling
educational sector which are contributing
Commission for Administrative Justice
up grassroots efforts at holding devolved
to the current status of educational
(the Ombudsman’s office) also formerly
governments accountable, and also in
achievement in these particular project
adopted Huduma for its complaints
diversifying the uses of the service away
sites. The expected outcome will be in the
function. Training for the relevant staff
from mostly reporting on law-breaking into
form of a mapping of relevant institutions
began later in the year in preparation
direct citizen involvement in deliberating on
and services linked with education
for a joint roll-out after the presidential,
service provision and resource allocation.
provided by Government and CSO’s. The
parliamentary and county government
The citizen monitoring pilot in Ethiopia
findings will help the education sector and
elections to be held in March 2013.
is set around the HD2010 platform for
other related stakeholders working with
an enhancement of civic engagement in
the platform to improve the Mozambican
During the year in review, the Millennium Campaign also developed a
pressing for the attainment of the MDGs
strong partnership with the Organisation of
and in general development work.
African Instituted Churches (OAIC) whose
An adopted version of Huduma,
Manhica Secondary School. In 2013, a detailed baseline study
approach of “Huduma-Olavula” to address identified gaps. A pre-feasibility study for the roll-
secretariat is based in Kenya but has
called Olavula meaning “voice” in a local
out of an adaptation of Huduma was
reach and sub-organisations across the
Mozambiquan language, was also piloted
successfully conducted in Nigeria and the
African continent. OAIC has been and will
in Mozambique in collaboration with the
report presented to, and approved by, a
continue to be active in promoting Huduma
Mozambiquan civil society support and
Steering Committee including the Federal
through their networks, particularly in the
capacity building organization, MASC.
Government and the largest CSO coalition.
Nairobi pilot site of Lang’ata as part of the
The pilot was rolled out in the education
In 2013, a more detailed feasibility study
programme to promote “Just Communities”.
sector, working closely with students
will be conducted which will look more
and pupils to monitor the quality of
closely at the technological institutional
Campaign supported and began training
education service delivery. 7 Civil Society
challenges, working closely with the office
local government officials and service
networks, including IBIS, CESC, MEPT,
of the Ombudsman.
providers in the pilot areas to support
FORCOM, CAICC-CIUEM were involved
citizens to make use of the platform to
with the initiative and served as the
India; named “Samadhan,” which means
provide feedback on delivery of services
project’s steering committee. The team
“resolution” in Hindi, was implemented
in their respective areas. The Campaign,
represented a cross-section of both
in 2 pilot locations – the predominantly
in collaboration with SODNET and AIHD,
national and International organizations
tribal Koraput District in Orissa state and
trained over 150 government officials
as well as traditional partners of the
the quasi-urban Sehore district in Madhya
and service providers in Murang’a and
educational sector. The government of
Pradesh. In Madhya Pradesh, a partnership
Kisumu. The Huduma platform may be
Mozambique, vis-à-vis the Ministry of
was formed between the Collector of
accessed at http://www.huduma.info/
Education sector, expressed a great deal
Sehore District, the Government of Madhya
or at www.infonet.or.ke.
of interest in the initiative and granted
Pradesh, a civil society organization called
permission for the roll-out of the pilot in
Samarthan and local media and civil society
Ethiopia also shows signs of great potential
2 Provinces: Gaza, Manjacaze District
networks. In Orissa, implementation was
with the possibility of partnerships with the
at Manjacaze Secondary School and
led by the Collector of Koraput District, the
government of Ethiopia, the UN Country
Maputo Province, Manhica District, at
Government of Orissa, civil society partners
Additionally, the Millennium
The Citizen Monitoring initiative in
The Citizen Feedback Platform in
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citizen feedback facilitates citizen engagement to improve service delivery and the use of public funds
The biggest push came when the District
primary goals are to inform citizens that
Governments upheld the significance of
they can be stakeholders in development
this platform by using it as a scoreboard for
and to promote Tingog as a technology
performance review of each department.
tool that will enable them to help local
Samadhan platforms can be accessed at:
governments to better deliver basic social
Koraput
services.
http://koraput.samadhan.org.in/; and
A series of community orientation
VSO India Trust and South Orissa Voluntary
Sehore
actions in the ten pilot barangays in Tabaco
Action (SOVA), along with local media and
http://sehore.samadhan.org.in/
City were held prior to the social contract
civil society networks. To date, Samadhan is emerging as
signing in November. This was designed In the Philippines, the Citizens Feedback
as a capacity-building session led by
a platform for a “single-stop window”
Platform, locally called Tingog 2015, was
PRRM, allowing community members to
for grievance redressal for district
implemented in Tabaco City, Albay and the
understand the LGU’s program for maternal
administrations in both pilot locations. In
Province of Agusan Del Sur. The Tingog
and child health (mdgs 4 and 5), and
Sehore as well as Koraput, the government
campaign managed to bring together all
the community’s corresponding rights
is using the data from Samadhan for its
of the country’s three telecommunications
and responsibilities in service delivery.
internal planning and monitoring on a
companies to collaborate and provide
In addition to the orientation sessions,
regular basis. Greater integration with the
one common short code (2015) to use
ten community leaders were selected
government has led to a high resolution
for the SMS at a reduced tariff of P1.00
per barangay to comprise a core group
rate and an increase in the volume of
per SMS, as opposed to the regular
that will take the lead mainly in mobilizing
complaints. Community mobilization and
rate of P2.50. This is the first of its kind
communities to use Tingog. These core
empowerment is leading to increased
in the telecommunications industry
group leaders also underwent a series
awareness among citizens of their basic
and was made possible by forging a
of planning sessions allowing them to
entitlements and increasing government
strong partnership with the National
develop community mobilization plans.
accountability in public service delivery.
Telecommunications Commission
For the Inception Phase of Agusan Del
Recently, using participatory feedback
that oversees the telecommunications
Sur, a local CSO (People Power Volunteers
methods with the NGO partners as
industry. In addition, all three
for Reform) also conducted secondary
well as the district administration, the
telecommunications companies agreed to
data gathering, key informant interviews
first generation software platform was
waive outbound SMS fees for the duration
(KII) and community mobilization in order
embellished with various interactive and
of the pilot.
to understand the issues that need to be
analytical features to enable richer use.
Tingog is also supported
monitored. In addition, an LGU Toolkit for
Regular training and orientation workshops
by a comprehensive media and
establishing an M&E system in Tingog
are organized for government officials who
communications plan; the lead CSO,
pilots has been developed. The Tingog
are accessing the Samadhan platform
PRRM (Philippines Rural Reconstruction
platforms may be accessed at
to inform their own review mechanism.
Movement); and local partners. Its two
http://www.tingog.ph/.
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Portrait of an Afghan.
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Strengthened civil society reporting on MDG promises
are achieved through the critical work of parliamentarians. The Steering Committee of the Network was convened in Nairobi on the 27th and 28th of February 2012 to resume its work and expand the Network. The meeting deliberated amongst other issues the structure of the Network, engagement with national and sub-regional parliaments across Africa, networking with international parliamentary bodies and the drafting of
Strengthening Parliamentarians’ and Regional Councils’ capacities to contribute towards the achievement of the GTP and the MDGs
a Constitution for the Network. Equally
2012 witnessed significant success
31st 2012, the Steering Committee
achieved by UNMC in terms of
participated in the 126th Assembly of
parliamentarian engagement in Africa.
the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in
The continued support provided by the
Kampala, where Members of the Network
Campaign at the beginning of the year to
reached out to the fellow parliamentarians
revitalize the commitment of members
creating awareness of the existence of
of the Steering Committee of the African
the Network as well as mobilizing them to
Network of Parliament, led to the formal
participate in the “All Africa Conference of
inauguration of the African Network of Parliamentarians for the MDGs, the
important in strategic terms is the confirmation of UNMC as the Secretariat of the Network. As a follow up, on March 30th and
parliamentarians on MDGs” planned to
take place in May 2012. The Chairperson of
adoption and launching of its Constitution
the Network was elected as a member of
and the organization of a pan-African
the IPU Advisory Committee on UN Affairs.
