Post-2015 UN development agenda

Question 1

What was the rationale of UN MDGs?

Answer 1

Poor countries: malnutrition, diseases & poverty
Adverse impact beyond country borders
Global consensus to reduce poverty, achieve equity and sustainability
‘keep the promise’ agenda in 2010, high level meeting in NY, review meetings in subsequent years
Made substantial but uneven progress, long way to go!

Question 2

UN Millennium Development Goals

Answer 2

Launched in 2000 to reduce poverty and improve human development and wellbeing at the global level
Identified 8 goals, 21 targets, 48 indicators (baseline: 1990)
193 countries signed to meet the goals by 2015, working with governments, civil societies and partners

Question 3

All goals linked to global health

Answer 3

Causes and consequences of ill health
Directly linked to nutritional status and cognitive abilities of children Women’s health central for children and adult, elderly wellbeing Long-term health impact
Impact on survival and health of both mother and child
Impact on adult and child health and mortality
Inevitable for achieving individual health and wellbeing
Inevitable for achieving health for all

Question 4

Strengths

Answer 4

Global political consensus, multi sectoral
Mobilised international aid flow and advocacy
International efforts to monitor and evaluate progress
Progress varied between goals and targets
Countries have management and technical capacities and local skills

Question 5

Weaknesses

Answer 5

Targets narrow and fragmented
Additional targets unsuccessful (maternal health)
New challenges, e.g. NCDs, climate change not adequately reflected
Evidence patchy, weak indicators and inconclusive results
External aid insufficient, inconsistent

Question 6

Uncertainties

Answer 6

Global economic recession

Role of emerging economies- China’s health aid to Africa