Thailand Beyond the Millennium Development Goals United Nations Development Programme
Millennium Development Goals 8 goals, 18 targets, 48 indicators 1. Halving poverty and hunger by 2015 2. Achieving universal primary education by 2015 3. Promoting gender equality in education by 2005, and no later than 2015 4. Reducing child mortality by 2/3 by 2015 5. Reduce maternal mortality by 3/4 by 2015 6. Halting HIV/AIDS and other diseases by 2015 7. Ensuring environmental sustainability 8. Developing a global partnership for development (aid, trade, debt, technology)
Thailand MDG Report 2004 Nearly all MDGs already achieved Challenges remain (regions and groups left behind, education, HIV/AIDS, environment). MDG Plus targets Thailand s contribution to MDG 8
Thailand MDG Scorecard Targets Scorecard 1 Halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty between 1990-2015 2 Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger between 1990-2015 3 Ensure that by 2015, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling 4 Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015 Already achieved Already achieved Highly likely Already achieved 5 Reduce child mortality by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015 Not applicable 6 Reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal Not applicable
Thailand MDG Scorecard Targets 7 Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS 8 Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria, and other major diseases 9 Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the losses of environmental resources 10 Halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation 11 By 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers Scorecard Already achieved Already achieved Potentially Potentially Already achieved Highly likely
Double the proportion of women in national parliament, local government bodies, and executive positions in the civil service during 2002-2006 Reduce the IMR to 15 per 1,000 live births Reduce poverty to less than 4% Increase the share of renewable energy to 8% MDG Plus Universal upper secondary education 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Universal lower secondary education Reduce the U-5M in highland areas, selected Northern provinces and Southern provinces by 50% of the year 2005 Reduce the MMR to 18 per 100,000 live births Reduce HIV prevalence among reproductive adults to 1% Reduce Malaria incidence in 30 border provinces to less than 1.4 per 1,000 Increase the share of municipal waste recycled to 30% Reduce the MMR in highland areas, selected Northern provinces and five southernmost provinces by 50% of the year 2005
MDG 6 Report Thailand s Response to HIV/AIDS: Progress and Challenges Documenting the factors of Thailand s remarkable success Pushing the alarm button the epidemic is on the move again! Advocating for a revitalized national response.
Thailand s contribution to MDG 8 An emerging donor Market access Foreign Direct Investment Sharing technology
Thailand MDG Activities 1. MDG campaign and policy dialogue: Thailand MDG Report 2004 Thematic MDG Reports and campaign (MDG 6, 3 and 8) Provincial MDG Reports (Mae Hong Son and Nakhon Phanom) MDG People s version MDG Website and Public Service Announcement 2. MDG monitoring and strengthening of statistical capacity: DevInfo roll-out MICS New official poverty line Re-design of Socio-Economic Surveys Capacity development of NSO
IMPACT
IMPACT Helped focus attention on disparities and vulnerable groups MDG-Plus = broadened the development agenda Impact on national AIDS response Improved statistics, new poverty line Boost to Thailand s role as contributor to MDG 8
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