Parliamentarians Conference on the
In order to expand the Network´s
MDGs and the Post-2015 Development
membership and to gain support from
agenda. The African Network of
parliamentarian groups across Africa, the
Parliamentarians for the MDGs was reestablished with the support of the UN
Network members visited Uganda, Ghana, and Rwanda to advocate for the creation
Millennium Campaign in 2011. The primary
of MDGs Committees or Caucuses in
objective of the Network was to develop
their respective parliaments to oversee
and jointly pursue a common strategy
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parliamentary support of the MDGs.
to promote the MDGs in parliaments
Particular to the Advocacy Mission of
throughout Africa and ensure that they
the Network to Ethiopia, the proposal of
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Strengthened civil Society reporting on Mdg proMiSeS
with un millennium campaign support, of the african network of parliamentarians for the mdgs
NMC/2012
â?? 2012 saw the creation,
two hundred delegates including over
orientation retreat for members of the committee on the millennium development goals, house of representatives in nigeria
Historically, the Nigerian National
150 parliamentarians in addition to civil
After the 2011 General elections in Nigeria,
Assembly provided leadership for the
society organisations from across the
in which over 50% of parliamentarians
African continent on parliamentary
continent, UN personnel and African
did not retain their seats in the National
engagement with the mdgs.
Union representatives as well as Asian
Assembly, there was a visible capacity loss
However, as there was a lack of
parliamentarians gathered in Addis Ababa
of institutional knowledge. For the House of
coordination, understanding of roles
organising a Pan African Parliamentary Conference on the mdgs and Post2015 was endorsed by the Ethiopian Parliament and as a result, more than
on May, 2012. Members of the House of
Representatives Committee on the mdgs,
Representatives of the Philippines and civil
only two members made it back to the
partnership between the mdgs
society groups from Asia, the Pacific and
Committee out of 36 members.
committees and other sectoral
the Caribbean were also in attendance. The MPs had an opportunity to
In view of the above, the House of
Representatives Committee on the mdgs,
share best practices and lessons learned
House of Representatives, the Millennium
around the achievement and acceleration
Campaign and the Civil Society Legislative
of the mdg s in their home countries,
and responsibilities, coherence and
committees, the UN Millennium Campaign in partnership with the Joint Committee
on the mdgs of the National Assembly held a one day retreat for members of the
Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) organized a
mdgs related Committees of the National
particularly those countries such as
two-day retreat for members of the newly
Assembly on 4th June, 2012 to synchronize
Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya which had
constituted House Committee on the
established parliamentary committees
mdgs. The main objective of the retreat
their mandates and work together towards
and caucuses specifically for
was to expose members of the Committee
parliamentary mechanisms.
mdg
achievement. Importantly, the MPs also
to the principles and national frameworks
received an early introduction to the on-
on the mdgs as well as the mandate
going process of developing a Post-2015
of the Committee for the achievement
agenda to succeed the mdg s. The
of the mdgs.
conference ended with the endorsement of the African Parliamentary Declaration on the Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda.
the acceleration of the mdgs using
roundtables on the nature and causes of inequitable development in mozambique Following the success of the fi rst General
joint retreat of the national assembly related committees on the mdgs in nigeria
Assembly of the African Network of Parliamentarians for the
mdg s in Addis
Ababa, members from Mozambique
work of UN agencies present in Spain. In May 2012, a joint meeting of UN agencies and the development committee of the Spanish parliament took place to underline
mdg achievements and strengthen institutional commitment.
Meeting with District Level Official – Minar Pimple, Regional Director, Asia and Pacific, UNMC, meeting with the District Magistrate and other officials at Koraput, Orissa.
parliamentarians from asia-pacific deliberate on instruments of progress and equity for the post-2015 agenda In Asia, the Campaign worked to advocate for mdg s acceleration and initiated
engagement of parliamentarians from countries across the Asia-Pacific region requested the Campaign to urgently
Social Plans as well as for the finalization
in Post-2015 discussions. At the regional
carry out training for Members of
of the mdg country report. Civil society
Parliament in Mozambique on
organization representatives were also
engaged with AWEPA (European
invited to share their experience of MDG’s
Parliamentarians for Africa), AFPPD (Asian
monitoring with MPs.
Forum of Parliamentarians on Population
mdg s
and the Post-2015 agenda. The training took place in November 2012 and brought together over 40 Members of Parliament from across party divides who engaged for 3 days
The meeting served as a key opportunity for MPs to better understand their role in both debates around mdgs
and sub-regional level, the Campaign
and Development), and SADC (Southern African Development Community) parliament and at the global level, the
on the progress of the mdgs agenda in
acceleration and the Post-2015 process.
Campaign worked closely with the Inter
Mozambique and also on the priorities
Issues pertaining to the achievement of
Parliamentary Union (IPU) to rally support
for the country Post-2015 with a focus
mdgs 4 and 5 were considered crucial
on causes and nature of inequitable
points for advocacy and monitoring in the
development. As a follow up to the training,
debate of mdg acceleration. Additionally;
Members of Parliament in Mozambique
peace and stability, corruption and
committed to the setting up a mdg
caucus in Parliament to address issues hampering mdg achievement.
The conference was organized by
for parliamentary focus on
mdgs
during their Annual Meetings in Kampala, Uganda and Quebec City, Canada. UNMC and AFPPD; with the
transparency, and socio- cultural values
support of the Rockefeller Foundation
were identified as critical areas that
and in collaboration with a number of UN
needed to be considered in the formulation
agencies, civil society and parliamentary
of the Post-2015 agenda.
networks etc.; organized two sub-regional
a Joint UN Agency team composed of
Parliamentarian and CSO forums on
mdg acceleration and the Post-2015
institutions. One key government partner
hearing at the spanish parliament on mdgs success stories
involved with this activity was the Ministry
The Campaign supported greater
the Pacific was held in Manila, Philippines
of Planning and Development (MPD), a
collaboration with UN agencies in Spain
on 20-21 November 2012. Over 100
ILO, UN WOMEN, UNDP, and UNFPA in collaboration with partners of Governmental
government sector responsible for the
within the mdg agenda, establishing the
compilation of Government Economic and
Goals as the basis for the joint advocacy
development agenda. A Forum for Southeast, East and Northeast Asia and
representatives from parliaments, civil society and development partners from 13
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Asian countries gathered together to draw critical lessons learned from the mdgs
on mdg acceleration and the Post-2015
to encourage continued support of the
development agenda will be organized in
mdg agenda by parliamentarians as well
to help pave the way for lasting social,
March 2013, during the meetings of the UN
as to create awareness of the Post-2015
economic and environmental sustainability
Secretary General’s High Level Panel of
process among parliamentarians. The
beyond 2015.
Eminent Persons for post-2015. Outcomes
Campaign also participated actively in
of these meetings were provided as inputs
parliamentary sessions with the Presidency
north and central Asia was held on 10-11
to the High Level Panel meetings for Post-
of the General Assembly at the UN
December 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and
2015 consultations.
headquarters in New York.
Another forum for south, southwest,
was inaugurated by the Prime Minster. Over
The Campaign also worked with
sixty Parliamentarians from countries such
the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) and
as Bhutan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan,
AFPPD in Asia to support parliaments in
India and Bangladesh assembled along
their three main functions; representation,
with Civil Society Organizations to review
legislation and oversight with a view of
progress on mdgs and discuss a
maintaining effective engagement on
themes such as inequality and governance.
mdgs and ensuring continued progress for mdgs’ achievement. Specifically,
The outcomes of these two sub-regional
the parliamentary support strategy
forums were the Manila Declaration and
encouraged and strengthened commitment
framework for a better future, highlighting
Dhaka Declaration by Parliamentarians and Civil Society on the mdg Acceleration
of Parliamentarians to achieve the mdgs at the national level, strengthened the
and the Post-2015 Development Agenda,
role of parliamentarians in ensuring that
which highlighted the renewed commitment
national development plans and policies
of both sector towards the achievement of
the mdgs and definition of the new world framework after 2015. In continuation of the UNMC’s
are mdg focused and supported
effective parliamentary engagement in monitoring the implementation of national development plans and policies
efforts to engage parliamentarians
supportive of mdgs through networking
partly to correct the previous lack
at the regional and global levels. During
of parliamentary participation in the
the IPU Assembly in Quebec in October,
formulation of the mdgs, a high-level
regional parliamentarian and CSO Forum
the UNMC and the Network of African Parliamentarians jointly organized an event
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all over asia assembled to review progress on the mdgs...focusing on inequality and governance
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framing the discourse for the realization of the mdgs Great progress was made in 2012 in
the strategy, an interagency task team on advocacy was set up to (a) Develop and articulate advocacy priorities, (b) Develop an implementation work plan (c) Develop mechanisms for integration into existing communication and advocacy activities. A detailed work plan was developed, reviewed by the Task Team and reflected in the mdg Task Force 2012 work plan. The Task Team developed and articulated advocacy priorities which were
facilitating partnerships with media, CSOs
reviewed and approved by the mdg Task
and NGOs at the international, regional and
Force and the UNDG Advisory Group.
country levels to create awareness among
It should be noted that these priorities
citizens about their rights and obligations
have taken into account the Southern
within the mdgs frame in order to create informed and more active societies. The Campaign has undergone a series of strategic communications
African Development Community’s Post-2015 discourse. As part of this task, the Campaign undertook the tracking of UN leadership’s voice on the MDGs
campaigns both online and offline at all
and identified very low levels of mdg
levels in 2012. Innovative advocacy and
advocacy within UNDP as the lead agency
research campaigns were rolled out
to ensure mdg data is available and
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for MDGs, the OSG and at the mdg Task Force; the results of this analysis are being
considered by policymakers and duty
considered and a plan to address them
bearers and to outreach the general public
considered.
as well as create awareness on the status of the MDGs.
