second workshop on social policies& international cooperation: challenges to the ministries of...
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Second Workshop on Social Policies& International
Cooperation: Challenges to the Ministries of social
development and to RIPSOBrasilia, July 4-6, 2011
Prof. Antonio Jorge RamalhoUniversityofBrasíilia
FAO: Some basic terms and definitions
Food security: exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food
Undernourishment: describes the status of persons whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements
Hunger targets: are outlined in two main agreements – the World Food Summit Target and the Millennium Development Goals
Number of undernourished people in the world
Source: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/ (June 30,2011)
Fao: Hungermap
The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.
Where do the hungry live?
FAO: FoodPriceIndex
Forecasts Since the Club of Rome, real
and hypothetic global problems / threats
Uneven development
Population growth
Resource depletion
Poverty
Arms race & war
Exploration of Outer Space and the Oceans – global commons
December 2009:scenarios pointed to Egypt & Tunisia as sources of possible unrest
Opportunities?
BRICS & more
Reform of international institutions
Global governance
Interventions & RtoP
MDGs
A less unfair international order: stability
Security, development&peace
Basic concepts Social technologies:
products, techniques, methods developed in interaction with local communities that lead to effective social transformations and which may be transferred to other contexts.
(Basedon Rede de Tecnologias Sociais)
Horizontal cooperation: South-South, butnotonly...
Political principles: respect to sovereign priorities
Human rights; citizenship & social integration
Ethical base
Search for local ownership
Absence of conditionalilties…
Define core characteristics
What about the future? Definition of shared concepts and clear priorities: hunger, fairness,
education, prosperity…
A cooperative network: information, lessons learned, intentions regarding social policies: Supply & demand matrixes. SIPAM/SIVAM as a model
Common approaches to key places: Haiti; Bolivia. The ability to share experiences, rather than teach lessons
Brazil: 50% poorest increased their wealth in 67.9% between 2000 & 2010; Gini index evolved from 0.61 to 0.53. China (0.48); India (0.52); Russia (0.42), and South Africa (0.67) have all increased in the last decade.
Cooperation: From R$ 4,5 million in 2003 to R$ 52,5 million in 2010 to R$ 92 million in 2011; focus on agriculture, health and biofuels; Mozambique (15,78%), East Timor (15.16%), and Guinea Bissau (14,43%); and Haiti (13%), from 2005-2010.
Happiness Index:Brazil ranks 1st, followed by the US, Venezuela, France…