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OBSTACLES TO MEETING THE MDGS IN
ASIA-PACIFIC: LESSONS FROM THE MDG
ACCELERATION FRAMEWORK (MAF)
Biplove Choudhary
UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre
Accelerated Achievement of MDGs and the Post-
2015 Development Agenda in South Asia
ESCAP/ADB/UNDP Sub-Regional Workshop
9-11 February 2013
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Key lessons on MDG
Implementation
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The Millennium Development Goals are:
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Education
Employment and Poverty Reduction
Better health outcomes
Breaks down gender barriers
Environment conservation
MDG Inter-linkages
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Gender acts as a multiplier for all
achieving all MDGs
Gender acts as a MDG multiplier
Health
Education
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South Asia on and off track for the MDGs
Source: Staff calculations based on the United Nations MDG Database and World Population Prospects 2010; UNESCO Institute of
Statistics for the education-related indicators under Goals 2 and 3, except ‘Reaching last grade’.
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MDG Acceleration
Framework to support
South Asian Countries
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II. What is the MDG Acceleration Framework? • A “living document” to guide interventions,
partnerships and resources
• Generate country-specific acceleration plans bringing together all partners for a systematic prioritization of bottlenecks and identifying interventions
• Focus on off-track and slow progress targets
• Leverage multiplier effects and innovations through cross sectoral synergies, breaking down multiple barriers at once
• Scale up integrated local-level initiatives
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Four stylized facts on MDG Progress • Progress tends to be non-linear
• Periods of acceleration and slow-
down
• Increasing marginal costs as targets
approached
• Reversals are possible and can
actually occur due to external
shocks/disasters
• Progress is heterogeneous
• Different regions within a country
progress at different rates
• Growth slow-down could presage
deceleration
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MDG progress: with and without acceleration
Projecting three different
trajectories
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MAF Bottlenecks of Four Types
Policy and planning
Sector Strategies,
policies and plans
Budget and financing
Service delivery (supply)
Service utilization (demand)
Cross-cutting (illustrative examples
below)
Legal framework
and laws
Institutional capacities
Resource allocation
Resource expenditure
Resource mobilization
Human resource
Infrastructure, equipment
and supplies
Sector-governance
Self-efficacy
Acceptability
Accessibility and
affordability
Engagement and advocacy
Coordination and alignment
Accountability and
transparency
Sector specific Cross-cutting
Bottleneck categories
Sub- categories
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Four Steps to Acceleration Step 1: Identify,
codify the
interventions
required to meet the
MDG targets
Step 2: Help identify
and prioritize MDG
bottlenecks
Step 3: Identify
solutions to form an
MDG Acceleration
Compact that aligns
and focuses
stakeholders and
resources on
accelerating MDG
Step 4: Implement
and Monitor the
MDG Acceleration
Compact to ensure
required impact
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MAF has been rolled out in 44 countries globally including 3 countries in S. Asia
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Illustrative list of MAF
countries in Asia-Pacific
Off track MDG being
addressed
Bangladesh District wise off track MDGs
Nepal Sanitation
Bhutan Youth unemployment
Indonesia Maternal Health
Cambodia Gender and Women’s empowerment
Philippines Maternal health
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Lessons From MAF Pilots
• Promote government ownership leveraging political support
• Build cross-sectoral and cross-ministerial engagement
• Recognize the role of local governments, civil society and other local actors
• Anchor in existing national development plans, policies and budget
• Balance acceleration with sustainability to prevent reversal
• Support MAF team with required expertise and knowledge
• Strengthen data availability and quality for monitoring progress
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MAF can add value
• Bring together stand-alone activities; link all steps from policy to service utilization
• Operationalize laws, roadmaps and policies and improve implementation
• Help prioritize within existing investment plans for stronger MDG impact
• Motivate cross-ministerial collaboration towards common goal
• Indicate how best to adapt existing tools to the local context
• Select local solutions for scaling up
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RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON MAF MDG Acceleration Framework http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=1505
MAF Operational Note and Annexes http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=1505
MAF Brochure http://www.tg.undp.org/undptogo/download/Rapports/MAF%202010-09%20OK.pdf
Lao PDR: Reaching the unreached http://www.undplao.org/newsroom/publication/MAF%20Report_Lao%20PDR_September%202010.pdf
Colombia: Sub-national levels Nariño: Empowering women http://www.odm.pnudcolombia.org/pdf/NARINO_UK%20v4.pdf
Unlocking progress Report on MAF pilot roll-outs http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset?asset_id=2844466
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Uganda: MAF on maternal health http://www.finance.go.ug/docs/Uganda%20MDG%20report%202010_final.pdf
Togo: MAF on rural poverty http://www.tg.undp.org/undptogo/download/Rapports/MAF%20Togo%20English%20-%20Low%20Web.pdf
Ghana: MAF on maternal health http://www.undp-gha.org/docs/MAFGhana_MDG5_Low_Web.pdf
Belize: Water and Sanitation http://www.undp.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/MAF-Belize-Web1.pdf
Colombia: Sub-national levels Cundinamarca: Poverty reduction http://www.odm.pnudcolombia.org/pdf/cundinamarca_v4.pdf
Colombia: Sub-national levels Santander: Maternal health http://odm.pnudcolombia.org/pdf/maf_col_san_en.pdf
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Niger: Hunger and Food Security http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/mdg_accelerationframework0/
Tanzania: Poverty and Hunger http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/mdg_accelerationframework0/
Tajikistan: Energy Access http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/mdg_accelerationframework0/
Burkina Faso: Hunger and Food Security http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/mdg_accelerationframework0/
Costa Rica: Jobs for people with disabilities http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/mdg_accelerationframework0/
Central African Republic: Food Security and Nutrition http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/mdg_accelerationframework0/