3.1 partnerships and civil society engagement
advocacy partnerships around equity Initial consultations with UNICEF, UNWOMEN and OHCHR indicated interest
integrated un mdg advocacy strategy
in common advocacy and campaigning on
The Campaign led the development of
this effort would be designed and managed
an integrated mdg advocacy strategy
equity and the MDGs. It was envisaged that jointly with the Millennium Development
through a process of consultations
Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F) and
(Appendix 1) with the following outputs:
would build upon the process arising from
strengthening the UN’s Leadership Voice
the 2010 Equity report. Additionally, a
on the MDGs, building strong advocacy
series of bilateral consultations with civil
partnerships with civil society for mdg advocacy and strengthening national Level
mdg advocacy. In order to operationalize
society, in the context of Bill and Melinda Gates funded report by Brendan Cox, indicate potential for engagement. As
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MDG-F had previously held consultations
consultations. A pan-African Conference
to promote volunteerism in development.
with the UN and civil society partners
on inequality is being planned.
A concept note was developed in support
around equity advocacy, the Campaign decided to build on the recommendations rather than set up a parallel process. Consequently, with the support of
of this effect and a Memorandum of
PARTNERSHIP WITH UN VOLUNTEERS TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM FOR THE MDGs
Understanding (MoU) was signed by all the partners in order to cooperate and work together towards common objectives.
SIDA in Kenya; the Campaign, entered into
Since 2011, the Campaign has been
a partnership with Kenya’s Constitutional
collaborating with the United Nations
the Campaign initiated discussions
(CRA) to provide support for CRA to
Volunteer program to work with strategic
with the United Nations Country Team
develop a revenue allocation formula
partners in civil society, private sector and
in Mozambique to work around the
for parliament’s approval to guide the
government to advocate and campaign for
employment of the HD2010 platform
allocation of at least 15% of national
policy environments and programs that
as an entry point for the broad citizen
revenue to support the development of
will promote the attainment of the MDGs
participation work.
county governments using inequalities
through volunteerism.
as a key basis. This engagement took
The first action of this collaboration is
Building on its work on volunteerism,
In January 2012, a workshop was held with the participation of over 100
the form of 3-day technical retreat in
the organization of a National Conference
youth leaders and advocacy materials
which the Millennium Campaign brought
on Volunteering and National Developments
were disseminated under the theme “Youth
high level technical expertise from India,
in Nigeria, where MDGs were prominently
developing the districts.” The expected
Brazil, Ethiopia, the United States and
featured. The event included presentations
results from the distribution of this material
from domestic sources to the table.
from the Campaign on utilizing
was to improve the knowledge of jobseekers
The outcome was the development of a
volunteerism for the acceleration of the
on issues around the MDGs since youth job
successful formula which was approved by
achievement of the MDGs. The conference
seekers who hold a degree are likely to work
Parliament. Following this, the Campaign
was extremely successful and received
in social areas at the district level where
facilitated missions by CRA leadership to
high level support from the Resident
poverty and inequalities are high.
India and Ghana amongst other countries.
Coordinator of the UN and OSSAP-MDGs.
Similarly, the Campaign in Nigeria
After the success of the above
facilitated a mission of the Office of the
conference, UNMC also co-facilitated the
Senior Special Assistant to the President
organization of community outreach and
of Nigeria on the MDGs (OSSAP -MDGs) to
sensitization in the Bwari Area Council
Brazil for the purpose of understudying the
of Abuja Federal Capital Territory with
Brazilian social protection system which
UNV and its partners which included civil
aims to eradicate poverty, hunger and
society organizations and government
reduce inequality. Based on this mission,
agencies involved in volunteerism such as
OSSAP-MDGs redesigned their conditional
the Nigerian National Volunteer Service
grants transfer scheme which is also being
(NNVS), Ministry of Youths, the National
significantly scaled up.
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the
Going forward, the Campaign will build on its partnership with UN Women,
OSSAP-MDGs. In view of the successful partnerships
UNICEF, and UNDP and to ensure that
recorded in the above programs, all
the Inequalities Thematic Consultations
the partners, including the Millennium
are grounded in national and regional
Campaign, decided to set up a coalition
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3.2 media engagement
BDB, UNECA and policy experts on the
May 3-4, 2012, in Nigeria to expose the
In Europe, the Campaign conducted a
subject within UNDG.
media to their roles in accelerating the
review of the primary development focused
Le Monde Diplomatique en español:
attainment of the MDGs. The objective,
The UN Millennium Campaign in Spain
amongst others, was to provide platforms
partnered with Le Monde Diplomatique en
which would foster interactions within the
media outlets with a focus on mdg
advocacy and accountability. Based on this a cross-Platform Content Partnership was
Español and FAO for mdg outreach and
developed, including:
communication projects.
media practitioners to understand and play
The Guardian Global Development
The Finance and Business Daily –
stronger roles in advocating for the MDGs
website: a broader editorial partnership
Kenya: Over the span of several days, the
whilst supporting the efforts of government
was established between the UNDG and
Daily newspaper published three articles
and non-state actors in programs relating
the Guardian around three primary areas:
written by the Campaign, including pieces
to advocacy, monitoring and reporting on
on illicit financial flows and its impact
the MDGs.
• Key thematic focus areas for the UN
media community and build capacity of
system / UNDG over the next three-
on poverty eradication; “inequality and
five years
revenue allocation” and “capital account
Workshop on Media and Countdown to
deregulation, currency instability and
the MDGs was the formation of a network
inequality in Kenya”.
for media on the MDGs in Nigeria. The
• Milestone dates and events for UNDG/ mdg coverage
• Key data moments from UNDG agencies. El Pais: Building on the above-mentioned
The UN Millennium Campaign
A major outcome of the National
Media Advocacy Network has an email
organized a National Workshop on the
list serve and an active Facebook page
Media and Countdown to the MDGs on
through which it shares information,
Guardian partnership, UNMC Spain started dialogue with the Guardian’s development
The “And you didnt even know about
news partners in Spain, El Pais. These
it” award-winning campaign to raise
discussions centered on showcasing
awareness on MDG achievements
Spanish language mdg success stories in a creative way, resulting in the publication of the “Y tu sin enterarte” campaign. The Thomson Reuters Foundation: It was agreed that UNMC in consultation with UNDG would co-ordinate to provide Thomson Reuters with an outline of the key thematic areas to be discussed in the Post-2015 process and maintain on-going dialogue to facilitate broader development coverage. ProPublica: a commitment has been made to conduct an investigative story around the issue of illicit capital flows and the negative development impact of such outflows on achieving the MDGs, spanning several months. The themes for the story are being developed in consultation with
❝ in june 2012 reports and activities. The UNMC is currently in the process of developing a work-plan for the Network. In December 2011, in celebration of the Anti-Corruption Day, UNMC partnered with Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) and the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) in the Philippines for a media event focused on a thorough analysis and discussion of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill which has been pending in Congress for years. To sustain momentum from the media event, UNMC continued its policy advocacy work with TAN in 2012. TAN co-led strategic planning sessions with transparency and accountability advocates, leading to a strengthened advocacy of the FOI Bill within Congress. Social media campaigning was also strengthened through the production
we ran an award winning campaign “and YOU didn’t eVen knOW abOUt it” showing citizens the major progress on mdgs achieved together
Key opinion leaders and celebrities with strong presence in social media such as the journalists Ana Pastor and Juan Ramón Lucas, the pop icon David Bisbal or the NBA star Jose Manuel Calderón-, donated their profiles, helping to secure successful outreach. Between the 6th of June and the 9th of July 2012, “ytusinenterarte.org” (campaign website) received more than 57,000 visits. 10,400 people donated their Facebook and Twitter profiles, sending 150,000 messages on mdg success
stories and major achievements, which generated more than 28 million impacts. The awareness-raising campaign was broadly covered by the media. It generated over 70 media impacts, reaching an aggregated audience of 33 million people. According to the media tracking company Kantar Media, the estimated monetary
of FOI advocacy videos. Another media
value of these media impacts was 1.2
moment (a televised forum or an in-depth
million Euros.
