YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN THE POST 2015

DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

Laud K. AddoAlliance for Development

Presented @ National Delegates Congress of

Ghana National Union of Polytechnic Students (GNUPS);

Thursday 29th August 2015 as part of the work of the Ghana’s Post 2015 National Youth Platform of

LAUD K. ADDO

Presentation Outline• Background: The MDGs Story• The MDGs• Ghana’s Progress on the MDGs• The Post 2015 Agenda• The SDGs• The 17 Goals• Why Youth Participation• Case Point

• Post 2015 & NCDs • Youth Participation in Addressing NCDs

• Ghana National Post 2015/SDGs Youth Platform

• Events leading to the MDGs were not uni-directional; many events involved

• Human development and Results based management (RBM) concepts

Story of the MDGs

… Story of the MDGs

•Antecedents: a host of world conferences preceded the MDGs

•The IDGs•The Millennium Declaration, 2000•2001, Formal induction of Goals•The FfD and Goal 8; the MDGs finalized

The MDGs1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

2. Achieve universal primary education

3. Promote gender equality and empower women

4. Reduce child mortality

5. Improve maternal health

6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

7. Ensure environmental sustainability

8. Develop a global partnership for development

Ghana’s Progress on the MDGs

• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger• Ghana is largely on track to achieve Goal 1 by 2015.

• Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education• Ghana is on track to achieving both the gross and net enrolment targets by 2015.

• Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women • Progress has been unimpressive, partial achievement

… Ghana’s Progress on the MDGs• Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

• Marginal progress, unlikely to be achieved• Goal 5: Improve maternal health

• Marginal progress, unlikely to be achieved• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases• Good progress has been achieved, however targets are unlikely to be met

• Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability• Poor progress, partial achievement

… Ghana’s Progress on the MDGs• Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Overall and compared to other developing

countries Ghana is fairing well on Goal 8:

HIPC initiative

ODA $1,8 Billion (2011 & 2012), USD1,33 Billion

(2013).

Public Debt Stock (March 2015) is GH¢88.2

Billion, %65.3 of GDP; 60% is acceptable

Ghana has high mobile penetration, internet

subscription and average IT infrastructure

The Post 2015 Agenda• Though multi-directional it was more coordinated, participatory and inclusive than the MDGs Process

• The Process - International• Rio+20 Conference (Future We Want)• Open Working Group• Online Platform: World We Want; My World Survey

• UN Gen. Sec’s Synthesis Report• Intergovernmental Negotiations (Jan – July 2015)• High Level Negotiations (FfD Process, 3rd FfD Conf)• UNFCC/COP Negotiations (Climate Change, COP21)

… The Post 2015 Agenda

• The Process - National• 1st Round: The World We Want in 15 years

Northern and Southern ConsultationsFocused Group DiscussionsCommunities discussions

• 2nd Round: Localization of the Post 2015 National ConsultationsDistrict Consultations

The SDGs

•17 Goals•169 Targets•Indicators for measurement – currently being formulated (March 2016)

•Duration: 15 years (Agenda 2030)

The 17 Goals1. End Poverty

2. Eradicate Hunger

3. Well-being

4. Quality Education

5. Gender Equality

6. Water & Sanitation for all

7. Affordable & Sustainable Energy

8. Decent Work for All

9. Technology to benefit all

… The 17 Goals10. Reduce inequality

11. Safe cities and Communities

12.Responsible Consumption and Production

13.Stop Climate Change

14.Protect the ocean

15.Take care of the Earth

16.Live in Peace

17.Mechanisms and Partnerships to Reach Goals

Why Youth Participation

1. Youth (15 – 34) make-up 35.1% of the population; largest active popn grp

2. Right holders – decisions to affect their present and future

3. Unique perspectives & innovative ideas

4. Energy and strength of young people (implementation especially)

5. Social learning and development (skills & competencies).

6. Sustainability

Case Point: Post 2015 & NCDs

• NCDs – Noncommunicable Diseases (Lifestyle Diseases): Diabetes, Stroke, Cancer

• Cost of NCDs (Global)# 1 cause of death and disability globally40% of NCDs deaths are those in their productive years

2/3 of NCD deaths are linked to tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diets & physical inactivity

75% of NCD deaths occur in developing country$11 Billion is needed for intervention, inaction to cost $7 Trillion

… Case Point: Post 2015 & NCDs

• Cost of NCDs (Ghana)• 210,000 of deaths• NCDs account for 41% of all deaths (210,000)• 20% probability of those between 30 – 70 years dying from NCDs

• Double disease burden: 51% (Communi cabl e, maternal , neonatal , and nutri ti onal ddiseases); 41% (NCDs)Drain on scarce resources (economic and human)Diversion of funding from other areas (e.g. job creation)Lost of productive population

… Case Point:Youth Participation in Addressing NCDs

•Advocacy•Education• Innovations•Sensitization• Interventions•Exemplary lifestyle•etc

Ghana National Post 2015/SDGs Youth Platform (GhNP2015/SDGsYP)

• Common Space for Youth Participatin• Objectives

Mobilize and engage.Youth Priorities Focal PointsPartnerships for implementation and monitoring

Information exchange and social learningCapacity development

Platform Engagement Tools

Online Tools Off-lineWeb blog National Confabs

Facebook Regional Summits

Twitter and Hash tags District Meetings

Google groups Workshops

Whatsapp Group Focused Groups

Skype and Google+ Write-ups

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