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OVERVIEW OF MDG IN LEBANON

National Workshop for the integration of Population matters including Reproductive Health and Gender into

national Development Planning

May 3-11, 2006Asma Kurdahi, Assistant Representative

UNFPA Lebanon

Millennium Development Goals

In 2000, the Millennium Declaration set 8 mutually reinforcing time-bound development goals and related targets for progressively eradicating poverty

MDGs and targets now at forefront of development agenda: agreed by developing countries and development partners – capture multidimensionality of poverty

Baseline for MDGs 1990: target for realization 2015

Progress towards the 8 goals and 11 targets monitored through 43 agreed indicators

Millennium Development Goals

GOAL 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty GOAL 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education GOAL 3: Promote Gender Equity and Empower Women GOAL 4: Reduce Child Mortality GOAL 5: Improve Maternal Health GOAL 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases GOAL 6: Ensure Environmental sustainability GOAL 8: Develop Global Partnership

Status/progress

MDG Lebanon Report

MDG Lebanon Report: Status

GOAL 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty7% of the Lebanese live in extreme poor

conditions.


GOAL 2: Achieve Universal Primary EducationSignificant progress made to date40% dropouts before completion of basic

educationQuality of educationMissing of enrollment opportunities due to

misdistribution of schools Mismanagement of human resources Weak vocational educationRegional disparitiesWeak integration of people with special needs


GOAL 3: Promote Gender Equity and Empower Women

Closing gap of girls to boys ratio in primary education

Illiteracy rates higher among females than males (with improvement in younger age groups)

Gender disparities in economic activity (21% of women in labor force) and wages

Low female representation in decision making and participation in public life (though improvement in women’s representation in municipality elections)

Little progress related to CEDAW


GOAL 4: Reduce Child MortalityImprovement in child mortality (i.e. IMR 26/1000

in 2000 vs 19/1000 in 2004)Significant progress in prevention of diarrhea and

home management Polio and measles outbreak though 90%

coverage in 2000 (latest case of polio in 1994)Regional disparities i.e. a child born in Aakar or

Balbek 3 times more likely to die than in Beirut


GOAL 5: Improve Maternal HealthImprovement in maternal mortality (i.e. 104 in

1996 to 80/100,000 in 2004)Stability in birth attended by skilled personnel

(i.e. 96%)Drop in contraceptive prevalence rate (i.e. 62% in

2000 vs 58% in 2004)Regional disparities for prenatal care (98% in

Beirut vs 89% in Bekaa)Low utilization of Public Sector outlets compared

to private sector)


GOAL 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

National Strategic plan 2004-2009 M&E system in place903 reported cases (end 2005) compared to 700 cases

(early 2003)Change in disease pattern (i.e. more cases among youth

+ less due to travel)Youth more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS (62% started first

Sexual intercourse at age 20 and 36% of 15-24 age groups use condoms in 2004 compared to 24% in 1996)

HIV/AIDS considered a tabooWeak referral system and absence of full range of

services to at risk population

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Lessons learned and challenges

MDG Lebanon Report: Lessons learned

Absence of comprehensive, updated, and accurate statistical system

Unrealistic, low prevalence and not very meaningful targets (i.e. girls to boys ratio to primary education, proportion of birth by skilled personnel)

Absence of priority areas (i.e. young people, migration, ageing) and analysis (i.e. maternal morbidity)

MDG Lebanon Report: Lessons learned (Cont’d)

Weak linkage of gender, education, and health goals with poverty goals

Model for MDG costing exercise may not have been the needed one

Absence of a comprehensive and regular monitoring system of MDG goals and targets

Weak coordination among various players

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Recommendations

MDG Lebanon Report: Recommendations

Develop and agree on regular, periodic, updated, and needed statistical plan

Address demographic transitions and projections in analysis

Address needs and situation of all population (including youth, aged, people with special needs, population at risk) in analysis

MDG Lebanon Report: Recommendations (Cont’d)

Mainstream gender and human rights dimensions in analysis

Emphasis emerging issues (i.e. maternal morbidity, EOC, etc) in analysis

Ensure through analysis of changes in various patterns

Elaborate MDG5 into a wider Reproductive and Sexual Health dimension

MDG Lebanon Report: Recommendations(Cont’d) Elaborate all MDGs within a poverty

reduction context Increase common ground with the aim to

eradicate poverty by establishing new and wider partnership opportunities for jointly addressing development challenges and for measuring results

Review targets of Lebanon MDGR in terms of significance and meaninfulness

MDG Lebanon Report: Recommendations(Cont’d)

Develop cross sectoral strategies and interventions towards poverty reduction and narrowing regional gap

Develop and use common indicators framework with needed and meaningful indicators common indicators framework with needed and meaningful indicators

Develop comprehensive monitoring system for MDG Goals and targets

MDG Lebanon Report: Recommendations(Cont’d)

Costing of MDGs required to identify required resources

Reflect socio-cultural aspects and social determinants of health in analysis

Develop an MDG Advocacy strategy and campaign across all sectors and levels

Involve poor people and marginalized groups in MDG process and strategies development

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ICPD and MDG

MDGs in Lebanon

MDGs do not override other goals and targets reached at global conferences of 1990s, e.g. ICPD RH goal: Universal access to quality RH services by 2015

ICPD RH goal not included in MDGs but essential for meeting MDGs, especially child, maternal, HIV/AIDS and gender goals – directly related to health, social and economic outcomes

ICPD RH goal should be included and reported in on country-level reports

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MDG versus MD?

Millennium Declaration

Values and principles

Peace, security and disarmament

Development and poverty

Protecting our common environment

Human rights and democracy

Protecting the vulnerable

Meeting the special needs for Africa

Strengthening the United Nations

Millennium Declaration: Recommendations

MDGs must be presented and discussed in the context of the full Millennium Declaration

Promotion and adoption of a Human Rights-Based Approach to Programming in all development programmes and projects

Millennium Declaration: Recommendations

Indicators for human rights principles must be developed and a nationals monitoring and reporting systems must be established for both the outcome and process in the implementation of the Millennium declaration.

Realization of MDG leads to the achievement of the Millennium Declaration

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