news feature) is being planned for February
key partnerships for the conceptualization
2013, before Congress closes.
and implementation of this campaign.
partnered with the Spanish Public Radio
The UN Millennium Campaign
One, with the advertising agency
Station (RNE) to air a series of news
online campaign to explain the impact of the mdgs in the global fight against poverty
Wysiwyg- Publicis, responsible for the
reports on mdg success on the leading
creative concept; and another one with
morning show, “En días como hoy”. A
the media buying company Mediacom,
MDG-F water project in the Philippines
From June 6th to July 9th 2012, the UN
which provided pro bono space for the
was features as success stories on one of
Millennium Campaign run an innovative
campaign.
these reports. Informe Semanal, the most
online campaign in Spain called “y tú sin
UNMC also secured support from
reputed news report program in Spain,
enterarte” (“And you didn’t even know
all UN agencies in Spain, the Spanish
broadcast a special report on the progress
about it”), which aimed to communicate
branch of the Global Compact and large
made in the fight against extreme poverty
corporations such as Telefónica, BBVA,
and the Rio+20 Summit.
mdg achievements and success
stories and to stress the importance of
Mapfre; and the Spanish Development
development aid.
NGO Platform CONGDE.
This online campaign focused on
Joint work with UN Agencies in the
From the 6th of June to the 9th of July, and thanks to the support of the media buying agency Mediacom, “Y tú sin
the use of social media, putting citizens
identification of MDGs success stories was
enterarte” secured probono advertising
at the heart of the campaign. The UN
a key factor in generating content for this
space with a value of 1.4 million Euros.
Millennium Campaign established two
campaign.
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Major exhibition on MDG progress in partnership with FAO, Le Monde Diplomatique and IVAM, Valencia
The Millennium Campaign, in collaboration
capability for blogging and functionality
with MDG-F, participated in the opening
with the major social media tools.
event of the 2012 AECID (Spanish Agency
The UNMC partnered with FAO, “Le
Week with one of its most successful
3.3. Partnership with civil society
Monde Diplomatique en Español” and the
awareness raising activities, “Photos for
In Nigeria, the Campaign has been
IVAM, Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, to
the MDGs.” In support of this event, the UN
supporting the work of civil society
produce “UTOPÍAS POSIBLES: Objetivos
Millennium Campaign’s Spanish website,
since 2005. The mainstream civil society
de Desarrollo del Milenio”, a major
www.sinexcusas2015.org and AECID’s site
campaign organization, the Global Call to
exhibition looking back on a decade
featured a picture gallery with more than 200
Action against Poverty (GCAP),1 witnessed
of MDGs, progress and challenges.
citizens showing their support for the MDGs.
a downturn for more than one year due to
The IVAM is a well-established public
for Development Cooperation) Cooperation
structural and financial reasons. UNMC, in
(Spain). The temporary exhibition, which
Showcasing of MDG Impact through Online Media
opened in the last week of May 2012
UNMC has been working with web and
oversight roles in MDGs acceleration in
contemporary art centre in Valencia
its commitment to strengthen civil society capacity to play effective advocacy and
and ran until September 17 2012, was
social media specialists to create and
Nigeria, worked with civil society partners
hosted in the Sala de la Muralla, a 1.160
enhance its existing web-presence
to resuscitate GCAP and support it to
m2 gallery in the IVAM, below ground
www.endpoverty2015 to adequately
play more active roles in the emerging
th
level with the remains of the mediaeval
reflect MDG success stories,
ramparts of the city. This temporary
development of best practices and
and national discussions on Post-2015
exhibition was accompanied by the
inspiring news stories. In addition, regular
development framework.
edition of a catalogue, organization of
news feeds have been disseminated via a
conferences on the MDGs with high
range of social media platforms including
level speakers, educational workshops
Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube.
for schools and specific online outreach
acceleration efforts of government
The Campaign’s efforts to revamp GCAP Nigeria as a key civil society player
for MDG contributed to the development of a plan towards a CSO Consultative
through IVAM and UNMC websites,
Renewed online presence
Meeting on MDGs Acceleration Campaign
which took place during the three month
The Millennium Campaign worked to
in Nigeria and Post-2015 advocacy and to
duration of the exhibition.
reinforce its online presence in Spanish –
the revitalized engagement of GCAP in five
through the Campaign website in Spanish;
key areas:
The exhibition explained a decade of MDGs, going into in-depth analysis of
www.sinexcusas2015.org as well as
• Post-2015 Development Framework
the progress in each one of the MDGs,
through its Facebook and Twitter profiles in
• Independent reporting on the MDGs
underlining specific success stories by
Spanish - to adequately showcase MDG
country & UN agency and highlighting the
success stories and use existing platforms
remaining challenges in the achievement of
to reach out to Latin America (Annex 9).
the MDGs by 2015.
Joint UN Millennium Campaign and MDG-F awareness raising/media event within the framework of the “Spanish Cooperation Week”, 5-11 September 2012
• Engagement with OSSAP and other Government agencies • Equity • Population Dynamics and Human
The Millennium Campaign Africa Website
Development in Nigeria
its website linked to the global website,
African Civil Society on Post Durban and Rio +20
the World we Want website and the MY
An African Civil Society Post Durban
World website, among others. The site has
and Rio +20 Preparatory Workshop was
The Campaign’s Africa team launched
It made use of primary data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the Universal Basic Education Commission and Ministry of Education. Other secondary sources used include publications from international and national bodies, interviews and media reports.
The UN Millennium Campaign global website
The aim of the research was to draw co-organized by Pan African Climate
of environmental governance and green
attention to the ever increasing linkages
Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Bio-
economic policies.
between poverty and access to free and
Resources Development and Conservation
A follow-up workshop was organized
qualitative education. It also made a
Programme – Cameroon (BDCPC) with the
jointly with UNDESA, UNDP, ACORD and
strong case for sector wide approaches
support of the Millennium Campaign. The
PACJA in Dakar, Senegal. This forum
for education programming and present
workshop took place between the 4th – 8th
discussed the links between the Rio+20
education as a multi-sectoral and human
March, 2012 in Limbe and was attended by
process and the Post-2015 development
rights issue. The report is significant as
50 participants from 23 African countries,
agenda process. This conference gave
it will serve as an advocacy tool for civil
namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
birth to the African CSO Working Group
society in Nigeria and across Africa to
Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of
on Post-2015 process. The Working
influence the thoughts and approaches of
Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia,
Group coordinates African CSO position
education policy makers. The report has
Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,
on the Post-2015 process and facilitates
been presented to civil society and the
Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo,
engagement between African CSOs
public during the Pre-COMEDAF African
Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia and
and the High Level Panel on Post-2015
Civil Society Meeting in Abuja.
Zimbabwe. Participants were drawn from
including periodic engagement with the
government institutions, Civil Society
co-chair, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Organizations and indigenous groups
of Liberia
across Africa.
the Rio +20 processes, current opportunities
support and study with civil society action on education for all (csacefa)
for civil society engagement, issues of
To further strengthen advocacy and raise
sustainability, climate change financing in
civil society voices on issues of access
Africa amongst others. There were also
to education in Nigeria, CSACEFA 2 and
group work sessions which sought to
UNMC commissioned a study into the
galvanize opinions on the level of political
impact of poverty on access to education
will for sustainable development in Africa.
in Nigeria. The research undertook a brief
The two-day conference featured various presentations and discussions on
A major outcome of the workshop
situational analysis of the status of mdg
was the Limbe Declaration which calls
2 and national efforts aimed at realizing it
for accountability and political will from
in Nigeria. The research was intended to
governments across Africa in ensuring
provide information and create linkages
that principles of sustainability and equity
between the current state of universal
take centre stage in the implementation
basic education and poverty in Nigeria.
