Advocacy and Partnerships for the MDGs

2 April 2009Paris, France

• The Fund’s call for advocacy, strategic alliances and mobilization.

• The Fund presents a valuable opportunity

• Citizen engagement is critical to MDG achievement

• There is a clear obligation to be transparent

• Risk management will be critical in the coming years

• The Fund’s call for advocacy, strategic alliances and mobilization.

• The Fund presents a valuable opportunity

• Citizen engagement is critical to MDG achievement

• There is a clear obligation to be transparent

• Risk management will be critical in the coming years

Rationale for this Strategy

Overall Goal

Accelerate progress on the MDGs by raising awareness, strengthening broad-based support and action

and increasing citizen engagement in MDG policy and practice.

Overall Goal

Accelerate progress on the MDGs by raising awareness, strengthening broad-based support and action

and increasing citizen engagement in MDG policy and practice.

Outcome 1

Increased awareness and support for the MDGs and the Fund

INTERVENTIONS

• Strategic partnerships with the media • National and local level awareness raising: key

events• Joining hands with select civil society

organizations on MDG advocacy• Working with UNCG for joint MDG

communications

Outcome 2

Leverage programmes for increased MDG results

INTERVENTIONS

• Encourage national appropriation of positive policy frameworks

• Strengthen civil society organization and participation

• Facilitate knowledge sharing for scaling up and advocacy.

• Working with key partners towards the 2010 global MDG Review

Outcome 3

Achieve greater accountability and transparency INTERVENTIONS

• To all partners, including Governments, citizens and donor- access to information and opportunities for effective participation

• Ensure clarity and consistency of outcomes sought, messages transmitted

• Build MDG-F identity ensuring appropriate visibility

Strategic Partnerships• Wider coverage and outreach

• Greater legitimacy

• Comparative advantage and expertise

• Avoid duplication

• More cost-effective

Opportunities and challenges

• 52 countries with Joint Programmes- guidance• Joint UN offers leveraging power and outreach • Nine focus countries for more in depth work

• Capacity in communication and advocacy • Limited resources allocated to this area• Weak partnerships with non-state actors• Restricted space for CSO activity in some

countries

Thank you…

MDG-F Secretariat: mdgf.secretariat@undp.org

Phone: +1 212 906 6180

MDG-F Secretariat: mdgf.secretariat@undp.org

Phone: +1 212 906 6180