1 The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing worldwide alliance consisting of national coalitions (or platforms) of campaigns to end poverty. GCAP is the largest anti-poverty campaign in the world by building on existing networks, and their strategies and activities. Currently it boasts more than one thousand member organisations and millions of supporters worldwide. It is involved with some 38 million people in actions in 2005 in over 75 countries and 23 million people in 2006 in over 85 countries. 2 The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) is a coalition of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in advocacy for the attainment of education for all. CSACEFA is also a member of the Global Campaign on Education (GCE).
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state of the mdgs. last mile program (lamp)
Nations System in Nigeria under the
and adopted; (iii) the CRA, in its final
leadership of the Resident Coordinator and
recommendations’ report to the Kenyan
With the deadline to the MDGs looming,
various international development partners
Parliament, sited the workshop as an
efforts at state level need to be accelerated
will use this program to stimulate political
important factor in the development of the
in order for Nigeria to meet the target
commitments towards the MDGs at state
final formula.
of the MDGs. In particular, states need
and local levels.
to collaborate with the United Nations
Rewards for the above will range from
Going forward, the Millennium Campaign is developing a compilation
system and other development partners to
grants to certificates, awards and honorary
book of analysis, presentations and
assist in accelerating efforts through the
mentions. The award nominees will be
experiences of other countries which will
creation of enabling environment for state
recognized during the United Nations Day
be useful in supporting countries that may
actions, citizens’ engagement and critical
celebration in an event to be co-chaired by
go through similar processes in the future.
investment in human and infrastructural
the Chair of Nigerian Governors’ Forum.
development to meet the MDGs.
The Campaign supported and will continue to support the Commission on Revenue Allocation to engage with
Coordinator in partnership with the
multi-stakeholder forum on the nature of inequalities and exclusion in kenya
Nigerian Governors’ Forum and other
In June 2012 the UN Millennium Campaign
India in preparation for future reviews of
development partners has developed the
held a technical workshop entitled,
the Kenyan formula.
State MDGs Last Mile Program (LAMP).
‘Financing a Fairer and Prosperous
The objectives of LAMP include:
Kenya: revenue Sharing and the Kenyan
It is in this vein that the UN System under the leadership of the Resident
partners with experience on revenue allocation in Ghana, Brazil, Ethiopia and
Constitution’. The workshop was held in
‘voices’ forum on inequalities and discrimination in india
commitments towards the MDGs at
collaboration with the Commission on
In India, on the occasion of the death
state and local levels.
Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Ministry
anniversary of Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar,
2. Measure commitments and efforts
of State for Northern Kenya and other
towards MDGs by States and Local
Arid Lands, and was supported by the
Governments
Kenyan offices of UNWOMEN and UNICEF.
3. Reinforce UN System in Nigeria’s
The objective of the workshop was to
delivering as one principle and
assemble different actors (government,
inter-sectoral collaboration for the
parliamentarians, civil society, service
attainment of the MDGs.
providers, think tanks etc.) to critically
4. Communicate and document
analyze and discuss the revenue allocation
progress made towards the MDGs
formula put forward by the CRA, which
at state levels.
would allocate funds to Kenya’s newly
5. Increase community ownership
NMC/2012
1. Promote leadership and political
devolved counties. The two-day technical
of local development initiatives
retreat was hugely successful in that; (i)
through participation in planning,
there was full participation throughout
monitoring and evaluation of MDGs
the workshop by Commissioners from
related initiatives.
the CRA, including the Vice – Chair Panel Discussion
LAMP seeks to create a reward based
of the Commission; (ii) most of the
system in recognition of state efforts
recommendations by the participants to
FORUM, New Delhi,
towards meeting the MDGs. The United
the Commissioners were taken on board
6th December, 2012.
at the VOICES
chief architect of the Indian constitution
on narratives of the poorest and most
within each department and
and a Dalit leader, UNMC and its NGO
excluded communities, told in their own
Ministry and the monitoring of
partner National Confederation of Dalit
voices and from their own perspectives. A
this cell be directly under the
Organisations (NACDOR), organized the
Declaration to Bridge the Development Gap
concerned Minister.
Voices Forum where men and women
between Dalits and non-Dalits was adopted
from excluded communities gathered
for presentation to the government, key
together to talk about their struggles and
demands of which included:
successes in raising their voices against
• The government should allocate
Strengthen national civil society engagement in the MDG processes in the Philippines
discriminations and injustice. They spoke
a proportionate share to different
To deepen public discourse on inequality,
about their struggles in accessing basic
social sections in all resources
social justice and inclusive development,
essential services and entitlements under
including land, capital, technology,
in 2012 the Inequality Project was
various schemes of the government. Some
business and employment in
initiated together with partner CSO,
of the personal stories also showcased
proportion to their population in the
PRRM (Philippines Rural Reconstruction
the success of the people from excluded
country.
Movement). The initiative included the
communities, highlighting their struggles
• Enact a law which ensures
development of a comprehensive paper
and ability to rise above the odds. It was
proportionate participation/
on the breadth and depth of Inequality
a strategic initiative in the context of the
reservation for the Scheduled
in the Philippines, a Forum on Inequality
ongoing discussions and consultations
Caste and Scheduled Tribes in
(entitled “Voices”) with participation from
worldwide on the Post-2015 development
employment, vendor services,
civil society and marginalized sectors, and
framework, which will be developed
supply and materials and
a high-level RTD on Inequality – where,
through an intensely consultative process
dealerships in the private sector.
on both instances, the in-depth paper
at the regional, national and local levels. The Voices Forum reinforced the focus
• Scheduled Caste Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan must be created
was presented, discussed and validated. The Voices Forum resulted in a “Voices Declaration” by left-behind sectors on how to achieve inclusive development; while the RTD engaged decision-makers and key stakeholders in discussing critical issues addressing inequality.
Supporting civil society analysis of the MDG progress and Post-2015 In order to provide a strong analysis of the impact of the MDGs - not just on development achievements, but also on the manner in which civil society has been able to advocate for entitlements and justice and put pressure on the government for accountability, the Breaking Point Research paper was supported by UNMC in 6
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countries – India, Nepal, Philippines,
1.1. Rauka Campaign and the African
African Rio +20 Youth Summit was held
Gambia, Mozambique, and Nigeria.
Rio + 20 Summit
in Nairobi. The aim of this summit was to
This initiative is in partnership with the
In partnership with the Norwegian Church
bring together young people from across
Commonwealth Foundation which has
Aid (NCA) and the Kenya Youth Climate
the region, to share their experiences in
supported a country-level research in
Network (KYCN), the Campaign embarked
policy engagement and develop a shared
14 Commonwealth countries around the
on a regional Youth Campaign towards
analysis of Sustainable Development. The
world, which aims to address four sets
Rio +20, dubbed RAUKA: Act Now for a
discussions covered such topics as: the
Sustainable Future (RIOrder! RIOrganize
Green Economy and youth employment.
and Post-2015 framework: (1) civil society
RIO +20). The campaign was conducted in
More than one hundred youth participated
analysis on progress towards MDGs; (2)
four East African countries, namely; Kenya,
in the conference, with forty-five of these
usefulness and opportunities of the
Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda.
coming from countries outside of Kenya.
of questions related to MDG progress
MDG
framework for CSOs; (3) contribution of
As a follow up to the campaign, the
CSOs to the MDGs; and (4) key lessons
African Rio +20 Summit, a regional, Pan-
learned from the MDG experience for
the Post-2015 development framework. Twenty national papers will feed into a global synthesis report, and these products will be used as advocacy tools at national, regional and global levels
especially in the MDG review and Post2015 consultation processes. Working with young people: In Africa, our work with young people in 2012 was organized around three themes • Strengthening reporting and
accountability on MDG promises
• The Post-2015 process • Partnership building
1. Strengthening reporting on MDG promises: The UN Millennium Campaign took advantage of two opportunities to promote accountability of the MDGs: the Rio + 20 process and emerging national and local government elections.
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young people, through our growing number partnerships with youth organisations accross the world has been a key area of work in 2012
1.2. Voices of Youth Conference The UN Millennium Campaign supported and participated in the Voices of Youth Conference under the theme, “Youth participation towards inclusive public policy decision making in Ghana”. The conference was the platform for the launch of the Youth Manifesto, a compilation of youth policy options and proposals on issues and perspectives of political parties contesting Election 2012, which could form the basis for youth engagement with political parties and political leaders on key policy issues.
2. Partnerships The youth desk has continued to engage in a constituency building exercise, beyond the youth networks already established, which included partnerships with the Youth Division of the African Union Commission, Southern African Development Community Council of NGOs (SADC-CNGOs) and the Center for Citizens’ Participation on the African Union (CCP-AU).
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face to face interviews. A global database has been developed to consolidate all the
This period has also seen the Campaign
data gathered from the three channels
playing a strategic role in promoting civil
and will be analyzed and presented to
society and parliamentary engagement in
the High Level Panel (HLP) as an input
the Post-2015 development process as well
into their report. The outcomes of the
as involvement in the Rio+20 processes
MY World survey; which are analyses
ensuring that civil society views are heard
priorities for various stakeholder groups;
and their positions influence final outcomes.
children, youths, elderly, disabled etc.
The UNMC’s mandate for mobilization,
are being used as inputs into the national
outreach and partnership in the Post-2015
consultations and will also be used as
development process have been boosted
inputs into the meetings of the High Level
as the Campaign is working with national
Panel where the outcomes will be shared
partners to engage with the UN System and
and discussed.
governments to galvanize citizens’ voices to ensure a development process that is participatory, inclusive and equitable.
support to the post-2015 secretariat The Campaign provided support to the
post-2015 outreach
newly established One UN Secretariat
As part of efforts to reach out to all
by facilitating linkages with civil society
stakeholders in the Post-2015 process,
and other stakeholders. In addition, the
the UNDG is implementing an initiative
Campaign seconded one of its staff to
involving national level consultations,
the Secretariat to serve as the outreach
thematic consultations, and a virtual forum
coordinator and has been working closely
to reach out to citizens. The Campaign
with him to facilitate outreach to civil
is taking the lead in the implementation
society as well as their participation in the
of the third aspect which is the global
Post-2015 process
conversation. The UNMC helped to set up an outreach group consisting of the UN
outreach to civil society
and civil society representatives which
UNMC worked with a number of civil
developed the Post-2015 platform to serve
society partners including CIVICUS, GCAP
as a repository of information on Post-2015
and the Beyond 2015 to create awareness
as well as a medium for consultation and
among civil society of the Post-2015
an exchange of ideas.
process. Activities organized included a
In addition, the Campaign has also
day-long Post-2015 consultation between
implemented an initiative called MY World;
the UN and civil society and a session
a global survey of citizens to capture their
on Post-2015 - both organized during the
voices and priorities for the Post-2015
CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal
framework in three different forms; a web
in September 2012. These two forums
portal, mobile communication using voice
created space for dialogue between the
and SMS as well as offline in the form of
UN and civil society on the Post-2015
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process as well as an opportunity for civil
Thus in the London meeting of the
framework by undertaking a national-level
society to plan their engagement in the
HLP in November 2012, the Campaign
dialogue and defining a joint vision for the
Post-2015 process.
helped organize a day of outreach during
future of development.
The Campaign also facilitated civil
which Panel members had extensive
As a first step in this strategy, the
society dialogue on linkages between the
dialogues with civil society representatives
UN Millennium Campaign conducted
Post-2015 process and the Sustainable
from various constituents, including youth
a mapping exercise to identify key
Development Goals; i.e. the outcomes
and women.
stakeholders from different sectors, and
of the Rio+20 processes. This brought
In Spain, the UN Millennium
convened four experts’ meetings with the
together civil society organizations involved
Campaign reached out to key civil society
aim of defining a set of initial proposals
in the two processes and resulted in greater
stakeholders under the framework of
from the Spanish civil society on the Post-
understanding of the linkages between
the Spanish Alliance Against Poverty to
2015 agenda.
the two process as well as commitment
facilitate the establishment of civil society
The four experts meetings convened by
to work together to ensure that at the end
focused, countrywide, multi-stakeholder
the UN Millennium Campaign included:
of the day, civil society will advocate for
consultations on the Post-2015 agenda.
• Experts Meeting on Youth.
a common development framework that
The main goal of the consultations was
Leganes, July 13th, 2012. In
addresses the needs of both post MDGs as
to strengthen the capacity of civil society
collaboration with the Spanish
well as sustainability issues.
actors and networks in Spain to engage
During the spring meeting of the
in the global debate around the Post-2015
Youth Council. • Experts Meeting on Environment
World Bank, the Campaign also facilitated
and Sustainability. Zaragoza,
a half-day consultation of civil society
September 17th, 2012. In
organizations; mainly those that work with the World Bank, to create awareness of the Post-2015 process as well as encourage them to get engaged in the process. Following the announcement of the composition of the High Level Panel for Post-2015, the Campaign - in collaboration with NGLS and other civil society support units of UN agencies - organized a consultation between civil society and members of the panel during the inaugural meeting of the HLP in New York. This consultation afforded civil society the opportunity to voice its views and concerns about the Post-2015 process in general and the work of the panel in particular. It also created and opened up dialogue between civil society and the Panel and they pledged to; during the course of their work, open up space for dialogue with civil society during their meetings.
❝ The Campaign
has played a strategic role in promoting civil society and parliamentary engagement in the post-2015 process
collaboration with the office of UNWater in Zaragoza. • Experts Meeting on Decentralised Cooperation. Barcelona, September 20th, 2012. In collaboration with UNDP-ART and CIDOB. • Experts Meeting on Development and Human Rights. Madrid, September 28th, 2012. In collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The outcomes of the experts’ meetings were consolidated and served as the basis for the main Post-2015 consultation event of the civil society in Spain, which the Campaign convened on October 16th, 2012, during the occasion of World Food Day and the Spanish Week Against Poverty. The main Post-2015 consultation event brought together over 100 Spanish civil society organizations, including
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NGOs, think tanks, youth and women
numerous key Human Rights, youth, and
preparatory consultations for policy
groups and minority communities,
women groups. The responses from the
makers on 14, May 2012.
which shared their views on the future
online survey were consolidated and
development agenda with respect to
served as a complement to the debates at
relationship between the Rio+20 process,
Post-2015. The UN Millennium Campaign
the main consultation event.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
also invited key representatives from the
Additionally, the Millennium Campaign
The participants focused on the
and the Post-2015 agenda, with a view of
Government of Spain as well as from UN
developed key communications tools to
shaping how civil society voices from Africa
agencies in Spain, United Cities and Local
facilitate the flow of information regarding
(and the global South) could be heard in
Governments, the largest global network of
the Post-2015 debate in Spain as well
these processes, with particular regards to
local governments, and Beyond 2015, an
as the generation of content by internet
an inclusive Post-2015 multi-stakeholder
international civil society coalition.
and social media users. This included
consultative process.
In order to increase the level of
the creation of a blog on the Post-2015
Participants agreed to a Declaration
participation in the Post-2015 consultation
Consultation in Spain hosted on the
which summed up the recommendations and
in Spain and reach the widest possible
Campaign’s site www.sinexcusas2015.
demands of African civil society as follows:
audience, the UN Millennium Campaign
org, which facilitated the tracking of all
• The Sustainable Development
also produced and disseminated an online
Post-2015 dialogue in Spain, and the
Goals and the Post-2015 agenda
survey on the Post-2015 agenda amongst
opinions and feedback generated by it.
should provide the an opportunity
the main civil society networks in Spain,
The Post-2015 consultations in Spain
including the Spanish NGO platform and
were also followed on Twitter with the
mdg Framework by addressing
hashtag #Post2015, and on the Campaign’s
the numerous gaps and emerging
Facebook and Twitter profiles.
issues such as equity, gender,
❝100 civil society organizations and over 400 participants were part of the civil society post-2015 consultation in spain, coordinated by the campaign
In addition to the support to civil
to review and build on the current
social protection and inclusion,
society in Spain around the Post-2015
human rights, governance, energy,
process, the UN Millennium Campaign
employment and environmental
also forged a partnership with the Spanish Secretariat for Latin America (SEGIB, as
sustainability. • Rio+20 should come up with
per the Spanish acronym) to facilitate the
concrete actions and a robust
engagement of key stakeholders in the
implementing mechanism that would
Latin-American region also in the Post-
fully integrate the economic, social
2015 dialogue and process.
and environmental dimensions of
In Africa, the Campaign and ACORD International in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN
sustainable development towards accelerating the attainment of the MDGs by 2015. • UN led process of consultation
DESA), United Nations Development
towards a Post-2015 development
Programme (UNDP), Beyond 2015, and
agenda should be inclusive and allow
other stakeholders convened civil society
for participation of civil society and
groups at a strategic Dialogue for African Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in
other independent groups. • The transition towards the Green
Dakar. This Dialogue was held on the
Economy should recognize the special
sidelines of the inter-regional Rio+20
circumstances of African countries.
inception meeting of the Beyond 2015 National Civil Society Hub, September 2012.
ensures the inclusion and integration of NMC/2012
civil society voice both in the process and in the results. Furthermore, UNMC, in partnership with MDG-F Focus Country Initiative, provided technical support to civil society in the conduct of orientation • African governments must strive
offices of major international NGOs’
and planning sessions on Post-2015 civil
to provide good and accountable
and bilateral donors, in order to share
society processes, leading to the formation
governance abolishing corruption,
the most up-to-date information about
of a 25-member Beyond 2015 National
tax evasion and capital flight.
various processes and mechanisms by
Hub of Civil Society Organizations and
In line with its objectives of bringing civil
UN and non-UN partners related to the
the development of a national civil society
society actors together to join voices
Post-2015 development framework. The
deliberations plan for Post-2015. The Hub
to influence major outcomes of Rio+20
meetings were organized jointly with ADB,
has concluded national and sub-national
processes and ensure that the needs
UNDP, UNESCAP and UNFPA, with many
consultations across 17 basic sectors
of the world’s vulnerable and poor
other agencies – especially those leading
represented by more than 200 civil society
are reflected in key decisions, UNMC
thematic consultations such as UNICEF
organizations and networks spread
partnered with International Movement
and UN Women – joining to provide
throughout the country.
ATD Fourth World, Beyond 2015, Irish Aid,
their latest updates. Many participants
UN-NGLS and CIVICUS to jointly organize
expressed their appreciation for the
activities, a communications and PR Firm
a side event during the UN Conference on
UNMC’s proactive outreach efforts to bring
was contracted towards the latter part of
Sustainable Development.
everyone up to speed given the very tight
2012, to develop a Post-2015 communication
timeline of Post-2015 agenda formulation.
and advocacy campaign supporting the
June 13, 2012, was aimed at galvanizing
Simultaneously, in the second half of 2012,
UN and civil society’s consensus-building
civil society voices towards a Post-2015
the UNMC Asia regional office initiated
activities on developing a country position
development framework which puts
conversations with the Government of
on a Post-2015 Development Framework.
poverty eradication and sustainability
Indonesia to explore its willingness to hold
It will be implemented for six months,
at its core. The event also sought to
an interaction between the President of
highlighting UNMC’s work in supporting
sensitize member states on the need
Indonesia in his capacity as a co-chair of
the UNCT for the country consultations,
to align discussions on the Sustainable
the High Level Panel and a group of civil
and the work of civil society in the conduct
Development Goals (SDGs) framework with
society leaders in the region. (The meeting
of national civil society deliberations,
the Post-2015 development agenda and to
materialized in February 2013.) Further,
influencing and engagement.
come up with specific suggestions on how
UNMC started facilitating discussions and
In India, UNMC has provided
the two processes could be better aligned
strategizing among civil society coalitions
strategic and operational support to the
after the Rio+20 conference and in the
in the region towards effective engagement
Resident Coordinator’s Office to conduct
in the Bali HLP process and beyond.
a national consultation on the Post-
The event, which took place on
build-up to the 2013 MDG Summit. This is to ensure the emergence of a development
In the Philippines, a significant
To provide advocacy support to these
2015 agenda. After close analysis of the
framework that is holistic, inclusive,
development was the provision by UNMC
Indian context, a national consultation plan
equitable and universal.
of secretariat support to the UN Country
was agreed upon that identified national
In Asia, UNMC organized two
Team, together with the UNDP, in the
institutions to convene constituency-
regional briefing sessions on Post-2015
conduct of country consultations for
based consultations, involving Government
processes, mainly targeting regional
the Post-2015 process. This effectively
of the Republic of India, civil society,
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elected officials, trade unions, industry, women’s organizations, farmer’s associations, research institutions and youth organizations. Conveners have been asked to bring together members of their constituency to reflect on how to eliminate poverty, reduce inequality and promote inclusion through sustainable growth. To facilitate the discussion, UNMC supported the RC’s office in preparing a toolkit that provided a list of guiding questions
the USA, Asia and Latin America the UN Millennium CAMPAIGN convened multi stakeholder and civil society dialogues on post-2015
and a reporting template. Discussions
the capacities of CSOs to articulate and discuss public policy proposals. The strategy incorporated the existing synergies developed in the framework of the HD2010 project, and identified and included strong linkages between HD2010 activities and the Post-2015 and Inequality Report consultations. The UN Millennium Campaign identified the UNDP-ART Programme in El Salvador as a strategic partner for the overall implementation of the project,
on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
and the consultation resulted in a policy
based on its proven track record of multi-
have happened at the state, regional and
ask document summarizing key policy
level cooperation and partnership creation
national level across India involving more
recommendations for MDG acceleration
than 6,000 participants.
as well as incorporation into the new
To open up the dialogue to as many people of India as possible, UNMC has
development agenda. In El Salvador, the UN Millennium
at the territorial level. In the first phase of the project, the MDG-F Report on Inequalities was widely distributed and three consultation
provided content support to the Resident
Campaign facilitated the convening of a
exercises on the Post-2015 agenda were
Coordinator’s Office to put up an open web
countrywide multi-stakeholder dialogue in
conducted in the three geographic areas
forum http://www.worldwewant2015.
El Salvador on the Post-2015 agenda and
where the ART Programme is operational:
org/india2015. Hosted on the World
the MDG-F Report on Equity, ahead of and
La Unión, Morazán and Usulután. The
We Want platform that houses global
in parallel to the UN official consultation
participants in these consultations
conversations on Post-2015, the website
held in El Salvador as part of the national
included representatives from Local
allows citizens who are not part of the
consultations convened by the global
Authorities, civil society, private sector
structured national consultation to voice
UN Development Group. As part of this
(mainly small business and cooperatives),
their opinions on the priorities that the
exercise, a particular effort was made
COMURES (the Salvadorian network
future agenda should address.
to reach out to grassroots groups and
of Local Authorities), Local Economic
excluded communities to ensure that their
Development Agencies (LEDAs) and the
on Post-2015 development agenda was
voices were incorporated in the debate
Sub-secretariat for Territorial Development
organized jointly by the NGO Federation
about the future development agenda.
and Decentralisation of the Government of
In Nepal, a national consultation
of Nepal and the UN Nepal with support
The strategy for launching national
El Salvador.
from the UNMC Asia, building on the series
consultations on the Post-2015 agenda
of multi-stakeholder discussions on the
in El Salvador was conceived as a
the Post-2015 consultations were expanded
In the second phase of the project,
MDGs which had been undertaken under
continuation of the MDG-F funded HD2010
both geographically to the remaining
the Platform HD 2010 project managed
project which sought to: (i) strengthen
departments in El Salvador and thematically
jointly by the UNMC and UNDP. With this
the capacities of CSOs to monitor,
to incorporate a wider range of stakeholders,
activity, the HD 2010 project in Nepal
disseminate and advocate key messages
in particular populations traditionally
successfully concluded in Nepal. Nepal
related to MDGs and Human Development;
excluded from public debate (women, youth,
was among the first batch of countries
(ii) reinforce the dialogue between
people living with disabilities, indigenous
which organized Post-2015 consultations,
government and CSOs, and; (iii) enhance
peoples, and sexual diversity).
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Women (ISDEMU), the National Youth
rural women’s associations were
on the basis of the participants’ ownership
A Partnership strategy was developed
Institute (INJUVE), the Ministry of Culture
represented, 125 female elected and
and leadership capacity, support of the
(Indigenous Peoples), the National
public officials, 20 housewives from
national government, and the joint work of
Comprehensive Care of Persons with
vulnerable communities, and other
the UN system. Within the United Nations
Disabilities (CONAIPD), and Sexual
system, the Country Team was fully engaged
Diversity Directorate of the Ministry of
from the outset in the different aspects of the
Social Inclusion.
in the consultations included:
project, including the definition of the various
The Main activities by sector were:
University and technical students
approaches based on the expertise and
Local authorities, civil society
(400 young people consulted),
focus of each UN agency.
and private sector:
young people living in areas at
The Government of El Salvador also
groups. • Youth: The actors that participated
In the intervention departments of
risk (200), Indian youth (30) youth
collaborated in the preparation of the
the ART Programme, the Territorial
sexual diversity (30), networks local,
consultation in order to ensure that the
Working Groups strongly contributed to
outcomes were taken into account by the
the organization of the entire process;
Government and a sustainable dialogue
from the definition of the methodology,
were conducted in 50 of the 53
was set up. The main public institutions
agenda-setting and identification of
communities surveyed nationwide.
that engaged in the consultations were:
participants to the systematization and
43 indigenous leaders were
the Institute for the Advancement of
reporting of results.
trained through three workshops
In other departments, similar
to facilitate consultations in their
❝We reached
out to people traditionally excluded from the public debate: women, youth, indigenous people and people living with disabilities
mechanisms were built. The Departmental Councils of Mayors
national and regional (500). • Indigenous Peoples: consultations
communities. • People with disabilities: 25
(CDA) of the Corporation of
facilitators were trained to lead
Municipalities of the Republic of El
consultations with the 4 sectors
Salvador (COMURES) facilitated and
of disability (blind, deaf, physically
participated in the regional consultation
disabled and mentally handicapped)
process from the outset. Also, civil
in the three areas of the country
society and private sector stakeholders
(East, Central and West). The
were engaged in each department, with
vast majority of associations
a focus on traditionally marginalized
representing people with disabilities
groups: youth, women, indigenous
in the country engaged in the
people and persons with disabilities,
process.
amongst others.
• Sexual Diversity: Consultations
Populations traditionally
were held with representatives
excluded from public debate:
of all transgender people of El
• Women: Participation in the
Salvador, and also participated in
consultations included rural
the consultations representative
women’s associations, the
from 20 sexual diversity-related
associations belonging to the
organizations.
national health forum, female
In addition to all of the above, a partnership
elected officials (ANDRYSAS),
was also forged with the Global Call to
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to further outreach to civil society
Outreach to youth
2.1. technical support
organizations and excluded groups at the
The Post-2015 process was a key focus of
Beyond organizing the above dialogues,
country level. The UN Millennium Campaign
work with youths in Kenya. This youth work
the Millennium Campaign also offered
provided support to GCAP for the
in 2015 captured through:
technical support to youth process on
organization of sixteen Post-2015 dialogues
THE YOUTH DIALOGUES ON POST-2015
the Post-2015 process. This was aptly
with the engagement of the following
The United Nations Millennium
captured in the Campaigns participation
constituencies: i) Student groups; ii) Women
Campaign organized the Kenyan Youth
in and presentation at the African Youth
Groups; iii) Indigenous peoples; iv) Faith
Dialogue on Post-2015. The workshop
Summit on Post-2015, held on 18th
based organizations; v) Youth groups.
offered the Kenyan youth an opportunity
December 2012 in Nairobi. UNMC also
to understand the Post-2015 negotiation
offered technical support to the Ghana
from being an extractive exercise without
and consultations process and engage the
National Youth Consultations organized by
accountability or oversight, is based
UN Under - Secretary General and Special
YES Ghana.
on a strategy that seeks to ensure the
Advisor to the UN Secretary General on
sustainability and continuity of the dialogue
Post-2015, Ms. Amina Mohammed.
and synergies generated. In this sense, a
Objectives of the Kenyan Youth Dialogue
communications strategy to ensure that
on Post-2015:
The entire consultation process, far
feedback is received from participants on a regular basis was designed with the UNDP Communications Area in El Salvador, as well as a strategy to disseminate the outcome from the consultations and raise
• To generate awareness rising amongst the youth on the Post2015 process. • To foster friendship, exchanges of ideas for the promotion of
awareness amongst the wider public about
youth participation in the mdg
the preparation of the Post-2015 agenda
Campaign and the Post-2015
and its future implementation. Ultimately, the project aimed to help foster citizen
discussion, • To learn from each other, share
participation and impact on the design and
campaign tools and mobilization/
implementation of public policies.
advocacy practices
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TOTAL:
$5,100,521.25 (100%) Output 1: Strengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery
8%
Output 2: Strengthen civil society reporting on MDG promises
49%
Output 3: Framing the discourse for the realization of the MDGs
43%
Output 1 S trengthening citizen feedback on MDG delivery
$
386,534.15
Activity 1 Facilitation of partnerships
$
40,000.00
Activity 2 New techn for realtime feedback
$
345,620.27
Activity 3 Engage Local and National Media
$
913.88
Project: 00078465
Output 2 Strengthen civil society reporting on MDG promises
$ 2,527,720.80
Project: 00078578 Activity 1 South-South and Trianular Cooperation
$
15,013.84
Activity 2 Parliament and Local Government Support $ 2,512,706.96
Output 3 Framing the discourse for the realization of the MDGs
$ 2,186,266.31
Project: 00078581 Activity 1 Strategic Communication Campaigns
$
330,559.66
Activity 2 Innovative Advocacy and Research
$
1,506,073.67
Activity 3 Stakeholders Communication Partnerships $
349,632.98
386,534.15 Output 2 Strengthen civil society reporting on MDG promises $ 2,527,720.80 Output 3 Framing the discourse for the realization of the MDGs $ 2,186,266.31 Output 1 Strengthening citizen feedback on MDG
delivery
$
2012 Annual Financial Report After the challenging financial transitions of 2011, the Millennium Campaign successfully completed its restructuring, whilst regaining financial stability in 2012. The Millennium Campaign’s 2012 budget was allocated into the three outputs (Output 1: strengthening citizen feedback on MDGs delivery - 8% of annual budget, Output 2: Strengthen civil society reporting on MDGs promises - 49% of annual budget, Output 3: Framing the discourse for the realization of the MDGs - 43% of annual budget), reflecting the Millennium Campaign’s 2010-2013 strategy. In line with its strategic shift, the Campaign decreased its financial investment in Output 1 as the Campaign was in the process of handing over “Citizen feedback tools and the mechanisms” to national Governments and other stake holders. Thus, the Campaign invested heavily and evenly in Outputs 2 and 3. Lastly, it is important to underline that - within the existing budget - many additional activities were realized in the framework of the Post-2015 process which were intrinsically linked to the work on MDGs advocacy and on civil society engagement and partnerships. Post-2015 activities will continue to intensify as the 2015 deadline draws closer.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The significant results and objectives achieved by the Millennium Campaign in 2012 were made possible because of the strategic support and partnerships with many donors and stake-holders. Therefore, the Millennium Campaign whishes to gratefully acknowledge political and financial support from:
AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development) AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development Cooperation) The Government of Germany The Government of Italy The Government of The Netherlands The Government of Nigeria SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) The Rockefeller Foundation A special recognition also goes to the Senate and Parliamentary MDGs Committees of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for their political and financial support Moreover, the Millennium Campaign has also benefited from UN partnerships:
the MDG Achievement Fund has been a strong ally, together with the UNDP/ ART Initiative (Connecting Territories for Development Effectiveness) and the UNDP Democratic Governance Practice Group. The United Nations Millennium Campaign would also like to acknowledge the strong support received from the UN system and particularly from the UN Development Group MDG’s Task Force. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the Millennium Campaign wishes to thank all its partners for their critical contributions. Parliamentarians, local governments, hundreds of local, grass roots and faith-based organizations, civil society networks, media and corporate partners throughout the world have worked tirelessly and have offered their expertise and commitment to the shared vision of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
ACRONYMS
AECID Spanish Agency for Development Cooperation AFPPD Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development AIHD African Institute for Health and Development CRA Commission on Revenue Allocation CSACEFA The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All CSO Civil Society Organization DPC Department of Performance Contracting FOI Freedom of Information Bill GCAP Global Call to Action Against Poverty GCE Global Campaign on Education HLP High Level Panel IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern KIPPRA Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis KNBS Kenya National Bureau of Statistics MDG-F Millennium Development Goal Achievement Fund NGLS Non-Governmental Liaison Service OAIC Organization of African Instituted Churches OSSAP-MDGs Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the MDGs PANE Poverty Action Network in Ethiopia PRRM Philippines Rural Reconstruction Movement SADAC Southern African Development Community SEGIB the Spanish Secretariat for Latin America (as per the Spanish acronym) SODNET Social Development Network UNDAF United Nations Development Action Framework UNECA United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNV United Nations Volunteer program
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The UN Millennium Campaign was established by the UN Secretary General in 2002. It supports and inspires people from around the world to take action for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
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